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Dr. James Wang (Panel Chairperson)
Dr. James Wang (Panel Chairperson)
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Dr. James Wang (Panel Chairperson)Professor of MAE Department and Director of eVTOL Research & Innovation Centre at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Founder of Vtolwerke LLCDr. James Wang has held several executive leadership positions and has 30 years of experience in aerospace and high-tech industries; including as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of R&D at Leonardo Helicopters; led Strategic Sales and worked on many helicopter designs at Sikorsky Aircraft. An internationally renowned expert in eVTOL aircraft. In 2013, WIRED Magazine named Dr. Wang “The Steve Jobs of Rotorcraft” for inventing the AgustaWestland Project Zero: world’s first all-electric VTOL aircraft. He founded Vtolwerke LLC to provide consulting in advanced air mobility, eVTOL aircraft designing, and product development strategy. Dr. Wang is also a Professor of Aircraft Design, and the Director of eVTOL Research & Innovation Centre at Nanyang Technological University.
He holds numerous patents and major international awards, including: VFS Honorary Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Team Award, AHS’ Grover E. Bell Award, UTC George Mead Gold Award, and Italian National Highest Innovation Grand Prize Premio dei Premi. |