Description

Crowe Dunlevy has recently created and launched ALOFT (Aviation Leaders in Oklahoma Flight & Technology) and the inaugural Tulsa event is scheduled for Thursday, October 1st from 8:00am to 1:00pm at Gradient. ALOFT is an industry-focused forum highlighting the strength and future of our state’s aviation, aerospace, and unmanned systems ecosystem. The event will bring together industry executives, innovators, academic partners, policymakers, and economic development leaders to discuss trends shaping Oklahoma’s aviation future - including workforce, technology innovation, advanced air mobility, and emerging UAS applications.

The agenda for the event is as follows:

8:00-8:30am: Registration/Breakfast

8:30am: Welcome + Senator James Lankford video

8:35am: Remarks - Erran Persley, Director of Economic Development, City of Tulsa

8:40am: Keynote Address Dr. Jamey Jacob, Executive Director, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE)

9:10am: BREAK

9:20am: Mark White, Managing Partner at Prairie Crest Capital, CEO at ShieldIO, Inc. & Executive Chairman at EnCor Industries

9:50am: Kenny Statton, CEO & Founder, MST Manufacturing

10:20am: BREAK

10:30am: Panel

Moderator: Kristina Wadley, Associate Director – Programs, Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST)

• Jeremy Fernandez, Industry Consortium Manager, OSU’s LaunchPad Center for Advanced Air Mobility
• Rosa Hathaway, Co-Founder & Partner, Starframe Capital
• Jim Vasher, General Manager – Space Test Center, Agile Space Industries
• Kim Wilmes - Senior Vice President of Economic Development for Tulsa's Future, Tulsa Regional Chamber

11:45am BREAK/GRAB LUNCH

12:00pm: Lunch Keynote (fireside chat): Special guest/awaiting confirmation

12:55pm: Closing Remarks