UAM/AAM Demonstration flight project of DLR

Teemu Joonas Lieb

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Business Manager of Institute of Flight Guidance

Joonas Lieb graduated with a Masters´ Degree in Aerospace Engineering (2017) from the RWTH University in Aachen, Germany. Since 2017 he works as a scientific associate for the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig in the department of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) of the Institute of Flight Guidance. Recently, he has been promoted as the business manager of his department.
Mr. Lieb works in a variety of national and international projects for DLR, with a special focus on how to integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the existing airspace. Among others, thematic topics such as U-space, Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration and conflict detection and resolution are within his area of expertise.
In 2019 Mr. Lieb become an official drone pilot for DLR. He obtained his drone pilot license for Germany as well as Italy, and is actively operating drones for several years now.

Japanese UAM industry development policy

Yamamoto Kenichi

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Directer for policy Planning and Coordination

As a civil engineering employee of a local government, worked mainly in the fields of urban development, urban planning.
In April 2023, moved to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In this position, based on knowledge of local government and urban planning, in charge of accelerating the implementation of AAM and drones in society.

The United Kingdom's Future of Flight Programme

Sofia Stayte

UK Department for Transport
Head of Future of Flight Branch

Sofia is an experienced government professional skilled in policy development, implementation, and public finance. Sofia’s experience includes heading the Independent State Pension Age Review for the UK Government, leading Private Pensions policy, Programme Strategy and Benefits Realisation for the Fraud and Error Programme and leading the European Social Fund programme on skills and employment investment in the Department for Work and Pensions.
Previously Sofia's career included public finance and accountancy roles in 4 different local authorities such as the Metropolitan Police. During her DfT career, Sofia set up and led a new Rail Workforce Strategy policy, led on Aviation Brexit Negotiations, Aviation Consumer and International Travel policy during Covid, before her current role leading on Future of Flight. Sofia is a member of the Government Policy Profession and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting.

The United Kingdom's Future of Flight Programme

Gary Cutts

UK Research and Innovation
Challenge Director – Future Flight, Innovate UK

Launching and leading the UK Government’s £300m mission to create the ecosystem for a sustainable, distributed and digitally enabled new aviation sector. Combining the technology, social, regulatory, political and commercial aspects to position the UK as a global leader addressing a $100bn+ market.
Creating the corporate vision and strategy to digitalise Rolls-Royce engineering. Leading the enterprise transformation portfolio giving ten-fold improvement in design time and targetting £500m annual benefits.
Creating and leading global organisations and activities within Rolls-Royce including the System Design function, the Civil Aerospace Service business and the Engineering Capability programme.

UAM/AAM Activity in Florida

Ron Lau

Space Florida Corporate Development
Senior Vice President

Ron Lau is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Capital Programs at Space Florida, focused on increasing access to new capital sources, growing Space Florida’s portfolio, and further expanding its reach throughout the state. His background includes co-founder, executive and advisory roles in venture and private equity backed technology companies in addition to previous product, strategy, and general management responsibilities at large telecommunications companies, as well as M&A consulting in the healthcare and technology industries. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Connecticut and a Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration from Emory University.

NeoCity – Be First to What’s Next

Hunter Honghyun Kim

Osceola County
Director, Economic Development

Hunter Honghyun Kim is the Economic Development Center Director for Osceola County. In his professional life, Hunter founded Florida International College in 2008 in Orlando, Florida with the vision to provide new opportunities and open doors for students. In 2016, Florida
International College established a new campus in Kissimmee and Hunter became an active member in the Osceola County professional community. Hunter found a unique balance in Osceola County, where the preservation of history and heritage coexist with the drive toward the future and technological advancement.
Hunter began promoting economic growth and development in the community by advocating and establishing relationships with international companies, universities, and research institutions to expand their operations to the County. Through his efforts, Osceola County is forging strategic partnerships for global innovation and ecosystem building. His strength in building relationships, both personal and business, expands across borders and cultures, bringing prosperity to all.