ATI Conference 2025: Destination Zero

ATI Conference 2025

The ATI Conference returns to the ICC Wales in Newport on 4th & 5th November 2025.

We will be welcoming over 400 experts from across aerospace and beyond to discuss advancements in the ultra-efficient and zero-carbon technologies powering our journey to Destination Zero, as well as the advanced manufacturing technologies needed to bring them to market. Hear from expert speakers and panellists in our world-class plenary programme focused on the urgent issues affecting the sector globally.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

• Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy & Planning in the Welsh Government
• Val Miftakhov, Founder & CEO, ZeroAvia
• Simon Burr, Group Director of Engineering, Technology & Safety at Rolls-Royce
• Eric Dalbies, Chief Technology Officer, Safran
• Sue Partridge, Head of Wing of Tomorrow, Airbus
• Cleiton Silva, Vice President of Technology at Embraer
• Henry Ashton, A350 Chief Engineer UK at Airbus
• Andy Reynolds, Vice President ZEROe, Airbus
• Dr. Kurt M. VandenBussche, VP Engineering, Honeywell Aerospace
• Dinesh Sanekommu, Climate Lead, Google

DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS

Aerospace in Wales

A welcome from Welsh Government Minister Rebecca Evans MS, with insight into the industry's strengths in Wales.

Technology leaders: Preparing for the next aircraft programme

Senior leaders from the global aerospace industry talk with ATI's CTO Jacqueline Castle. What do the Primes need from the supply chain? What is the critical path for tech exploitation? Where are the opportunities for investment and collaboration?

Speakers include:

Tia Benson Tolle, Director, Boeing
Simon Burr, Director of Engineering, Technology & Safety, Rolls-Royce
Eric Dalbies, Chief Technology Officer, Safran
Sue Partridge, Head of Wing Of Tomorrow, Airbus
Cleiton Silva, Vice President of Technology, Embraer

Innovation to industrialisation: Henry Ashton, Chief Engineer A350, Airbus

In the closing keynote of Day One, Henry will look at the challenge of ‘bridging the gap’ between technology research and the technology that ultimately takes flight. What can be done in the early stages of research to achieve the end result, and what is the consequence of not getting it right?

DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS

Breaking boundaries

What makes an entrepreneur? ZeroAvia Founder & CEO Val Miftakhov shares his key takeaways from a career spent taking risks, breaking boundaries and challenging convention.

Technology leaders: Disrupting the market

Executives from supply chain disruptors talk with Katy Milne, Director, Manufacturing Technology Centre about how to prove technology and scalability. Where are the opportunities for supply chain investment and partnership?

Speakers include:

Jacqueline Castle, Chief Technology Officer, Aerospace Technology Institute

Val Miftakhov, CEO & Founder, ZeroAvia

Andy Reynolds, Head of ZEROe Hydrogen Storage and Distribution, Airbus

Dr. Kurt M. VandenBussche, VP Engineering, Honeywell Aerospace

Neil McManus, Partner, Siemens Advanta

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Throughout both days a choice of three breakout streams will cover a range of topics themed around accelerating technology development, advancing competitiveness and enabling technology adoption.

What role for the UK’s regional aerospace clusters in developing new aircraft technologies and capabilities?
Aerospace around the world is endowed with regional aerospace bodies reflecting the geographically clustered nature of the industry – 45 in Europe alone. The workshop will explore how the UK can draw on its active regional clusters to support the development of new aerospace technologies and capabilities.

ATI Additive Manufacturing Roadmap: One Year On
One year on from the publication of the ATI AM Strategy & Roadmap, this breakout session will explore the implementation of the roadmap to date and the next steps. The session will feature presentations from supply chain organisations that are disrupting the status quo and making AM commercially successful.

Sustainable Aviation Beyond 2050: Room for All?
This panel will discuss how looking at a horizon beyond 2050 (for example, to 2070) increases the scope for new solutions such as hydrogen and electrification, and incorporates a bigger impact from the introduction of ultra-efficient aircraft some decades earlier. It will cover sustainability modelling and examine the longer term role for zero-carbon emission aircraft, taking in the potential for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and the challenge of investing in technologies today that may not fully mature until the second half of the century.

Aerospace MRO Growth: Global Trend and UK Opportunities
This session convenes representation from two of the largest MRO associations in the UK to discuss the current growth in global MRO, focusing on how the UK can address those commercial opportunities through technology development and innovation in aerospace aftermarket and services.

Building a Competitive Edge: Strengthening the UK Supply Chain
Join us for an interactive workshop where we’ll explore and validate key strategic areas that require collective action across the industry. This session invites participants to share insights on current supply chain challenges and collaborate on identifying practical, cross-sector solutions. Your input will help shape future initiatives and foster stronger industry partnerships.

Bridging Values and Value: The UK’s Role in Europe’s Sustainable and Competitiveness Agenda

This panel will examine the evolving landscape of European aerospace research, where balancing competitiveness and sustainability is becoming increasingly complex amid shifting global policy priorities. The discussion will explore how the UK can contribute to a forward-looking research agenda that supports both global competitiveness and sustainable innovation. Bringing together perspectives from industry, academia, and European funding programmes, the panel will consider how research priorities are shaped and how the UK can engage with and influence these processes.

AI in Aerospace
Discover how AI could transform the aerospace manufacturing value chain—from design and validation to through-life support and augmented engineering on the shop floor. This interactive session features real-world use cases, a fireside chat, and a hands-on opportunity to develop your own AI project ideas with expert guidance using a tailored Canvas tool.

ATI Modelling Insights
This session will cover some of the analysis, insights and models developed by the ATI in the last year. It will explain a novel ATI propulsion system concept, share our investigations into the impact of reducing cruise speed, and describe the fuel cell model that ATI developed with Loughborough University.

Zero-carbon Power Systems
Where is the innovation in new power systems that can deliver zero-carbon emissions? In this session we'll hear from innovators and the research ecosystem about the advanced technologies being developed today that will power the greener aircraft of tomorrow.

Maximising dual-use technology opportunities
With increased focus on resilience and defence by governments around the world, dual-use is increasingly important, both for ensuring that Defence can take on the best of civil learning, but also for securing wider and more sustainable markets for aerospace companies. This session will hear from expert panellists about the opportunities they see in dual-use, before turning to the audience for their thoughts on how aerospace can maximise dual-use opportunities.

Bringing it all together: Industry challenges and insights from the ATI assembly strategy
Following recent work by the ATI on the future of aircraft assembly, this breakout session will set the scene for what comes next. The session will showcase previous projects, highlight areas where further innovation is needed, and spotlight emerging technologies that could transform how aircraft are built.

The ATI reserves the right to amend the conference programme (including agenda items, speakers and timings) according to circumstance and without prior notice.

Meet with an ATI expert

Whether you’re seeking guidance on the ATI Programme, looking to explore a project idea with a technologist, or have questions about international opportunities, we’re here to help. Visit the ATI stand in the exhibition hall at ATI Conference 2025 to start the conversation. You’ll also have the opportunity to schedule one-to-one meetings with ATI technologists, the ideal opportunity to discuss your next project idea.

Explore our exhibition space

Connect with Airbus, AVL Powertrain, Dassault Systemes, Farnborough International, GKN Aerospace, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Honeywell, IAAPS, Intelligent Energy, Moog, Rolls-Royce, Safran, Ultima Forma, ZeroAvia and more in our exhibition space.

Discover opportunities to network and explore the latest advancements in aerospace technologies.

Who should attend?

ATI Conference 2025 will bring together experts from industry, government and research and academia to shape the future of flight on our journey to Destination Zero. The agenda is designed for everyone with a professional interest in aerospace and aviation.

Ticket details

Tickets include full access to the conference, plenary sessions and breakouts for the duration of your ticket, a selection of food and drink throughout the event and a reception at the end of day one. Ticket prices are inclusive of VAT.

2025 ticket prices

• Full two-day conference: £390 (£325 + VAT)
• Day one: £240 (£200 + VAT)
• Day two: £210 (£175 + VAT)

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