Speakers
Claudia Amortegui
Owner / Principal Consultant
The Orion Group
Heather L. Ansley
Esq., MSW
Chief Policy Officer
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
Tammo Bahns
Customer Innovation Engineer
Americas, Diehl Aviation
David Bertz
ATP
Senior Vice President of Sales
Pride Mobility Products/Quantum Rehab
Kendra Betz
MSPT, ATP
Director of Veteran & Community Engagement
Ride Designs
Dan Blais
Senior Analyst, Innovation Centre
Transport Canada
Alexandra Bruce
OTD, OTR/L
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Children’s National, Rehabilitation & Specialized Care
Stephanie Cadieux
Chief Accessibility Officer
Canada
William Carroll
Research Engineer
Office of Aerospace Medicine/FAA, U.S. Department of Transportation
Karen Cushnyr
MS, ADAC
Founder
Spina Bifida Patient Alliance
Tim Diamond
Owner
Diamond Passenger Lift
Natalie Dickey
Founder
Roamable
R. Blake Emery
President
BlakeEmeryAssociates
Hans-Gerhard Giesa
Senior Expert Human Factors – Cabin & Cargo
Airbus
Luis Gomez
MS
Associate Director of Advanced Virtual Engineering and Testing Laboratories
National Institute for Aviation Research
Sandra Gualtieri
Founder and President
AbleFly
Matthew Heil
A.A.E
Deputy Aviation Director
City of Phoenix
John Heimlich
MPP
Vice President and Chief Economist
Airlines for America (A4A
Erin Hochschild
Engineer, Cabin Safety Policy and Standards
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Carrie Lin
MD, CPE, MS
Associate Technical Fellow in Human Factors Engineering
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Cyle Metzger
PhD
Founder & CEO
Ageis Adaptive
Michelle Minor
Customer Advocacy
Alaska Airlines
William Neece
CEO
Ozion Americas
Nichole Orton
Senior Research Engineer
UMTRI
Yvette Pegues
Ed.D.
CEO & Chief Prevention Officer
Your Invisible Disability Group
Joseph Pellettiere
Ph.D., PE
Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor
Crash Dynamics
Roman Romanov
Director, Accessibility Advisory Services
Rick Hansen Foundation
Kevin Roundhill
MBA
Leader
Future Integrated Cabin at Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Mark Schmeler
PhD, OTR/L, ATP
Associate Professor / Vice-Chair for Clinical Services & Policy
University of Pittsburgh
Jenny Siegle
Producer
Altitude Sports
Darren Timothy
Ph.D.
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Transportation
Carlos A. Vergas
DBA
Assistant Professor of Air Transport Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Kelly Waugh
PT, MAPT, ATP
Clinical Advisor
Kalogon
Engin Yilmaz
Ph.D.
Accessibility Team Leader
Turkish Technology
Sevda Yılmaz
Supervisor, Customer Experience Design & Segment Management
IGA Istanbul Airport