Thought Leadership
Sharing years of expertise to propel the aerospace industry into the 4th Industrial Revolution
Recent Engagement
Aviation Week: A&D Manufacturing Conference
May 17 - 18, 2022 - Greensboro, NC
Vivek Saxena will be presenting on factory digital readiness in Industry 4.0 at Aviation Week's upcoming A&D Manufacturing Conference. This discussion will highlight practical approaches to best leverage existing data while continuously and efficiently improving data integrity. View the conference agenda.
Recorded Engagements
The Road to Digital at
Aero Engines America 2021
A brief discussion of the challenges engine shops have faced while digitizing their MRO IT networks.
Digital Technology in
Aerospace Manufacturing
A high level brief of the COVID-19 impact on aerospace production. This is mostly focused on large fixed wing aircrafts and engines but includes the underlying details on all aircrafts in all segments (Business, Rotary, Military).
Transformations Vertical Flight Symposium on eVTOL 2022
A discussion of common frustrations and KPI characteristics in manufacturing operations, OEM-suppliers, and supply chain. Further discussion on how utilizing digital simulation technology can drastically improve supply chain visibility and OSC management.
Past Engagements
9th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium
Presenter on 'Scaling up to AAM'
Jan 2022 - San Jose
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance
Feb 2021 - Virtual
Main stage presenter on 'Transformative Technologies: The Next Production System Paradigm'
MRO Transatlantic Virtual Conference
Oct 2020 - Virtual
Speaker on the digital ecosystem
Plastics in Aerospace
May 2020 - Virtual
Keynote speech on "Post COVID-19 Scenarios for the Supply Chain"
Aviation Week Aero-Engines Americas
Feb 2020 - Virtual
Chair of the panel on "The Great Big Technology Panel (Part 2)"
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2019 - Virtual
Keynote speech on "The Near Future of Aerospace Manufacturing"
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance Conference
Feb 2019 - Virtual
Chair of the panel on "Affordability in Action"
Aviation Week Aero-Engines Americas
Jan 2019 - Dallas
Chair of the panel on "Capacity, Completion and Market Demand-- Assessing the State of Aero-Engine MRO'
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2018 - New Orleans
Keynote speech on "Manufacturing in Emerging Countries - Challenges & Opportunities for Western SMEs"
Aviation Week Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2018 - New Orleans
Chair of the panel on "Lessons & Synergies - Aerospace & Automotive Manufacturing"
Speed News B&GA Conference
Oct 2017 - Los Angeles
Keynote speech on "Flying Cars & Air Taxis"
Farnborough Airshow
July 2016 - United Kingdom
Chair of the panel on "Automation in Aerospace Manufacturing"
Speed News Aerospace Manufacturing Conference
May 2016 - Charleston
Keynote speech on "New Adventures in Aerospace Manufacturing"
M&A Case Studies
Dec 2015 - Hamburg
Improvements in the long tail of aerospace supply chain
Paris Airshow
June 2015 - France
Chaired the supply chain panel with VPs of Global Supply Chain from GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney as panelists
Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace Briefings
April 2015 - Los Angeles
Chaired the one day conference organized by Speed News