25th Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit heads to California
The twenty-fifth Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing & R&D Summit, organised by Marcus Evans, will take place November 13-14, 2025, in Westlake Village, California, USA.
The summit is an invitation-only forum designed to connect senior executives, engineers, and R&D leaders with peers and solution providers offering targeted expertise across areas such as AI integration, predictive maintenance, Additive Manufacturing automation, supply chain resilience, and workforce development.
Key topics for 2025 include:
- Resilient manufacturing strategies
- Strategic space exploration
- Future-proofing the workforce
- Aerospace and defence innovation
- Boosting advancements
- Adapting to a shifting political landscape
The programme features keynotes, interactive panel discussions, and case studies from organisations such as Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Collins Aerospace, Leonardo DRS, Safran, Moog Military Aircraft, and General Atomics.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Julie Newman, VP of Engineering, Outpost (Lead Moderator)
- Paramdeep Singh, Director, Engineering & Principal Architect, Blue Origin
- Monesh Patel, Head of Engineering, Naval Power Systems, Leonardo DRS
- Hana Renstrom, Director, LM Central Procurement, Lockheed Martin
- Mahasa Zahirnia, C2P Chief Engineer & AI Lead, Northrop Grumman
- Byron Works, Technology Sourcing Lead, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
- Jasmine LeFlore, Sr. Principal Engineer, Collins Aerospace
- Carlos Arguello, Director of Production Operations, Safran
- Halil Kinaci, Director, Global Supply Chain, Woodward, Inc
- Hikmat Chammas, Chief Engineer, Honeywell Aerospace
Those interested in more information can enquire here.
www.nov25.aerospacedefensesummit.com
