Government Officials Will Top Roster Of Industry Leaders
Addressing Timely Topics
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) say several top
government officials from Europe and the U.S. will be in attendance
at this year's European Business Aviation Convention &
Exhibition (EBACE2005), the only major European event focused
solely on business aviation.
Among those who have confirmed their attendance at EBACE2005
are:
European Commission Air Transport Director Daniel Calleja
Crespo; European Aviation Safety Agency Rule Making Director Claude
Probst; Eurocontrol Director ATM Strategies Bo Redeborn; and a
representative with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Several of these officials will be on hand for the EBACE2005
Opening General Session, which will take place on Wednesday, May
18, 2005, from 1030 - 1145 in Ballroom B at the Geneva Palexpo
Conference Center. The session will be moderated by EBAA CEO Brian
M. Humphries and NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. The session,
entitled "The Changing Face of Aviation Infrastructure in Europe,"
will focus on business aviation trends, regulatory and legislative
developments and other matters impacting the industry.
Members of the media are invited to attend the Opening General
Session. Press badges are required to gain entry into the Opening
General Session, the exhibit hall, the static display and all
technical meetings. Badges will be issued at no charge to editors,
reporters and camera personnel in the EBACE2005 Press Room. A press
card or suitable identification must be presented to obtain a press
badge.
Speakers at other EBACE2005 sessions include:
- Wednesday, May 18
1400 - 1530 Navigational Developments in Europe
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Guy Visele, EBAA
Guest speakers: Roland Rawlings, Navigation Domain Manager;
John
Law, ACAS Program Manager; and Pedro Vincente Azuz, Manager
European
Affairs, EBAA.
1545 - 1645 Corporate, Fractional and Commercial Operations
-
Harmonizing the Rules
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Brian Humphries, EBAA and Joint Chairman
IWG-BAO
Guest speakers: Invited to speak: Glenn Cronin, DfT,
Chairman,
ECAC Special Task Force on Fractional Operations; Mark Wilson,
Chief
Executive Officer, British Business and General Aviation
Association
(BBGA); and Doug Carr, Director Government Affairs, NBAA.
-
Thursday, May 19
1000 - 1130 Aviation and the Environmental Imperatives -
Safety
and Environmental Performance
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Guy Visele, EBAA
Guest speakers: Jill Adam, International Branch, Aviation
Environmental Division, DIT; and Rich Gage, CBAA (IBAC).
1145 - 1245 IBAC and its Work for Business Aviation Around
the
World
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Don Spruston, Director General, International
Business Aviation Council (IBAC) Guest speakers: Victor
Nagowski,
ARINC; Ray Rohr, IBAC; and Peter Ingleton, IBAC.
1400 - 1500 Flying into the US or the EU? The Rules Continue to
Change
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Greg Thomas, PrivatAir
Guest speakers: Gary Garofalo, Attorney, Garolfalo, Goerlich,
Hainback, PC, US;Terry Yeomans, AirRouting Group; Ian Clark, Clark
and
Ricketts Solicitors, UK; and Martyn Fiddler, Martyn Fiddler
Associates.
1545 - 1700 The Role of New Generation Helicopters in
Business
Aviation
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Brian Humphries, EBAA and Joint Chairman
IWG-BAO
Guest speakers: Don Barbour, Executive Marketing Director,
Bell
Agusta; Dominque Orbec,Vice President, Marketing, Eurocopter;
Alex
Sharp, Regional Sales Manager - Europe, Sikorsky Aircraft
Corporation;
and Eric Gizard, Regional Sales Manager - Europe, Sikorsky
Aircraft
Corporation.
- Friday, May 20
1000 - 1100 Charges in the Air and on the Ground - A Fair Deal
for
Business Aviation?
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Brian Humphries, EBAA and Joint Chairman
IWG-BAO
Guest speakers: Ben Van Houtte, Head of Unit, EC; Eberhard
Soehnle, Eurocontrol, CRCO; Simon Brain, Policy Officer, EASA;
Mark
Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, BBGA.
1400 - 1500 Appropriate Security for Business Aviation -
Essential
Requirements for the Right to Operate
Ballroom B
Moderated by: Mark Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, BBGA.
Guest speakers: Eckard Seehbohm, EU; Phil Williams, Senior
Aviation Security Advisor, UK, DfT; and Gerry Lumsden, Chairman,
ECAC
Security Task Force for Fractional Operations.