Preliminary schedule

Time Description
08.30 - 09.00
Registration Woman and Allies in Aerospace Breakfast Session
09.00 - 10.00 Woman and Allies in Aerospace Breakfast Session
09.15 - 10.15 Registration, coffee, and networking
10.15 - 10.30

Welcome and introduction to the programme

  • Ron van Manen, Programme Director
  • Mark Wijsman, Host and Moderator
10.30 - 11.15 Keynote Diederik Samsom, former head of cabinet European Commission
Sustainable Aviation: From Moral Ambition to Strategic Necessity
11.15 - 12.15

Panel discussion: Sustainable Aviation's Next Unicorn

  • In this panel discussion, we explore what it will take for the next sustainable aviation startup to reach unicorn status, and how the Netherlands can create the conditions for that company to emerge, grow and scale here.
  • Moderated by Mark Wijsman
12.15 - 13.45

Lunch and innovation market

  • Innovation Market: Dive into multiple LiT projects from across the programme. Explore the progress they have made, discover technology they have developed and join the conversation about their role in the path to a Smart. Secured. Sustainable. aerospace sector.
13.45 - 14.45

Breakout sessions

14.45 - 15.15 Coffee break
15.15 - 15.35 Afternoon plenary programme

Paul Eijssen, Managing Director AeroNL
Towards a National Aerospace Strategy
15.35 - 16.10
Keynote Vince Sidwell, Principal Technical Fellow, Advanced Technology at Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney and the Netherlands: A Perfect Match.
16.10 - 16.40 Keynote Isha Moharir and Louise Guisset, Team Manager '26 and '27 AeroDelft
Where Innovation Takes Flight
16.40 - 17.00 Closing and conclusions
17.00 - 18.30 Networking and drinks