Steuart Walton to Keynote NBAA-BACE

Steuart L. Walton, pilot, entrepreneur, founder and chairman of Game Composites, and co-founder of Runway Group, will speak at the Day 1 Keynote on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, NV.

Game Composites, a Bentonville, Ark. based company, designs and builds small composite aircraft. The company is the creator of a two-seat aerobatic aircraft called the GB1 GameBird, which is expected to be featured as part of NBAA-BACE. 

In 2018, Walton led an effort to open a 22,000 square foot aviation hub at the Bentonville, AR Municipal airport, Thaden Field. The facility is named after famous aviatrix Louise Thaden and shelters a flight school, an exhibition hangar, an FAA knowledge testing center, scenic flights, discovery flights, lawn games, fuel and provisions, bikes, and a full-service café, Louise.

A native of Bentonville, Walton has made a point of giving back to his hometown and state, both through personal contributions and via the Walton Family Foundation’s Home Region program. He has played a vital role in a wide range of foundation-funded projects from supporting the development of recreational multi-use trails in northwest Arkansas, to donating trees to individual residents to help maintain the natural beauty of Bentonville.

A cycling enthusiast, Walton and his brother Tom have helped develop Oz Trails, and donated to groups including Pedal It Forward, an advocacy group in northwest Arkansas and the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of Walmart and several groups, including Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.