March 4-5, 2025 | Wings Over the Rockies | Denver, CO (KAPA)
Over the last 15 years, Migration has become the leading conference for flight training professionals. Featuring presentations from a wide range of industry leaders and small group breakout sessions tailored to meet the goals of attendees, Migration provides solutions to the real-world problems facing flight training organizations, flight instructors, K-12 aviation educators, and their students.
Migration is designed to inspire and equip you to take your flight training business to the next level. Hear the latest big ideas and innovative solutions from our Keynote speakers.
You'll leave Migration with pages upon pages of actionable tactics that you can apply the minute you get back to the flight line.
You'll be among your people with attendees from all over the world, representing a wide range of flight training practitioners. Migration is known for its networking and relationship building, and this year will be no different.
From the content of every Keynote and breakout session to the people you'll meet and network with, a love of aviation is core to what makes Migration so powerful.
Scott “Intake” Kartvedt is a true aviation legend. Inspired by Top Gun in 1986, he turned his dream into a reality, becoming a Navy fighter pilot with five combat deployments, over 6,300 flight hours, and 658 carrier arrested landings on 11 aircraft carriers. A few of Scott's many achievements include leading the Navy’s first F-35C Stealth Strike Fighter Squadron, flying three seasons with the Blue Angels, becoming a stunt pilot in Top Gun: Maverick, and acting as the aviation safety supervisor for Mission Impossible 8. He is currently the number five pilot for the Patriot Jet Team and an instructor and evaluator for United Airlines. Additionally, Intake is a sought-after keynote speaker, sharing his wisdom on cultivating a culture of excellence and "lessons learned" leadership. As President of the Blue Angels Foundation, Scott donates part of his earnings to help prevent veteran suicide.
Mark Van Tine is formerly the Vice President of Digital Aviation for the Boeing Company. In this capacity, he oversaw a global enterprise comprised of 5,000 employees focused on developing and delivering intelligent information solutions to optimize customer’s operations and environmental performance. Concurrently, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Jeppesen, an 85-year-old information solutions company providing products and services for the aviation industry around the world. Van Tine began his career in 1981 with Lockheed DataPlan, a leading flight planning and weather services company, which was acquired by Jeppesen in 1989. He spent his career working in a variety of different organizations within Jeppesen, including flight operations, customer service, navigation, and information technology. He holds a Private Pilot certificate and is an active general aviation pilot.
At Harley-Davidson, Jerry Wilke and a small leadership team overcame near bankruptcy and some of the strongest competitors in the world to develop over 20 years of growth and one of the world's most recognized and respected brands. Over a long career at Harley holding various leadership positions in worldwide Sales, Marketing, and Product Planning, Jerry developed a deep understanding of what motivates people to seek and find fulfillment in a sport, product, and lifestyle. Now, Jerry provides strategy and leadership consulting to organizations in the aviation, marine, and motorsport industries. A passionate private pilot with instrument and seaplane ratings and a tailwheel endorsement, he served for many years on Cirrus Aircraft’s Advisory board and the board of the AOPA Foundation. Jerry flies a variety of aircraft with his family, including a Cirrus SR22T, Skywagon, and Husky A-1B on Bushwheels.
In his role as Chairman and CEO, Jack Pelton leads EAA’s board and staff in its mission of growing participation in aviation and inspiring people to fly, build, and further engage in flight. Pelton is an EAA Lifetime Member devoted to restoring and flying vintage aircraft. He currently holds airline transport and commercial pilot certificates and has earned instrument, multi-engine, and seaplane ratings, plus type ratings for the Cessna Citation and Cessna Mustang jets. Pelton is the retired chairman, president, and CEO of Cessna Aircraft Company, where he oversaw new aircraft development, testing, certification, and improvements for all Cessna models. Prior to joining Cessna, Pelton was SVP of engineering for Dornier Aircraft. Pelton previously was the chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association board, and he served on the boards of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the National Business Aviation Association, and the Corporate Angel Network. Pelton has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the National Aeronautic Association’s Distinguished Statesman of Aviation Award, the FAA’s Friend of Safety Award, and induction into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame. His other honors include the 2010 Lindbergh Award for balancing technology and nature, the 2008 Aviation Week Laurel for Business and General Aviation, and EAA’s highest honor, the Freedom of Flight Award.
As President and CEO of GAMA, Pete Bunce travels worldwide engaging regulators, policymakers, and elected officials to promote GA and advance the interests of a global membership of more than 140 airframe, avionics, engine, and component manufacturers, as well as the world’s leading business aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul companies. He retired from the USAF in March 2005, with his last assignment as the Director of the Air Force Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison. Previously, Pete flew F-15s and A-10s, while commanding several large operational fighter units. He remains an active pilot with more than 7,500 hours in military fighter and training aircraft as well as civil piston, turboprop, and business jet aircraft. Pete serves on the FAA’s NextGen Advisory Committee, MITRE Corporation’s Aviation Advisory Committee, the NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee, and the board of directors of the RAF and Veterans Airlift Command. Additionally, he is a trustee of the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcon Foundation and a member of the FAA's Management Advisory Council. Among many accolades, he was named the Aviation Industry Leader of the Year by the Living Legends of Aviation in 2007, awarded the ICAS Sword of Excellence in 2009, inducted as a Living Legend of Aviation in 2010, and into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame in 2022.
As the deputy director for regional operations in the Office of Aviation Safety, Kristi Dunks oversees operations of the four NTSB regional offices (Alaska, Western Pacific, Central and Eastern). Dunks joined the NTSB as a student volunteer in 2002 and has served as the investigator-in-charge and the maintenance group chair of aviation accidents throughout the United States. Most recently, she served as the agency’s first business process manager. She holds a doctorate in technical communication and rhetoric from Texas Tech University, a master of science in business analytics from the University of Virginia, a master of aeronautical science with specializations in human factors and aviation safety from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Dunks is an aircraft owner, flight instructor and aviation mechanic, and is certified to fly single and multi-engine airplanes and helicopters, as well as drones. She was awarded the NTSB’s Distinguished Employee Service Award in 2021.
Under the direction of the Colorado Aeronautical Board, Dave leads the Colorado Department of Transportation’s innovative and forward-leaning Aeronautics Division. In collaboration with 76 public use airports, the users of Colorado's aviation system, and numerous other stakeholders, Dave and the Division endeavor to support the state’s multi-modal transportation system by advancing a safe, efficient, and effective statewide aviation system through collaboration, investment, and advocacy. Dave has over 36 years of aviation experience in the Northwest Mountain Region, previously serving as the Northwest Mountain Regional Manager for AOPA, where he managed the association’s airport advocacy, state and local legislative and governmental affairs, and member engagement in seven northwestern states. An Accredited Airport Executive, Dave began his aviation career as an intern at Denver’s Centennial Airport, served over six years as the Assistant Aviation Director at the Aspen/Pitkin County (Colorado) Airport, and has managed the St. George (Utah) Municipal Airport and the Yellowstone Regional Airport in Cody, Wyoming. He is a Past Chair of the National Association of State Aviation Officials and previously was President of the Northwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives and President of the Wyoming Airport Operators Association. In 2023, Dave was admitted as a Fellow (FRAeS) in the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is an active seaplane-rated private pilot with a Part 107 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems rating.
David Dunning serves as GAMA’s Director of Global Innovation & Policy. In this role, David manages GAMA’s strategic activities to foster the development and entry-into-service of innovations in technologies, products and services, which encompasses the work of GAMA’s Electric Propulsion and Innovation Committee (EPIC) and advanced air mobility (AAM) portfolio. David began his aviation career in the United States Air Force and has held progressive roles in military, civil, and government aviation. Prior to joining GAMA, David served as Advanced Air Mobility Program Manager at the Federal Aviation Administration where he led strategic planning efforts to integrate AAM into the U.S. national airspace system. David’s civil aviation experience includes leading aircraft fleet and maintenance operations for multiple air medical charter operators, as well as, owning and operating a FAA Part 145 certificated aircraft repair station. David earned his Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technical Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and holds FAA Inspector Authorization, FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licenses, and FCC General Radiotelephone Operator license. David is passionate about spending time with his wife and three children, reading, running, surfing, and the outdoors.
With the proliferation of aeronautics topics in STEM and career and technical education programs across the country, school districts and their educators need regular opportunities to interact and exchange ideas with the broader aviation industry. Migration is uniquely positioned to facilitate those conversations, helping K-12 schools and flight training organizations better collaborate on shaping the pilots of the future.
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