Forrest Colliver
Forrest Colliver is President & Founder of AeroNextGen Solutions SAS, a European-based source of subject-matter expertise in airborne and ground-based communication, navigation & surveillance systems and operational aspects of global ATC modernization programs. He brings to bear a broad background in the application of technology, strategic planning, program management and business development disciplines to the deployment of avionics and mission-critical aerospace systems. Mr. Colliver has held a number of executive management positions, including serving for two years as General Manager of RAMI Swiss SARL in Courtételle, Switzerland, and for three years as Managing Director of the Becker Group, headquartered at Becker Avionics GmbH (Rheinmünster, Germany). He also served as Program Manager and Director of Business Development at Thales S.A. in Toulouse, France, as Vice President of Business Development for EMS Technologies, now part of Honeywell Aerospace, and as Director of Business Development for Sensis Corporation, now part of Saab. Mr. Colliver also served as Program Manager for Aviation Research at the MITRE Corporation in Washington, D.C., and has supported the US Federal Aviation Administration and the French DGAC, serving as a technology & policy advisor at ICAO, RTCA/EUROCAE, IATA & AEEC forums.
Lee Carlson
Lee Carlson is Co-Founder, Managing Partner, ADS-B Global, LLC, and a recognized leading avionics knowledge provider, helping clients in understanding, implementing and preparing for worldwide air traffic modernization. Mr. Carlson brings product development, sales, marketing and technical expertise to Aerospace Edge. With a strong, customer-centric focus on market analysis and product conceptualization, Carlson draws on his background with L3 Technologies, Smiths Aerospace (now GE Aviation) and The Boeing Company where his career has included roles in sales, marketing, project management, alliance management and engineering. Carlson has been an invited presenter at conferences of Aircraft Electronics Association, AOPA Pilot Forums, World Aviation Training Summits, International Society of Air Safety Investigators and SAE International. Lee has participated in EUROCAE, AEEC, RTCA and FAA NextGen committees and was appointed to the Loss of Control Joint Safety Implementation Team, a national joint government/industry safety advisory board tasked with developing recommendations to improve pilot training and reduce civilian aviation accident rates.