Day 1 Wednesday 3 April 2019
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08:00 – 09:30
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Registration & Welcome Coffee
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09:30 – 10:30
Opening Ceremony
H.E. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority
Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, President of the Council, ICAO
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:00 – 12:30
Session 1: "Introduction to Blockchain to non-technical executives. Game changer in Aviation, or hype?"
Moderator
Houman Goudarzi, Head of Business Intelligence Projects and Industry Engagement, IATA
Speakers and Panelists:
Balaji Bashyam, Head Of Business Solutions, Travel and Hospitality - Tata Consulting Services
Kevin O'Sullivan, Lead Engineer, SITA Lab
Joy John, Oracle Cloud Perform Leader - Blockchain
Eleanor Mitch, CEO and Co-founder,14 Bis Supply Tracking
Ali Al Janaahi, Head, CNS IT,GCAA
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12:30 – 13:30
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Lunch Break
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13:30 – 15:00
Session 2: "Exploring Aviation use cases, pilots and projects in Blockchain, Internet Of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning"
Moderator
Yuri Fattah, Chief, Coordinator of Innovation Fair, ICAO
Speakers and Panelists:
Todd Siena, Founder and CEO, Block Aero
Sridhar Sudarsan, Chief Technology Officer, Spark Cognition
Houman Goudarzi, Head, Business Intelligence Projects and Industry Engagement, IATA
Dr. Khaled Abdel-Motagaly, Manager Innovation, Etihad Airways Engineering
Dr. Abdelqader Abusafieh, SVP Technology, Strata Manufacturing
Brain Moyo, Senior R&D Engineer, Turbine Service & Solutions
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
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15:30 – 17:00
Session 3: "Making sense of Blockchain aviation based economy. The economical and societal benefit of Blockchain"
Moderator
William Bariselli, EMEA Industry Transformation Director, Oracle
Speakers and Panelists:
Paul R. Brody, Principal, Global Innovation Leader, Blockchain, Ernst and Young
Scott Thompson, Global Aerospace & Defense Lead, PWC
Christopher Lohrey, Managing Director, Lohrey Consulting
Venkatesen Mauree, Programme Coordinator, Study Group Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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18:00 - 22:00
Welcome Reception / Gala Dinner - Grand Lawn, Ritz - Carlton
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