Panelists updated as of 2.5.2020.
8:15 am: Registration Opens, Blackwell Inn Conference Center Lobby
9:00 am: Welcoming Remarks
- Elizabeth K. Newton, Executive Director, OSU Battelle Center for Science, Engineering, and Public Policy
- George Valcarcel, Master of Ceremonies and Ohio UAM Symposium Lead Organizer, OSU Battelle Center for Science, Engineering and Public Policy
9:15 am: Call to Action – “Writing the Next Chapter of Ohio’s Aerospace and Aviation Legacy”
- Colonel Joseph E Zeis Jr., Senior Adviser to the Governor of Ohio on Aerospace and Defense
9:30 am: Panel Discussion #1 – Defining Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and the Opportunity for Ohio
Moderator: Brian Garrett-Glaser, Assistant Editor, Avionics International, The Skyport UAM Newsletter
- Fred Judson, Director, Ohio UAS Center (Ohio Department of Transportation – Drive Ohio)
- Jonathan Hartman, Disruptive Technologies Lead, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
- Alice Cummings, COO, VrtyX (Organ and Medical Supply Transport Platform)
- Kofi Asante, Head of Business Strategy & Business Development, Elroy Air (Air Cargo VTOL OEM)
- Edgar Valdez, Regulatory Strategy Lead, UPS Flight Forward
10:45 am: Panel Discussion #2 – Operational Challenges for UAM: Airspace Integration, Cyber-Security, and Data Privacy
Moderator: Dr. Jim Gregory, Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Director, OSU Aerospace Research Center
- Andrea Shestopalov, Product Manager, AiRXOS, Part of GE Aviation
- Sabrina Saunders-Hodge, Director of Research, FAA UAS Integration Office
- Ken Edge, VP of Cyber-Solutions, Radiance Technologies
- Dennis Hirsch, Director, Program on Data Privacy and Governance, OSU Moritz College of Law
1130 am: Lunch Buffet and Networking
1215 pm: Luncheon Remarks on Ohio DOT FlyOhio Initiative
- Fred Judson, Program Director, Ohio UAS Center FlyOhio (Ohio DOT)
- [Invited] Lt. Governor of the State of Ohio Jon Husted
12:30 pm: Keynote
- Dr. John S. Langford, Founder, Aurora Flight Sciences (now Boeing NeXt), President, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1:00 pm: Networking Break
1:30 pm: Panel Discussion #3 – VTOL Vehicle Designs, Enabling Technologies, and Certification Process
Moderator: Jim Sherman, Director of Strategic Development, Vertical Flight Society (VFS)
- Brian German, Director of Center for Urban and Regional Air Mobility, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Ken Goodrich, Deputy Project Manager for Technology, NASA Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Project
- Hector Garcia, UAM Engineering Director, Honeywell Aerospace
- Daniel G. Goddard, Acting Deputy Director, Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate
2:15 pm: Networking Break
2:30 pm: Panel Discussion #4 – Infrastructure Planning, Zoning, and Financing
Moderator: Dr. Amber Woodburn McNair, Assistant Professor, OSU City and Regional Planning and OSU Center for Aviation Studies
- Adrienne Lindgren, Service Area Manager and Consultant, Aviation Innovation at WSP USA
- Danielle J Rinsler, AICP, Head of Aviation Policy, Uber Elevate
- Rex Alexander, Infrastructure Advisor, Vertical Flight Society
- Justin Anderson, Senior Airport Planner, Columbus Regional Airport Authority
3:15 pm: Networking Break
3:30 pm: Panel Discussion #5 – Ohio’s Role to Play in Advancing and Integrating Air Mobility into Our Communities
Moderator: Glenn Richardson, Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Director, Jobs Ohio
- Bob Tanner, Executive Director, Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN)
- Representative Adam Holmes, Chair, Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee (OAATC)
- Dr. Jennifer Clark, Section Head and Professor, OSU City and Regional Planning Program
- Mark Zannoni, AICP, Principal and Smart Cities and Transportation Expert, Zannoni & Co.
- [Tentative] Ben Brooks, Policy, Wing (an Alphabet Company)
4:15 pm: Closing Remarks
- George Valcarcel, Master of Ceremonies and Ohio UAM Symposium Lead Organizer, OSU Battelle Center for Science, Engineering and Public Policy
4:30 pm: Networking and Departure
