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Ms. Andrea Dorr leads ATI's international markets, which represent approximately 42% of the company's total revenue and also drives ATI's international commercial strategy, advancing growth through strategic partnerships, customer alignment and global expansion across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. With over 30 years of executive leadership experience in aerospace materials and structures, she brings deep expertise across titanium, specialty alloys, advanced composites and complex metallic components. Her prior leadership roles include Senior Vice President positions at Sekisui Aerospace and Accurus Aerospace, as well as commercial and program leadership roles with PCC Aerostructures, TIMET, and Toray.

Mr. Juan Carlos Ortiz has integral responsibilities over the management and P&L of the engineering business of Aernnova. Mr. Ortiz has a successful track record of over 30 years working in international aerospace programs with experience in areas such as Engineering, Business Development, Program Management, Supply Chain, Strategic Planning, Risk Management, M&A and Business Administration. Among prior leadership roles, he served for four years as Aernnova's corporate Senior Vice President of Customers & Business Development in North America, responsible for the global planning, business intelligence & marketing, and business development initiatives at group level.  Prior to this role, he was the President and Managing Director of Aernnova Engineering USA, where he led the start-up and development of all engineering activities of Aernnova in North America. Also, he has served as CEO and Managing Director of a start-up company devoted to the design, development, certification and production of Light Sport Aircraft for the USA market. Before assuming those positions, he held engineering and management positions at Gamesa Aeronáutica. His career began at Boeing in Seattle as a stress engineer for the 737 NG and 757 programs and over the years has had the opportunity to participate in the design, development, certification, production and management of large aerostructures for many commercial aircraft programs and customers including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, General Electric, Goodrich, Pilatus, and Sikorsky among others. Mr. Ortiz has been a key member of the multidisciplinary team in charge of the negotiations and acquisition of several companies in the USA and in Spain dedicated to the manufacturing, engineering and final processing of composite structures and metallic components.

Dr. Kevin Michaels has 39 years of professional experience, including more than 600 consulting engagements for leading aviation and aerospace companies across the globe. In 2001, he co-founded AeroStrategy 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.

Mr. Richard Aboulafia joined AeroDynamic Advisory in January 2022. Since 1988, he has tracked aircraft programs, markets, and companies as an analyst and consultant and now manages consulting projects in the commercial and military aviation field and analyzes broader defense and aerospace market and industry trends. Mr. Aboulafia has advised numerous aerospace companies, including most prime and many second- and third-tier contractors in the US, Europe and Asia. Additionally, he advises numerous financial institutions on aerospace market conditions.

Ms. Andreana Izotov is responsible for conducting in-depth market research and analysis for a wide variety of companies and product segments within the aerospace industry and supply chain. While completing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, she held an internship at Aerodynamic Advisory where she primarily focused on a comprehensive overview of US military aircraft MRO. Ms. Izotov has consulted on various aerospace engagements involving commercial and military MRO, supply chain analysis, economic development, and transaction support.

Mr. Nicolas Lemoine leads Procurement Operations, Flying Part Services, Strategy & Transformation and General Procurement for Airbus Americas. Since 2017, he has been based in Herndon, Virginia at Airbus Americas Headquarters. In his last position, he was the Head of Supply Chain Development for Airbus Procurement Operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, where he led a team that supports the Airbus North America supply chain for the Airbus commodities of Aerostructures, Cabin, Systems & Equipment and Materials. Mr. Lemoine has extensive experience in Sales, Purchasing & Operations Management through his previous consulting and Airbus positions in France, Sweden and Germany.

Mr. Chris Stone has held a wide range of leadership positions at public companies, with a focus in manufacturing and supply chain management, business operations, production control, logistics and organizational transformation. Most recently, he served as Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Lockheed Martin from 2021 to 2024. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he was Vice President, Supply Chain & Material Management at Aerojet Rocketdyne from 2018 to 2021, and previously held various management positions at Textron companies, including Textron Marine & Land System and Bell Helicopter from 2005 to 2018.

Mr. Jim Morrison is responsible for the implementation, oversight, and continued development of Avolon's risk management strategy, ensuring that Avolon proactively addresses the immediate and future challenges faced by the industry. A member of Avolon since 2017, he most recently served as Head of Portfolio Management where he was responsible for identifying and projecting key industry trends, performing airline and market analysis, and developing aircraft investment cases. Mr. Morrison led the strategic entry into the freighter market and helped launch Avolon’s eVTOL commercialization strategy. Additionally, he contributes to Avolon's thought leadership agenda, authoring the annual outlook papers and developing Avolon's sustainability initiatives. Prior to joining Avolon, he held airline marketing, market analysis and product strategy roles with CIT Aerospace and Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.

Dr. Ronald J. Epstein actively covers Aerospace, Defense and Multi-Industrials with large aerospace components listed in the United States, Canada and Brazil. In the Institutional Investor All-America Research poll, he was ranked as a top-three analyst in Aerospace & Defense Electronics for the last 15 years and led the #1 team for the last eight years. Dr. Epstein is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a Technology Advisor to United Airlines Ventures, on the Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, an Affiliate Professor at the University of North Carolina and is a mentor for the Techstars Space Accelerator. Previously, he worked as a research scientist in applied aerodynamics technology at Boeing Phantom Works. He was also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, teaching fluid dynamics and control systems.

Mr. Cliff Collier is a seasoned executive, leading Charles Edwards' Operations & Supply Chain activities. In this capacity, he helps aerospace companies assess and realize cost and efficiency improvements and also leads operations due diligence projects. Mr. Collier has over 30 years of experience in Supply Chain, IT and Human Resources management from Vought Aircraft Industries and Triumph Aerostructures where he was responsible for $2B of annual spend. During this tenure, he led a complete restructuring of company benefit plans, rescued a failed SAP implementation, and created a cross-company corporate procurement organization in a highly decentralized aerospace company. His skill is particularly in turnaround and start-up operations, communicating change and getting buy in from the relevant stakeholders, and has successfully managed both large and small organizations.

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Mr. Peter Zimm leads strategy, market positioning, and operations improvement consulting projects for aerospace companies and has delivered scores of projects for OEMs, Tier 1s, sub-tier suppliers and raw materials companies across the world. Mr. Zimm is an internationally-recognized market expert in aerospace raw materials, aircraft components, manufacturing process technologies, and aircraft emissions. Prior to joining Charles Edwards, he was a Principal at ICF Aviation's Aerospace & MRO practice. His career began at Timken Aerospace where he held various business development, marketing, and sales management positions and co-architected the company's aftermarket entry strategy.

Mr. Chris Celtruda joined Chromalloy in 2024 provides leadership across all functions of the business to drive executive team development, organic business growth, business execution, change management, customer relationship management, lean manufacturing, and operations execution. Prior to Chromalloy, he served as CEO of Valence Surface Technologies, a provider of metal finishing technologies for commercial aviation, defense, aero-engine, space, medical and energy markets. Previously, he was CEO of Kellstrom Defense, where he was responsible for the formation and sale of an integrated sustainment business compromising defense component distribution, engineered product PMA and SAR design, aero-structure manufacturing, and aircraft component maintenance serving military and commercial customers globally. Mr. Celtruda has over 30 years of leadership experience, including public company executive roles at General Dynamics, Honeywell, CIRCOR International and Gardner Denver managing complex businesses in the aerospace, aero-engine, electronics, space, defense, and industrial end markets.

Ms. Leslie Suffredini is the President of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing (CAM), within Stanley Black & Decker's STANLEY Engineered Fastening (SEF) business. CAM is a leading strategic partner in the supply of aerospace fasteners, fittings and engineered products. CAM's brands include Bristol, Aerofit, Voss, 3V Fasteners, Moeller, QRP, E.A. Patten (EAP), Prikos & Becker and Panalok. Ms. Suffredini has led the CAM team since joining the business in 2022 and has over 20 years of experience in the Aerospace industry. Prior to joining Stanley Black & Decker, she served as a Director of Operations for Howmet Aerospace, a global leader in engineered metal products. Over the course of her career, she has held positions across operations, with experience in quality assurance, engineering and multi-site plant operations.

Mr. Bruce Breckenridge is Founder and CEO of Enjet Aero, a leading supplier of critical machined and fabricated parts to the major engine OEMs of the A&D industry, specializing in complex components and assemblies for both commercial and military aircraft engines. Prior to founding Enjet Aero, he was a Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Valent Aerostructures (acquired by LMI Aerospace), as well as Founder and CEO of the predecessor platform business that became Valent. Mr. Breckenridge has over 20 years of experience working in and with aerospace and defense-related businesses. His career began at Ernst & Young LLP, working more than eight years in the Entrepreneurial Services group.

Mr. Derek Lemke serves as a senior operational executive and champion on Exiger's multi-tier supply chain visibility, transformation and risk management solutions. With a proven track record in driving value creation programs, he has excelled in supply chain optimization, digital transformation and enterprise strategy across the Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, and Industrial sectors. Prior to joining Exiger, he held a key leadership role at one of the world's top Aerospace and Defense manufacturing companies, responsible for overseeing the supply chain strategy for metallic materials and components, totaling $7B in spend across a global manufacturing network of over 3,000 suppliers. Throughout his career, he has spearheaded pivotal supply chain transformations aimed at cost reduction, supply base rationalization, and n-tier material orchestration. These initiatives have consistently delivered improved operational performance, enhanced security of supply, and increased resilience across the supply base.

Mr. Stephen "Vito" Sperando specializes in smoothing turbulent supply chains by focusing on People, Partnerships and Technology to link VoC (Voice of Customer) to VoD (Value of Distribution). Mr. Sperando is currently President of Future Materials a Marmon Holdings/Berkshire Hathaway global aerospace distributor of brands such as Future Metals, Orkal and Aero-Hose. An early automotive passion brought him to Kettering University in Michigan, where he earned a Mechanical Engineering degree. His career launched as part of the core team of inventors that developed "Capless Refueling", which is now on tens of millions of vehicles all over the world. Mr. Sperando's passions over the years have expanded from cars to fasteners, and now planes.

Mr. Allen Paxson is responsible for the development of the company's commercial product strategies. Working closely with today's customers, products and partners, he assures that product strategies for the future are integrated into GE's enterprise ambitions. Mr. Paxson joined GE Aerospace in 1984 and has advanced through the Engineering organization, holding roles in new materials, advanced processes, structural design, new product certifications, and leadership of a global engineering team. As a product line general manager for both Commercial and Military programs at GE Aerospace, he was responsible for engine product operations, advanced marketing, airplane integration, and certification of the widebody GE90 and GEnx products. Mr. Paxson served as general manager for the Regional Engines & Services where he led product strategy, production, product support, and services for GE's CF34, Passport, and CT7 engine families. As general manager of GE's Military Turbofan and Turbojet Department, he oversaw GE's large military engines and tanker transport applications of GE and CFM commercial engines and oversaw the technical field programs, engine services & upgrade strategies, foreign military sales, and business partnerships. Prior to this appointment, he served as Vice President of CFM International. From 2014-2021, he was a member of the CFM Board of Directors and the primary interface for GE with its joint venture partner SAFRAN from. During this period, he played the key leadership role in the certification, production, and entry into service of the LEAP-1A, -1B and -1C engines. In 2018, he and the executive leadership of CFM launched an adjacent CFM technology maturation project to position CFM for the future narrowbody market and externally launched the new "RISE" program in 2020.

Mr. Michael Richter focuses on companies in the defense, commercial aerospace, and New Space markets. With more than three decades of investment banking experience, he is one of the most accomplished aerospace & defense dealmakers, having closed more than 350 transactions, valued at north of $100B in total transaction value. Previously, he served as Global Head of A&D Investment Banking at Lazard. Prior to Lazard, he was President of Jefferies Quarterdeck, the Aerospace & Defense business of Jefferies & Co. Prior to Jefferies, he was a Managing Director and Head of CIBC Oppenheimer's Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking Group and Head of their SF office. Mr. Richter started his professional career focused on the technology sector, holding roles at IBM and the technology investment banking groups of Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Montgomery Securities.

Mr. Christopher Smith has extensive experience advising clients across sectors, including aerospace technology and products, aviation services, defense, government services, and space. Mr. Smith has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financing, and capital raising. Earlier in his career, he served as an aviator in the United States Navy where he flew the F/A-18 Hornet.

Mr. Tom Gentile assumed the position of CEO and President in May 2024 and was appointed as Chairman of the company's Board of Directors in December 2024. Prior to joining Hexcel, he served as President and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, a global supplier of structures for commercial aerospace and defense platforms. Previously, he spent 19 years at GE. Mr. Gentile served as President and Chief Operating Officer of GE Capital, a $650 billion financial services institution. Before this role, he was President and CEO of GE Healthcare Systems, a $14 billion diagnostic imaging and medical device business. Also, he served as President and CEO of GE Aviation Services, a $7 billion global enterprise providing maintenance, repair, and overhaul as well as spare parts to GE Aviation's global fleet of jet engines for commercial airlines. His career began at GE in 1998, holding a succession of leadership roles across GE Capital in the U.S., France, and Australia. Earlier in his career, he held leadership and strategy roles with McKinsey & Company, U.S. broadcaster CBS, and General Motors.

Ms. Sheila Kahyaoglu covers the Aerospace and Defense sector, in addition to the Airlines sector. She joined in March 2012. Ms. Kahyaoglu was ranked #1 in Institutional Investor's All-America Research poll in 2022 after being #2 in 2021 and 2020 and Runner-up in 2019. She was ranked Rising Star in the 2015 and 2014 polls. Before joining Jefferies, Ms. Kahyaoglu was a research analyst at Credit Suisse, covering the Electrical Equipment and Multi Industry (EE/MI) space. From 2005 to 2008, she was a Leveraged Finance analyst at JPMorgan.

Mr. Michael Misantone has a broad base of experience advising companies, Boards of Directors, and management teams in the A&D and government services industry, including buy- and sell-side M&A transactions, fairness opinions, IPOs, and private and public equity and debt placements. Prior to joining KippsDeSanto & Co., he was in the M&A group at Wachovia Securities. Previously, he was with Jefferies Quarterdeck, the A&D group of Jefferies & Co. Prior to joining Jefferies Quarterdeck, he worked in the M&A group at Credit Suisse First Boston, and the Debt Capital Markets group at Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Victor Caruso has over 25 years of combined investment banking and private equity experience, following nearly a decade of other professional experience, which includes service as an officer in the U.S. Navy. Also, he has completed a range of investment banking engagements and played a senior role in numerous private equity investments. His professional experience spans across both sell-side and buy-side M&A roles on behalf of private equity firms, public corporations and private company clients. Prior to joining Kroll, he spent over a decade in private equity, and before that nearly a decade in M&A investment banking.

Mr. Rowan G.P. Taylor is the founding and Managing Partner of Liberty Hall Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry. Since 2005, Mr. Taylor has led the investment of over $3.0 billion in equity capital in over 30 acquisitions of businesses serving the aerospace and defense industry, including the investment of over $1.2 billion in equity capital in over 20 acquisitions since the formation of Liberty Hall. Liberty Hall was founded in 2011 as the first, and remains the only, private equity firm singularly focused on investments in middle market businesses serving the aerospace and defense industry. Prior to founding Liberty Hall, Mr. Taylor was a Partner of Oak Hill Capital Management, where he was head of its Basic Industries group, led a group of investment professionals focused on aerospace, industrial and transportation businesses, and served on Oak Hill’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining Oak Hill in 1999, Mr. Taylor was a Principal in the Merchant Banking group of CS First Boston and its successors, The Clipper Group and Monitor Clipper Partners.

Mr. Bryan Perkins has over 20 years of aerospace manufacturing experience, during which he has held many leadership positions. As CEO, President, and Founder of Novaria Group, he continues to build a growing enterprise focused on Aerospace Tier 2 manufacturing. Since 2011, he has closed over 20 aerospace component manufacturing transactions, all of which were privately-held, multi-generational, or entrepreneur-owned businesses. In addition to serving as CEO, he has taken on a variety of hands-on operational leadership roles within Novaria during various stages of scaling. His public and private company experience extends to the leadership and successful closure of multiple transactions, integrations and supplier-customer negotiations with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Prior to founding Novaria group, he spent 10 years in various aerospace manufacturing, operating and corporate development roles with Parker Hannifin.

Mr. Carlos Ozores leads PA Consulting's aviation practice in the Americas, adding to his over 20 years of experience in airline management and consulting, advising airports, airlines, suppliers and investors on business and strategy. Mr. Ozores is trained as an economist and has worked with companies of all sizes worldwide, offering practical advice on business strategy, digital transformation, and sustainability. Before joining PA, he led ICF's Americas aviation and tourism practice. His career started in revenue management at American Airlines.

Mr. Chris Quilty began making his footprint in the satellite & space sector as a trusted authority, media pundit, and twice-recognized Wall Street Journal "Best on the Street" analyst more than two decades ago while serving as a sell-side analyst for Raymond James. Mr. Quilty initiated coverage on the space industry in the mid-2000s and has subsequently published hundreds of company-specific, macro, sector, and thematic research reports. Leveraging his vast space industry knowledge and a commitment to thought-leading research, he co-founded Quilty Space (formerly Quilty Analytics) in 2016. In this capacity, he is regarded as a valued source of industry insight across all verticals of the space ecosystem — from manufacturing and launch through satcom, EO, hardware, and downstream analytics. Mr. Quilty is a frequent advisor  to the full range of satellite & space investors and stakeholders, from leading prime contractors and government agencies to satellite operators and technology companies.

Mr. Kenneth Herbert is a Managing Director and Senior Aerospace & Defense Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. Prior to RBC, he was the senior A&D analyst at Canaccord Genuity and Wedbush Securities. From 2003-2009, he ran the Aerospace & Defense consulting practice at Frost & Sullivan and was an associate to the No.1-ranked machinery analyst at Salomon Smith Barney from 2000-2003.

Mr. Jay Carmel has 15 years of experience providing strategy development and M&A advisory services to A&D corporations and financial sponsors. Mr. Carmel primarily supports aircraft OEM equipment suppliers, aftermarket service companies, start-ups and investors who are active in the commercial aerospace industry. In addition to his expertise in traditional aircraft technologies, he focuses on areas most exposed to disruptive innovation, including advanced air mobility and its enablers, such as aircraft propulsion, autonomous flight, and aviation connectivity. Having led over 200 project engagements during the course of his consulting career, he has helped multiple aircraft system manufacturers and start-ups close successful business case investments for new products and market entry strategies. Also, he has provided due-diligence support for industry clients and financial sponsors on dozens of M&A transactions, covering supply chain areas such as aerostructures, engine components, actuation, avionics, parts distribution services, and aircraft maintenance. Prior to joining Renaissance, he was a Principal at Oliver Wyman and had previously led the commercial aerospace consulting practice at Avascent.

Mr. David Nolletti is a Senior Managing Director working out of Riveron’s New York City office where he leads the Aerospace, Defense, Aviation and Space Practice. Mr. Nolletti has more than 25 years' executive leadership, performance improvement, and restructuring experience and brings practical, hands-on leadership to engagements based on his extensive experience in operations, sales, marketing, and strategy as a functional vice president, general manager, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Restructuring Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Nolletti has represented both debtors and creditors in aerospace and aviation bankruptcy proceedings. Prior to joining 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.

Joanna Speed specializes in uniting prominent and influential aerospace industry leaders to illuminate pressing issues, proactively confront industry challenges, and deliver answers to stakeholders. She recently served as Chief Growth Officer of an alliance of distribution companies, providing supply chain solutions to the A&D industry, and previously was the Managing Director, Aerospace and Defense Events for the Aviation Week Network — which included the SpeedNews Legacy — where she led the launch and execution of multiple events, marketing strategies and audience engagement platforms. During her prior tenure, she emerged as a thought leader for pioneering forecasting and intelligence forums in the A&D arena. In 2022, she played a pivotal role in the successful launch of AeroOne — a groundbreaking initiative for the Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan, to unite aerospace OEMs and suppliers in the Midwest region. Also, she advised the Association for Corporate Growth - Los Angeles, particularly through the successful curation and launch of the Aerospace & Defense Middle Market Leadership Forum, a program strategically designed for dealmakers within the sector. Joanna is a recipient of the Service to the Flag Award for Industry by Women In Defense and served as President for the Women In Defense Greater Los Angeles Chapter — a subsidiary organization under the National Defense Industrial Association. She is a member of the Board of Directors of LeFiell Manufacturing. Recently, she was recognized by Business Insider as one of the top 15 most influential women in aerospace.

Prior to launching The Air Current in June 2018, Mr. Jon Ostrower served as Aviation Editor for CNN Worldwide, guiding the network’s global coverage of the business and operations of aviation. Following four and a half years at the Wall Street Journal, he joined CNN. Based first in Chicago, then in Washington, D.C., he covered Boeing, aviation safety, and the business of global aerospace. Previously, he was editor of Flight Blogger for Flightglobal and Flight International Magazine, covering the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other new aircraft programs from 2007 to 2012. Mr. Ostrower is an instructor at the University of Southern California in the Viterbi School of Engineering's Aviation Safety and Security program.

Mr. Peter Neuberger serves as President and CEO of Unite Performance Metals. UPM is an O'Neal Industries owned company — the largest US family-owned group of metals service companies with aerospace focused members TW Metals and Skillcraft alongside UPM. UPM provides Titanium, Nickel and cobalt alloys and engineered stainless steel material in all forms to jet engine, airframe, deep space, alternative energy and medical customers globally. Prior to this role, he served as President of three different metals manufacturing companies. Mr. Neuberger started his career in channel management for global conglomerate Saint-Gobain and went on to lead multiple supply chain management and outsourcing companies. As a result of these experiences at both manufacturing and supply chain companies, he is uniquely suited to lead UPM's growth in both specialty processing and aerospace supply chain services.

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After nearly two decades in the industry, Mr. Courtney Miller has a breadth of experience spanning operations, sales, fleet and network planning, cargo planning, market forecasting, and data analytics. Recently, he was with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft where he coordinated aircraft transactions with both lessors and airlines in a sales capacity. Deeply committed to using analytics to find different perspectives, he led Bombardier's Americas airline analysis team for seven years, responsible for building analytical models and business cases in support of aircraft transactions. Prior to joining Bombardier, he spent time building expertise in cargo network planning and forecasting with DHL. His career began as a pilot for Comair Airlines in Cincinnati where he worked in local ALPA leadership, chairing the analysis committee.

Mr. Adam Klauber leads the sustainable operations team at World Energy and heads the digital system to transfer environmental attributes independent of physical fuel delivery. Mr. Klauber co-led aviation's first long-term Book & Claim contracts that will catalyze a new market. Also he is the elected Board Chair of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. In his previous role at the energy think tank Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), he was the chief architect of the sustainable aviation fuel certificate concept, a first-of-its-kind market instrument, mitigating scope 3 (indirect) supply chain emissions. At RMI he co-founded the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance with the Environmental DefenseFund. Before RMI, he worked in consultancies and for the Federal government, advancing sustainable transportation.

Mr. Gary Lowe's career with thyssenkrupp spans back to 2006, with expertise working across automotive, avionics, and electronics industries. Mr. Lowe served as the Managing Director at thyssenkrupp Aerospace UK before relocating to the Seattle area in 2019 to take on responsibility of the Boeing business for the company's North America division as Senior Vice President. In 2022, he assumed the role of CEO & President of thyssenkrupp Aerospace North America and in 2024 was appointed Global CEO, Business Field Aerospace of thyssenkrupp Aerospace.