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Presentations

DAY 1 – Tuesday, 19 September 2017
09:30 – 09:50	Welcome Remarks Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, President of the Council of ICAO
09:50 – 10:45	Keynote Speeches Mr. Alessandro Cardi, Deputy Director General, Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazone Civile (ENAC) Mr. Earl Lawrence, Director, UAS Integration Office, FAA, United States Mr. Tan Kah Han, Senior Director for Safety Regulation, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break – Sponsored by: AeroVironment
11:15 – 12:15	Collaborating to enable safe operations Moderator: Mr. Mike Gadd, Business & Technical Lead UAS & Cyber Programmes, United Kingdom CAA Panel discussion Mr. Brian Wynne, President and CEO, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Mr. Gilberto Lopez Meyer, Senior Vice President, Safety & Flight Operations, IATA Mr. Jeff Poole, Director General, CANSO Mr. David Gamper, Director Safety, Technical and Legal Affairs, ACI Mr. Jan Pie, Chairman, ICCAIA & Secretary General, AeroSpace and Defense Industries Association of Europe (ASD)
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch – Sponsored by: ESRI
14:00 – 15:30	Setting the scene Showcasing a diverse set of current and near-term operations and training experience from around the world that highlight the need for a comprehensive and harmonized regulatory framework to support growth and development. Moderator: Mr. Catalin Cotrut, Director IATA Audit Programs Mr. Zdravko Kolev, Research Officer, Frontex, European Border Coast Guard Agency Mr. Chuck Johnson, Senior Advisor for UAS Integration UAS-NAS Project, NASA Mr. Ovais Ahmed, Chief, Aviation Safety Section, United Nations Mr. Brandon Suarez, Senior Staff Engineer, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30	Status of the regulatory framework Moderator: Mr. Vladimir Zubkov, Secretary General, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Ms. Leslie Cary, RPAS Programme Manager, ICAO Mr. Michael W. Brown, Aviation Safety Analyst, FAA, United States Mr. Yves Morier, Director for Civil Aviation and UAS, EASA Mr. Mike Lissone, Secretary General, Joint Authorities on Rule-making for Unmanned Systems (JARUS)
End of Day 1

DAY 2 – Wednesday, 20 September 2017
09:00 – 09:10	Opening remarks: Ms. Leslie Cary, RPAS Programme Manager, ICAO Air Navigation Bureau
09:10 – 10:30	Competency-based training and assessment – What is it and why? Moderator: Mr. Farid Zizi, Scientific Advisor International Affairs, DGAC France Ms. Ashley Lauryssen, Senior Training Expert, EUROCONTROL Ms. Nicole Barrette-Sabourin, ICAO (retired) Dr. Brent Terwilliger, Masters of Science, Unmanned Systems Program Chair, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Mr.Timothy Schoenauer, Global MPL Leader, CAE Ab Initio Training, Civil Division
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break – Sponsored by: IATA
11:00 – 12:15	What will competency-based training look like? Moderator: Mr. Farid Zizi, Scientific Advisor International Affairs, DGAC France Mr. David Hansell, Aviation Policy, Facebook Mr. Edwin Kimzey, Pilot, Test Operations, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Mr. Stuart McGlynn, Regulatory Policy & Flight Permissions, Cyberhawk Innovations Ltd. Ms. Nicole Barrette-Sabourin, ICAO (retired) Ms. Ashley Lauryssen, Senior Training Expert, EUROCONTROL
12:15 – 12:30	Lunch – Sponsored by Thales
14:00 – 15:30	Licensing Authority – What does competency-based assessment mean to the licensing authority inspectors? Moderator: Mr. Jim Dow, ICCAIA Air Transport Representative to ICAO Mr. Henry Defalque, Technical Officer, ICAO Mr. Farid Zizi, Scientific Advisor International Affairs, DGAC France Mr. Jim Coyne, Technical Director, UAS International Ms. Wimen Fong, Legal Advisor, ACSA/COCESNA
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30	RPAS operator responsibilities: Ensuring that staff are trained/competent; and safe planning of operations from start to finish Moderator: Mr. Jim Coyne, Technical Director, UAS International Mr. Zia Meer, Flight Operations Inspector, South Africa CAA Mr. Robert Hannaford, Technical Director, UAV & Drone Solutions Ltd. Mr. Mike Gadd, Business and Technical Lead UAS and Cyber Programmes, United Kingdom CAA Mr. Nick Rogers, CRTO/Co-founder, Sky-Futures
End of Day 2

DAY 3 – Thursday, 21 September 2017
09:00 – 09:10	Opening remarks: Ms. Leslie Cary, RPAS Programme Manager, ICAO Air Navigation Bureau
09:10 – 10:30	ATM – What does the introduction of RPAS mean to the ATM environment? Moderator: Mr. Chris Dalton, Chief of Airspace Management & Optimization Section, ICAO Mr. Mike Lissone, UAS ATM Integration Manager, EUROCONTROL Mr. Robert Stallard, IFATCA Mr. Rob Eagles, Director Infrastructure, IATA Captain Jim Pala, IFALPA Mr. Doug Davis, CANSO
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	How do RPAS affect the aviation system as a whole? Moderator: Mr. Miguel Marin, Acting Chief, Operational Safety Section, ICAO Mr. Randy Willis, Manager, Emerging Technologies Office, FAA United States Ms. Muriel Preux, Directrice de Project Drones, DGAC France Mr. Pierre Fossier, Vice President, Chief Technical Officer, Thales Mr. Lawrence Ley, Integrated Airspace Solutions Portfolio Manager, The Boeing Company
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Upcoming events ICAO – Drone Enable preview
14:00 – 15:00	China – Preview ICAO China RPAS Symposium
15:00 – 15:30	Summary and Next Steps Mr. Stephen Creamer, Director, ICAO Air Navigation Bureau
Thank you to all our speakers for their time and expertise. Sponsors Environmental Systems Research Insitute (ESRI) Gold Sponsor Thales Gold Sponsor AeroVironment Coffe Break Sponsor International Air Transport Association (IATA) Coffe Break Sponsor Media Partners Airport Suppliers Air Transport Association of Canada Air Transport News MOMBERGER Airport Information Exhibitors Drone Complier Drone Delivry Canada Environmental Systems Research Insitute (ESRI) Empic GeoNetwork Gryphon Sensors International Air Transport Association (IATA) IDS North America Thales Unifly NV ICAO Global Aviation Training ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau
End of Symposium