Future of Flight: Aerospace & Dual-Use Investor Forum #NYTechWeek

Tuesday, Jun 2

10:00am – 12:00pm

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80 total spots

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Future of Flight: Aerospace & Dual-Use Investor Forum Join us during NY Tech Week for an RSVP-only investor forum focused on the future of aerospace, defense technology, aviation modernization, autonomy, UAS, advanced manufacturing, and dual use systems. Aerospace is entering a new investment cycle. National security priorities, commercial aviation modernization, pilot and workforce constraints, industrial base limitations, autonomous systems, certification complexity, and supply chain resilience are converging to create a new class of hard tech opportunities. This forum is designed for investors, founders, operators, and technical leaders who want to better understand how aerospace and dual use companies are built, financed, certified, protected, and scaled. The evening will feature a moderated expert panel with perspectives across aircraft certification, aviation operations, venture capital, intellectual property, and aerospace company building. Featured speakers include: Donald Maloy President & CEO, Maloy Aircraft Founder of an emerging aircraft OEM developing the MA-1 Blue Jay, a clean-sheet training aircraft and integrated training system with relevance across civilian airline pilot training and military primary flight training. Mike Borfitz CEO & Partner, Kilroy Aviation Aviation certification expert with decades of experience across FAA certification, delegation, production certification, and continued operational safety. Dagmar Andersch Co-Founder & CEO, Acelorix International aviation safety, compliance, certification, and UAS operations expert with deep experience across commercial aviation, safety oversight, and operational risk. J.P. Keating Managing Partner & Founder, proChain Ventures Early-stage investor focused on supply chain, logistics, mobility, autonomy, and critical technologies tied to economic resilience and national security. Jose J. Jimenez Partner, Polsinelli Patent attorney and former Boeing aerospace engineer focused on patent protection for aerospace, AI, machine learning, UAV, rocket, and satellite technologies. The discussion will translate complex aerospace and regulatory topics into practical investor judgment: • How to evaluate aerospace and dual use companies • What separates credible execution from technical hype • Why certification and operating authority matter • How customer adoption works in aerospace markets • Where investors are seeing opportunity across autonomy, logistics, defense technology, and aviation modernization • How intellectual property and technical defensibility affect company value This is not a general networking mixer. It is a focused conversation for investors and leaders looking to understand the companies, technologies, and market forces shaping the next generation of flight. Format Networking and arrivals Moderated expert panel Audience Q&A Post-panel networking Attendance is RSVP-only. #Aerospace #Dualuse #Deeptech #Hardware #Defense #NYTechWeek