NETWORKING
GENERAL SESSION
KEYNOTE
PLANT TOUR
TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2025
PRE-CONFERENCE
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration + Breakfast *
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
PRE-CONFERENCE
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Global Carbon Fiber Supply and Demand *
Myriam Yagoubi | Future Materials Group
NETWORKING
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break *
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
PRE-CONFERENCE
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Carbon Fiber Market Insights - India *
Deepak Agrawal | Stratview
12:00 PM
Pre-Conference Concludes
TOUR
1:00 - 5:30 PM
NIAR - ASTEC / ATLAS Tours **
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
5:30 PM
Tour Concludes
NETWORKING
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Opening Reception
Sponsored by Hexel
* Requires additional registration fee.
** Requires RSVP - limited attendance based on first come, first served.
WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2025
NETWORKING
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Registration + Breakfast
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
KEYNOTE
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Outlook: Challenges for Air Framers
Collin Heller | Counterpoint Market Intelligence
GENERAL SESSION
10:00 - 10:30 AM
High Rate, Low Cost Composite Manufacturing
Craig Neslen | Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
NETWORKING
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
GENERAL SESSION
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Thermoplastic Composite High-Rate Fuselage Manufacturing Demonstrator
Joseph Heil | Spirit Aerosystmes
GENERAL SESSION
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Braided Reinforcements Enable Efficient Use of Carbon Fiber, Improving Rate and Reducing Waste
Nathan Jessie | A&P Technology
NETWORKING
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Cygnet Texkimp Ltd.
GENERAL SESSION
1:00 - 1:30 PM
AI in Composites - A Path Forward
Brett Schneider | Cambium ; Salty Harbor Advising
GENERAL SESSION
1:30 - 2:00 PM
Industry Trends in Automated Inspection
Matthew Zupan | Fives Group
GENERAL SESSION
2:00 - 2:30 PM
Pultrusion - The Most Scalable Composites Process
Bryan Beimel | Pulflex
NETWORKING
2:30 - 3:00 PM
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
GENERAL SESSION
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Meeting Rate for Aerospace AAM
Moderator: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR
Panelists:
Brennen Shelton | Fiber Dynamics
Mitch Smith | MRAS
Wayne Huberty | Mississippi State University
Craig Neslen | Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
NETWORKING
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Grand Reception
Sponsored by Hexcel
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 6, 2025
NETWORKING
7:30 - 8:30 AM
Registration + Breakfast
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
KEYNOTE
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Wind Energy Update for the Carbon Fiber Industry
Shashi Barla | Mingyang Smart Energy
GENERAL SESSION
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Carbon Fiber in Wind Energy: Western Turbine OEM Demand and Global Supply Chain Trends
Julien Sellier | STRUCTeam
GENERAL SESSION
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Composites for H2 Storage
Jeff Sloan | CompositesWorld
NETWORKING
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
GENERAL SESSION
11:00 - 11:30 AM
The Future of Advanced Carbon Materials
Terrance Barkan | Advanced Carbons Council
GENERAL SESSION
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Scaling Composites: 50K-Based Fabrics
Daniel Nemeth | Star Composites
GENERAL SESSION
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Advancing Aerospace Pressure Vessels with IM11: A Next-Gen Carbon Fiber for Type III & IV COPVs
Bekah Stuart | Hexcel
NETWORKING
12:30 - 1:30 PM
Lunch Break
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
TOUR
1:30 - 4:30 PM
Facility Tour Location TBA **
Sponsored by Carbon Fiber
** Requires RSVP - limited attendance based on first come, first served.