The next two decades will bring substantial change across technology, operations, regulation, and the aviation workforce. This panel will explore how leaders guide organizations through disruption while preserving operational discipline, learning capacity, and a strong safety culture. The discussion will focus on practical leadership behaviors that help people understand change, surface emerging risk, and remain aligned when familiar systems and assumptions are shifting.

Moderator: Todd Sigler, Sr. Director, Global Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Boeing

Panelists:

Capt. Mark Burtonwood, Divisional Senior Vice President Group Safety and Network Operations, 
Emirates Group  

Michele Merkle, Director, Air Navigation Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 

Giancarlo Buono, Group Director, Safety and Airspace Regulation, UK CAA 

Capt. Stacey Jackson, Executive Vice-President, Technical and Safety Standards, International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA)