Future of Aviation Speaker

Liza Josias

Human Factors & Stakeholder Engagement Lead
Eve Air Mobility

Liza engages with government and industry to prepare the urban infrastructure for accessible and sustainable urban flights. She was a key contributor to Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management (UATM) concept and applied her human performance and air traffic management expertise to the white paper, Flight Plan 2030. More recently, Liza contributed to several of Eve’s Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) that were tailored to different international cities. These CONOPS examined the technological, infrastructural, and regulatory ecosystems needed to launch and scale UAM...

Gabriela Juarez

Urban Air Mobility Lead
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning

Ms. Gabriela Juarez is the Urban Air Mobility Lead for the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning analyzing the opportunities and issues that this new mobility can help solve for the City. Her 17 years experience in City Planning has spanned long range/advanced planning, project/current planning, policy implementation, code studies and revisions as well as citywide policy. Prior to working for the City of Los Angeles, she worked for various planning and land use organizations and companies including non-profits and expediting consultants. She attended the University of...

George Kivork

Head of U.S. State and Local Policy
Joby Aviation

George Kivork is Head of State and Local Policy at Joby Aviation. He is an attorney with extensive experience in legislative affairs and communications, having advised public advocacy campaigns, business executives, and officials at the local and the highest levels of the U.S government. George has a proven track record of shaping and implementing strategies to achieve policy objectives in highly demanding environments. Most recently, he was Senior Policy Manager at Lyft overseeing CA and the Southwest. Previously he served the City of Los Angeles in numerous capacities on behalf of...

Parimal Kopardekar

Director
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI)

Parimal Kopardekar (PK) serves as the Director of NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI). In that capacity, he is responsible for exploring new trends and needs related to aviation in the areas of autonomy, aeronautics manufacturing, and advanced air mobility. He also serves as NASA's senior technologist for Air Transportation Systems and principal investigator for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project. He was formerly manager of the NASA’s Safe Autonomous System Operations Project, which developed autonomy related concepts, technologies and architectures that...

Gaël Le Bris

Senior Aviation Planner & Senior Technical Principal
WSP

Gaël Le Bris, C.M., P.E. is a Senior Aviation Planner and Senior Technical Principal with WSP USA who holds two master’s degrees in aviation. He supervises aviation system and airport planning projects, and provides expertise in aviation engineering, operations, and safety in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to joining WSP, Mr. Le Bris was the Airside Development Manager at Paris-Charles de Gaulle International Airport. He is a committee member of ACC, ACI-NA, SAE International, TRB, and UAF&FA. He has authored over 60 articles and publications.

Mr. Le Bris and his team have...

Adrienne C. Lindgren

Senior Lead - State and Local Partnerships
Supernal LLC (Hyundai Motor Group)

Adrienne is a dynamic professional with a mix of skills and expertise spanning program management, project management, partnerships, and business development and success in industries including electric vehicles, consulting, banking, and municipal government. She brings proven ability to drive planning and execution for complex multi-disciplinary projects, gain consensus and alignment across diverse stakeholders, and navigate the ambiguity of new programs, roles, and technologies. A skilled communicator, her experience includes leading high-profile public/private partnerships and...

Julie Lorenz

Secretary
Kansas Department of Transportation

Julie Lorenz was appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly in January 2019 to lead the Kansas Department of Transportation. With more than 25 years of experience, she is recognized as a national leader in the areas of policy development, collaboration and scenario planning.


Previously, Lorenz directed national engineering firms’ strategic consulting and public engagement services for transportation projects at the local, regional and national levels. She was recently elected president of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) – a...

Caryn Lund

Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs
Americans for Lilium Aviation

Caryn Moore Lund is the Head of Government Relations and Public Affairs – Americas for Lilium Aviation, a company built to advance how the world moves with the latest revolution in sustainable, high-speed regional air mobility. In this role, she oversees Federal, State, local and commercial partnerships that will bring Advanced Air Mobility to the United States. Prior to joining Lilium in September 2020, Mrs. Lund served in leadership roles at the US Department of Transportation and on the US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Rebecca MacPherson

Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Regional Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration

Rebecca MacPherson is the Regional Administrator for the Great Lakes Region. She was appointed on January 8, 2018. As Regional Administrator, MacPherson serves as the principal executive representative of the FAA Administrator in the region, providing corporate leadership in cross-organizational matters and represents the FAA with industry, the public and governmental organizations. The Great Lakes Region encompasses the geographical area of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

MacPherson served as the FAA’s Assistant Chief...

Ramses Madou

Division Manager of Planning, Policy, and Sustainability
City of San José’s Department of Transportation Speaker

Ramses Madou is the Division Manager of Planning, Policy, and Sustainability for the Department of Transportation in the City of San José. At the City of San José Ramses leads a team of planners, engineers, policy specialists, data and model experts to plan the Citywide transportation system. His team is working to implement the ambitious mode change and VMT reduction goals of the City’s general plan all while proactively dealing with the fundamental disruptions that are currently shaking the transportation world. Before joining the City of San Jose he worked as the Associate...