Ryan Coates

Transport Canada

Executive Director, Strategy and Emerging Technologies Branch

Keynote

Biography

Ryan Coates is the Executive Director of Transport Canada’s Strategy and Emerging Technologies Branch. Ryan joined Transport Canada in 2008 and has been instrumental in shaping public policy, implementing legislative change and advancing priorities in Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation program. He has built on this experience and is currently providing leadership as Transport Canada implements strategies for RPAS, AAM and Commercial Space Launch. Ryan holds a Graduate Degree in Public Policy and Public Administration from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec.