People Category: AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023

Gopinath Mallipatna

With an impressive track record spanning over 25+ years, Dr. Gopinath Mallipatna has held senior leadership positions in multinational companies, showcasing his expertise in finance and general management. His extensive experience spans diverse sectors such as IT, ITES, Heavy Engineering, Life Sciences, Aerospace, Electronics, and Finance. As a co-founder of an investment company, he plays a pivotal role in nurturing and advising early-stage startups, having already made investments in multiple ventures with a strong pipeline for future investments, particularly in the aerospace and related sectors. Gopinath is also a passionate promoter of SatSure, a pioneering deep technology company leveraging satellite data for intelligent solutions. Furthermore, he actively contributes as a board member of the Institute of Management Accountants, USA, and several startups, further enhancing his industry impact.

Sachin Ramesh

Sachin Ramesh holds a Masters’ Degree in Aerospace Vehicle Design from Cranfield University, and honed his entrepreneurial acumen at the prestigious Cambridge University. With a strong background in Aircraft Wing Design and Jet Engine Optimization, Sachin’s career highlights include spearheading ambitious projects for industry giants such as Airbus and Pratt & Whitney, where he served as a proficient Project Management Office (PMO) Lead. Notable, he led a team of engineers in successfully conceptualizing, designing and validating and avant-garde electric aircraft. Complimenting to his technical expertise, he furthered his Corporate Strategy and Strategic Business Management professional studies from at the distinguished London Business School. He is currently one of the co-founders and CEO at Volador FlyTech and revolutionizing the future of urban travel.

 

Maxime Gariel

Maxime Gariel is the Chief Technology Officer at Xwing, an aviation company on a mission to radically improve human mobility through the use of fully autonomous airplanes. Maxime is a pilot whose lifelong dream is to make airplanes fly themselves. Prior to Xwing, Maxime was the Principal GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Control) Engineer at Rockwell Collins where he designed and built autonomous aircraft systems like DARPA Gremlins and the AgustaWestland SW4 Solo autonomous helicopter. Before becoming Chief Engineer of the SW4 Solo’s flight control system, he was in charge of the system architecture, redundancy, and safety for the project. Prior to Rockwell Collins, he worked on ADS-B based conflict detection as a Postdoctoral Researcher at MIT and on autoland systems for airliners at Thales. Maxime earned his MS and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and his BS from ISAE-Supaéro (France).