The annual event of Aviation in Transition, LiT Aero Conference 2025, will take place on 9 October 2025. This year's theme is "Maintaining Momentum in a Changing World." In other words, how do we keep moving forward together while the world around us is constantly changing?

LiT Aero Conference 2025 

Aviation in Transition is an eight-year program jointly implemented by the Dutch government and the aviation sector. The goal of the program is to accelerate sustainability in the aviation sector, with climate-neutral flying as a goal from 2050 onward. The participating partners in Aviation in Transition are achieving this by developing energy-efficient solutions, lighter materials and systems, and CO₂-free propulsion systems, such as hydrogen.

The LiT Aero Conference 2025 also contributes to this. After a successful first edition, the second edition of this annual event brings together the aviation innovation community to reflect, connect, and accelerate progress.

For whom

Everyone working and interested in the aviation sector.

Programme

• 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM: Registration, coffee, and networking
• 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM: Welcome and introduction to the programme by Ron van Manen (Programme Director) and Mark Wijsman (host and moderator)
• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: plenary programme with Tjerk Opmeer (Deputy Director General Business and Innovation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs), Eline van Beest (Partner at Thuja Capital and founder of NightBalance) among others
• 12:30 PM - 13:45 PM: lunch and innovation market
• 13:45 PM - 15:15 PM: plenary programme with 
  Robert Tieman (Minister of Infrastructure and Watermanagement), Sébastien Dubois (Head of Programme Development and Communications at Clean Aviation), Paul Eijssen (Managing Director of NAG and LRN) and a panel discussion 'Charting a Wise Course: Combining Sustainable Competitiveness and Competitive Sustainability', featuring: Lodewijk Asscher (Chairman of the Dutch Sustainable Aviation Round Table), Jolanda Stevens (Program Manager Zero Emission Aviation, KLM), Wilma van Dijk (CEO Rotterdam The Hague Airport), Erik Geertsema (CEO Conscious Aerospace), Ivor van Dartel (Co-founder and CEO VÆRIDION), Nikhil Sachdeva (Head of Centre for Aerospace & Aviation Sustainability)
• 15:15 PM - 16: 30 PM: thematic breakout sessions: 
  - Human Capital – Streamlining the funnel
  - Harnessing Ecosystems – Ensuring the right engagement to create shared success
  - From Lab to Runway – Breaking Barriers for Innovation in Aviation
  - Cross-Sector Collaboration – Driving Sustainable Mobility Together
  - Hydrogen – How do we make it fly?
  - Novel Aerospace Certification Strategies - Reducing time and cost
• 16:30 PM - 18:00 PM: Closing remarks by Ron van Manen followed by networking and drinks

When and where

• Date: 9 October 2025
• Time: 10:00 AM - 18:00 PM
• Location: Fort Voordorp, Voordorpsedijk 28B,  Groenekan 

More information and registration

For more information and registration, please visit the Aviation in Transition website:

More information and registration