Safety culture is not created by slogans or statements of intent; it is shaped by the everyday behaviors, decisions, and signals sent by leaders. Drawing on Flight Safety Foundation’s work on safety leadership, this executive conversation will examine how senior leaders build trust, reinforce accountability, encourage the flow of safety information, and make safety credible when growth, cost, schedule, and disruption compete for attention. Panelists will explore how leadership behavior turns safety values into organizational practice as aviation expands, reorganizes, and navigates uncertainty.

Moderator: Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation

Panelists:

Yannick Malinge, Senior Vice President – Head of Aviation Safety of the Commercial Aircraft Business, Airbus

Robert Palmer, Vice President of Safety, Air Canada

Donald Ruhmann, Chief Aerospace Safety Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Aerospace Safety, Boeing

Capt. Ron Hay, President, International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA)