Duncan Walker
Duncan Walker
Speaker
CEO & Co-Founder

Skyports

United Kingdom

Duncan Walker is CEO and Co-founder of Skyports, and leads on both the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure arm, Skyports Infrastructure, and the drone logistics and inspection business Skyports Drone Services.

Duncan formed Skyports in 2018 after identifying the need for safe, regulated, vehicle-agnostic landing infrastructure for the emerging AAM industry. The company is founded on the belief that electric aviation has the potential to deliver measurable benefits to people, businesses and the environment, and that Skyports’ vertiport infrastructure and drone services capabilities will enable it.

Duncan has 20 years of commercial real estate experience. Prior to founding Skyports he was a Main Board Director at Helical Plc, a FTSE listed investment and development company. He holds Master’s degree in Economics and Management from Oxford University.

Duncan lives in southwest London with his wife, three children and two dogs. When he is not in one of Skyports’ offices in the UK, US, Asia or the Middle East, Duncan can be found playing or coaching sports.

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Sessions

Main Agenda

  • What are the main options for investors today looking at sustainable aviation?
  • Understanding the potential size of the eVTOL market
  • What are challenges in scaling this? Understanding the regulatory hurdles
  • How are investors being attracted to the space? What are the returns on offer?
  • When will the market mature enough for existing private equity and debt investors to get involved?
    Niklas Lund
    CEO / Partner, Rockton
    Duncan Walker
    CEO & Co-Founder, Skyports
    Peter Nelson
    General Counsel, Heart Aerospace