American Aerospace & Defence Summit

December 4-5, 2025

11th Annual


American Aerospace & Defense Summit



Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa - Glendale, AZ

2025 Featured Speakers

  • Joe Miller

    President, Advanced Technologies
    BWX Technologies

  • Peter Lengyel

    President and CEO, Safran USA
    Safran

  • Mark Covelli

    SVP, Space Division
    Moog

  • Mike Kauffman

    SVP, Supply Chain
    GE Aerospace

  • Scott Alexander

    President, Missile Solutions
    L3Harris

  • Tosha Perkins, Ph.D.

    Chief People and Partnerships Officer
    Archer


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About the American Aerospace & Defense Summit

Join us for a lively discussion in our two days event, uniting 150 leaders from top aerospace and defense companies, where we'll explore key trends, challenges, opportunities, technologies, and solutions in the aerospace industry!

With its sessions from prominent A&D executives, our agenda covers topics like accelerating aerospace manufacturing, enhancing supply chain collaboration and efficiency, managing costs, fostering quality standards across defense and aerospace systems, and more.

Engage with real-world case studies at our executive aerospace conference, gaining strategic insights into innovating aerospace technology, developing robust offset strategies, and navigating the global aerospace and defense landscape. This December, seize the opportunity for two days of insightful discussions and valuable networking at the 2025 American Aerospace & Defense Summit!

Key Themes

SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS

  • Strengthening aerospace supply chain management through strategic third-party partnerships
  • Ensuring agility with robust aerospace supply chain solutions during economic uncertainties
  • Mitigating threats and risks throughout supply chain operations in the aerospace industry
  • Incorporating new aerospace & defense technologies and blockchain strategies

MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY

  • Cultivating talent to foster technological innovation and sustain competitive advantage
  • Driving efficiency and agility through advances in aerospace software and technology
  • Leveraging AI to optimize engineering workflows, manufacturing processes, and system design
  • Examining effective collaboration models between human operators and automated aerospace systems

QUALITY

  • Prioritizing product quality through focused aerospace quality research and development
  • Leveraging automation methods to enhance affordability and quality in aerospace and defense
  • Building resilient and reliable space capabilities through a culture of quality and innovation
  • Executing organizational initiatives that enhance aerospace supplier excellence and reinforce aerospace quality standards

Engineering

  • Investigating critical aerospace engineering challenges and growth prospects
  • Harnessing digital engineering for agile design and testing in aerospace manufacturing
  • Navigating product delivery during periods of disruption in aerospace and defense
  • Innovating aerospace manufacturing and design through virtual prototyping

The American Aerospace & Defense Summit Experience


  • 150+ Senior-Level Executives
  • 100+ Business Meetings Executed Onsite
  • Hear Thought Provoking Case Studies
  • Learn Key Implementable Ideas & Solutions


Testimonials


Collaboration is absolutely key. Being at a summit like this—meeting new faces, learning what other companies are doing—it’s incredibly important. No one person or company can drive this industry forward alone. For me, it’s all about networking, building new relationships, and strengthening existing ones.
VP and General Manager
Advanced Air Mobility, Honeywell
It’s hard to pick just one highlight. The keynotes offered powerful perspectives on industry growth. Over lunch, I realized I’d been indirectly collaborating with peers without even knowing it. That kind of connection and shared purpose is what helps move the industry forward.
VP
Engineering, Collins Aerospace
I find value in all the sessions, but from both an industry and personal career perspective, the networking—especially the 1:1s and Lunch & Learns—stands out the most.
VP
Execution for Next-Generation Operational Control System, RTX
For me, it’s a mix of the presentations and the networking. Connecting with such a high-caliber group of people is a real benefit.
Chief Officer
Technical, Curtiss-Wright
I like the entire concept and wouldn’t single out one element. It’s the combination that makes the experience so worthwhile.
SVP
Engineering, Cabin and Cargo Engineering, Airbus
It’s hard to pick just one thing—they’re all part of the overall experience. Meeting new people, discovering new vendors, learning about the work others are doing—it all helps me bring fresh ideas back to my own organization.
Chief Counsel
US Federal Aviation Administration
Collaboration is absolutely key. Being at a summit like this—meeting new faces, learning what other companies are doing—it’s incredibly important. No one person or company can drive this industry forward alone. For me, it’s all about networking, building new relationships, and strengthening existing ones.
VP and General Manager
Advanced Air Mobility, Honeywell
It’s hard to pick just one highlight. The keynotes offered powerful perspectives on industry growth. Over lunch, I realized I’d been indirectly collaborating with peers without even knowing it. That kind of connection and shared purpose is what helps move the industry forward.
VP
Engineering, Collins Aerospace
I find value in all the sessions, but from both an industry and personal career perspective, the networking—especially the 1:1s and Lunch & Learns—stands out the most.
VP
Execution for Next-Generation Operational Control System, RTX
For me, it’s a mix of the presentations and the networking. Connecting with such a high-caliber group of people is a real benefit.
Chief Officer
Technical, Curtiss-Wright
I like the entire concept and wouldn’t single out one element. It’s the combination that makes the experience so worthwhile.
SVP
Engineering, Cabin and Cargo Engineering, Airbus
It’s hard to pick just one thing—they’re all part of the overall experience. Meeting new people, discovering new vendors, learning about the work others are doing—it all helps me bring fresh ideas back to my own organization.
Chief Counsel
US Federal Aviation Administration

Become a Sponsor at the American Aerospace & Defense Summit


Maximize your presence in the aerospace and defense industry by becoming a sponsor at the AAD Summit 2025. Access top-level decision-makers, VPs, and Directors in aerospace and defense manufacturing and design, technology, engineering, and supply chain. Showcase your solutions to top aerospace companies and forge strategic partnerships through tailored sponsorship packages. Seamlessly integrate into global aerospace with our extensive networking events and structured 1-to-1 meetings. Join us at the forefront of aerospace and defense industry trends and technologies.


Marketing 365

Our trademarked Marketing 365 initiative allows you to extend your brand beyond our brick-and-mortar aerospace & defense event to include content sharing, original content generation and more – all as part of your package! include content sharing, blog posts, social sharing, original content generation and more – all as part of your package!

20 Minute, PRE-QUALIFIED ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

At our executive aerospace & defense event, our one-to-one meetings go beyond speed dating, providing you with the opportunity to pre-qualify potential meeting candidates and make adjustments to your meeting schedule before the onsite one-to-one meeting.

LIMITED EXHIBITION FLOOR

We limit the number of sponsors  at our aerospace summit to ensure that quality interactions occur on the floor. We bring only the most relevant, capable and credible thought leaders to our events to meet with our aerospace & defense delegates and speaker faculty.

executive attendees

Generis summits are invitation only. Registrations are only granted to delegates who meet our strict qualification and seniority standards.

speaking opportunities

Unlike other aerospace conferences, speaking opportunities at Generis events are tailored to your needs. We offer you direct access to a highly targeted audience that makes the decision on what their business will do next.

ONLINE DELEGATE CATALOG

Full access to specific and detailed business intelligence on each attending delegate including a detailed profile and their key areas of focus/investment via our proprietary attendee database.


To ensure the exclusivity of our aerospace & defense event, we have password protected our pages. Access is granted to qualified individuals and companies who meet the requirements for attendance. To find out more about sponsorship opportunities and the range of services offered in our packages, please contact us  and we will follow up with you shortly.

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Venue

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