Robert J. Aaronson
Director General
Airports Council International (ACI)
Robert J Aaronson has been Director General of ACI since 2002, prior to that, he had directresponsibility for the management and development of six major US airports, including the three airports ... more

Thomas Allard
Managing Director, Air Navigation Services
The LFV Group
Mr. Thomas Allard has been Director of the Air Navigation Service division for the LFV Group since 1st June 2004. Mr Allard has a Masters of Science in Physics.  He worked for 25 years for th... more

Rosemarie Andolino
Executive Director
O'Hare Modernization Program / City of Chicago
In June 2003, Rosemarie S. Andolino was named the Executive Director of the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP), Mayor Richard M. Daley’s vision to build a 21st century airport.  She oversees ... more

Nick Andrews
Senior Vice-President & Partner
Fleishman-Hillard
Summit moderator
Nick Andrews has been a corporate communications and public affairs consultant for eighteen years, the last twelve of which have been spent in Brussels. He has a specialty in crisis management; ch... more

Eric Bachelet
CEO
CFM International
Eric Bachelet is President and Chief Executive officer of CFM International (CFM), a 50/50 joint company of Snecma and General Electric Company.  CFM, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is th... more

Tom Ballantyne
Orient Aviation
Panel moderator

Tom Ballantyne, Chief Correspondent of the Hong Kong-published Orient Aviation magazine, has 40 years experience in international journalism. During the early 1970s, Tom was a war correspondent fo... more

Paul Barron
CEO
NATS
Session champion and introduction

Paul was appointed Chief Executive of NATS in June 2004. NATS provides air traffic control in UK airspace and at 15 major UK airports, handling some 2.5m flights a year.... more

George Bellew
CEO
Oman Airports Management Company
Panel moderator

Joined O.A.M.C. September 2005 as C.E.O. having previously been C.E.O. of Christchurch International Airport Limited, New Zealand.... more

Sanjay Bhuckory
Chairman
Air Mauritius

Mr Bhuckory graduated in law from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) in 1983, and went on to do his professional Bar Exams at the Middle Temple in London in 1984.... more

Dr Joshua Bishop
Senior Adviser Economics and the Environment
IUCN - The World Conservation Union

Joshua Bishop is a natural resource and environmental economist whose work focuses on the interface of conservation and development. In his current position at IUCN, Dr Bishop seeks to promote eco... more

Giovanni Bisignani
Director General & CEO
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Mr. Bisignani has served as Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since June 2002. During his tenure with IATA he has completely restructured the associati... more

The Honorable Marion C. Blakey
Chair
International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA)
Marion C. Blakey took the reins of the Aerospace Industries Association as the eighth full-time executive in November 2007.  She joined AIA from the Federal Aviation Administration, where she... more

Scott Carson
President and CEO
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Scott Carson is executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He is responsible for all of the company's commercial airpl... more

James C. Cherry
Chairman, ACI and President and CEO
Aéroports de Montréal
James Cherry is a Montréal native and graduate of McGill University.  He is a chartered accountant who has over 25 years of experience in general management, project management and financial ... more

Raymond Cron
Chairman of the ICAO High Level Group on Climate Change (GIACC)
DGCA Switzerland
Welcome address

Raymond Cron graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich in 1983 as a civil engineer and completed afterwards post-graduate studies in business management. He started ... more

Frederico Fleury Curado
President and CEO
Embraer
Born in 1961, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Frederico has a degree in Mechanical –Aeronautical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) and an MBA degree from the University of... more

Scott C. Donnelly
President & CEO
GE Aviation

Scott C. Donnelly is president and CEO for GE’s Aviation business, the world's leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. GE also supplies aircraft-deri... more

Dan Elwell
Assistant Administrator for Aviation Policy, Planning and Environment
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Daniel K. Elwell was appointed to serve as the FAA Assistant Administrator for Aviation Policy, Planning, and Environment, effective August 7, 2006.Reporting directly to FAA Acting Administrator R... more

Tom Enders
President and CEO
Airbus
Thomas Enders was appointed Airbus Chief Executive Officer in August 2007. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of EADS, a position he held since June 2005. Since June 2006, he is Chairman o... more

Stephen Finger
President
Pratt & Whitney
Session champion and introduction
Steve Finger was appointed President of Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), in March 2006. He is responsible for the company’s global operations in the d... more

Andrew Herdman
Director General
Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA)

Andrew Herdman has held the position of Director General of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) since November 2004. ... more

Monhla Hlahla
Managing Director
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
Monhla Hlahla completed Bachelor and Honours degrees (Economics) and a Masters (Urban and Regional Planning) in the United States of America. During her studies Monhla also worked for the Coalitio... more

Peter de Jong
President and CEO
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Mr Peter de Jong, President and CEO of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), is responsible for providing visionary leadership for the Association and overseeing the delivery of commercially... more

Mark King
President Civil Aerospace
Rolls-Royce plc

Mark King joined Rolls-Royce in 1986 and became President - Civil Aerospace in September 2007. Prior to this appointment he was Chief Commercial Officer - Civil Large Engines.Previously, Mark was ... more

Alexander ter Kuile
Secretary General
Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)
Alexander ter Kuile was appointed Secretary General of CANSO in January 2001. The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation represents the interests of the world’s Air Navigation Service Provider... more

James P. Leape
Director General
Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) International
James P. Leape was appointed Director General of WWF International in December 2005.  As Director General, he is the chief executive of WWF International and the leader of the global WWF Netw... more

Michelle Di Leo
Director
FlyingMatters
Michelle is Director of FlyingMatters, a coalition of trade unions, business, tourism groups, farmers in the developing world and the aviation industry (airports, airlines, aerospace manufacturers... more

Günther Matschnigg
Senior Vice-President - Safety, Operations & Infrastructure
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Time
Günther Matschnigg joined IATA in September 1999 as Senior Director, Operations and Infrastructure.  Before joining IATA, Mr. Matschnigg spent close to four years as Vice President Maintenanc... more

David McMillan
Director General
EUROCONTROL

David McMillan has been involved with transport issues at national and international level for over twenty years. He became Director General of EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safet... more

Mary McMillan
Director Environment and Energy Programs
Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA)
Captain Mary Mc Millan is the first appointed Chairman to the newly created Air Line Pilots Association, Intl. position of Sustainable Aviation and Environment Task Force.   In addition,... more

Dan Michaels
European Aviation Editor
Wall Street Journal
Panel moderator
Dan Michaels is European Aerospace & Aviation Editor of The Wall Street Journal, based in  Brussels. He covers the global airline, aviation and aerospace industries, with a particular foc... more

Yiannis Paraschis
President
ACI Europe Board and CEO, Athens International Airport
Dr Yiannis N. Paraschis is the Chief Executive Officer of the Athens International Airport SΑ. He joined Athens Airport in 1996, and after having served in various executive positions he was ... more

Fernando Pinto
Chairman, IATA Board of Governors and CEO
TAP Portugal
Born on June 12, 1949, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Mr Pinto is married and has two children. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He present... more

John Plaza
CEO
Imperium Renewables

John Plaza is the President and CEO of Imperium Renewables and is responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of the company. ... more

Steve Ridolfi
President, Regional Aircraft
Bombardier

Steve Ridolfi has served as President of Bombardier Regional Aircraft since April 1999.... more

Philippe Rochat
Executive Director
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)
Welcome address
Philippe Rochat is Executive Director of the Air Transport Action Group, a worldwide alliance of the many companies and associations throughout the air transport industry interested in promoting e... more

Greg Russell
Chief Executive Officer
Airservices Australia

Greg Russell was appointed Airservices Australia Chief Executive Officer in
July 2005.... more

Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus
Secretary General
Association of European Airlines (AEA)
Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus was educated in England and France before graduating in law in Germany. In 1981, he joined Lufthansa as the manager responsible for collective labour negotiations and was ... more

Willie Walsh
Chief Executive Officer
British Airways

Willie Walsh joined British Airways as chief executive officer (CEO) designate on May 3, 2005 and assumed full CEO responsibilities on October 1 after the retirement of Sir Rod Eddington.... more

The Honorable Michael W. Wynne
Secretary
US Air Force
Michael W. Wynne is the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is the 21st Secretary and was confirmed on Nov. 3, 2005. He is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Forc... more

Nancy Young
Vice-President Environmental Affairs
Air Transport Association of America (ATA)
Session champion and introduction
Nancy N. Young is the Vice President of Environmental Affairs at the Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA).  In this capacity, Ms. Young directs ATA’s environmental programs, repre... more

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