The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), a worldwide organization for women who hold leadership positions across the entire spectrum of the aviation and aerospace industry, reports that Marion Blakey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America, will be the keynote speaker for its 28th annual conference.
This year’s conference will be held Oct. 19-21, 2016, in Montreal, Canada at Hotel Omni Mont-Royal.
Blakey joined Rolls-Royce North America in 2015 as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Before that, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). From 2002 to 2007, Blakey was administrator of the FAA.
Prior to 2002, she held several senior-level positions including Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Registration is now open for the conference. Early bird rates are available. Information can be found here.