27th November - Research Day
28th November - Invention, innovation, and implementation today
09:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
09:15 | Keynote 1 (TBD) |
10:00 | Scene Setting Panel |
Confirmed speakers: Alex Brooker (VP Research and Development, Cirium), Philip Autekie (Masterplanning and Design Manager, Brussels Airport Company) | |
10:45 | Coffee Break |
11:15 | How is technology transforming the business models of airlines and airports? |
Confirmed speakers: Guillaume Burghouwt (Strategy lead, Schiphol Group), Solomon Wong (President & CEO, InterVISTAS), Jody Kositsky (Senior Director, InterVISTAS), Simon McNamara (head of government and industry affairs, Heart Aerospace) | |
12:00 | Air Cargo: How do we make progress in digitization and drones? |
Moderator: Anne Lange (Frankfurt Applied University) Confirmed speakers: Glyn Hughes (Director General, TIACA) | |
13:00 | Lunch Break |
14:30 | Where are we now and how far are we from where we want to be with SAF? |
Moderator: Wolfgang Grimme (DLR Institute of Air Transport) Confirmed speakers: Juergen Ringbeck (Otto Beisheim School of Management), Robert Malina (University of Hasselt), Damien Meadows (Advisor on European and International Carbon Markets, DG Climate Action) | |
15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:45 | Can technologies change the policy dynamics in ATM? |
Moderator: Margaret Arblaster Confirmed speakers: Sven Buyle (University of Antwerp), Nicole Adler, Peter Griffith | |
16:30 | Mike Tretheway Debate: "Be it so resolved that technology will save aviation" |
Moderator: Ian Kinkaid (InterVISTAS) For: Nicole Adler Against: Martin Dresner (University of Maryland) | |
17:15 | Closing Remarks for Day 1 |
19:00 | Gala Dinner |
29th November - A future agenda for aviation
09:00 | Opening Remarks and Review of Day 1 |
09:15 | Keynote: Filip Cornelis (Director, DG Move, EC) |
10:00 | Legal and regulatory initiatives affecting aviation |
Confirmed speakers: James Bell (Strategy for AI Lead, UK CAA) | |
10:45 | Coffee Break |
11:15 | Keynote: "The Future Flight Challenge - a system-of-systems approach to transformative aviation technology" |
Gary Cutts (Innovate UK) | |
12:00 | International Transport Forum Session: Assessing the implications of decarbonising aviation |
13:00 | Lunch Break |
14:30 | Martin Kunz Lecture |
15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:45 | Technology adoption and policy in aviation: the view from outside Europe |
Moderator: Martin Dresner Confirmed speakers: Stephen Holland, Ogaga Udjo (Worldbank) | |
16:45 | Reflections and Roadmaps: Synthesizing Insights and Shaping Future Directions |
Moderator: Wouter Dewulf (University of Antwerp) | |
17:30 | Closing Remarks for Day 2 and the Conference Invitation to the European Aviation Conference 2025 |
18:00 | EACI General Meeting |