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Stratosphere Symposium: Loft Dynamics Insight Day

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
Location: Air Force Center, Dübendorf, Switzerland

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Program

TIME TOPIC SPEAKERS
09h00 Welcome Coffee & Registration  
09h30 Moderator welcome remarks Dr. Frank Liemandt, Managing Director, Deutscher Hubschrauber Verband e.V.
09h35 Welcome Speech Fabi Riesen, CEO of Loft Dynamics & Martin Sturzenegger, CEO of Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich
10h20 Keynote: «Risk Mitigation In The Low Level Environment» Scott Urschel, President/CEO, Pylon Aviation
11h05 Swiss Innovation in Aviation Martin Candinas, President Swiss Helicopter Association & National Councillor
11h25 Harnessing the Power of VR To Transform Safety Gerold Biner, Pilot & Owner Bluehawk GmbH, Ex-CEO Air Zermatt
11h55 Airbus Partnership & US Expansion Treg Manning, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for North America, Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
12h10 Summary and Q&A's  
12h15 Networking Lunch  
13h50 Expert Panel on Safety in Special Operations Roy Knaus, (CEO & Owner Heli Austria), Gerold Biner (Pilot & Owner Bluehawk GmbH), Scott Urschel (CEO, Pylon Aviation)
14h25 Future of Mobility Ben Marcus, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, UP Partners
14h55 eVTOL: Urban Mobility Thomas Pfammatter, Co-Founder and CEO (Dufour Aerospace)
15h30 Lightning Talks: «Mapping the Future of Loft Dynamics» David Birrer, COO (Edelweiss), Thomas Pfammatter, Co-Founder and CEO (Dufour Aerospace), Dr. Prof. Guido Schuster, VP Research & Technology (Loft Dynamics), Ben Marcus, Co-Founder & Managing Partner (UP Partners), Roy Knaus, CEO & Owner (Heli Austria)
16h15 Suprise Guest  
16h30 Breakout Sessions Loft Dynamics Headquarter Tour l Company Tour Dufour Aerospace l Guided Air Force Museum Tour
18h30 Apéro  
19h20 Closing & Summary of the day Fabi Riesen, CEO of Loft Dynamics
19h30 Dinner & Networking  
21h00 Music & Cocktails  

Closed registration

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