Schedule
2026
Monday, May 11th
8:00 AM

Aircraft Mock-up, Aircraft Simulators

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Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Aircraft Mock-up and FDOT Simulator
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Joby Simulator
10:30 AM

Check-in

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Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM

Kick-off Lunch

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Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Opening Remarks - Integrating AAM Into Florida’s Transportation Future

Maryam Ghyabi-White, Ghyabi Consulting & Management
Secretary Jared W. Perdue, P.E., Florida Department of Transportation
President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Chief Operations Officer, Assistant Secretary William N. Watts, Jr., P.E.,, Florida Department of Transportation

Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1:45 PM

Setting the Stage

Mike Hardin, US Department of Transportation
Jeffrey U. Vincent, Federal Aviation Administration

Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM

BREAK

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2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Leadership Fireside Chats

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Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center

3:00 PM - 5:15 PM

  • 3:00 - 4:00 pm Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
  • 4:00 - 4:30 pm Operators
  • 4:30 - 5:15 pm Infrastructure Developers
5:30 PM

Networking Reception & Cocktail Hour

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Emil Buehler Aviation Maintenance Science Building, 3rd Floor Observation Deck

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

  • 6:00 PM - Picture at BETA CTOL
  • 6:30 PM - Beta Technologies' Flight Demonstration
7:00 PM

Adjourn

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Jim W. Henderson Administration & Welcome Center

7:00 PM