US aviation industry leaders, policymakers, educators, and innovators will gather in Monterey, CA, March 31–April 2 for the LIFT Summit, the state’s premier forum for collaboration across the low-altitude economy.
Hosted by Monterey Bay DART, the annual event focuses on the future of advanced air mobility (AAM) and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
The summit takes place at the Monterey Conference Centre, with an opening reception at the Monterey Jet Centre, bus tours and live flight demonstrations at Airspace Integration UAS Test Range, La Selva Beach and Marina Municipal Airport.
Summit participants include technology developers, airport and transportation leaders, government representatives, defence partners, educational institutions, and economic development organisations.
Key presenters and panellists include:
- Michael Sanders, Dir. of the Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies
- Peter Irvine, Staff Lead and Member, Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group for the United States, US Dept. of Transportation
- Samuel Assefa, Dir., Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
- Emily Warren, Deputy Sec. for Innovative Mobility, California State Transportation Agency
- Parimal Kopardekar (PK), Program Dir., Airspace Operations and Safety Program, NASA
- Huy Tran, Dir. of Aeronautics at NASA Ames Research Center
- Susan Shaheen, Co-Dir., Transportation Sustainability Research Center, UC Berkeley
- Aviation Executives from Joby Aviation, Wisk, BETA, Elroy Air, Ampaire, ANRA, Future Flight Global, ResilienX, Skyway, Woolpert, SFO, SJC and more.
- For a complete list of presenters and panelists visit the Summit website.