2025 AIAA SciTech Forum to Energize the Future Written 29 October 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Registration Is Open for the World’s Largest Aerospace R&D Event

SciTech25-socialcardOctober 29, 2024 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced registration is open for the premier aerospace R&D event of the year, 2025 AIAA SciTech Forum, 6–10 January, Orlando, Florida. Press passes are available.

“We are excited to welcome more than 6,000 attendees from 45 countries to Orlando for SciTech 2025. Early registrations project the upcoming forum will be the largest gathering of aerospace R&D professionals in AIAA’s history,” said Clay Mowry, the Institute’s new CEO.

“From artificial intelligence and autonomy to high-speed propulsion and sustainability, the program is designed to engage aerospace professionals to discuss the hard challenges and push the boundaries to achieve the art of the possible. The forum’s theme, ‘Energize the Future,’ is built to showcase breakthrough science, revolutionary technologies, and generation-after-next capabilities in this new era experts are calling the aerospace renaissance,” Mowry added.

The 2025 AIAA SciTech Forum program features nearly 3,000 technical presentations as well as an extensive lineup of aerospace and defense industry leaders and innovators as speakers from across industry, government, and academia. Confirmed speakers include:

  • Kristen Baldwin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology, and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
  • Kristin Houston, President, Space Propulsion and Power Systems, Aerojet Rocketdyne, L3Harris 
  • Laurie Leshin, Director, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Ron Lopez, President and Managing Director, Astroscale U.S. Inc.
  • Masami Onoda, Director, International Relations and Research Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  • Leigh Palmer, Vice President, Technology Strategy & Delivery, Google Public Sector
  • Marco Pavone, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory, Stanford University; Director, Autonomous Vehicle Research, NVIDIA
  • Trung Pham, Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor for Artificial Intelligence – Machine Learning, FAA
  • Julie Shah, H.N. Slater Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Leader, Interactive Robotics Group, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT
  • Alvaro Velasquez, Program Manager, Information Innovation Office, DARPA
  • Steve Walker, Vice President and CTO, Lockheed Martin
  • Michael Winter, Chief Science Officer, RTX

Features of 2025 AIAA SciTech Forum include:

  • 60+ Technical Disciplines: applied aerodynamics; fluid dynamics; guidance, navigation, and control; intelligent systems; propellants and combustion; and many more.
  • 80+ Exhibitors in the Expo Hall: With hardware displays to live demos to hands-on experiences, the Expo Hall will showcase the latest technological developments from top companies, universities, and government agencies.
  • High-Speed Flight: The 26th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference is co-located with 2025 AIAA SciTech Forum. Hear leading-edge R&D associated with space planes and hypersonic atmospheric flight vehicles, and supporting technologies. Representatives from eight countries will provide updates on key activities and accomplishments.
  • Idea Challenge: This reimagined workshop invites all attendees to focus on technologies and opportunities that are 10+ years away from feasibility, innately “DARPA hard,” to deliver a truly unique and powerful list of aerospace challenges for the AIAA community to consider.
  • Talks at the HUB: The Expo Hall will welcome a series of lightning talks from innovators and inventors, with direct audience engagement from the dedicated stage at the HUB.
  • Young Professionals and Students: Special programming and networking for young professionals, designed by young professionals. The popular Meet the Employers returns, along with the new Meet the Universities for those pursuing graduate studies, and much more.

Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks, as details are confirmed. For the most up-to-date program and registration information visit www.aiaa.org/SciTech.

Media Contact: Rebecca Gray, RebeccaG@AIAA.org, 804-397-5270 cell

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