1. Gabelli Funds hosts Aerospace & Defense Symposium on September 4th, 2025. 2. Focus on defense spending, M&A potential, and growth prospects. 3. Key executives from ten companies to attend and engage. 4. High aftermarket opportunity highlighted at the symposium.
The symposium emphasizes strong demand and growth opportunities in the defense sector, historically boosting related stocks when demand rises. Similar events have led to positive market reactions for defense companies in the past.
The article provides relevant insights into industry trends that affect AIN directly, especially regarding growth & defense spending.
The forthcoming symposium could result in immediate interest and investments due to discussions around defense spending, likely affecting prices shortly after the event. Short-term impacts have been observed after similar gatherings.
GREENWICH, Conn., Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gabelli Funds, LLC, is hosting our annual Aerospace & Defense Symposium at The Harvard Club in New York City on September 4th. The conference will draw top executives from more than ten companies, with a focus on the themes of strong demand outlook, high barriers to entry, large aftermarket opportunity, growth in excess of GDP, defense spending, and M&A potential for the Aerospace and Defense industry. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet with management in a one-on-one setting. Prospective attendees can learn more about the symposium on our website.
Agenda
| 7:45 AM | Welcome & Introduction | 12:15 | Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO) |
| Gabelli Funds Team | Peter Gundermann – CEO Nancy Hedges – CFO | ||
| 8:00 | Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) | 12:45 | New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. (NASDAQ:HOVR) |
| David Rosenberg – CFO | Brandon Robinson – CEO | ||
| 8:30 | Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG) | 1:15 | Graham Corporation (NYSE:GHM) |
| Pat Roche – CEO Jennifer Walter – CFO | Matthew Malone – CEO Christopher Thome – CFO | ||
| 9:00 | HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI) | 1:45 | Rheinmetall AG (XETRA: RHM) |
| Victor Mendelson – CEO | Anika Marker – IR Carl-Philip Schniewind – IR | ||
| 9:30 | Crane Company (NYSE:CR) | 2:15 | Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) |
| Alex Alcala – COO Jay Higgs – SVP, Aero | Lynn Bamford – CEO Chris Farkas – CFO | ||
| 10:00 | Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) | 2:45 | Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) |
| Dr. Kobi Kagan – COO | Jonathan Baliff – CFO | ||
| 10:30 | StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) | 3:15 | DroneShield Limited (ASX: DRO) |
| Dan Satterfield – CEO Alex Trapp – CSO | Oleg Vornik – CEO | ||
| 11:00 | Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) | 3:45 | AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRO) |
| Gunnar Kleveland – CEO | Mariya Pylypiv – CFO | ||
| 11:30 | Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) | 4:15 | TAT Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:TATT) |
| Steve Oswald – CEO | Ehud Ben-Yair – CFO | ||
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | 4:30 | Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAER) |
| Sam Davis – CEO | |||
| Eric Gerratt – CFO | |||
| 4:45 | AstraNav, Inc. (Private) | ||
| Anton Toutov – CEO | |||
| 5:00 | Apex Aerospace (Private) | ||
| Dilip Sanklecha – CEO |
The Harvard Club, New York City
Thursday, September 4, 2025 starting at 7:45 am
Registration link: CLICK HERE
Contact
General Inquiries
Isabella DeLuca
Client Relations
P: 914-921-5101
E : ideluca@gabelli.com
Sadie Keating
Marketing Associate
P: 914-921-5107
E : skeating@gabelli.com
Research Team
Tony Bancroft
Portfolio Manager
P: 914-921-5083
E: tbancroft@gabelli.com
Michael Burgio
Research Analyst
P: 914-921-7797
E: mburgio@gabelli.com
Daniel Gleim
Research Analyst
P: 914-921-7797
E: dgleim@gabelli.com
Gabelli Funds, LLC is a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a wholly owned subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Contact:
Tony Bancroft, Portfolio Manager
(914) 921-5083
