December 4-5, 2024

American Aerospace & Defense Summit

Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Spa - Glendale, AZ
2023 Featured Speakers

  • Amy Johnson

    VP, Defense Electronics, Land and Air Systems
    General Dynamics Mission Systems

  • Donna M. Shafer

    Associate Center Director, Johnson Space Center
    NASA - National Aeronautics and Space

  • Peter Lengyel

    President and CEO
    Safran USA

  • Kim Smith

    VP, Total Quality, Global Services
    Boeing

  • Adaora Nelson

    VP, Quality and Mission Assurance
    Raytheon

  • Dominic Perez

    Chief Technical Officer
    Curtiss Wright

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About the American Aerospace & Defense Summit

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

With its sessions from prominent industry executives, our agenda covers topics like accelerating aerospace manufacturing, enhancing supply chain efficiency, managing costs, fostering quality across various 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 2024 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

  • Exploring manufacturing solutions from top aerospace companies
  • Driving efficiency and agility through advances in aerospace technology
  • Building interconnected work environments in the global aerospace industry
  • Transforming aerospace manufacturing through IoT, AI, and blockchain
  • Examining effective collaboration models between human operators and automated aerospace systems

QUALITY

  • Prioritizing product quality and customer satisfaction through focused aerospace quality research and development
  • Leveraging automation methods to enhance affordability and quality in aerospace and defense
  • Committing to building sustainable quality systems within the aerospace industry
  • 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
  • Cultivating robust product development ecosystems in the aerospace industry
  • Navigating product delivery during periods of disruption in aerospace and defense
  • Innovating aerospace manufacturing and design through virtual prototyping
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The AAD Summit Experience

AAD SPONSOR TESTIMONIALS

“First time at the conference, I love the format of talks and the one-on-one engagement meetings. It was a great way to get to connect with companies that have interest and the timing of the meetings and pace was perfect.!”
Dominic Rickard, North American Sales Manager @ Prima Power Laserdyne
“My overall experience was very positive! Communication during the event by Generis was excellent. The Generis app was very user-friendly and helpful. The speaker lineup and topics were terrific.”
Lex Hemeyer, Senior Vice President @ Arizona Commerce Authority
"It was very enjoyable. The vast majority of speakers were engaging and it was a great networking opportunity."


Amy Holladay, Industrial Engineer @ Boeing
“Highly informative and great opportunity to connect with industry peers. This has been a wonderful experience!”
Ashley Foreman, Facilities Manager @ Lockheed Martin
“Great, intimate event packed full of good learning coupled with networking opportunities.”
Janet Jenkins, Director, Supply Chain @ Wisk Aero
“The quality of the show is always great! Good to learn about what’s important to the industry.”
Robert Morales, Engineering Manager @ Super Radiator Coils
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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 2024. 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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Knowledge Center

The Generis American Aerospace & Defense Summit brings together innovative, exciting and timely content delivered by today's top minds within the industry Visit our Knowledge Center to view the full library of sessions presented at our past conferences, eBooks, infographics and interviews.

Paul Lauro

GM, Procurement & Requirement Management Operations
Department of Defense

Leveraging a Supply Chain Perspective on Procurement; Workforce Management as a Springboard for Cost Advantage

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available:  Slides |  Video

Lorinda Lewis

Senior Director, Continuous Improvement
Oshkosh Defense

Driving Lean Enterprise Wide: Opportunities for Efficiency and Cost Reduction Throughout the Organization

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available:  Slides

Dr. Alexander Eksir

VP, Quality & Mission Success
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Standardization, Simplification & Cooperation as a Driver for Program Execution

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available:  Slides |  Video

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