9th Annual Oklahoma Aerospace Summit & Expo Announced

• May 11, 2010
  
  

  9th Annual Oklahoma Aerospace Summit & Expo Announced
  Summit to feature high-level executives from Lockheed Martin, Boeing, NBAA and AOPA

  OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 18, 2010 – The Oklahoma Aerospace Alliance will once again present the annual
  Oklahoma Aerospace Summit and Expo, taking place June 1 – 4 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma
  City. The Summit will feature high?level executives, including the Director of Federal Acquisition Policy
  William C. Greenwalt from Lockheed Martin Corporation, Senior Vice President Rick Stephens from the
  Boeing Company, President and CEO Ed Bolen from National Business Aviation Association, and President
  Craig Fuller of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

  “The Summit is known for focusing on military and commercial aerospace; however, the agenda includes
  speakers from the broader aerospace industry as well,” said Mary Smith, executive director of the Oklahoma
  Aerospace Alliance. “Business and general aviation, manufacturing and unmanned aerial systems speakers are
  also featured on this year’s Summit agenda.”

  William C. Greenwalt, director of federal acquisition policy at Lockheed Martin Corporation, will speak about
  “The Future of the US Aerospace Industrial Base” at a June 2 session. Rick Stephens, senior vice president of
  the Boeing Company is also confirmed to speak. Stephens oversees all leadership development, training,
  employee relations, compensation, benefits, global corporate citizenship, and diversity initiatives at the $60.9
  billion, 159,000?person company. Other confirmed speakers will come from the NORDAM Group, Tinker Air
  Force Base, American Airlines MRO, Federal Aviation Administration, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  and the National Association of State Aviation Officials, among others.

  “Anyone interested in aerospace or wishing to do business with aerospace companies will benefit from
  attending,” said Rachel Hutchings of American Airlines MRO and chairperson of the Oklahoma Aerospace
  Alliance. “The Summit is a great place to network, to learn about business opportunities, to influence
  education and training providers, as well as grow the state’s aerospace industry. Good things happen when
  people talk.”

  The Summit kicks off with a golf tournament at the Jimmie Austin Golf Club at the University of Oklahoma on
  June 1. June 2 and 3 feature keynote speakers and breakout sessions, with topics such as “Supply Chain
  Challenges,” “Weapon Systems and Future Workload,” and “Threats to General and Business Aviation.”
  There will be networking events in the evenings. The final day, June 4, is Education and Training Day, which
  will be held at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics in Oklahoma City.

  Oklahoma’s aerospace industry is responsible for more than 143,000 jobs in the state, a $5 billion dollar annual
  payroll, and nearly $12 billion in industrial output or about 10 percent of Oklahoma’s economy. In the past, the
  Summit has drawn as many as 1,000 attendees and more than 100 exhibiting companies. Attendees come from
  all over the state, and surrounding states such as Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri and Arkansas. For more
  information or to register, please visit www.okaero.com/summit.
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