2023 Leaders Conference Recap
Speaker Bios
- Ronce Almond, Senior Counsel, Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee
- Jodi Baker, Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration
- Helane Becker, Managing Director, Cowen Group
- Bryan Bedford, President & CEO, Republic Airways
- Brian Bell, Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Aviation
- Jason Berry, Incoming President Horizon Airlines
- Faye Malarkey Black, President & CEO, Regional Airline Association
- Chip Childs, President & CEO, SkyWest Airlines, RAA Board of Directors Incoming Chair
- Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
- Michael Dee, Managing Director, Flight Operations, Republic Airways
- Dr. Sharon DeVivo, President & CEO, Vaughn College
- Dan Elwell, former Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
- Dion Flannery, President & CEO, PSA Airlines, RAA Board of Directors Outgoing Chair
- Lee Hayes, Director, Safety, Republic Airways
- Allen Hill, Director of Flight Training, Envoy Airlines
- Martyn Holmes, Chief Commercial Officer, Embraer Commercial Aviation
- The Honorable Jennifer Homendy, Chair, National Transportation Safety Board
- Zuzanna Hrnkova, VP Marketing, ATR
- Captain Barrington Irving, Founder & CEO, The Flying Classroom
- Jennifer Iversen, VP Aviation Operations & Regulatory Affairs, RAA
- Drew Jacoby Lemos, VP Government and External Affairs, RAA
- Chris Kershner, President & CEO, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Tim Komberec, President & CEO, Empire Airlines
- Rick Leach, President & CEO, Go Jet Airlines
- Mike Linenberg, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
- Holly Woodruff Lyons, Founder and President, HWL Aerospace Policy
- Linda Markham, President & CEO, Cape Air
- Val Miftakhov, CEO, ZeroAvia
- Michael Miller, President, Miller Air Group
- Ross Mitchell, VP Strategy, Business Development, Marketing, Communications & Business Operations, MHIRJ
- Geoff Murray, Partner, Oliver Wyman
- Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX) – Sponsor of the Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act
- Simon Newitt, President, Heart Aerospace
- Captain Billy Nolen, former Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
- Nigel Patterson, VP Sales & Marketing, Embraer Commercial Aviation
- The Honorable David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
- Simone Perez, Policy Director, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
- Hunter Presti, Staff Director, House Subcommittee on Aviation
- Nobuyo Reinsch, Senior VP Safety & Regulatory Affairs, RAA
- Yvette Rose, Senior VP Cargo Airline Association
- RAA Pilot Scholarship recipient Leona Serao
- Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
- Savanthi Syth, Managing Director, Raymond James
- Brad Thress, President and CEO, FlightSafety International
- Dr. Scott Trepinski, VP Safety, Security & Environmental, Envoy Air
- Karen Walker, Editor in Chief, Air Transport World, Informa
- Pilar Wolfsteller, Americas Air Transport Editor, Flightglobal