DAY 1 – TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
OPENING SESSION
09:30 – 11:00	Official Opening
09:30 – 10:40	Welcome Remarks · OLUMUYIWA BENARD ALIU, President of the Council, ICAO · ANGELA GITTENS, Director General, ACI Keynote Speech · CAPT. JEFF SKILES, First Officer, Hudson River Miracle
	Q&A Moderator: STEPHEN P. CREAMER, Director, Air Navigation Bureau – ICAO
10:40 – 11:00	Coffee Break sponsored by Avisure Pty Ltd
UNITING THE COMMUNITY
11:00 – 12:00	Regulators, industry and service providers all have different responsibilities; however, they all share a common objective of reducing the hazards of wildlife strikes to aircraft. The session will provide brief statements by relevant International Organizations and a forum for exchanging the various points of view among stakeholders. Statements by International Organizations Safety, economic and efficiency concerns of wildlife strikes. Sharing the Skies: Responsibilities and examples of cooperation among stakeholders. Speakers · Gilberto Lopez-Meyer, SVP, Safety & Flight Ops, IATA · CAPT. RON ABEL, President, IFALPA · NICO VOORBACH, Director, ICAO and Industry Affairs, CANSO · MICHAEL W. HOHM, Director of ICAO Liaison, IBAC · XAVIER JOLIVET, ICCAIA (AIRBUS SAS, Director of Flight Safety, Safety Enhancement)
	Q&A Moderator: STEPHEN P. CREAMER, Director, Air Navigation Bureau – ICAO

THE GLOBAL PICTURE
12:00 – 13:00	Data on wildlife strikes help to better understand the dynamic of the wildlife strike problem. This session will deliver a “where we are” on a global scale and provide statistical analysis of wildlife strikes. This reveals trends that will assist the community to recognize areas of concern to be addressed through various means, such as effective wildlife control programmes. Presentations Speakers · YONG WANG, Chief, Airport Operations and Infrastructure, ICAO Understanding the trends of wildlife strikes · TOM MISTOS, Chief, Oversight Support Unit, ICAO Wildlife strikes reporting methods (ECCAIRS)
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch Break

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
14:30 – 16:00	This session will focus on strengthening the implementation of ICAO SARP requirements and guidance materials on wildlife control as well as defining areas where new standards need to be developed. CAAs from different continents will have the opportunity to present their own national regulatory framework and share their experiences and challenges. Topics may include; - Applying an SMS Approach to wildlife hazard management - Strengthening the ICAO standards implementation - Data-driven strategy to reduce the wildlife strike hazard - Challenges in the regulations of WHM - Working with local authorities (Urban Planning etc.) to manage wildlife hazard Speakers · NICK YEARWOOD, Strategy and Policy Specialist, UK CAA · JOHN WELLER, Wildlife Biologist, FAA · ANITA ADJEI-NMASHIE, Manager, Aerodrome Safety & Standards, Ghana CAA · DEO CHANDRA LAL KARN, Director, Domestic Airport Operation and Facilitation Department, CAA of Nepal · CAPT. HENRIQUE RUBENS BALTA DE OLIVEIRA, Wildlife Strike Risk Advisor, CENIPA · MAHMOUD SHARAF, Aerodrome Design director, Egyptian CAA
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:00	Panel Session Moderator: KIRSTEN RIENSEMA, Air Navigation Commissioner and United Kingdom Alternate Representative to ICAO
End of Day 1

DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
INTRODUCTION
09:00 – 09:10	Speaker · DAVID GAMPER, Director, Safety, Technical and Legal Affairs, ACI
BEST PRACTICES
09:10 – 10:30	Planning of Wildlife Management Speakers · MICHEL GLORIEUX, Wildlife Manager, Geneva Airport Aerodrome Wildlife Hazard Management Plan · CAMILLA ROSENQUIST, Wildlife Manager ,Copenhagen Airport Risk assessment and data collection for risk assessment · ANASTASIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Head Wildlife and Biodiversity Management, Athens Airport Training for Wildlife Control Officers
	Q&A Moderator for Speakers and Attendees-to-Speakers: RISHI TARKUDIN, Director Safety and Technical, Africa
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break sponsored by Pennington Seed, Inc

BEST PRACTICES (cont.)
11:00 – 12:45	Implementation of Best Practices ‑ Methods and Techniques Speakers · DAVID BRADBEER, Wildlife Program Specialist, Airside Operations, Vancouver Airport Habitat Management · STEVE OSMEK, Manager, Airport Biologist, Seattle-Tacoma Airport Avian Radar & FOD Sensors: Operationalized · NICK ATWELL, Manager, Aviation Wildlife Hazard, Portland Airport Raptor trap-and-release · PHIL SHAW, President, AVISURE Wildlife Harassment Program, Tools and Practices
	Q&A Moderator for Speakers and Attendees-to-Speakers: GARY SEARING, Executive Director, Birdstrike Canada
12:45 – 13:00	SIETE HAMMINGA, CEO Robin Radar Systems, The Netherlands WILDLIFE TALK
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch

SPECIFIC ISSUES
14:00 – 15:10	Speakers · JUERGEN EBERT, Wildlife Control Coordinator, Frankfurt Airport Terrestrial Land Animal Management · MELISSA HOFFMANN, Senior Wildlife Officer, South Africa Airport Use of Working Dogs ‑ Lessons from 20 years’ experience · BEN SHERTZER, Wildlife Administrator, Pittsburgh International Airport Working with the off-airport community · ANDY BAXTER, Wildlife manager, Birdstrike Management Ltd, Heathrow Airport Effective national bird strike reporting procedures and their impact on individual airport risk management
	Regional Issues and Airport Issues: Open floor Panel and Moderation Facilitator: EOIN RYAN, Vice President, International Training Dublin Airport A uthority International
15:10 – 15:30	Coffee Break

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
15:30 – 17:00	Performance, Improvement and Perspectives Speakers · PIERRE MOLINA, Executive Director, Falcon Environmental Inc. How to assess your strategy to manage wildlife (WHMP)? · TRAVIS DEVAULT, Project Leader, USDA WS National Wildlife Research Center Current Research · EDWIN HERRICKS, Professor Emeritus, Illinois University An Overview of New and Emerging Technologies · PETER HEMMINGSEN, Chief Executive Officer, ASCENDXYZ One Step in the Future: Satellite-based Technologies
	Moderator: ANDY BAXTER, Wildlife Manager, Birdstrike Management Ltd Heathrow Airport
End of Day 2

DAY 3 – THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
CAN AIRPORTS DO IT ALONE?
09:00 – 10:40	Responsibilities of All Stakeholders The most efficient way to prevent wildlife strikes would involve all stakeholders. This session will bring together airport operators, airlines, air traffic management, aircraft manufacturers and other stakeholders to share their viewpoints on working together to reduce wildlife strike hazards. Speakers · MICHAEL J. BEGIER, National Coordinator, Airport Wildlife Hazards Program, USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services Importance of land use off airports; case studies of collaboration between airports and local communities · CAPT. HERIBERTO SALAZAR-EGUILUZ, AGE Committee Chairman, IFALPA What is the pilot's responsibility? How should pilots report a strike to the aircraft? · NICO VOORBACH, Director, ICAO and Industry Affairs, CANSO ATC View · CHRIS DEMERS, Flight Safety Office engineer, Pratt & Whitney New Developments on Aircraft Engine Design vs. Bird Strikes · ALBERT DE HOON, Senior Advisor Wildlife Strike Prevention, CAA-Netherlands Multiple Stakeholder Approach
	Moderator: MICHAEL J. BEGIER, National Coordinator, Airport Wildlife Hazards Program USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services
10:40 – 11:10	Coffee Break

BIRD STRIKE/WILDLIFE STRIKE COMMITTEES
11:10 – 12:10	Importance of Establishing Committees Annex 14 — Aerodromes, Volume I — Aerodrome Design and Operations requires that wildlife strike hazards on, or in the vicinity of, an aerodrome to be assessed through the establishment of national procedures and an ongoing evaluation of wildlife hazards by competent personnel. The  establishment of a national committee, covered in Airport Services Manual, Part 3 — Wildlife Control and Reduction (Doc 9137), is ideally suited to addressing this task. Such committees are popular forums to gain and exchange information on research and development in airport wildlife control. Speakers · SARAH BRAMMELL, Chair, Bird Strike Committee, USA BSC USA Committee: Role, Composition, and Goals – Lessons Learned · NICHOLAS CARTER, Adviser to the Presidency of the Board of Directors CARSAMPAF (South American and the Caribbean Regional Bird/ Wildlife Hazard Prevention Committee) Regional Perspectives · CAPT. ROB VAN EEKEREN, President, World Birdstrike Association (WBA) Update on WBA
	Moderator: JOHN WELLER, Vice Chairman, Bird Strike Committee USA
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
12:10 – 12:30	· STEPHEN P. CREAMER, Director, Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO Outcomes of Symposium
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch

OPTIONAL WORKSHOP
14:00 – 17:00	Techniques of Bird/Wildlife Strike Reporting, using ECCAIRS Speaker · TOM MISTOS, Chief, Oversight Support Unit, ICAO
End of Symposium