2025 Electric Aircraft Symposium

EAS 2025

EAS2024 was a huge success with nearly 150 in-person attendees plus 35 virtual! 

Attendees received the links to the presentations and videos via email — also was posted on the EAS 2024 Hover community. Attendees can watch the videos for free by logging into the EAS 2024 video page. Complimentary access will be made available to all VFS members after July 20, 2025.

Other VFS members and the public can purchase and download the PDF slides of the presentations from the VFS Vertical Flight Library, while the video recordings are available for purchase on Vimeo.

Save the date for EAS2025: July 19-20, 2025!


Every year, EAS provides an excellent opportunity to network with leaders of AAM at a small intimate conference organized by the technical leaders of the industry.

The annual Electric Aircraft Symposium is the premier electric VTOL / STOL / CTOL and advanced air mobility (AAM) event held immediately prior to EAA's AirVenture. 

EAS 2024 Speakers: 

  • Darryn La Zar, Senior Director of Business Development, ACS
  • Dr. Ed Lovelace, CTO, Ampaire
  • Drew McEwen, Chief Commercial Officer, AURA AERO
  • Ken Swartz, President, Aeromedia Consultants
  • Chris Baczynski, CEO, BAC Aerospace Inc.
  • Peter Blume, CEO, Bloomy Controls
  • Rod Zastrow, CEO & President, Bye Aerospace
  • Marshall Gusman, CTO, Cosmic Aerospace
  • Johannes Durschang, Head of Sales, CustomCells
  • Marc Ausman, Chief Product Officer, Electra.aero
  • Joshua Portlock, Co-Founder, Electro.aero
  • Dr. Kyle Collins, Director of Eagle Flight Research Center, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Matt Farides, VP Business Development, Evolito
  • Rex Alexander, President, Five Alpha
  • Willi Tacke, CEO, Flying Pages
  • Erika Holtz, Lead Engineer & Project Manager Electrification, Harbour Air
  • Clint Harper, CEO, Harper4D Solutions
  • Dr. Carl Dietrich, CEO, Jump Aero
  • Ryan Naru, Govt Affairs, Joby Aviation
  • Riona Armesmith, CTO, magniX
  • Devin Boyle, Research Aerospace Engineer, NASA Glenn Research Center
  • Ken Karklin, CEO, Pivotal
  • Olaf Otto, CEO, Rolls-Royce Electrical
  • Peter Schmidt, COO, Transcend Air Corporation
  • Noelle Goodeaux, Program Manager, US Air Force Agility Prime
  • TBD, US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • Jim Viola, CEO, Vertical Aviation International
  • Dr. Sebastian Seemann, CTO, Væridion
  • Riccardo Roiati, R&D Engineer, VerdeGo Aero
  • Charlie Nelson, Chief Executive, VertiLink Infrastructure Group (NZ) Ltd.
  • Laura Morejón Ramírez, Product Engineer, Whisper Aero
  • Tom Gunnarson, Regulatory Affairs Lead, Wisk Aero
  • and more speakers!

About EAS

Originally established in 2007 by the CAFE Foundation, the VFS Electric Aircraft Symposium is the world's longest running annual conference on electric aviation! Check out the previous VFS/CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium programs and presentations: 

2023: 17th Annual EAS — Program | Speakers & Agenda | Article | 13+ Hours of Videos

2022: 16th Annual EAS — Program | Speakers & Agenda | Article | 12.5 Hours of Videos

2021: 15th Annual EAS — Program | Speakers & Agenda | Article | 16.5 Hours of Videos

2020: 14th Annual EAS — Program | Speakers & Agenda | Summary | 12.5 Hours of Videos

2019: 13th Annual EAS — Program | Speakers & Agenda | Synopsis | 26 Presentation Videos

2018: 12th Annual EAS — Program | Speakers & Agenda | Summary | 19 Presentation Videos

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EAS 2024 Sponsors and Exhibitors

Platinum Sponsor
Bloomy


Gold Sponsor
Inceptra



Silver Sponsors
Joby Aviation

Wisk Logo

Exhibitors

Bloomy


InceptraM4 Engineering logo

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Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities
  • Platinum Sponsorships: $5,000
    Includes top-billing logos/signage, flyer, five complimentary registrations and a 20-minute speaking slot (subject to approval and availability)
  • Gold Sponsorships: $2,500
    Includes logos/signage, flyer, three complimentary registrations and a 20-minute speaking slot (subject to approval and availability) 
  • Silver Sponsorships: $1,000 
    Includes logos/signage, flyer, two complimentary registrations
  • Exhibitor: $1,000 
    Exhibitor pricing includes logos/signage, 6' display table and one complimentary registration.

All prices are tentative and subject to change.

Registration Details
  • $450: Regular (non-VFS members)
  • $250: Speakers/VFS members
  • $75: VFS student members (only $25 for students to join VFS!)

All prices are tentative and subject to change.