Presenters

Chris Caputo
“The Next Generation of Aviation.”

Chris Caputois the Director of Flight Operations for BETA Technologies and oversees BETA’s internal flight training program, ALIA flight test program, and all aspects of flight safety. Chris’ extensive flying background consists of 32 years in the aerospace industry flying, leading, and instructing in both the military and civilian sectors. Chris has logged over 10,000 flight hours in various aircraft including 7 combat deployments as a member of the USAF and several years flying the Boeing 757/767 for Delta Air Lines. Chris holds a B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the US Air Force Academy and is also a graduate and instructor pilot from the USAF Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV.

Rene Fuger
“Applying Universal Machine Learning to Electromagnetics”

René Fuger has been working in the technical team at CADFEM (Austria) GmbH since 2016 with the main focus on electromagnetics, multiphysics and system simulation. His works includes supporting customers in getting started with simulation, developing workflows and customer-specific solutions, holding seminars and training courses as well as carrying out calculations on behalf of customers. Mr. Fuger studied technical physics at the Vienna University of Technology. Since 2021, Mr. Fuger has been a guest lecturer at the MCI and teaches a course on electromagnetic simulations.

Dr. David Pommerenke
“Electrostatic Discharge and its Simulation”

Dr. Pommerenke is a world-renowned expert on ESD, publishing more than 200 papers and securing 13 patents.

His research includes predicting arcing across small air gaps, display panels, and PCBs with a focus on the correlation between Charge Plus simulation and experimental test results.