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.
Stay tuned as we continue to update this list!

Session Name Speakers Description
AAM MARKET IN ASIA
  • David David Shilliday (Honeywell)
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.
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY OPERATIONAL ECOSYSTEM
  • Martin Ding (Albatross.Ai)
Opportunities and Challenges for Low-Altitude Economy Operational Ecosystem – Updates for Year 2023~2025.
REGULATORS AND AAM
  • Makoto Eguchi (JCAB)
  • Capt. Mohammed Ahmed Alyassi (DCAA)
  • Oswaldo Lopez Blas (EASA)
  • Tan Chun Wei (CAAS)

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, JCAB, CAAS, EASA, FAA and DCAA comes together to discuss their progress toward certification of AAM vehicles and how they are working to harmonize the standards across the world.
OSAKA EXPO AAM DEMOS AND AAM IN JAPAN
  • Makoto Eguchi (JCAB)
  • Tomohiro Fukuzawa (SkyDrive)
  • Masashi Taruta (Skyports)
  • Masaki Tanabe (Marubeni)

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.
INDONESIA AND AAM
  • Kevin Phang (VELA)
  • Jeremy Hasian (Intercrus Aero)

Moderator:
Javier Vicedo (EASA)

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.
OPERATIONALIZING UTM AND SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATING AAM INTO THE AIRSPACE
  • Nate Isbell (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)
  • Takumi Mori (Eve Air Mobility)
  • Patrick Buckles (Beta Technologies)
  • Kevin Phang (VELA)
  • Vishnu Ramakrishnan (ePlane)
  • Derek Cheng (Vertical Aerospace)
  • Andrew Cummins (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
  • Amanda Nelson (Bristow Group)
  • Yukihiro Ota (Soracle)

Moderator:
Patrick Coulter (FlightSafety)

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.
THE IMPORTANCE OF WEATHER FOR AAM OPERATIONS
  • Junichi Furumoto (MetroWeather)
  • Don Berchoff (TruWeather Solutions)
  • Matthew Land (Skygrid)

Moderator:
Ally Liu (ARCGine Technologies)

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.
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO AAM
  • Yusuke Mizuno (Aichi Prefecture)
  • Tsuyoshi Sanno (Mie Prefecture)
  • Hirayama Noriyuki (NEDO)

Moderator:

Shigeru Furuichi (METI)

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.
AAM SUPPLY CHAIN IN ASIA
  • Taylor Alberstadt  (Honeywell)
  • Martin Ding (Albatross.Ai)
  • Tao Zeng (DENSO)
  • Norimitsu Natsume (Toray)

Moderator:
Clem Newton-Brown (Skyportz)

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
  • Vishnu Ramakrishnan (ePlane)
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.
VERTIPORTS INTEGRATION
  • Kohei Nakamura (Kanematsu Corp.)
  • Clem Newton-Brown (Skyportz)
  • Peter Sharp (Haylion)
  • Masashi Taruta (Skyports)

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.
REQUIRED DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AAM
  • Takumi Mori (Eve Air Mobility)
  • Frank Erb (Thales)
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
  • Yuji Kuroda (IHI)
How hybrid powertrains can expand aircraft capabilities allowing operators and OEMs to better serve the Asian market

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