Green Aviation Conference - Aerospace Innovation 2020: Upcoming technologies that will pave the way for new and future aviation platforms! 

Schedule of Events:

AUGUST 7th, 2012

4:30pm - 5:30pm Guest Registration - Landmark Inn

5:30pm - 7:30pm Cocktail Reception - Landmark Inn

AUGUST 8th, 2012

2012 Green Aviation Conference & Exhibit Hall Open 

• 7:30am Registration and Breakfast - Up Front & Company
• 8:30am Welcoming Address - presented by Glen Simula, Chairman Upper Michigan Green Aviation Coalition and President GS Engineering, Inc.
• 8:35am Building Tomorrow's Aircraft Today - presented by Kevin Billings, Director of Logistics Concepts, Lockheed Martin Corporate Logistics and Sustainment Group.
• 9:15am The Future of Greener Aerospace Initiatives and Technologies - presented by Sylvain Cofsky, CEO, Green Aviation Research and Development Network CA
• 9:45am Green Technologies Today: Successes - presented by Charles Bushman, CEO, Arcadia Aerospace and Scott Thams, CTO PPI Aerospace
• 10:40am Coffee Break
• 11:00am Greener Skies Start with Greener Airlines - presented by Keith Lawless, Principal Director, Durability et Sustainment, Air Transat CA
• Lunch Speaker - Negotiating with Tier-1 and OEMS - presented by Gavin Brown, CEO, Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association
• 1:30pm US-Canada Business Joint Ventures and Related ITAR Issues - presented by David Lick, Lawyer, Foster Swift
• 2:15pm The Green Side of Helicopters - presented by Jerry Mullins, Enstrom Helicopter
• 3:00pm Coffee Break
• 3:15pm All Roads Lead to Innovation: How to Foster Innovation in SMEs - presented by Sylvain Cofsky, Quebec Aerospace Industry Research Consortium; William Predebon, Dean Mechanical Engineering Michigan Technological University; Glen Simula, CEO GS Engineering
• 4:15 Closing Remarks - presented by Vikki Kulju, Managing Director, Upper Michigan Green Aviation Coalition
• 4:30pm Closing Cocktail Reception - Up Front & Company

Conference - $100.00 per Person