ICAS Emerging Technology Forum 2023


Future Air Mobility – Barriers and Enablers


In connection with the meeting of the ICAS Programme Committee, September 2023 in Kyoto, Japan a two-day workshop was arranged. The workshop provided an excellent possibility to experts from all over the world in the field to exchange views and to identify further areas of potential cooperation.
The workshop programme, the presentations during the workshop and the media release can be downloaded below. In case of problem with downloading - contact the ICAS Secretariat.
Downloads of the presentations will be available as soon as we get permission from the speakers.


Workshop Programme:

Day 1

Welcome adress of Prof. Chris Atkin, Chair ICAS Programme Committee

Keynote 1a UAM vehicle architecture trends
Chris Silva, NASA

Keynote 1bUAM vehicle architecture trends Capability today
Tom Prevot, Joby

Technological aspects

Enhancing Performance
Takahashi Ohki, Mitsubishi Research Institute

Noise & Environment
Noah Schiller, NASA

Airworthiness & Crashworthiness 
Hiroko Nakamura, JUTM

Technological R&D and Demonstration requirements panel discussion

Co Host 1
Masato Mori, NEDO

Co Host 2
Naoki Matayoshi, JAXA

Keynote 2  Capability today 2
Alastair McIntosh, Lilium

Operational aspects 

Operational aspects Concepts of Operations
Karolin Schweiger, CORUS-XUAM Project

Airspace Integration
Rob Weaver, EVE

Operations & Integration (IFAR)
Adriana Andreeva Mori, JAXA

Day 2

Keynote 3a ICAS: bringing thought leaders together
Dimitri Mavris, ICAS president

Keynote 3b ICAO-IFAR collaboration on AAM
Ibrahim Yimer, NRC

Commerical aspects 

Risk: view from Insurers
Yoichi Tamura, Willis Towers Watson

OEMs/Supply Chain
Adriano di Pietro, Swinburne Uni

Opportunities and Risk of eVTOL financing
Manabu Iwamoto, Development Bank of Japan

Commercial Risk R&D and Demonstration requirements panel discussion

Co Host 3
Tatsuyuki Shimazu, ENRI

Keynote 4 eVTOL & AAM Infrastructure
Dan Gettinger, Vertical Flight Society

Infrastructure & Community aspects

Vertiports
Dorian Notman, RMIT

Community Engagement
Angela Vozella, CIRA

Smart Cities
Kenta Sugimoto, Tokyo Metropolitan Office