For attendees of the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), one of the most popular areas of the show will be the Innovation Zone. Since 2014, this educational component has offered a unique venue for attendees to learn about new topics in business aviation.
“The goal of the Innovation Zone is to have an area on the exhibit floor designed to showcase presentations focusing on forwarding-thinking topics and new technology,” said Tyler Austin, NBAA project manager, professional development. “It provides a venue to discuss hot topics within the industry, as well as try to determine which future topics the industry should be considering.”
The Oct. 10 Innovation Zone presentations will focus on topics such as enhanced data and facility security technologies, tech trends in business aviation and using new apps to increase operational efficiency.
“It is critically important that we develop the next generation of aviation professionals right now, so we are especially excited about Tuesday’s ‘Generation Next: Developing Future Aviation Leaders’ presentation,” said Austin. “This session will contextualize the challenges our industry faces, and provide real-life examples of how mentorship programs can develop and retain the business aviation leaders of tomorrow.”
On Oct. 11, the Innovation Zone presentations will take a detailed look at future aircraft. “We’ll be talking about doing business faster than the speed of sound in a session that examines new supersonic aircraft,” said Austin. Innovation will be on full display in some of the day’s other sessions, including the future of electric aircraft, and the rapid development of flying cars.
“Our 2017 selection committee for the Innovation Zone brought in industry experts to peer review this year’s session proposals, and the result will be two days of very spirited conversations about the current and future status of business aviation topics,” Austin said.
View the NBAA-BACE program schedule for a full list of education sessions.
