| 2024 Speakers

Archer
Bryan Bernhard

Bryan Bernhard LinkedIn

Chief Growth and Infrastructure Officer
Archer Aviation

Speaker Bio

Archer
JAUNT
Martin Peryea

Martin Peryea LinkedIn

SVP and GM of Electric Air Mobility
Jaunt Air Mobility

Speaker Bio

JAUNT
Joby Aviation

George Kivork LinkedIn

Head of U.S. State & Local Policy
Joby Aviation

Speaker Bio

Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation
Eric Allison

Eric Allison LinkedIn

Chief Product Officer
Joby Aviation

Speaker Bio

Joby Aviation
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ilias Belharouak

Ilias Belharouak LinkedIn

Head of Electrification Section
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Pivotal
Vivek Chugh

Vivek Chugh LinkedIn

Manager of Guidance, Navigation & Controls
Pivotal Aero

Speaker Bio

Pivotal
Tampa International Airport
Gina Dew

Gina Dew LinkedIn

Director, Government and Community Relations
Tampa International Airport
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
John Piasecki

John Piasecki LinkedIn

CEO
Piasecki Aircraft Corp

Speaker Bio

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
San Francisco International Airport
Bert Ganoung

Bert Ganoung LinkedIn

Aircraft Noise Abatement Manager
San Francisco International Airport

Speaker Bio

San Francisco International Airport
And Battery Aero (ABA)
Venkat Viswanathan

Venkat Viswanathan LinkedIn

Faculty at University of Michigan, Co-Founder, Aionics, Chement
And Battery Aero 
Alakai Technologies
Hugh Kelly

Hugh Kelly LinkedIn

VP Marketing
Alakai Technologies

Speaker Bio

Alakai Technologies
LuftCar
Tiffany Nesbit

Tiffany Nesbit LinkedIn

CTO
LuftCar

Speaker Bio

LuftCar
The Soundcoat Company Inc.
Tom Burns

Tom Burns LinkedIn

Senior Acoustical Engineer & Lab Manager
Soundcoat
Collinear Group
Aaron Koopman

Aaron Koopman LinkedIn

Director of Airworthiness and Certification
Collinear Group

Speaker Bio

Collinear Group
Pivotal
Soummya Datta

Soummya Datta LinkedIn

Head of Engineering
Pivotal Aero

Speaker Bio

Pivotal
TE Connectivity
Matt McAlonis

Matt McAlonis LinkedIn

Aerospace fellow
TE Connectivity

Speaker Bio

TE Connectivity
Ramco Systems
Manoj Singh

Manoj Singh LinkedIn

Executive VP
Ramco Systems

Speaker Bio

Ramco Systems
AVL
Michael Bambula

Michael Bambula LinkedIn

Technical Simulation Specialist
AVL

Speaker Bio

AVL
Lyten
Dennis Wang

Dennis Wang LinkedIn

Lead Systems Engineer
Lyten 

Speaker Bio

Lyten
Toray Industries, Inc.
DeWayne Howell

DeWayne Howell LinkedIn

Application Development and Expert Service Field Managert
Toray Advanced Composites
NeoGraf Solutions

Bret Trimmer LinkedIn

Application Engineering Manager
NEOGRAF Solutions

Speaker Bio

NeoGraf Solutions
Bloomy
Peter Blume

Peter Blume LinkedIn

President
Bloomy

Speaker Bio

Bloomy
Amphenol
Dave Amet

Dave Amet LinkedIn

Business Development Manager
Amphenol

Speaker Bio

Amphenol
MightyFly
Manal Habib

Manal Habib LinkedIn

CEO
MightyFly

Speaker Bio

MightyFly
VAC Magnetics
Niklas Volbers

Niklas Volbers LinkedIn

Director Advanced Research
VAC Magnetics, LLC
Speedgoat
Joe Orlando

Joe Orlando LinkedIn

Sales Engineer
Speedgoat

Speaker Bio

Speedgoat
PTC
Max Schamel

Max Schamel LinkedIn

Enterprise Account Executive
PTC
Barich, Inc.
Samuel Ingalls

Samuel Ingalls LinkedIn

Principal
Barich

Speaker Bio

Barich, Inc.
Coherent Corp
Rob Murano

Rob Murano LinkedIn

Senior Director, Product Development and Commercialization
Coherent
Doroni Aerospace
Doron Merdinger

Doron Merdinger LinkedIn

CEO & Founder
Doroni Aerospace

Speaker Bio

Doroni Aerospace
Electric Air Mobility/Vertiport Infrastructure, LLC
Nicolas Zart

Nicolas Zart LinkedIn

Founder
Electric Air Mobility/Vertiport Infrastructure, LLC.

Speaker Bio

Electric Air Mobility/Vertiport Infrastructure, LLC
Vertiport Infrastructure Systems Corp(VISC)
Mike Di Cosola

Mike Di Cosola LinkedIn

CEO
Vertiport Infrastructure Systems Corp(VISC)

Speaker Bio

Vertiport Infrastructure Systems Corp(VISC)
ANRA Technologies
Brent Klavon

Brent Klavon LinkedIn

Chief Strategy Officer
ANRA Technologies

Speaker Bio

ANRA Technologies
Wisk
Torrie Meliska

Torrie Meliska LinkedIn

Vertiport & Infrastructure Partnerships Manager
Wisk

Speaker Bio

Wisk
Wisk
Jonathan Lovegren

Jonathan Lovegren LinkedIn

Chief of Autonomy & Airspace Integration
Wisk

Speaker Bio

Wisk
VARON
Felipe Varon

Felipe Varon LinkedIn

Founder & CEO
VARON Advanced Air Mobility
Federal Aviation Administration
Shawn Kozica

Shawn Kozica LinkedIn

Deputy Director
FAA, Office of NextGen

Speaker Bio

Federal Aviation Administration
Skyway
Patrick Gould

Patrick Gould LinkedIn

Chief Commercial Officer
Skyway

Speaker Bio

Skyway

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