2026 Agenda

Registration / Continental Breakfast

Welcome / Opening Speeches

Ted Angel, NAAMCE

Robert Tanner, AAM Director ODOT

Mayor Rob Rue, City of Springfield

Bernard Willis, Ohio State Representative

eIPP: Progress, Lessons Learned & Next Steps Panel

Moderator: Taylor Lochrane, Ph.D., P.E., Director, HASS COE

Jim Rose, FAA, Acting Director, AAM Operations

Will Watts, Florida DOT

Blain Newton, BETA Technologies

Workshop Session 1: Problem Definition

AAM Enterprise Solutions Workshop

Bill Stanton, SC Alastor, Former FAA

Tom Davis, Crown Innovations, Former NASA

Glen Martin, Midwest ATC, Former FAA

Holly Gilewski, Crown Innovations

From Novelty to Normal Workshop

Colonel David  Dlugiewicz, Civil Air Patrol

Karen Coronel, Joby Aviation

Chris Proudlove, Great American Insurance Group

Beyond the Prototype Workshop

Naashom Marx, Woolpert 

Ben Emeterio, Eve Air Mobility

Joe DeRamo,  Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA)

AAM Defense Fireside Chat

Moderator: Sergio Cecutta, Managing Partner, SMG Consulting

Panelists:

Blain Newton, Team Member, BETA Technologies

Donn Yates, Vice President, Electra Aero Defense

Larry Wirsing, Vice President, Programs, REGENT

Maik Sohl, Vice President Business Development & Sales, ERC Systems

Lunch / Exhibit Time

Workshop Session 2: Explore Solutions

AAM Enterprise Solutions Workshop

Bill Stanton, SC Alastor, Former FAA

Tom Davis, Crown Innovations, Former NASA

Glen Martin, Midwest ATC, Former FAA

Holly Gilewski, Crown Innovations

From Novelty to Normal Workshop

Colonel David  Dlugiewicz, Civil Air Patrol

Karen Coronel, Joby Aviation

Chris Proudlove, Great American Insurance Group

Beyond the Prototype Workshop

Naashom Marx, Woolpert 

Ben Emeterio, Eve Air Mobility

Joe DeRamo,  Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA)

Workshop Session 3: Solution Validation & Next Steps

AAM Enterprise Solutions Workshop

Bill Stanton, SC Alastor, Former FAA

Tom Davis, Crown Innovations, Former NASA

Glen Martin, Midwest ATC, Former FAA

Holly Gilewski, Crown Innovations

From Novelty to Normal Workshop

Colonel David  Dlugiewicz, Civil Air Patrol

Karen Coronel, Joby Aviation

Chris Proudlove, Great American Insurance Group

Beyond the Prototype Workshop

Naashom Marx, Woolpert 

Ben Emeterio, Eve Air Mobility

Joe DeRamo,  Western Reserve Port Authority (WRPA)

Growing Capabilities Panel

Moderator: Dr. Andrew Shepherd, Sinclair College National UAS Training and Certification Center

Justin Levy, Defend AM

Rob Beeler, AES Ohio

Dr. Phil Klein, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics

Chris Proudlove, Great American Insurance Group

Keynote Speaker

Introduction: J.P. Nauseef, President & CEO, JobsOhio

Marc Allen, CEO, Electra Aero

Workshop Presentations

Closing Remarks

Cocktail / Networking Hour