Advisory Board

The Lab to Life Aviation Innovation Showcase includes an advisory board comprised of airports, airlines and other industry stakeholders. This group identifies industry challenges and areas of interest around with efforts can be focused.

By understanding aviation’s pressing issues, the Lab to Life can identify partners and build an ecosystem to create and test solutions. The results are shared back with the Advisory Board creating a cycle of innovation and improvement.

Board MEmbers

Aaron Batt

Federal Security Director
US Department of Homeland Security

Anthony Gregory

Southwest Renewable Ventures
Southwest Airlines

Eduardo Valencia

Chief Information Officer
MSP

Kevin Kleist

Senior Advisor Emerging Trends
Southwest Airlines

Rishma Khimji

Chief Information Technology Officer
Harry Reid International Airport

Adam Baxmeyer

Airport Operations Director
Purdue University Airport

Brian Dillman

Head, School of Aviation and Transportation Technology
Purdue University

Jorie Sax

Head of Innovation Lab
United Airlines

Paul Van De Wiel

Director BD Mission Critical Systems Netherlands
Ericsson

Rob Esquivel

Manager, Airports Districts Office (IN, IL, WI)
FAA

Adam Schipper

Director BD Transportation & Logistics
Ericcson

Craig Marcinkowski

Director of Strategy
Saab, Inc

Ken Klaver

Solution Consultant Telecommunications
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Reid Goldsmith

Senior Director of Information Technology
Indianapolis International Airport

Troy Hege

Vice President Innovation and Technology
Purdue Research Foundation