Top FAA, NASA, Military Officials, Industry Pioneers and Others Will Lead Landmark Innovation Zone Sessions at 2022 NBAA-BACE
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will host discussions on some of the most pressing and compelling trends shaping the aviation and aerospace industry in a special set of Innovation Zone sessions taking place throughout the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), being held Oct. 18-20 in Orlando, FL.
The sessions include the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) deputy administrator, its current and former chief operating officer, and the agency’s leads for airports and aviation safety; the companies leading the way on advanced air mobility (AAM) and new propulsion systems that will help the industry reach its net-zero emissions commitment; two record-setting aviators and much more.
The Innovation Zone sessions include:
Pathway to Liftoff: Certification and Infrastructure for New Entrants
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m.
Moderator: Teri Bristol, Former FAA Chief Operating Officer
Shannetta Griffin, FAA Associate Administrator for Airports
David Boulter, FAA’s Acting Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety
Tom Muniz , COO, Archer Aviation
Gregory Davis, President and CEO, Eviation
Rob Scholl, President, Textron eAviation
Ben Tigner, CEO, Overair
Airspace for Everyone: How Emerging Technologies Will Transform Air Traffic
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2 p.m.
Moderator: Lisa Stark, Emmy Award-winning aviation journalist
Tim Arel, FAA Chief Operating Officer
Nathan P. Diller, Col. USAF, Director, AFWERX
John S. Langford III, CEO, Electra.aero
Martin Peryea, CEO, Jaunt
Parimal “P.K.” Kopardekar, Ph.D., Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute
Stéphane Fymat, Vice President and General Manager, Urban Air Mobility and Unmanned Aerial Systems, Honeywell
James Peck, Vice President, Business Development, ZeroAvia
Tough Topics Honest Conversations: Discussion on Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m.
Moderator: Jennifer Pickerel, Vice President, Aviation Personnel International
Brad Mims, FAA Deputy Administrator
Kenneth Morris, Executive Director, Aviation Community Foundation
Anne Palmer, CEO, Palmer Group, LLC
Secrets of Record Setters
Thursday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.
Welcome
Brad Mims, FAA Deputy Administrator
Panel:
Moderator: Ian Lumpp, Director of Business Development, Flying Magazine
Brad Mims, FAA Deputy Administrator
Barrington Irving, Founder and CEO, The Flying Classroom
Shaesta Waiz, Founder and President, Dreams Soar, Inc.