Ada Lovelace week 👩‍✈️, interviews 📞, our investment panel 💸 and much more

UK Aerospace Accelerated @ukaeroaccel

Nichola leads #ATIBoeingAccelerator efforts @Boeing and she has been an incredibly valuable mentor and connector for our startups. 👉 Check out our recent interview: https://t.co/MaLmXdxAp4 🎟️ Register for our next event to hear her #investment insights: https://t.co/mCXJNDB43E

What we've been up to:

ICYMI, we decided to turn Ada Lovelace Day into Ada Lovelace Week. Here's Gabi's latest post on why diversity is key to creating a sustainable aerospace industry. You can read Part One here.

Did you know only 5% of pilots globally are women? Ksenia interviews three incredible female pilots and discusses what can we do collectively to change this.

Wil sits down with the ABA Programme Lead at GKN Aerospace and (our latest programme partner) Rolls-Royce's Head of Sustainability to talk routes into aerospace, how startups can work with corporates, sustainability and more.

News from the network:

The ecoDemonstrator program has completed 6 test campaigns and the aircraft has been recognised as serving to accelerate development & testing of new technology.

The aviation industry had a projection of 40,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years. Can automation help aviation meet demand?

Mark Scully, Head of Technology, Advanced Systems & Propulsion at the ATI talks to The Engineer.

Alyssa Carson is the youngest person ever to be admitted into the prestigious Advanced PoSSUM Space Academy. She is an astronaut-in-training and her incredible story is one worth reading!

UK Aerospace Accelerated @ukaeroaccel

“One of the best ways to drive innovation is through diversity - we need new people from different backgrounds to challenge our preconceptions about how things should work.” Our interview with Dr. Naomi Allen @UKAeroInstitute ✈️ 👇https://t.co/CM21YjV0ul #AdaLovelace #ALD20

We are also always looking to hear from potential partners, investors and stakeholders on how we can create the best programme for aerospace startups in the UK. If you’d like to have a chat, please get in touch!

For more information, please contact the ATI Boeing Accelerator team:

Gabi Matic (Programme Director):  gm@atiboeingaccelerator.com | linkedin.com/in/gabrielamatic

Wil Benton (Venture & Ecosystem Director): wb@atiboeingaccelerator.com | linkedin.com/in/fatkidonfire

Ksenia Kurileva (Programme Associate):  kk@atiboeingaccelerator.com | linkedin.com/in/kseniakurileva