Full Session Guide

Full Session Guide

Explore the full list of session descriptions and discover what industry leaders will be sharing about the future of Advanced Air Mobility in Asia.
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Session Name Speakers Description
AAM MARKET IN ASIA A premier AAM expert will detail the Asian AAM market, the largest in the world, surpassing the US and Europe, exploring the timing, growth, opportunities, and challenges of the market in the coming decades.
REGULATORS AND AAM
  • Makoto Eguchi
    (JCAB)

Moderator:
Usmaan Javed (ICAO)

Harmonization is important to make sure OEMs can deploy their vehicles worldwide with minimal changes from country to country. A panel of some of the major Asian regulators, EASA, and FAA comes together to discuss their progress toward certification of AAM vehicles and how they are working to harmonize the standards across the world.
AAM USE CASES FOR ASIA A panel of operators describe what use cases they plan to deploy AAM aircraft on at entry into service and in the coming decades as the market grows.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT THROUGHOUT ASIA A panel of government representatives from Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand tell us what governments in the APAC region are doing to support the entry into service of AAM services.
OPERATIONALIZING UTM AND SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING AAM INTO THE AIRSPACE
  • Jia Xu (SkyGrid)
Airspace integration from day 1 to scale, UTM is key to the growth and path towards autonomy for the AAM industry. An UTM expert guides us through what companies are testing and when they will roll out their services and scale them to serve the industry growth.
OEMs PREPARE FOR THE ASIAN MARKET
  • Arnaud Coville (SkyDrive)
  • Eric Allison
    (Joby Aviation)
  • Nikhil Goel
    (Archer)

Moderator:
Sergio Cecutta (SMG Consulting)

A panel of worldwide and regional OEMs will discuss their progress and timeline for introducing AAM services in the region.
ASIA AAM OPERATORS PREPARE FOR EIS A panel of operators from Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand give us a look at their plans, progress, and business case to make the introduction of AAM services a success.
PROVIDING POWER TO AAM A panel of power grid operators in Japan and throughout Asia describing the challenges and the progress of preparing the national grids for AAM services.
OSAKA EXPO AAM DEMOS AND AAM IN JAPAN
  • Makoto Eguchi (JCAB)
  • Tomohiro Fukuzawa (SkyDrive)

Moderator:
Keisuke Yasukochi (SkyDrive)

Japanese government, worldwide OEMs, and partners will update the audience during this panel about their progress and the challenges of the AAM Osaka demonstrations during the 2025 expo and what comes next.
THE IMPORTANCE OF WEATHER FOR AAM OPERATIONS
  • Junichi Furumoto (MetroWeather)
  • Don Berchoff (TruWeather Solutions)
Weather is critical to the functioning of aerospace. It becomes even more important for the short flights in UAM and AAM operations. A weather expert working in the region explores what is the progress towards deployment of micro weather solutions for the AAM industry.
K-UAM CHALLENGE AND AAM IN KOREA Korean government, worldwide OEMs, and partners will update the audience during this panel about their progress and challenges in the K-UAM challenge and what comes next.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO AAM A panel of several prefectures in Japan discuss their plans for the rollout and implementation of AAM and how they are facilitating the industry entry into service.
LOW ALTITUDE ECONOMY A look at the Low Altitude Economy, China domestic implementation of AAM with multiple OEMs describing their progress towards certification and entry into service.
AAM SUPPLY CHAIN IN ASIA Supply chain has always been a critical part of aerospace. A panel of Asian and worldwide supply chain suppliers explores how they are preparing to support AAM in the region and what capabilities they are investing in to support ramp up to a scale not seen in aerospace in almost a century.
INDIA AAM INTRODUCTION AND SCALING Indian government, worldwide OEMs, and infrastructure companies will update the audience during this panel about the progress and challenges towards launching AAM services in the country.
FLY AND MAINTAIN While AAM vehicles promise significantly lower maintenance costs, MRO will still be an integral part of the market. A panel of experts from the Asian MRO market describe how their industry is preparing for the arrival of AAM.
INDONESIA AND AAM Indonesian government, worldwide OEMs, and infrastructure companies will update the audience during this panel about the progress and challenges towards launching AAM services in the country.
VERTIPORTS INTEGRATION Moderator: Carlo Tursi (UrbanV) Vertiports are a critical part of the AAM ecosystem. A panel of infrastructure experts explores what they are doing in the region, where they are deploying their resources and how they are integrating with the dense cities of Asia.
AAM MILITARY USE CASES  

How will AAM integrate, complement, and augment the JSDF forces? A JSDF expert looks at the military work and progress.

REQUIRED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AAM ATM and UTM will rely on digital communication and new and existing spectrums. An industry expert looks at the AAM needs for digital infrastructure and how aerospace can learn from other industries.
HYBRID POWER IN AAM A propulsion and battery expert guides us through the limitation of batteries and how hybrid powertrains can open the design space for larger and more capable aircraft to serve the vast geographies of the Asian market.
HYDROGEN IN ASIA Hydrogen is seen by many in the Aerospace industry as a future solution for net zero long range and large aircraft. What is the approach of the countries in the region? How are they preparing the necessary infrastructure? A panel of region’s experts will discuss.
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AAM INTRODUCTION AND SCALING Australian government, New Zealand government, worldwide OEMs, and infrastructure companies will update the audience during this panel about the progress and challenges towards launching AAM services in the country.

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