Innovation in Aerospace
A Panel Discussion
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
1:30-3:00 pm
Caltech, Hameetman Auditorium
(Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics)
Panelists:
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The Boeing Company
John Tracy, Chief Technology Officer |
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Lockheed Martin Corporation
Scott Fouse, VP Advanced Technology Center |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation
Erik Antonsson, Corporate Director of Technology |
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Starburst Accelerator
Vandad Espahbodi, Co-founder |
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Opening Remarks: Mory Gharib, Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Bioinspired Engineering; Director, Graduate Aerospace Laboratories; Vice Provost |
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Moderator: Andrea Belz, Director, Innovation Node - Los Angeles and Entrepreneur in Residence, USC Viterbi School of Engineering |
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Closing Remarks: Guruswami Ravichandran, John E. Goode, Jr., Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering; Otis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science |
Networking session and refreshments to follow on patio of the Cahill Center |
The Idea 2 Innovation (i2i) event series, co‑presented by Innovate Pasadena and Caltech,

Sponsored by Caltech Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnerships, Caltech Entrepreneurship Club, Innovate Pasadena, Mintz Levin PC.