Welcome and Opening Remarks Presenter: Dr Samuel Benavides - US Coast Guard
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Keystone Presentation Introduced by Duane Sevey: Changing for the Better - Modernizing Air Force Airworthiness and Sustainment Presenter: Ms Lily Arcusa - AFLCMC
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Tuesday, June 23, 2026
ADIAG Keystone Panel
Moderator: Mr John Hill - The Boeing Co
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
ADIAG Keystone Panel - Accelerating Airworthiness Panel Members: Mr Edward Barry - GE Aerospace Mr Cesar Gonzalez - Northrop Grumman Corp Mr John Slye - The Boeing Co Mr Kenneth Percell - The Percell Group LLC Mr Tim Bush - USAF
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Exhibit Hall Lunch
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Sustainment Keystone Panel
Moderator: Dr Camille Lewis - Lockheed Martin Co (Invited)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sustainment Keystone Panel: AI Connected to Safety, Certification, and Lifecycle Sustainment Panel Members: Dr Steven Rogers - USAF Ms Varuna Dilip - Amazon Web Services Dr Romano Patrick - Lockheed Martin Co
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Additive Keystone Panel
Moderator: Dr Marybeth Radtke - USAF
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Additive Keystone Panel: Leveraging Advanced Manufacturing and Repair for Agile Sustainment Panel Members: Dr Marybeth Radtke - USAF Dr Michael Gorelik - FAA Mr Christopher Mardis - Lockheed Martin Co Dr James Dobbs - The Boeing Co Mr Mark Shaw - NIAR Ms Laura Macht - US Army DEVCOM AvMC
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM Wednesday, June 24, 2026
International Certification Panel
Moderator: Mr Bob Simmons - Baines Simmons Ltd (Invited)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
International Certification Panel: Similarities and Challenges for International Certification Panel Members: Mr Christopher Scanlon - The Boeing Co Ms Stephanie Lohn - USAF
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Early Career Development Panel
Moderator: Dr Richard Barnhart - Kansas State University (Invited)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Early Career Development Panel: Navigating Early Career Challenges in Aerospace Engineering - Insights, Strategies, and Educational Pathways in Airworthiness Panel Members: Mr Rishabh Gupta - Lockheed Martin Co Mr Hank Griffiths - The Boeing Co Dr Samuel Benavides - US Coast Guard Mr Alexandru Lopazan - Northrop Grumman Corp Mr Christopher Carnahan - Aerospace Industries Association
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Airworthiness
Session Chair: Mr Kaleb Hill - Lockheed Martin Co
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Integrating Aviation Safety and Airworthiness for Operational Effectiveness Presenter: Mr Bob Simmons - Baines Simmons Ltd Author: Mr Robert Simmons - Baines Simmons Ltd
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Civil Airworthiness Approval for the Quarter-horse Demonstrator Series Presenter: Mr Seth Swiecichowski - Hermeus Corp Authors: Mr Seth Swiecichowski - Hermeus Corp, Mr Jay Wagemann - Hermeus Corp
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Establishment of Certification Criteria for Military Engine in Korea Presenter: Mr Jae Hyuk Shin - Defense Agency for Technology & Quality DTaQ Authors: Mr Dong Wook Kim - DTaQ Defense Agency for Technology & Quality, Mr Hyoungjun Choi - DTaQ, Mr Kyeong Ho Seo - Defense Agency for Technology Quality DTaQ
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Industry Standards for Airworthiness Engineering Education and Training Presenter: Mr Christopher Carnahan - Aerospace Industries Association
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Digital AW
Session Chair: Mr David Chan - Siemens Government Technologies
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Impact of Sensor Modality and Distribution on Avian-inspired Flight Presenter: Prof FuKuo Chang - Stanford University Author: Prof FuKuo Chang - Stanford University
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Virtual Test Stand – Tackling Electronic Obsolescence Presenter: Mr David Coates - Siemens Author: Mr Brian Bendele - Anautics Inc
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Bridging the Gap Accelerating Technical Alignment Airworthiness Assurance Presenters: Mr Maxwell Stuart - Siemens DISW Mr Norman Eng - Siemens Government Technologies
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification Steering Group and Community Vision Roadmap Presenter: Dr Michael Gorelik - FAA
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, June 24, 2026
AI for Sustainment
Session Chair: Dr Camille Lewis - Lockheed Martin Co
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Supply Chain AI for Aircraft Sustainment Effectiveness and Digital Twins Presenter: Mr Chris Solan - Mitek Analytics
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Digitizing Legacy Aircraft Wiring Leveraging AI to Bridge the Sustainment Presenter: Mr Douglas Hall - Siemens
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Concurrent Sessions Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Continuing AW
Session Chair: Dr Michael Gorelik - FAA
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Enhancing EWIS Integrity for Continued Airworthiness Presenter: Mr Christopher Kusak - USAF
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sensitivity-enhanced Model-assisted POD for SHM systems Presenter: Dr Harry Millwater - University of Texas at San Antonio
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Lockheed Sponsored Reception
Thursday, June 25, 2026
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions Thursday, June 25, 2026
AI for AW Processes
Session Chair: Mr Rishabh Gupta - Lockheed Martin Co
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Accelerating Airworthiness Certification Using a Document AI Platform Presenter: Mr James Kukla - Redshred Author: Mr James Kukla - Redshred
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
AI Guardrails for Airworthiness Presenter: Dr Sriram Krishnan - Istari Digital Authors: Mr Andrew Tindall - Istari Digital, Mr Ross Billings - Istari Digital, Mr Steve Lauver - Istari Digital
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Deterministic AI for Airworthiness Compliance Assessment Presenter: Mr Feraidoon Zahiri - Shipcom AI
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
AI-Enabled Airworthiness Using Reliable Structural Health Monitoring SHM Presenter: Dr Amrita Kumar - Acellent Technologies Inc Authors: Prof Fu Kuo Chang - Stanford University, Mr Grant Chang - Acellent Technologies Inc, Mr Franklin Li - Acellent Technologies Inc, Dr Susheel Yadav - Acellent Technologies Inc
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions Thursday, June 25, 2026
TRAINING
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Integrating Aviation Safety into Airworthiness Management for Operational Readiness Instructor: Mr Bob Simmons - Baines Simmons Ltd
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM Thursday, June 25, 2026
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10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions Thursday, June 25, 2026
Structures & Corrosion
Session Chair: Mr David Chan - Siemens Government Technologies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Analysis of Varying Adhesive and Adherend Thicknesses of Bonded Repairs Presenter: Dr Mordecai Oore - IMP Group
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Advancing Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment Corrosion Mitigation Presenter: Mr Bill Perez - Click Bond Author: Mr Bill Perez - Click Bond