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Managing Director
AeroDynamic Advisory
AeroDynamic Advisory
Richard is a Managing Director at AeroDynamic Advisory. Frequently cited as an aviation industry aut...(read more)
Chief Revenue Officer
Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace
As Chief Revenue Officer at Firefly Aerospace, Brett Alexander oversees all customer relationships, ...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer
Electra.aero
Electra.aero
Marc Allen is the Chief Executive Officer of Electra.aero. At Electra, Marc is leading the charge in...(read more)
President and Chief Executive Officer (incoming)
Allegiant
Allegiant
Gregory C. Anderson is president and CEO of Allegiant. He became CEO September 1, 2024, retaining th...(read more)
CEO
Safran
Safran
Olivier Andriès, 62, holds degrees from École polytechnique (1981) and École des Mines de Paris (198...(read more)
Reporter
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Lori Aratani writes about transportation issues for The Washington Post. Her beat includes airlines ...(read more)
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
As Embry-Riddle’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Dr. Austin’s responsibilit...(read more)
President
Cargo Airline Association
Cargo Airline Association
Lauren Beyer is the President of the Cargo Airline Association where she leads the Association in pr...(read more)
President and CEO
Faye Malarkey Black, President and CEO, Regional Airline Association
Faye Malarkey Black, President and CEO, Regional Airline Association
Faye Malarkey Black serves as President and CEO of the Regional Airline Association and has led the ...(read more)
Former Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
Marion C. Blakey serves as a non-executive director for several corporations and organizations, havi...(read more)
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
American Airlines
American Airlines
Jill Blickstein is Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at American, where she leads the ...(read more)
Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer, and Head of Strategic Advocacy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
As executive vice president, chief policy officer, and head of strategic advocacy at the U.S. Chambe...(read more)
Vice President of Government Operations and Business Strategy
Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab
As Vice President of Government Operations and Business Strategy, Andrew Bunker is primarily respons...(read more)
Chairman and CEO
Redwire Corporation
Redwire Corporation
Pete Cannito is the Chairman and CEO of Redwire. With more than 25 years of experience in the defens...(read more)
U.S. Representative (D-CA), Member, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Co-Chair, Congressional Aerospace Caucus
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Salud Carbajal proudly represents the 24th Congressional District of California. The Dis...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Christina Cassotis is CEO of the Allegheny County Airport Authority, operating Pittsburgh Internatio...(read more)
Executive Director of Government Affairs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chirico, a licensed attorney, has extensive experience in government relations. Prior to joining the...(read more)
President and Co-Founder
Space Tango
Space Tango
Twyman Clements is the President and Co-Founder of Space Tango. With a vision to deliver automated p...(read more)
Director
Office of the National Cyber Director
Office of the National Cyber Director
Harry Coker Jr was nominated by President Biden in July 2023 and confirmed by the Senate on December...(read more)
Chief Revenue Officer
True Anomaly
True Anomaly
Christina directs True Anomaly’s go-to- market strategy, encompassing business development, sales, a...(read more)
Chairman and CEO
GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace
Larry joined the GE Board of Directors in April 2018 and was appointed CEO of GE in October 2018. In...(read more)
Director, Office of Space Commerce, NOAA
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
Richard DalBello is currently the Director of the Office of Space Commerce, National Oceanic and Atm...(read more)
Reporter, NASA and Space Industry
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Christian Davenport is a staff writer at The Washington Post covering space for the Financial desk. ...(read more)
U.S. Representative (D-KS), Member, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-03) was raised by a single mother who served in the Army for 20 years. A fir...(read more)
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
United Airlines, Inc.
United Airlines, Inc.
Deneen is an accomplished technology and risk management executive with experience across multiple c...(read more)
Director, Plans and Programs, Office of the Chief Strategy and Resource Officer
U.S. Space Force
U.S. Space Force
Brig. Gen. Brian A. Denaro is the Director, Plans and Programs, Office of the Chief Strategy and Res...(read more)
Vice President, Transportation, Infrastructure, and Supply Chain Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
John Drake is vice president for transportation, infrastructure, supply chain policy at the U.S. Cha...(read more)
Former Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Americas Inc and Strategic Adviser
JetZero
JetZero
Barry retired as CEO of Airbus Americas Inc in 2018, after 12+ years in that role, and almost 49 yea...(read more)
Head of Sustainability
AE Industrial Partners
AE Industrial Partners
Jennifer Essigs is Head of Sustainability at AE Industrial Partners, based in Boca Raton, Florida an...(read more)
Estes, U.S. Representative (R-KS), Member, House Committee on Ways and Means and Co-Chair, Congressional Aerospace Caucus
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Ron Estes (pronounced ESS-tiss) is a 5th generation Kansan and serves Kansas’ 4th Congressional Dist...(read more)
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Office of Strategic Capital, U.S. Department of Defense
Office of Strategic Capital, U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. Jared Evans is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Director of the Transition Acceleration P...(read more)
CEO
Airbus
Airbus
Guillaume Faury was appointed Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in April 2019 and re-appointed in...(read more)
Managing Editor
Payload
Payload
Jacqueline Feldscher is the managing editor of Payload, and author of Polaris, Payload's weekly spac...(read more)
Director of the Mission Assurance Standards and Capabilities Division, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
NASA
NASA
Dr. Matthew “Matt” Forsbacka is the Senior Technical Advisor to NASA’s Chief of Safety and Mission A...(read more)
Senior Staff Writer
SpaceNews
SpaceNews
Jeff Foust is a senior staff writer for SpaceNews, joining the publication in 2014. He covers civil ...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer
LeoLabs
LeoLabs
Tony Frazier is an operating executive and corporate board member who drives innovation at the inter...(read more)
Founding Partner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
InterFlight Global Corporation
InterFlight Global Corporation
Oscar Garcia is the founding Partner, Chairman and CEO of InterFlight Global Corporation (IFG), an i...(read more)
CEO
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense
Robert A. Geckle, Jr. is Chief Executive Officer for Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. In this capac...(read more)
CEO and President
Hexcel
Hexcel
Tom Gentile became Chief Executive Officer & President at Hexcel and was appointed to the Board of D...(read more)
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ellen Gertsen is the deputy associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Str...(read more)
Vice President Maintenance Workforce Development
AAR
AAR
Ryan Goertzen, Vice President Maintenance Workforce Development, AAR (NYSE: AIR), a leading aviation...(read more)
Reporter
Payload Space
Payload Space
Douglas Gorman is a reporter at Payload, where he writes for the company's daily newsletter covering...(read more)
Deputy Secretary
Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Don Graves is the 19th Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
Graves brings decades of experience in the...(read more)
U.S. Representative (R-MO), Chairman, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Sam Graves is a lifelong resident of Missouri's Sixth Congressional District. As a small...(read more)
U.S. Representative (R-LA), Chairman, Aviation Subcommittee, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Garret Graves is proud to represent nearly 800,000 people across south Louisiana. The d...(read more)
National Security Correspondent
WTOP
WTOP
J.J Green is the national security correspondent at WTOP. He reports daily on international security...(read more)
Reporter
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Loren Grush is a space reporter for Bloomberg, where she covers everything from NASA, human spacefli...(read more)
Chief Executive Officer
Vast Space
Vast Space
Max is an aerospace, consumer electronics, and internet entrepreneur. Founded, scaled, and successfu...(read more)
Executive Chairman
RTX
RTX
Gregory J. Hayes is the executive chairman of the RTX Board of Directors. He brings more than 30 yea...(read more)
Chairman and CEO
Airbus
Airbus
Robin Hayes is the Chairman and CEO of Airbus in North America. He is responsible for Airbus’ commer...(read more)
Tech Policy Reporter
FedScoop
FedScoop
Rebecca Heilweil is a journalist covering emerging technology policy. She currently works at FedScoo...(read more)
Vice President, National Security Sales
Blue Origin
Blue Origin
As Vice President, National Security Sales, Lars is responsible for helping Blue Origin deliver crit...(read more)
Industry Advisor, Federal Public Sector
Splunk, Inc.
Splunk, Inc.
In her strategic advisory role centered on executive level outreach and engagement, LaLisha provides...(read more)
U.S. Representative (R-SD), Member, House Committee on Science and Technology and Co-Chair, Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
In Congress:
Dusty Johnson brings an energetic and optimistic leadership style to Washington as Sou...(read more)
Airline Reporter
CNBC
CNBC
Leslie Josephs currently covers the airline industry for CNBC and previously covered commodities, st...(read more)
Chief Strategy Officer & Senior Vice President, Global Government Operations
Sierra Space
Sierra Space
Tim Keating is the Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Government Operations ...(read more)
Secretary
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Frank Kendall is the 26th Secretary of the Air Force responsible for organizing, training, and equip...(read more)
CEO
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Scott Kirby was appointed chief executive officer of United Airlines in 2020 just as United was faci...(read more)
U.S. Representative (D-WA), Ranking Member, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen is in his twelfth term serving Washington's Second Congressional Dis...(read more)
Auto and Airline Industry Reporter
CNBC
CNBC
Phil LeBeau is a CNBC auto and airline industry reporter based at the network’s Chicago bureau. He i...(read more)
U.S. Representative (D-NV), House Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Congresswoman Susie Lee was born to a working family of ten in Canton, Ohio. A product of the public...(read more)
Author
View from the Wing
View from the Wing
Gary Leff has authored View From The Wing since 2002. He’s been named a World’s Top Travel Speciali...(read more)
President & Managing Director
Astroscale U.S. Inc.
Astroscale U.S. Inc.
Ron joined Astroscale U.S. as President in April 2019 to lead the company’s business operations in t...(read more)
Chief Scientist
Axiom Space
Axiom Space
Dr. Lucie Low is the Chief Scientist for Axiom Space, where she formulates the strategic research pr...(read more)
Senior Vice President Strategy and Growth, Defense
GKN Aerospace
GKN Aerospace
In October 2022 Steve joined GKN Aerospace as Senior Vice President Strategy and Growth for Defense,...(read more)
Partner
AE Industrial Partners
AE Industrial Partners
Mr. McElwee is a Partner at AE Industrial and is primarily focused on originating, executing and mon...(read more)
Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Aerospace Security Project
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Sarah Mineiro is the CEO and founder of Tanagra Enterprises, a defense, intelligence, space, science...(read more)
U.S. Representative (R-NY), Member, Aviation Subcommittee, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Marcus J. Molinaro was elected to serve New York’s 19th Congressional District in Novemb...(read more)
U.S. Senator (R-KS), Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran was first elected to the United States Senate in 2011. Prior to his election t...(read more)
Co-Founder & CEO
Kall Morris Inc.
Kall Morris Inc.
Troy M. Morris serves as a Co-Founder & CEO for Kall Morris Inc (KMI), where he leads business devel...(read more)
Correspondent
CNN
CNN
Pete Muntean is a CNN correspondent based in Washington, D.C. A pilot and flight instructor, he cove...(read more)
Vice President, Space Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
John Neal serves as the Vice President for Space Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce where he lea...(read more)
Chief Operations Officer
BETA Technologies
BETA Technologies
Blain Newton is BETA's COO and leads operations for the business. He was previously the Chief Execut...(read more)
Chief Counsel
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
Marc Nichols was appointed Chief Counsel of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by President J...(read more)
President and CEO
National Air Carrier Association
National Air Carrier Association
George Novak is the president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Air Carrier Associat...(read more)
Co-Founder and CEO
JetZero
JetZero
Tom was the former COO of prominent eVTOL startup BETA Technologies, where he collaborated with Mark...(read more)
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Wisk
Wisk
As Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Tyler leads Wisk’s business operations, finance, accountin...(read more)
Aviation Reporter
POLITICO
POLITICO
Oriana Pawlyk is POLITICO’s aviation reporter, covering commercial airlines, companies and their int...(read more)
Operating Partner, Corsair Infrastructure and Board Member
Vantage Airport Group
Vantage Airport Group
John D. Porcari is a nationally recognized public and private sector infrastructure leader. He most ...(read more)
Founder & CEO
Hadrian
Hadrian
Chris Power is the Founder and CEO of Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing company revitalizing Americ...(read more)
Chief Sustainability Officer and Managing Director, Global Environmental Affairs
United Airlines
United Airlines
As Chief Sustainability Officer at United Airlines, Lauren is responsible for leading United’s envir...(read more)
Senior Vice President for Cyber, Space, and National Security Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Christopher D. Roberti is senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is responsible f...(read more)
CEO
Lilium
Lilium
Klaus has served as Lilium’s Chief Executive Officer since August 2022. He joined Lilium following a...(read more)
Partner, Global Regulatory
Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells
Amy C. Roma is a Partner and Global Energy Practice Group leader at the international law firm Hogan...(read more)
Co-Founder and CEO
Reliable Robotics
Reliable Robotics
Robert’s deep engineering experience spans over 20 years across aerospace, self-driving cars and rob...(read more)
Chairwoman
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel believes that the future belongs to...(read more)
U.S. Business of Space Correspondent
Reuters
Reuters
Joey Roulette is a journalist for Reuters covering the space industry, NASA and international space ...(read more)
Artemis Mission Manager
NASA
NASA
PERSONAL DATA: Michael Sarafin was born in 1972 in Herkimer, N.Y., and graduated from Richfield Spr...(read more)
Founder and CEO
Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic
Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic. Blake Scholl founded Boom in September 2014 with t...(read more)
President of Connected Aviation Solutions
Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace
Jennifer Schopfer was appointed president of the Connected Aviation Solutions business unit upon its...(read more)
Director
National Reconnaissance Office
National Reconnaissance Office
Dr. Christopher J. Scolese was sworn-in as Director, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on 5 Augus...(read more)
Executive Vice President
Air Line Pilots Association
Air Line Pilots Association
FedEx Express Capt. Bill Secord was elected executive vice president, Group A, of the Air Line Pilot...(read more)
CEO
HawkEye 360
HawkEye 360
John has over a decade of experience investing in and leading national security-oriented technology ...(read more)
Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations
RTX
RTX
Jeff Shockey leads Global Government Relations for RTX.
He is responsible for working with gove...(read more)
Executive Director of Strategic Advocacy and Advisor to the Chief Policy Officer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Jenna is the Executive Director of Strategic Advocacy and Advisor to the Chief Policy Officer at the...(read more)
Chair, National Security Practice
Invariant
Invariant
Ms. Jenness B. Simler chairs the National Security Practice at Invariant. In this role, Ms. Simler a...(read more)
COO, International, and CEO, Airline
Federal Express Corp
Federal Express Corp
Richard W. Smith is the Chief Operating Officer, International, and Chief Executive Officer, Airline...(read more)
President & CEO
Acutec Precision Aerospace
Acutec Precision Aerospace
Elisabeth Smith is President & CEO of Acutec Precision Aerospace, a Woman & LGBT Owned Small Busines...(read more)
Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer
New Frontier Aerospace
New Frontier Aerospace
Jess is the President and Chief Technology Officer for New Frontier Aerospace (NFA), Inc (www.nfaero...(read more)
Professor and Executive Director, Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute and
Kerry and Simone Vickar Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Regenerative Medicine, Cedars-Sinai
Kerry and Simone Vickar Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Regenerative Medicine, Cedars-Sinai
Dr. Svendsen is the founder and director of the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicin...(read more)
Chairman
New Frontier Aerospace
New Frontier Aerospace
Alex Tai is an experienced CEO/Chairman and investor with a demonstrated history of working at a glo...(read more)
Director
Space Development Agency
Space Development Agency
Dr. Derek Tournear is the Director of the Space Development Agency (SDA). Established in March 2019,...(read more)
COO
Jackson and Tull
Jackson and Tull
Mossi K. Tull, Sr., is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Jackson and Tull (J&T) (www.jnt.com), an...(read more)
Head of Digital Business
Airbus
Airbus
Fabrice Villaumé is Head of Digital Business with Airbus Customer Services and is leading the Airbus...(read more)
President and CEO
Vertical Aviation International
Vertical Aviation International
James Viola is the President and CEO of the Vertical Aviation International (VAI). Previously, he se...(read more)
Editor-In-Chief
Air Transport World
Air Transport World
Karen Walker is Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief, Aviation Week Network, and Air Transport World ...(read more)
President and CEO
York Space Systems
York Space Systems
Mr. Wallinger is a Board Director, President, Founder, and CEO of York Space Systems (York). York wa...(read more)
President, Defense and Aerospace Council
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Keith Webster is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Defense and Aerospace Council (DAC) and...(read more)
Vice President, Equality of Opportunity Initiative
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Carmen West currently serves as a Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, spearheading the E...(read more)
Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
Michael G. Whitaker became FAA Administrator in October 2023. He is responsible for helping to ensu...(read more)
Co-Founder and CEO
JSX
JSX
Alex is Co-Founder and CEO of JSX. For over three decades, Alex has identified and developed disrupt...(read more)
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
J.R. Williamson is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer of Leidos. In th...(read more)
Chief Scientist
RTX
RTX
Michael Winter, Ph.D., is the Chief Scientist at RTX. In this role, Winter is responsible for accele...(read more)
President, Advanced Materials Division
Huntsman
Huntsman
Scott J. Wright is President of Huntsman’s Advanced Materials Division. As a specialty chemicals bus...(read more)
Director of Standards Technology and Distribution
UL Standards & Engagement
UL Standards & Engagement
David Wroth is the Director of Standards Technology & Distribution for UL Standards & Engagement and...(read more)