2026 Agenda
FORUM AGENDA
THURSday, october 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration / Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome / Opening Speeches
Ted Angel, NAAMCE
Mayor Rob Rue, City of Springfield
Bernard Willis, Ohio State Representative
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
eIPP: Progress, Lessons Learned & Next Steps Panel
Will Watts, Florida DOT
Blain Newton, BETA Technologies
Clement Solomon, Georgia DOT
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Workshop Session 1
The Digital Enterprise Workshop
Bill Stanton, FAA
Tom Davis, Crown Consulting
Glen Martin, Former FAA
From Novelty to Normal Workshop
Colonel David Dlugiewicz, Civil Air Patrol
Chris Proudlove, Great American Insurance Group
Beyond the Prototype Workshop
Naashom Marx, Woolpert
Joe DeRamo, Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
AAM Defense Fireside Chat
Sergio Cecutta, SMG Consulting
Donn Yates, Electra Aero
Blain Newton, BETA Technologies
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch / Exhibit Time
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Workshop Session 2
The Digital Enterprise Workshop
Bill Stanton, FAA
Tom Davis, Crown Consulting
Glen Martin, Former FAA
From Novelty to Normal Workshop
Colonel David Dlugiewicz, Civil Air Patrol
Chris Proudlove, Great American Insurance Group
Beyond the Prototype Workshop
Naashom Marx, Woolpert
Joe DeRamo, Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Workshop Session 3
The Digital Enterprise Workshop
Bill Stanton, FAA
Tom Davis, Crown Consulting
Glen Martin, Midwest ATC
From Novelty to Normal Workshop
Colonel David Dlugiewicz, Civil Air Patrol
Chris Proudlove, Great American Insurance Group
Beyond the Prototype Workshop
Naashom Marx, Woolpert
Joe DeRamo, Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA)
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Growing Capabilities Panel
Moderator: Dr. Andrew Shepherd, Sinclair College National UAS Training and Certification Center
Justin Levy, Defend AM
Dr. Phil Klein, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
Shannon Lewandowski, UC Linder Insurance and Risk Management
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Keynote Speaker
Marc Allen, CEO, Electra Aero
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Workshop Presentations
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Remarks
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cocktail / Networking Hour