FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Jim Banks is hosting the annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit, which begins on Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will headline the two-day event.

Jim Banks is hosting the annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit, which begins on Tuesday.


The summit will start at the Pearl Event Center and continue at Purdue University Fort Wayne on Wednesday, November 12.

Discussions will focus on Indiana’s defense jobs and changes at the Pentagon.