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The Aerospace Event – Washington • DC

October 14-15, 2024

Our second event in 2024 will provide knowledge, impactful and strategic discussions and contemporary debates on DoD budgets and policy, RDT&E and procurement trends, and geopolitics.

conrad washington, DC

The Aerospace Event – Beverly Hills • CA

MARCH 17-18, 2025

The Aerospace Event will provide A&D industry suppliers and stakeholders with a top-level, confidential, informative, and exclusive venue for executives to learn and exchange ideas on common concerns and new developments in our rapidly-changing industry.

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ABOUT THIS EVENT

Join your industry peers

Knowledge is essential. Intelligence is vital. Reengage and enhance your network. Join us in Beverly Hills and secure your future success!

The Aerospace Event connects leaders in the global aerospace and defense industry by facilitating collaboration and modern thinking through spirited discussions, debates and experiences, to fuel thought leadership, drive interaction and relationships to achieve successful advancement in the industry.

Where

Conrad Washington, DC

When

Monday & TuesdayOctober 14-15, 2024

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THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY

Esteemed Presenters

Hear from top leaders across the globe discuss important topics, market intelligence and viewpoints within the Aerospace & Defense industry.

SEE COMPLETE LIST OF SPEAKERS
Kevin Michaels
Managing Director
AeroDynamic Advisory

Kevin Michaels

Managing Director
AeroDynamic Advisory

Dr. Kevin Michaels has 37 years of professional experience, including more than 600 consulting engagements for leading aviation and aerospace companies across the globe. He co-founded AeroStrategy in 2001 and successfully grew the consultancy until its acquisition by ICF International in 2011. Earlier, he was Director, Strategic Development at Rockwell Collins Government Systems and a Principal with The Canaan Group — a consultancy that co-founded the MRO Conference series with Aviation Week Network. Dr. Michaels is a globally recognized expert in the aerospace manufacturing and MRO sectors and has significant functional expertise in corporate and business strategy, M&A advisory, technology and market assessment, and cluster development. His experience spans commercial and military markets. Dr. Michaels authored AeroDynamic: Inside the High-Stakes Global Jetliner Ecosystem, winner of the 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award. In 2021, he was the recipient of the Annual Gilbert W. Speed Award for leadership across the global aerospace supply chain. Currently, he is co-authoring Time Machines: A Modern History of Business Aviation with his colleague Richard Aboulafia.

Vago Muradian
Founder & Editor
Defense & Aerospace Report

Vago Muradian

Founder & Editor
Defense & Aerospace Report

Mr. Vago Muradian has been an international security reporter, editor, commentator and broadcaster for nearly 25 years. For 14 years, he was the editor of Defense News, expanding its network of correspondents to 21 countries. Also, he was the founding host of Defense News with Vago Muradian. Before joining Defense News, he was the founder and managing editor of Defense Daily International and the business and international reporter for Defense Daily, the leading U.S. daily newsletter covering the defense and aerospace industry. Mr. Muradian joined Defense Daily from Air Force Times, the independent U.S. publication covering the U.S. Air Force where he covered global operations. His career started at Inside the Army.

Jeffrey P. Bialos
Partner
Eversheds Sutherland

Jeffrey P. Bialos

Partner
Eversheds Sutherland

Mr. Jeffrey Bialos is a partner in the global law firm of Eversheds Sutherland where he is Co-Head of the firm's Aerospace, Defense and Security Practice. His areas of practice include M&A, joint ventures, antitrust, export controls, foreign investment, government contracts, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Mr. Bialos has advised aerospace, defense and other high-tech firms making complex business decisions, governance, structuring transactions and regulatory compliance. Also,he has handled the antitrust review of major defense and aerospace transactions pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and advised clients on the foreign acquisition of sensitive assets in defense and aerospace, financial services, and a range of other business areas. From 1999 to 2000, he served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Affairs and received the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal. Previously, in 1997 to 1999, he served as the Special Advisor to Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs Stuart M. Eisenstat. Prior to this, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant of Commerce for Import Administration.

Pierre Chao
Managing Partner
Proteus Capital Solutions

Pierre Chao

Managing Partner
Proteus Capital Solutions

Mr. Pierre Chao brings three decades of A&D investment, equity analysis, investment banking, strategy management consulting and M&A due diligence expertise. Founded in 2019, Proteus Capital Solutions is focused on making control investments in middle-market aerospace, defense and government services companies with the strategic goal of building the next generation of mid-tier competitors in the sector. Prior to Proteus Capital Solutions, he co-founded Renaissance Strategic Advisors — a premier Washington, DC, and London-based A&D strategy and M&A due diligence firm. From 1995-2003, he was an Institutional Investor ranked A&D equity analyst with Smith Barney, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Credit Suisse First Boston. He led the #1 ranked U.S. and global A&D team every year eligible. Mr. Chao began his career as an M&A banker in the New York and London offices of Prudential-Bache Capital Funding.

David A. Nolletti
Senior Managing Director, A&D & Government Contractors Practice Leader
Riveron

David A. Nolletti

Senior Managing Director, A&D & Government Contractors Practice Leader
Riveron

Mr. David Nolletti has 20 years of restructuring, corporate renewal, crisis management, and project management experience. This includes his extensive experience in aerospace, defense, distribution, consumer products, sporting goods, aerospace maintenance repair and overhaul, and general industrial verticals. More specifically, he also has deep knowledge of representing debtors and creditors in aerospace manufacturing and airline bankruptcy proceedings. Prior to joining the Riveron, he was President, CEO, and Co-founder of Cold Mountain Capital LLC., a family front office private equity investment platform focused on acquiring and managing underperforming aerospace, defense, and heavy industrial manufacturing companies. Prior to his time at Cold Mountain, he was a global marketing and market research manager at Procter & Gamble and served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army on both active duty and in the reserves.

Jeremiah "J.J." Gertler
Senior Analyst
Teal Group

Jeremiah "J.J." Gertler

Senior Analyst
Teal Group

Mr. Jeremiah Gertler provides market intelligence, analysis, and insight to private clients worldwide. Prior to joining Teal Group, he was the military aviation analyst for the Congressional Research Service for 12 years, where he testified before Congressional committees, briefed members and staff on policy, budget, technical, and other matters, and wrote and maintained reports on major military aviation programs. In previous Capitol Hill billets, he oversaw the entire defense procurement and missile defense budgets on the professional staff of the House Committee on Armed Services for FY2000 through 2005, responsible for $78 billion a year, and earlier, served as military legislative assistant to a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. As senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, he was principal author or co-author of major reports on Department of Defense reform and missile defense, and initiated studies on reserve component roles and missions, systems acquisition, military logistics, and Special Forces aviation.

Testimonials
Michael Lynn
President
Prime Metals & Alloys

"The A&D industry has been severely lacking a top-level, informative event for the middle-tier. The team at AeroLambda Group is uniquely qualified to provide the premiere events that the industry needs."

Testimonials
Chris Celtruda
CEO
Valence Surface Technologies

"Aerospace conferences that address OEM concerns have proliferated, but a considerable gap remains for an event that gets the right people in the right space with the right agenda. The Aerospace Event will be that event."

Testimonials
Dr. Kevin Michaels
Managing Director
AeroDynamic Advisory

"No one knows how to produce a premier aerospace event like Joanna Speed. This new conference will undoubtedly be an industry smash hit for years to come — just like all of Joanna's conferences!"

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November 1, 2023
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October 2, 2023
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March 12, 2024
Still Time to Register for The Aerospace Event in Beverly Hills

Join us on March 18-19, 2024

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February 6, 2024
A Half-day Program on Aerospace Raw Materials

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November 14, 2023
Sponsors for The Aerospace Event – West Coast, March 2024

Special thank you to our Sponsors!

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November 1, 2023
Preliminary Agenda: The Aerospace Event, Beverly Hills, CA

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October 2, 2023
Sponsors and Industry Supporters for East Coast Event - Oct. '23

A special thank you to our Sponsors and Industry Supporters!

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