Speakers | Paris Air Forum 2026: Aerospace & Defense Leaders

Alain FAURÉ

President of Airbus Defence and Space SAS and Executive Vice President, Space Systems at Airbus

Airbus Defence and Space SAS et Space Systems

Alexandre LAHOUSSE

Deputy Chief Executive of the DGA

DGA

Alexis MOREL

Partner, Latour Capital

Latour Capital

Anne-Charlotte FREDENUCCI

Chairwoman of Ametra Group

Ametra

Anne RIGAIL

Chief Executive Officer of Air France

Air France

Arjan MEIJER

President & CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation

Embraer Commercial Aviation

Arnaud MARTINEZ

President and CEO of The Helicopter Company (Saoudi Arabia)

The Helicopter Company

Arnaud MONTEBOURG

Chairman of the Board of MONEGO and ALFEOR

MONEGO et ALFEOR

Arthur MENSCH

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mistral AI

Mistral AI

Arun BANSAL

Chairman and CEO of Adani Airports (India)

Adani Airports

Aymeric DAHER

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Daher and Chief Executive Officer of Daher Logistics

Daher

Bastien LACHAUD

Member of Parliament for Seine-Saint-Denis (Aubervilliers) – Member of the Defence Committee (La France Insoumise)

Benjamin SMITH

Managing Director of Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM

Benoît DERIGNY

President of ManpowerGroup France

ManpowerGroup France

Benoit LAROCHE DE ROUSSANE

Director of the Defense Industry at the Direction Générale de l’Armement

DGA

Benoit SPOLIDOR

Chief Technical Officer Aeroline, Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria

Bertrand RONDEPIERRE

Director of the Ministerial Agency for Defense Artificial Intelligence (AMIAD)

AMIAD (Agence ministérielle de l'Intelligence artificielle de défense)

Brendan NELSON

Senior Vice-President, The Boeing Company & President, Boeing Global

Bruno BARATZ

Lieutenant General (Army Corps General)

Carlos MUÑOZ

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Volotea

Volotea

Catherine JESTIN

Executive Vice President in charge of Digital at Airbus

Airbus

Chems CHKIOUA

Director General of Civil Aviation

Christophe BRUNEAU

Executive Chairman of ArianeGroup

ArianeGroup

Clémentine GALLET

Chair of the Aéro-PME Committee of GIFAS

GIFAS

Contre-Amiral Vincent Sébastien

Ministerial Agency for Defense AI (AMIAD)

AMIAD

Damien MAZAUDIER

Chief Executive Officer at CMA CGM AIR CARGO

CMA CGM AIR CARGO

David BLACK

Partner Europe, Renaissance Strategic Advisors

Renaissance Strategic Advisors

David BOUET

Commercial Optimisation Director, Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce

David CAVAILLOLÈS

Executive Chairman of Arianespace

Arianespace

David ZIEGLER

Vice President, Aerospace and Defense at Dassault Systèmes

Dassault Systèmes

Delphine BERILLOUX

Executive Vice President, Human and Societal Responsibility at Safran Aircraft Engines

Safran Aircraft Engines

Denis MERCIER

Co-Chair of the NewSpace Task Force at MEDEF International, Former Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force, and Former NATO Supreme Commander

MEDEF International

Emmanuel CHIVA

Director of ONERA

Onera

Emmanuelle LLOP

Founder and Partner at Equinoxe Avocats

Equinoxe Avocats

Emmanuel LEVACHER

Chairman of GICAT and Chief Executive Officer of ARQUUS

GICAT et ARQUUS

Éric BÉRANGER

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MBDA

MBDA

Ezequiel SANCHEZ

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of PLD Space

PLD SPACE

Florent MASSOU DIT LABAQUÈRE

Executive Vice President, Operations of the Commercial Aircraft Division and Member of the Executive Committee of Airbus

Airbus

Florent NIERLIECH

Technical and Innovation Director of Safran Electrical & Power

Safran Electrical & Power

Francis MASSÉ

Academic Director of the Air Transport University (ENAC – École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile), Founder and Academic Lead of the UTA, and Former Secretary General of the Direction générale de l’aviation civile (DGAC)

ENAC et UTA

François JACQ

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNES

CNES

Francois LOMBARD

Director of the Connected Intelligence Division at Airbus Defence and Space

Airbus Connected Intelligence

Frank GILETTI

Member of Parliament for Var – Vice-Chair of the National Assembly Defence Committee (Rassemblement National)

Gaël DIAZ DE TUESTA

Director of International Development at the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA)

DGA

Général Alexis ROUGIER

French Air and Space Force Headquarters and General Officer in charge of Very High Altitude, Space, and Counter-Drone Operations

Général Christophe GOMART

Ingénieure générale de l’armement Eva PORTIER

Deputy for Space to the Director General for Armaments at the French Ministry of the Armed Forces

Général Jérôme BELLANGER

Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force

Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Général Vincent CHUSSEAU

Air Division General, Commander of Space

Géraldine NAJA

Director of Space Transportation at the European Space Agency

Agence spatiale européenne

Guillaume FAURY

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus

Airbus

Hélène CONWAY-MOURET

Vice-Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Committee – Senator of the Socialist, Ecologist and Republican Group

Hervé DAMMANN

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Thales in charge of Land and Air Systems

Thales, Land and Systems

Herve DERREY

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space

Hugues MARCHESSAUX

Chairman of the Management Board of Air Austral

Air Austral

Iryna TEREKH

CEO and CTO of FirePoint

FirePoint

Jan DRAHOTA

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Colt CZ Group

Colt CZ Group

Jean-Brice DUMONT

Vice President at Airbus, Head of Air Power

Airbus

Jean-Christophe LAMBERT

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ascendance

Ascendance

Jean-François FALLACHER

CEO of Eutelsat Group

Eutelsat Group

Jean-Louis DROPSY

Partner, SUB ROSA

Sub Rosa

Jean-Luc MAURANGE

CEO of the John Cockerill Group

John Cockerill

Jean Pierre DIRIS

Interministerial Coordinator IRIS2 and GOVSATCOM

IRIS2 et GOVSATCOM

Jérémy CAUSSADE

Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of AURA AERO

AURA AERO

Jérôme REIN

Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group and Head of the Industry Practice for France

BCG

JoeBen BEVIRT

Founder of Joby Aviation (USA)

Joby Aviation

Karim MOKADDEM

SVP Aircraft of Tomorrow Research & Technology Airbus

Airbus

Laurent-Pierre BACULARD

Senior Partner at Bain & Company

Bain & Company

Léna STERN

Director of Strategic Key Accounts at the European Space Agency and Head of the Oberpfaffenhofen site of OHB Group

Groupe OHB

Marc Antoine BRILLANT

Head of Department at Viginum, Head of the Preparatory Mission at SGDSN

Viginum - SGDSN

Marwan LAHOUD

Partner, Messier Associés

Messier Associés

Matthieu LOUVOT

Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters

Michel GADBOIS

Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise Architect at iBASEt

iBase-t

Mickaël BROSSARD

Director of CortAIX Factory/Thales

CortAIX Factory/Thales

Natalia POUZYREFF

Member of Parliament for Yvelines – Secretary of the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee (Renaissance)

Nathalie GRIMBERT

Head of the SME Support and Defense Industrial Base Financing Office at the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA)

Nicolas FRANCK

Strategy Director of Aubert and Duval

Aubert et Duval

Nicolas RAVAILHE

Lawyer and lecturer in European relations

Oleksandr YAKOVENKO

Founder & Executive Chairman of TAF Industries

TAF Industry

Olivier ANDRIES

President of GIFAS and Chief Executive Officer of Safran

Safran et GIFAS

Olivier MAZZUCCHELLI

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Transavia

Transavia

Pascal de IZAGUIRRE

President of the National Federation of Aviation and its Trades

Fédération Nationale de l'Aviation et de ses Métiers

Pascal FARELLA

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Mecachrome

Mecachrome

Pascal TEA

President of Palantir Technologies France

Palantir Technologies France

Patrice CAINE

Chairman and CEO of Thales

Thales

Patrick PAILLOUX

General Delegate for Armaments

Philippe KERYER

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Strategy, Research and Technology, and Member of the Executive Committee of Thales

Thales

Philippe PASCAL

President and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe ADP

Groupe ADP

Pierre-Eric POMMELLET

President and CEO of Naval Group and President of GICAN

Naval Group et GICAN

Pierre GATTAZ

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Radiall

Radiall

Rick DEURLOO

President of Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines

Pratt & Whitney commmercial engine

Serge WEINBERG

Chairman of Weinberg Capital Partners

Weinberg Capital Partners

Stéphane BOUJNAH

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Chairman of the Managing Board of Euronext

Euronext

Thomas GOMART

Directeur of the IFRI

IFRI

Thomas JUIN

President of UAF

UAF

Yannick ASSOUAD

Executive Vice President, Avionics, and Member of the Executive Committee of Thales

THALES

Yohann LEROY

Executive President of MaiaSpace

MaiaSpace