Programme

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Day 1 – Tuesday, 27 May 2014

*Opening of the Symposium*
09:00 – 09:30	· *Opening of the AFI Aviation Safety Symposium* – Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Mohamed Elamiri, Deputy Director, Safety Management and Monitoring (SMM), Air Navigation Bureau (ANB), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) · Welcome Note – Secretary General, ICAO · Welcome Note – Ministre du Tourisme et des Transports Aériens, Senegal
*Session 1* *Setting the scene – How far have we gone towards improving aviation* *safety in the* *AFI Region? Can we do more to support its air transport* *development?*
09:30 – 10:30	Moderator: Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Mohamed Elamiri, Deputy Director, SMM, ANB, ICAO Panel discussion · Level of attainment of the Abuja safety targets – Colonel Dokisime Gnama Latta, Vice-President, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) · Air navigation performance in the AFI Region – Mr. Amadou Ousmane Guitteye, Director General, Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) · The airline perspective – Ms. Tanja Grobotek, Regional Director Africa, International Air Transport Association (IATA) · Aviation safety partner views – Mr. Peter Bombay, Deputy Head of Unit, Aviation Safety, DG MOVE, European Commission · Aviation safety partner views – Ms. Catherine Lang, Director of the Europe, Africa, Middle East Office, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (U.S. FAA)
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee/tea break
*Session 2 What are the main efforts made by aviation safety partners to support* *the* *improvement of aviation safety and air navigation performance?*
11:00 – 12:15	Moderator: Mr. Farid Zizi, President, Air Navigation Commission, ICAO Presentations · AFI Plan, RASG-AFI and APIRG – Mr. Moussa Halidou, Chairperson, AFI Plan Steering Committee · Assistance programmes (SIASA and maybe individual projects) – Dr. Norbert Lohl, Certification Director, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) · AFI-CIS – Mr. Mesfin Fikru, Director Safety and Technical Services, AFCAC · Assistance programmes – Mr. Anthony Ferrante, Director, Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service, U.S. FAA
12:15 – 13:30	Lunch
*Session 3 What are the success stories in the AFI Region and how can we learn* *from* *them?*
13:30 – 14:30	Moderator: Ms. Iyabo Sosina, Secretary General, AFCAC Presentations · Resolution of SSC – General Yousif Ibrahim Ahmed, Deputy Director General, Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) · Resolution of SSC – Mr. Gabriel Lesa, Acting Director, Department of Civil Aviation, Zambia · Achievement of 60% EI or above in record time – Mr. Aboubekrine Seddigh Ould Mohamed El Hacen, Director General, National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), Mauritania · Effective implementation of the ICAO Plan of Action – Mr. Sinaly Silue, Director General ANAC, Côte d’Ivoire
14:30 – 15:00	Coffee/tea break
*Session 4 What are the main challenges and areas of opportunity at the regional* *level?*
15:00 – 17:30	Moderator: Mr. Mam Sait Jallow, Regional Director, ICAO Western and Central African Office (WACAF), Dakar Panel discussion Item a) Training · Training and Human Resources Development issues for Africa – Mr. Mostafa Hoummady, Manager, Global Aviation Training (GAT) Office, ICAO · Harmonization of aviation training in Africa - Mr. Sadamba Tchagbele, President, Association of African Aviation Training Organizations (AATO) · Inspectors training - Mr. Aziz Boulmane, Alternate Representative of Morocco to ICAO Item b) Regional Safety Oversight Organizations · Multiple memberships of RSOOs - Mrs. Irène Gnassou Seka, Director of Air Transport, Regional Project Coordinator, COSCAP-West African Economic and Monetary Union (COSCAP-UEMOA) · Transition from COSCAP to RSOO and its continued sustainability - Wg. Cdr (rtd) Emmanuel Akatue, Executive Director, Banjul Accord Group Aviation Safety Oversight Organisation (BAGASOO) · Delegating functions to an RSOO - Mr. Barry Kashambo, Executive Director, Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) Item c) Air navigation services in the AFI Region · Separation of functions between regulator and ANSPs – Mr. William Ndlovu, Chief Financial Officer, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) · Status on the provision of air navigation services in the AFI Region – Mrs. Claire Josette Obame Edou, Director of Operations, ASECNA · Flight Procedures Programme for the AFI Region (AFI-FPP) – Mr. Frederic Legrand, AFI Flight Procedure Programme Manager (AFI-FPP)
17:30 – 19:00	Welcome Reception

Day 2 – Wednesday, 28 May 2014

*Session 5* *What are the main challenges and areas of opportunity for States?*
09:00 – 10:30	Moderator: Mr. Meshesha Belayneh, Regional Director, ICAO Eastern and Southern African Office (ESAF), Nairobi · Mr. Matthew Baldwin, Director Aviation and International Transport Affairs, MOVE E, EC, will be invited to address the Symposium · Mr. Yalçın’s, President of the EUROCONTROL Provisional Council, will be invited to address the Symposium Presentations · Establishment and strengthening of the CAA – Mrs. Joyce A. Thompson, Director Legal, International Relations and Corporate Communications, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority · Air operators certification and maintenance of an aircraft registry – Captain Joe Mutungi, Director, Aviation Safety and Security Regulations, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority · Aerodrome certification – Mr. Alberto Silva, Director Air Navigation, CAA, Cabo Verde · Evolving from safety oversight into safety management – Mr. Gabriël H Bestbier, General Manager, Air Safety Infrastructure at the South African Civil Aviation Authority, responsible for Airports, Airspace, CNS, Procedure Design and Cartography and AIS
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee/tea break
*Session 6* *How can the industry contribute to the improvement of aviation safety* *and air* *navigation performance in Africa?*
11:00 – 12:30	Moderator: Captain Kevin Hiatt, Senior Vice President Safety and Flight Operations, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Panel discussion · The airline view – Mr. Jean-Paul Nyirubutama, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, RwandaAir · The airline view – Ethiopian Airlines · The airport view – Mrs. Awa Diagne, Director of Operations, Agence des Aéroports du Sénégal · The manufacturer view – Mr. Florent Lucas, Airbus ProSky, Airspace Design and Airline Services, PBN Project Manager · The manufacturer view – Mr. Chamsou Andjorin, Director for Africa and Middle East, Aviation Safety Boeing · Assistance to the AFI Region – Mr. Luc Tytgat, Director Pan-European Single Sky, EUROCONTROL
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
*Session 7* *Round table on the way forward*
13:30 – 15:00	Moderator: Mr. Mohamed Elamiri, Deputy Director, SMM, ANB, ICAO Issues under consideration (five leading sessions): · Preliminary outcomes and initiatives of Session 2 presented by the Moderator · Preliminary outcomes and initiatives of Session 3 presented by the Moderator · Preliminary outcomes and initiatives of Session 4 presented by the Moderator · Preliminary outcomes and initiatives of Session 5 presented by the Moderator · Preliminary outcomes and initiatives of Session 6 presented by the Moderator Outcomes of the Symposium, agreement on a collaborative implementation programme and engagement in the implementation of the Abuja Ministerial Declaration Other business and closing
End of Symposium

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee/tea break

Security Meeting Developments in aviation security

15:30 – 15:50

Opening of the AFI Aviation Security Meeting

· Opening Remarks – Mr. Raymond Benjamin, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

· Opening Statement – Air Commodore Kwame Mamphey, President, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)

· Message from Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Executive Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate

15:50 – 16:10

Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP) Results, Policy Milestones, Key Challenges - ICAO WACAF Regional Office (presenter to be confirmed)

16:10 – 16:40

Presentation of the AFI SECFAL Initiative - Mr. John Wycliffe Kabbs Twijuke, Representative of Uganda to ICAO

16:40 – 17:40

Roundtable on the AFI SECFAL Initiative (delegation by delegation) – Comments and input - Moderator: Ambassador Moumouni Dieguimde, Representative of Burkina Faso on the Council of ICAO

17:40 – 17:55

Way forward - Mr. John Wycliffe Kabbs Twijuke, Representative of Uganda to ICAO

17:55 – 18:00

Closing remarks – Air Commodore Kwame Mamphey, President, AFCAC