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Advisory Board<\/h1>\n
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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.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Board Members<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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Aaron Batt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Federal Security Director
US Department of Homeland Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Gregory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Southwest Renewable Ventures
Southwest Airlines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eduardo Valencia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chief Information Officer
MSP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Kleist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Senior Advisor Emerging Trends
Southwest Airlines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rishma Khimji<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chief Information Technology Officer
Harry Reid International Airport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Adam Baxmeyer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Airport Operations Director
Purdue University Airport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Dillman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Head, School of Aviation and Transportation Technology
Purdue University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jorie Sax<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Head of Innovation Lab
United Airlines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Van De Wiel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director BD Mission Critical Systems Netherlands
Ericsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob Esquivel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Manager, Airports Districts Office (IN, IL, WI)
FAA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Adam Schipper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director BD Transportation & Logistics
Ericcson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craig Marcinkowski<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director of Strategy
Saab, Inc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ken Klaver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Solution Consultant Telecommunications
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reid Goldsmith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Senior Director of Information Technology
Indianapolis International Airport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Troy Hege<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vice President Innovation and Technology
Purdue Research Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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