DiamondStream hosted its first Summit, bringing together portfolio companies and industry leaders from across the globe. The event aimed to cultivate new relationships, strengthen existing ones, and facilitate knowledge sharing.
Some key areas of discussion during the Summit included:
- Innovation
- Market development
- Fundraising
- Go-to-market
- Dual use?
- IP strategy
- Regulatory strategy
- Working productively with Corporate Venture Capital groups
We also got hands-on experiences flying blended wing aircraft in the JetZero simulator and getting a feel for the future of aviation sitting in Ampaire’s hybrid electric plane.
Thank you to our portfolio companies who attended - AlarisPro , Ampaire, Elroy Air, GPMS, JetZero, SwissDrones, VerdeGo Aero, Volantio, Wingtra. Thank you also to Speedbird Aero, an Embraer portfolio company, for joining. What an awesome group of leaders overcoming challenges, doing amazing things, and making history.?
Many thanks to Daniel Moczydlower,MSc,PMP, head of Embraer-X, for sharing the challenges and rewards of investing in innovation. His story of how Embraer started and spun out Eve Air Mobility should inspire anyone in a large corporation that innovation can happen anywhere.?
Thanks to Pasha Saleh from Alaska Airlines and Matthew Ridley from oneworld Alliance who discussed how airline CVCs invest and how they catalyze innovation in markets investors might otherwise overlook. There were valuable insights and hilarious stories of their experiences and how it is helping to build a more efficient and sustainable future in aviation.?
Special thanks to FAA Regional Administrator Raquel Girvin. She stressed the interrelated nature of the FAA’s goals like safety and efficiency. It takes great listening skills, tact, and a commitment to the core mission of the FAA to balance the voices of industry, the public, and the government. The aviation community is lucky to have Raquel!
Thank you to Kevin Noertker for sharing Ampaire’s journey and spinning up the hybrid electric Cessna Skymaster. It was a treat to see firsthand how Ampaire’s vision is becoming reality.?
Last but not least, thank you to JetZero for hosting: Tom O'Leary for sharing his vision and insight into how we are going to fly in the future. Erica Johnson for making the event a reality. What a special space in Long Beach, continuing its long tradition of supporting aerospace and aviation innovation.
Aerospace and aviation companies share many opportunities and challenges that are unique to this industry. Bringing these leaders together enables everyone to tackle these opportunities and challenges in ways that will transform our industry and the world.
Anthony Pucciarella
Paul Summers
Ed Lovelace
Madhu Vijay
Andrew Clare
David Merrill
Alvin Oswandy
Grant Newman
Jed Kalkstein
Sergey Kulyagin
Chris Slovak
Eric Bartsch
Matthew Thomas
Azim Barodawala
Maximilian Boosfeld
Caio Moriani
Manoel R. Coelho
Larry Berkin
Scott Gore