MEET US IN CLEVELAND
Request a Private Briefing
We're at Cleveland 2026 to demonstrate the first proactive forecasting platform for aviation wildlife strike risk. Schedule a 30-minute working session with the Avigilance team — see live signal fusion across weather, migration, radar and operational data; explore use cases for your own operations; and get early access to the pilot phase.
Limited slots available.
OUR PRESENCE AT CLEVELAND
Avigilance is presenting at Cleveland 2026.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Avigilance co-founders Ashle Whittle, Ross Priday and Tony Cortés will present the Avigilance proactive forecasting approach to wildlife strike risk — introducing multi-signal intelligence fusion, safety-grade outputs and pilot programme findings.
CS1A-P7 · Wednesday · 09:00 – 09:30 — From Reports to Risk Windows: Explainable Bird Strike Risk Forecasting as a Practical Test Case for AI-Enabled Aviation Safety
WHO YOU'LL MEET
The Avigilance team attending Cleveland 2026:
- Ashle Whittle — Co-founder & Chief Technical Officer
- Antonio "Tony" Cortés, Ph.D. — Co-founder & Aviation Safety Lead
- Ross Priday — Co-founder & Aviation Human Factors Lead
- Several members of our advisory board will also be attending.
CONFERENCE DETAILS
U.S. Aviation Wildlife Management Conference
Birds, Planes, and Safety Gains: Connecting Science, Policy, and Practice. Join wildlife managers, FAA inspectors, airline operators, and researchers for three days of presentations, networking, and field visits.
August 4-6, 2026
Tuesday through Thursday
Hilton Cleveland Downtown
100 Lakeside Avenue East, Cleveland, OH
Keynote Speaker
Carla J. Dove, Ph.D. - Smithsonian Feather Identification Lab
Airport Field Trip
Thursday morning tour of Cleveland Hopkins International
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Conference Attendees Include
- Wildlife and wetland resource managers
- FAA inspectors (airports, air traffic, flight standards)
- Airline and aircraft owners/operators
- Military and civilian airfield operations personnel
- University researchers and engineers
- Aerospace manufacturers
- Anyone interested in mitigating wildlife strikes