IASS 2020

Tentative summit
schedule

Monday, OCT 19

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Exhibitor Networking

Enjoy interactive networking with exhibitors each morning of IASS 2020.

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. | Conference Welcome and Keynote

The 73rd International Air Safety Summit (IASS) begins with a welcome address from the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) leadership. The keynote address will visit the pandemic’s impact on the industry on a global scale. Government civil aviation authorities, health ministries, aviation operators and air navigation service providers have all faced unprecedented challenges in every sector of the industry and in every corner of the world.

Welcoming Remarks:

• Mr. Mark Millam, Master of Ceremonies and Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation
• Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
• Capt. Conor Nolan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation, and Director of Safety and Security, Aer Lingus

Welcome Address:

• Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, Council President, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Keynote Address:

• The Pandemic’s Impact on the Aviation Industry: Dr. Fang Liu, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

13:30 – 12:00 p.m. | Session 1 – Changes and Challenges That Now Affect the Aviation Industry

As the industry reconstitutes operations after the pandemic, there will be numerous challenges in safely resuming and sustaining operations. An international panel of industry leaders will set the framework of the changed environment and outline the challenges of pandemic and non-pandemic related safety issues. The panel will look at how to implement widespread operational health safety measures while maintaining aviation safety, and any actions needed to coordinate harmonized COVID-19 protective procedures across international operations.

Executive Panel Discussion:

• Mr. Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• Mr. Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General, Airports Council International (ACI)
• Mr. Simon Hocquard, Director General, Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)

Moderated by Capt. Conor Nolan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation, and Director of Safety and Security, Aer Lingus

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Networking

Enjoy interactive networking with exhibitors each afternoon of IASS 2020.

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. | Session 2 – Given the Challenges – Strategies and Implementation Plans

There are lessons to be learned from how the aviation community has reacted and is still reacting to, what is for many, an existential crisis. Individual operators, regulators, service providers, and international coordination mechanisms have all had to change at least some facets of their operations and processes. This session will further explore these challenges, describe the strategies and implementation plans that have already been mapped out by the industry, and update the audience on any new developments or obstacles confronting it during the recovery phase.

Panel Discussion:

• Mr. Ali Bahrami, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Mr. Mark Searle, Global Director of Safety, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• Mr. Tay Tiang Guan, Deputy Director-General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)

Moderated by Mr. Steve Creamer, Director of the Air Navigation Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion – Network and Small Community Air Service

This panel will explore how the global pandemic has impacted network and regional air service to small communities.

Panel Discussion – Network and Small Community Air Service:

• Ms. Faye Malarkey Black, President and CEO, Regional Airline Association (RAA)
• Mr. Nicholas E. Calio, President and CEO, Airlines for America (A4A)

Moderated by Ms. Peggy Gilligan, Member, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation

3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Closing Keynote

The state of the industry is determined by looking at more than the number of accident and incident events. Other measures are the millions of successful flights, how the industry is changing, and how the challenges before us have evolved. Our keynote speaker will share the North American, United States perspective to close out day one.

Keynote Address:

• Mr. Steve Dickson, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Q & A Session

• Moderated by Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation