Linda Schucroft is the Director of Innovation at the Vancouver Airport (YVR). Linda oversees the Innovation Hub at YVR, product development and commercialization. Most of the solution developed in house or through partners within the Innovation Hub are meant to advance YVR’s strategic plan and enhance the airport experience of people, cargo and planes going through YVR. Among other responsibilities, Linda is responsible for all aspects of the department ranging from strategy, business development, product and software development and operations of our existing and future product lines.

Linda has a strong financial background with a Bachelor of Commerce in General Management and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Prior to YVR Linda was at KPMG where she had a diverse portfolio of clients from mining, forestry and manufacturing  

What unique perspective does this speaker bring? 

Linda brings strong strategic knowledge to implement advanced air mobility with airports. Successfully implementing AAM at airports, will establish a regional air mobility to access multiple connection points. The knowledge that Linda brings from a very busy airport in terms of passengers and cargo, helps shape the future of AAM.