We’re less than three weeks away from our Montreal conference and the agenda for the speaker programme is very nearly complete, with representatives from BETA Technologies, Bristow Group, Electra.aero, Thales, MightyFly and Verdego Aero all set to participate.
The event takes place from Wednesday, May 1st to Friday, May 3rd and tickets are on sale. We will start with a industry tour of a manufacturer within Montreal in the afternoon of the 1st, with a pre-event drinks reception taking place in the evening. This has been kindly sponsored by CAE.
On Thursday, May 2nd will be our main conference programme, featuring panel discussions, keynote presentations and fireside chats about the global Advanced Air Mobility market. This will be between 9am and 5pm.
We will then have our awards ceremony for our very first AAM Awards from 6pm — 7.30pm. The platform to submit entries will remain open until Friday, April 19th, with 19 categories to choose from.
And on Friday, May 3rd, we’ve got a tour booked at ICAO’s Montreal Headquarters. This will be in the morning and last about an hour. Once the tour has finished, this concludes our event programme.
Tickets can be bought via our Eventbrite page and include Student Concessions, priced at $249.
LATEST CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
(Timings and topics are subject to change. GMT — 4)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st
3pm — 4.30pm: Industry tour (Venue TBC)
5pm — 7pm: Pre-event drinks reception (Sponsored by CAE)
THURSDAY, MAY 2nd
08.30 —09.00: Registration
09.00 — 09.15: Opening Address
Stéphane Paquet
CEO and President, Montréal International
09.15 —09.45: Panel Discussion
Integrating AAM into the wider infrastructure
Eric Cote
President, Jaunt Air Mobility Canada
Yannick Richard
Executive Vice President, Vertiko Mobility
Hasan Shawa
Partner, SGI Canada
09.45 —10.00: Keynote
Topic TBC
Company TBC
10.00 —10.15: Keynote
Operational Considerations for eVTOL Aircraft
Brandon Robinson
CEO, Horizon Aircraft
BREAK
10.45 — 11.15: Panel Discussion
Certification & Regulation
Moderated by Phil Cole
Business Development, Cert Center Canada
Adil Chaudhry
Snr. Project Certification Manager, Transport Canada
Chris Baczynski
CEO & Principal Consultant, BAC Aerospace
Katherine Ayre
CEO and Founder, CAYRES
11.15 — 11.30: Keynote
Topic TBC
Tim Burbey
President, Blueshift
11.30 —12.00: Panel Discussion
Regional Air Mobility
Marc Ausman
Chief Product Officer, Electra Aero
David Eichstedt
VP, Product Management, Verdego Aero
Yanik Doyon
Business Dev. & Sales (Avionics), Thales
12.00 —12.20: Fireside chat
Why Boeing has placed its bet on Advanced Air Mobility
Mildred Troegeler
Executive Liaison, Boeing
Guillaume Beauchamp
Snr. Director, Aircraft Development, Wisk
LUNCH
13.00 —13.30: Panel Discussion
Realising Canada’s potential for AAM in the Global Marketplace
JR Hammond
Executive Director, CAAM
Thomas Bombaert
Advanced Air Mobility Lead, ICAO
Hamid Hamidi
CEO and Founder, Limosa
13.30 — 14.00 Panel Discussion
What Does Day One Operations Look Like?
Speaker TBC
Company TBC
Chris Courtney
Director of AAM and New Adjacencies, CAE
Martin Cullen
Global eVTOL Lead, TE Connectivity
14.00 —14.15: Keynote
Marek Rakowski
Senior Manager — UAV, Viasat
14.15 — 14.45: Panel Discussion
How will AAM Networks Fit into Our Cities
Speaker TBC
BETA Technologies
Mandy Nelson
Strategic Relationships, AAM, Bristow Group
Speaker TBC
Company TBC
BREAK
15.15 — 15.30: Keynote
Topic TBC
Gwen Lighter,
CEO, GoAERO Prize
15.30 — 16.00: Panel Discussion
Addressing the Supply Chain and Manufacturing Challenges for AAM
Mike Hirschberg
Director of Strategy, Vertical Flight Society
Speaker TBC
Joby Aviation
Dana Jensen
Snr. Industrial Policy Analyst, US Air Force
16.00 —16.30: Panel Discussion
Middle Mile Logistics
Speaker TBC
Company TBC
Manal Habib
CEO and co-founder, MightyFly
Speaker TBC
Company TBC
16.30 —17.00: Panel Discussion
Entry into Service: The Final Countdown
Moderated by Sergio Cecutta, Partner at SMG Consulting
Matt Broffman
Head of Public Affairs, Lilium
Adam Warmoth
Head of Product, Archer
Speaker TBC
Company TBC
6pm — 7.30pm: eVTOL Insights’ Advanced Air Mobility Awards
Le Mount Stephen Hotel
Drinks and canapés
FRIDAY, MAY 3RD
10am: Tour at ICAO Headquarters
11.30am: EVENT FINISH
