Program

Keynote

• Walt Odisho
  Vice President & General Manager, 737 Program and Renton Site, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Description

In today’s environment where emphasis is on innovation and affordability driven by digital transformation, it is paramount that the entire product lifecycle from conceptual design, engineering, testing, manufacturing, to in-service be considered and integrated. Join the discussion with experts from across an aircraft’s life. Hear about lessons learned and explore new opportunities directed on incorporation of the production system into the initial design concepts, thereby making sustainable, competitive products.

Moderator

• Teresa (Teri) M. Finchamp
  Director, Production System and Engineering, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Panelists

• Eric Barnes
  Northrop Grumman Fellow, Additive Manufacturing and Emerging Programs, Northrop Grumman
• Karl Hutter
  President and CEO, Click Bond
• Parimal "PK" Kopardekar
  Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute, NASA Ames Research Center
• John Wiitala
  Vice President, Technical Services, United Airlines

Keynote

• Jim Bridenstine
  Administrator, NASA

Moderator

• Graham Warwick
  Executive Editor, Technology, Aviation Week & Space Technology

Description

Recent technology advances are coming together to enable breakthroughs in the speed and efficiency of transport aircraft and open new markets for smaller aircraft, from unmanned aircraft systems to new modes of passenger and cargo transport. 

NASA Aeronautics 2020 strategic implementation plan lays out an approach to address growing demand for global air mobility, the major challenges of energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, and the opportunity for convergence between traditional aeronautical disciplines and technology advances in information, communications, energy and other rapidly evolving technologies. 

Senior leaders from NASA Aeronautics will discuss strategic directions for sustainable growth in subsonic transports, the safe and efficient emergence of new small aircraft markets, the reemergence of the supersonic transport market, and the fully integrated airspace system in which they must co-exist.

Moderator

• Richard Wahls
  Strategic Technical Advisor, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Speakers

• Robert Pearce
  Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA

Panelists

• John Cavolowsky
  Director, Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
• James A. Kenyon
  Director, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
• Lee Noble
  Acting Director, Integrated Aviation Systems, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
• Akbar Sultan
  Director, Airspace Operations and Safety Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA

Description

As described in the CFD Vision 2030 report published in 2014, Grand Challenges “drive the identification and solution of the critical CFD barriers that would lead to a desired revolutionary CFD capability.” For this purpose, several initial Grand Challenges have been formulated to focus community attention and resources to address critical shortcomings in CFD predictive capability in key product and system categories. In this panel, a brief summary of the proposed Grand Challenges will be discussed, highlighting key technical obstacles and the quantified benefit to industrial product development in overcoming those obstacles. Panelists will then provide expert opinion on the design, execution, and importance of Grand Challenge efforts, and effective ways to engage the science and engineering communities to efficiently tackle these long-term focus activities.

Moderator

• Juan Alonso
  Vance D. and Arlene C. Coffman Professor, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University

Panelists

• John Cavolowsky
  Director, Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
• Reynaldo "Ray" Gomez III
  Aerodynamics Discipline Lead, NASA Johnson Space Center
• Micah Howard
  Principal Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
• Om Sharma
  Senior Fellow, United Technologies Research Center
• Stephen Wells
  Director of Flight Sciences, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Keynote

• Tom Vice
  Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Aerion Corporation

Description

We are nearing a new era of commercial supersonic operation. The industry is collaborating across sectors to ensure the tools are ready to meet the mission for faster civilian travel.

Whether technical, regulatory, environmental or manufacturing challenges, hear about the strategy to assess and solve these challenges to make speed a reality.

Moderator

• JD McFarlan III
  Vice President, Functional Engineering, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Panelists

• Peter Coen
  Low Boom Flight Demonstration Mission Manager, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
• Gene Holloway
  Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President, Environment & Sustainability, Aerion Supersonic
• Peter Iosifidis
  Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (X-59) Program Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Joel Kirk
  Executive Leader, Advanced Systems Design and Technology, GE Aviation
• Kevin Welsh
  Executive Director, Office of Environment and Energy, FAA

Description

The Transformational Flight Certification Symposium focuses on building type certification into the design of advanced aircraft. Attendees will learn about the FAA certification process and the role of ASTM, SAE, GAMA, and RTCA standards and guidelines in the certification process. The symposium will feature panelists from FAA offices, and leaders of standards committees discussing their roadmaps. A panel of advanced aircraft manufacturers will speak about their experiences working through product development toward design certification.

Schedule:

"The Road from Dreams to Certification"

0930 – 1030 EDT
Panelist: Lowell Foster, Director of Global Innovation and Engineering, GAMA

Foster will provide a realistic and useful guide to aircraft designers who are turning their dreams into a marketable product. This includes questions that the applicant needs to answer to define special conditions and certification plans for design, and operational approaches not presently covered under certification standards.

“Certification for Electric and Advanced Aircraft: Lessons Learned and How-Tos”

Moderator

• Wes Ryan
  Unmanned and Pilotless Aircraft Technology Lead, Policy & Innovation Division, Aircraft Certification Service, FAA

Panelists

• Ella Atkins
  Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
• Greg Bowles
  Head of Government Affairs, Joby Aviation
• Patrick Darmstadt
  Drive and Power Systems Engineer and Technologist, The Boeing Company
• Noel Duerksen
  Consultant
• Lowell Foster
  Director of Global Innovation and Engineering, GAMA
• Andrew Gibson
  President, Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc.
• Tom Gunnarson
  Lead, Regulatory Affairs, Wisk
• David Jenson
  Small Airplane Standards, Electric Propulsion Lead, Policy & Innovation Division, FAA
• Borja Martos
  President, Flight Level Engineering
• Luciano Serra
  Head of Systems Integrity , magniX
• Andy Supinie
  Propulsion Standards Staff, Electric/Hybrid-Electric Focal Policy & Innovation Division, FAA
• Tine Tomazsic
  Group CTO, Pipistrel Vertical Solutions

Description

Aerospace is entering its next age, as increasing levels of autonomy lead to a fundamental transformation in how people and goods move. Enabling this future will require new skills, new thinking, and new approaches to aircraft design, airspace management, and the role of humans in the aviation ecosystem. The panel today will peer into that future, to anticipate the exciting changes that are expected in aerospace, followed by a conversation on the skills and expertise that will be needed in the next generation of aerospace professionals.

Moderator

• Irene Gregory
  Senior Technologist, Advanced Control Theory and Application, NASA Langley Research Center

Panelists

• Jeanine Boyle
  Vice President, Human Resources, Aurora Flight Sciences
• P. Barry Bulter
  President, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• David Hamill
  Director, Human Resources, and Lead, FAA Strategic Workforce Planning Initiative, FAA
• Cindy Hasselbring
  Senior Policy Advisor, STEM Education, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
• Peter Kunz
  Senior Chief Engineer, Unpiloted Systems, Engineering, Test & Technology, The Boeing Company, Chief Engineer, Boeing NeXt

Keynote

• Grazia Vittadini
  Chief Technology Officer, Airbus

Description

Electric propulsion holds the promise of cleaner and quieter skies and more economical aircraft operations. It also appears to be the solution to opening the third dimension of urban mobility. Whether for personal transportation, commuter air travel, or large carrier operations, this panel will explore what the near term future is for electric propulsion and gaze into the crystal ball of our future by the people who are developing, testing, and deploying electric powered aircraft.

Moderator

• Amanda Simpson
  Vice President, Research and Technology, Airbus Americas

Panelists

• Steven Barrett
  Director, MIT Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment , and Lead, MIT Electric Aircraft Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Starr Ginn
  Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Lead, NASA
• Ed Lovelace
  Technical Fellow, High Power Electrical Systems, Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company
• Greg McDougall
  Founder & CEO, Harbour Air
• Luciano Serra
  Head of Systems Integrity , magniX

Moderator

• Ella Atkins
  Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan

Panelists

• Atherton Carty
  Director, Enterprise Technology Roadmaps, Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs
• Nick Lappos
  Senior Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology, Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company , Chair, Committee on Enhancing Air Mobility, National Academy of Engineering
• Paul McDuffee
  Business Development Executive, Boeing HorizonX
• Constantine "Costa" Samaras
  Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
• Peter Shannon
  Founder, Managing Director, Radius Capital

Description

Hear from Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace industry authority on market forecasting, on how civil aviation is and will be affected by the pandemic downturn. What are the long-term consequences? What will the recovery look like? Will the public sector be able to keep programs and concepts for advanced technologies and systems going, post-pandemic? Richard will share his latest analysis based on the latest industry data.

Keynote

• Richard Aboulafia
  Vice President, Analysis , Teal Group Corporation

Description

“Sometimes you will never know the value of something, until it becomes a memory.”
 
How can we capture the knowledge, messaging, vision, and inspiration that has transpired during the forum, and understand the impact on the future of air transportation? How do we create continuity and continue the conversation? Join the 2020 AIAA AVIATION Forum’s Executive Steering Committee in a town-hall format Forum 360 to explore where we have been this week and where we are going.
 

Moderator

• Thomas Irvine
  Consultant , TBI Aerospace Consulting LLC

Panelists

• Ella Atkins
  Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
• Christopher Hernandez
  Sector Vice President of Research, Technology and Engineering (RT & E), Northrop Grumman
• W. Allen "Al" Kilgore
  Deputy Director Aeronautics, NASA Langley Research Center
• JD McFarlan III
  Vice President, Functional Engineering, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
• Patrick "Pat" Schirmer
  Vice President, Engineering Strategy and Operations, The Boeing Company
• Amanda Simpson
  Vice President, Research and Technology, Airbus Americas
• Edgar "Ed" Waggoner
  Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA
• Brian Yutko
  Chief Technologist, Boeing NeXt, Chief Strategy Officer, Aurora Flight Sciences