Coalition for Aerospace, Aviation, and Advanced Air Mobility

Creating a Coalition for Aerospace, Aviation, and Advanced Air Mobility in West Virginia

October 3rd, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Bill Noe Flight School

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Entering a New Frontier

You are invited to attend a meeting addressing the intersection of education and industry in the areas of aerospace, aviation, and advanced air mobility (AAM) in West Virginia. We are holding a half-day meeting to hear from education and industry leaders about current education and industry offerings and activities in aerospace, aviation, and AAM. We want your input in determining if we want to create partnerships to grow these areas. Lunch will be provided by Marshall University/Bill Noe Flight School.

Intended Outcomes

To gain consensus that this is a valid market, and to create partnerships that advance aerospace, aviation, and AAM in West Virginia
To create a public/private partnership in education and industry to grow aerospace, aviation, and AAM in West Virginia
To create a roadmap of current offerings and gaps in offerings
To determine what a state prepared for this new industry looks like, in terms of:
- Education
- Workforce
- Recruitment
Identification of funding sources

Save Your Seat

Agenda

9:58 – Safety briefing

10:00 – Opening Remarks – Mary Cook

10:10 – Welcome – Toney Stroud, Chief Legal Officer & Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Relations, Marshall University

10:15 -Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Ph.D, Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education – Post Secondary Education Higher Ed and Career & Technical Colleges

10:30 – Paul Hardesty, Chair, West Virginia Board of Education – K-12 Offerings

10:45 – James Coble, Manager, Division of Career Exploration and Student Engagement, Office of Middle School Career Education – Community & Technical Schools’ offerings in aerospace, aviation, and AAM

11:30 – Lunch – Sean Frisbee, President Vertx Partners – An overview of AAM & West Virginia’s role

11:45 – Networking Lunch / Facility Tours available

1:00 – Overview of Aerospace – Mike Graney, West Virginia Deputy Secretary of Commerce Aerospace & Aviation – A Targeted Industry

1:15 – Regional Reports

North Central and Northern WV – Tracy Miller
Eastern Panhandle – Nic Diehl
Potomac Highlands – Jim Linsenmeyer
Northern Panhandle- Kevin Price
Central WV Charleston/Huntington/Marshall – Terrell Ellis
Ohio Valley – Parkersburg – Ben Auville
New River Gorge – Joe Brouse
Southern WV – Leasha Johnson

2:15 – Wrap-Up and Next Steps

Answer Outcome Questions
Who needs to be included
Next Steps

3:00 – Close and Adjourn