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AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 Adds Prominent Speakers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 12, 2025 – Reston, Va. – AIAA will kick off SciTech Forum 2026 with opening remarks from America’s most experienced astronaut, Peggy Whitson, Vice President of Human Spaceflight, Axiom Space. The event is scheduled 12–16 January, Hyatt Regency Orlando. Other daily plenary speakers will cover the latest innovations transforming aerospace, including:

  • Jonathan Arenberg, Fellow and Chief Mission Architect for Science and Robotic Exploration, Northrop Grumman, shares insights from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
  • Arbi Karapetian, Director, Innovation and Technology, Formula 1, brings nearly 30 years of aerospace experience to reveal how innovation fuels performance across industries
  • Jason Levin, SVP of Engineering for Air Dominance & Strike, Anduril, showcases lessons learned in developing its Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Fury
  • Craig Martell, CTO, Lockheed Martin, and Ylli Bajraktari, President and CEO, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), discuss the challenges and opportunities of next-gen artificial intelligence

AIAA SciTech Forum is known for setting the pace of innovation and connection for the year. This year’s inspirational theme, “Breaking Barriers Together: Boundless Discovery,” will envision the possibilities for aerospace’s future. Other notable speakers include:

  • Camille Alleyne, Founder and CEO, Arusha Space, LLC
  • Carissa Christensen, CEO, BryceTech
  • Todd Citron, CTO, The Boeing Company
  • Greg Ombach, Senior Vice President, Airbus
  • Will Roper, CEO, Istari Digital, and former Assistant Secretary of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, U.S. Air and Space Force
  • Brad Rothenberg, CEO, nTop
  • Ryan Tseng, President, Co-founder, and Chief Strategy Officer, Shield AI
  • Danica Vallone, CEO, Making Space

The new Career Accelerator Program for university students will deliver an intensive day of career advice and tools from AIAA Corporate Member hiring managers and recruiters, plus confirmed speakers:

  • Hillary Coe, Chief Design and Marketing Officer, Vast
  • Amy Medina Jorge, Educator and Blue Origin commercial astronaut
  • Joan Misner, Social Media Influencer @YourFemaleEngineer

Registration with the best pricing is available through 15 December. For the most up-to-date program information, visit SciTech.aiaa.org. Journalists can request media credentials at [email protected].

Media Contact: Rebecca Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270 cell

About AIAA

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org, and follow AIAA on LinkedIn, Instagram, X/Twitter, and Facebook.

2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum Adds Prominent Speakers

June 1, 2023 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the addition of several prominent industry professionals and government officials to its 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum, 12–16 June, San Diego. The five-day program will address the theme, “Revolutionary Leaps Toward a New Age of Aviation.”

On Tuesday, 13, June, 0800 hrs PT, Alan Weston, CEO, LTA Research and Exploration, will deliver the day’s keynote address, “Airships: A Sustainable Path to Decarbonizing Transportation and Complementing Humanitarian Aid.” Other new speakers added include:

  • Pat Anderson, CTO, VerdeGo
  • Natalya Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, Curated Innovation
  • Sean Black, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer & Chief Engineer, Spirit AeroSystems
  • Kevin Bowcutt, Senior Technical Fellow and Chief Scientist of Hypersonics, The Boeing Company
  • Mina Cappuccio, Deputy Manager for University Innovation Project, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Skye Carapetyan, Aircraft Sales & Business Development – Infrastructure, BETA Technologies
  • John Deruchie, Chief – Regional Engineering, Transport Canada
  • John Katsoudas, Founder & CEO, Influent Energy
  • John Morgenstern, Head of Aerodynamics and Boom, Exosonic
  • Carie Mullins, Director of Analytics, BryceTech
  • Tony Mumford, Principal Flight Sciences Engineer, Overair
  • Khin Paing, Vice President of Program Management, Skygrid
  • Lisa Peterson, Vice President, Business Development, AURA Network Systems
  • Dan Sloat, Founder & President, Advanced Air Mobility Institute
  • Jimmy Smith, Unmanned Systems Representative, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA)
  • Jia Xu, CTO and Senior Director of Engineering, Unmanned Aerial Systems / Urban Air Mobility, Honeywell Aerospace

Registration for the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum is open. Journalists who wish to cover the forum can request a Press Pass here.

For the most up-to-date program and registration information, visit aiaa.org/aviation.

Media Contact: Rebecca B. Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270 cell

About AIAA
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit aiaa.org, and follow AIAA on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.