Velissarios Eleftheriou

Velis has 29 years of transverse professional experience in ATM, airport planning and operations, AAM, safety regulation, project management and consulting, gained in various hub airports (e.g. Dubai and Munich), international organizations (Eurocontrol, EASA) and major airport construction/expansion projects worldwide. Velis is passionate about innovation and has influenced the development of concepts like A-CDM2.0, PBAM, smart airport management and smart AOCC. He is eager to introduce, adapt and apply such concepts to the AAM ecosystem.

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Introduction by Conference Chairs

Introduction by Conference Chairs

Panel discussion: Existing AI/ML experience in airport ops – are the benefits real?

The panel will focus on existing use cases at their airports.

Panel discussion: From A-CDM to TAM – the inside story

Conversation: the highs and lows of pioneering AAM infrastructure

Having spoken and participated at numerous AAM industry events, UAP proposes to bring a more personal touch to PTE by sharing personal highs and lows, from its beginning in 2017 with Airbus as its first client, delivering Air One Coventry with the UK government and Supernal (Hyundai Motor Group), and on to its commercial vertiport model Next-Gen. The focus will shift from eVTOL certification challenges and lack of funding to a more personal account that should make for an engaging discussion with the audience/industry peers.

The audience will learn:

• Navigating a nascent industry (pros and cons of corporate backing)
• UK’s startups in tech and innovation (challenge when transitioning to commercialization)
• Government support in Europe versus the US and China (the importance of centralized funding and unions)