THE Advisory Board for the 2016 Global Aerospace Summit, the premier thought leadership forum for the aerospace industry, has been announced. The Summit will be held in Abu Dhabi from April 18 to 19 next year.
An exclusive, invitation-only event, the summit will facilitate global debate and strategic discussion on key challenges facing the aerospace, aviation, space and defence industries. The Advisory Board members include senior executives from Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), AAR Corp, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Aerospace Industries Association, Air Arabia, AMMROC, AngelicvM, Arab Air Carriers Organisation, Arianespace, BAE Systems, Boeing, China Great Wall Industry Corporation, CANSO, COMAC, Cytec Industries, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Etihad Airways, flydubai, GCAA, Lockheed Martin, Mahindra Group, MEBAA, Mubadala, NADI, Northrop Grumman, Piaggio Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Rolls Royce, Sikorsky, Surrey Satellite, Tawazun, Textron Systems, Thales, Thuraya, UAE Space Agency, Virgin Galactic, XCOR Aerospace and Yahsat.Leaders from companies in both established and emerging markets will share their experiences of supporting industrialisation, improving supply chain standards and creating value-added jobs for highly skilled individuals. Whether the airline industry can adapt to and adopt new consumer technologies in a more networked world will be discussed. The Summit will also examine the evolution of commercial space business and the opportunities for new players.