The 2023 MB DART Symposium
The 2023 MBDart Symposium, held from October 11-13, featured an extensive array of sessions and workshops focusing on advanced air mobility (AAM), drone technology, and robotics. Highlights included a short-course on AAM integration, tours of Joby Aviation’s facilities, and workshops on economic and workforce development. Prominent speakers from industry, academia, and government led discussions on infrastructure, policy, and innovation. The event concluded with sessions on public-private partnerships and community engagement, emphasizing the future of workforce development in the Monterey Bay region.
Speakers Included:
Keynote Speakers
- Senator Anna Caballero: California State Senator, 14th Senate District
- Sarasina Tuchen: US Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
- Raquel Girvin: FAA Western-Pacific Region Regional Administrator
- Matt Field: Chief Financial Officer, Joby Aviation
- Lori Pepper: Deputy Secretary for Innovative Mobility Solutions, CalSTA
- Dr. Carl Dietrich: Founder/CEO/CTO, Jump Aero
- Dean Donovan: Managing Director, Diamond Stream Partners
- Daniel Theobald: Vecna Robotics / MassRobotics / Mekable / Twisted Fields
Featured Speakers
- Adam Cohen: University of California, Berkeley
- Adrienne Lindgren: Hyundai Urban Air Mobility
- Alexi Sevastopoulos: Founding Member, Armature Systems | SCU Venture Accelerator | Santa Clara Ventures | Santa Cruz Ventures
- Andrea Pesce: UC Santa Cruz | DART Board of Directors Member
- Andrew Mearns: Multicopter Consulting
- Becca Fenwick: CITRIS, UC Santa Cruz
- Brad Barbeau: CSU Monterey Bay | DART Board of Directors Member
- Brian Miller: Kern Career Technical Education Center
- Chris Bley: Airspace Integration | DART Board of Directors Member
- Clint Cowden: Hartnell College
- Cody Cleverly: Joby Aviation
- Darryl Wong: UCSC Center for Agroecology
- Elizabeth Posey: The Irvine Foundation
- Ethan Rublee: Founder, Farm-NG
- George Kivork: Joby Aviation
- J. Kent Morgan: J. Kent Morgan Consulting, LLC
- Jennifer Kuan: CSUMB College of Business
- John Eberhart: ATA, LLC
- Jon Sisk: EVP Chief Banking Officer, Santa Cruz County Bank
- Josh Metz: Monterey Bay DART
- Ken Smith: Salinas Inclusive Economic Development Initiative (SIEDI)
- Lawrence Samuels: Senior Advisor to the Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz
- Lon Hatamiya: Hatamiya Group
- Maria Elena Manzo: Mujeres en Acción
- Marylou Shockley: Dean, CSUMB College of Business
- Matt Beatty: Founder, Advanced Aviation Alignment (A3)
- Matt Nelson: Marina Municipal Airport
- Matthew Friedman: CalTrans Division of Aeronautics
- Michael Gutierrez: Hartnell College
- Peter Church: Joby Aviation
- Raja Sengupta: UC Berkeley
- Ricardo Sanfelice: UC Santa Cruz
- Richard Vaughn: County of Monterey
- Rosalyn Green: MPC Board Member
- Shari Tavaf: Monterey Bay DART
- Tom Horvath: Dean, CSUMB College of Science
- Toni Gomez: GoBiz
- Walt Duflock: Western Growers Innovation Center (WGIC)
- Yolanka Wulff: Community Air Mobility Initiative
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