Join us for breakfast and networking before the day begins. 

Breakfast sponsored by China Eastern Airlines

Speakers:

Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Flight Safety Foundation

Mr. Han Kok Juan, Director-General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

Speaker:

Mr. Li Xiaopeng, Minister of Transport, China

Speaker:

Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Speaker:

Mr. Song Zhiyong, Administrator, Civil Aviation Administration of China

Speaker:

Mr. He Dongfeng, Chairman, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)

Speaker:

Mr. Alvin Liu, President, Boeing China

Day 1  |  Opening Ceremony & General Session sponsored by Boeing

 Day 1   |   Morning Tea Break sponsored by China Eastern Airlines

Panel Moderator:

Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President & Chief Executive Officer, Flight Safety Foundation

Panelists:

Capt. Md Jani Md Dom, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Regulators), Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia

Mr. Miao Xuan, Deputy Director General, Air Traffic Management Bureau, Civil Aviation Administration of China

Dr. Xingquan Xie, Regional Vice President for North Asia and Asia-Pacific (ad interim), International Air Transport Association

 Day 1   |  Networking Lunch sponsored by Capital Airports Holdings

A safety culture encompasses the shared values, beliefs, and norms that shape individuals' attitudes and actions towards safety within their organizations. Cultivating and sustaining a positive safety culture necessitates a human-centred approach that needs to consider psychological, social, cultural and organizational influences on human behavior. Given the wide ethnic diversity and varying social norms in the Asia-Pacific region, are there strategies or methods that may be more adapted and suited to this region, to assimilate individuals into one’s organizational safety culture? Or will what have been done in other parts of the world work as well for Asia Pacific? During this session, leading experts will discuss strategies for fostering a human-centered, positive safety culture, as well as the opportunities and challenges associated with this endeavour taking into consideration the Asia-Pacific context.

Panel Moderator:

Mr. Alan Foo, Senior Director (Safety Regulation Group), Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

Panelists:

Capt. Jaffar Hassan, Executive Vice President Asia & Pacific, International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations

Mrs. Lacey Pittman, Vice President, Global Aerospace Safety, Boeing

Mr. Yang Xinsheng, Vice President, Civil Aviation University of China

Capt. Yongde Liu, Chief Safety Officer, Hainan Airlines

Runway Safety (which includes runway incursion and excursion) has been identified as a high-risk event occurring at high frequency. With post-pandemic aviation growth in the Asia-Pacific region projected to be higher than the global average, it is to be expected that the volume and cadence of activities within the taxiways and runways will intensify. At the same time, we see many new airports being built in the region whilst others existing ones undergo expansion works. These developments increase the associated risks and probability for runway related incidents. While systems and processes can be put in place to help address this, ultimately humans are involved and responsible for operating the systems and implementing the processes. Thus, human factors/performance significantly influences runway safety, such as human-to-human interfaces between pilots and air traffic controllers, making appropriate decisions, particularly during high workload situations. During this session, panelists from various domains will provide insights on where and how human performance can be enhanced to improve runway safety.

Panel Moderator:

Capt. Barry O’Connor, Aer Lingus, Lead for the Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Incursions (GAPPRI) Airlines Group

Panelists:

Mr. Du Qiang, Deputy General Manager, Beijing Capital International Airport Holding

Ms. Jananya Siripanee, Chief of Operation Administration, Bangkok Terminal Control Center, AEROTHAI

Capt. Max Matsumoto, General Manager Corporate Safety, All Nippon Airways

Mr. Roberto Dias Pereira, Senior Engineer on Human Factors, Embraer

Mr. Yannick Vanhecke, Vice President Airbus Accident/ Incident Investigation and Prevention, Airbus

  Day 1   |  Afternoon Tea Break sponsored by Capital Airports Holdings

The global transformation driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and future automation is significantly impacting the aviation industry, presenting both opportunities and challenges in improving safety and efficiency. However, these technologies also prompt critical considerations about how this technology can be deemed safe for use? Should the design philosophy revolve around using the technology to complement the human, or is it the human complementing the technology? Will leapfrogging to a full AI operating environment (e.g. AI air traffic controller interfacing with AI pilot) be safer than having humans remain in the loop? In this session, panelists from diverse domains will explore and offer their perspectives on where and how AI could be introduced, its impact on the human role in aviation. They will also discuss strategies and best practices to facilitate a seamless transition and ensure safe operations amidst these changes.

Panel Moderator:

Mr. Chris Carter, Director, Asia-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration

Panelists:

Capt. Nickolas Lagouros, Regional Vice President Asia/ East, International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations

Dr. Seema Chopra, Executive Director & Senior Technical Fellow, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Boeing Research & Technology

Mr. Yannick Vanhecke, Vice President Airbus Accident/ Incident Investigation and Prevention, Airbus

Dr. Yuanyang Gao, Associate Professor, Beihang University

Gala Dinner with Pre-Dinner Cocktail Hour sponsored by COMAC

 Gala Dinner with Pre-Dinner Cocktail Hour sponsored by COMAC

Join us for breakfast and networking before the day begins. 

Day 2  | Networking Breakfast  sponsored by Air China

Speaker: Capt. Zheng Weimin, Vice President, China National Aviation Holding Company Limited (CNAH) and Air China Limited.

Day 2   |  General Session sponsored by Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

The aviation industry requires a diverse set of technical and non-technical competencies for roles such as pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, and air traffic controllers, all of which are critical for maintaining safety, efficiency, and quality in aviation operations and services. The effort and investment poured into training potential candidates is no small amount. How can employers, educators, and policymakers ensure the effective selection of candidates for these critical roles to maximize return? Is there also a need to balance against having too stringent selection criteria resulting in a drastic reduction of new entrants to the industry? During this session, panelists will offer their insights and experiences on identifying the predictors of success for aviation professionals. They will also address potential blind spots, challenges, and opportunities to consider in this process.

Panel Moderator:

Mr. Franklin McIntosh, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration
 

Panelists:

Mr. Danny Ho, Member Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation

Mr. Jason Bok, Senior Vice President, Head Quality and Safety, ST Engineering Aerospace

Mr. Sun Yu, Deputy Director of Human Resource Division, Air Traffic Management Bureau, Civil Aviation Administration of China

Mr. Won Soon Park, Director, Global Training, Incheon International Airport Corporation

 Day 2  | Morning Tea Break sponsored by Air China

Aviation training methodologies have evolved significantly over the past few decades.  In the past, curricula for training programmes were set at a high level and the training design and approach was primarily left up to individual instructors. The emergence of performance-based approaches used a reverse engineering approach that set training objectives that more closely matched the needs of the job. In recent years, training methodologies have evolved to include core competencies and evidence-based training.  This expert panel will explore the suitability of existing methodologies and where they may need to evolve in the face of rapidly evolving aviation technologies and the training styles of our next generation of aviation professionals.

Panel Moderator:

Capt. Abhishek Dilip Kharkar, Head of Training (Designate), Scoot
 

Panelists:

Capt. Sander Van Bergen, Head of Airbus Flight Training, Airbus

Capt. Yizhi Zhou, Chairman, Zhuhai Xiangyi Aviation Technology Co. Ltd.

Capt. Yuta Kyoya, Deputy Vice President, Flight Training, Flight Operations, Japan Airlines

Capt. Zeng Ming, Director, Flight Standards Department, Civil Aviation Administration of China

 Day 2  | Networking Lunch  sponsored by Singapore Airlines

In an increasingly interconnected and complex aviation system, it is imperative to learn not only from things that rarely go wrong but also from things that go right. This approach will become increasingly important as the aviation sector, over the next few years, will face one of the largest generational shifts in its workforce.  The Asia Pacific aviation system is already facing human resource shortages and is poised to resume its unparalleled growth that will increase the demand for skilled human resources. This will occur in parallel with many projected retirements in the next few years.  Our flash talk speaker will present some initial ideas on how learning from all operations could be applied to capture the wisdom that we have accumulated on those things that go right to maintain and build upon the safety record that we have today.

Speaker:

Mr. Tzvetomir Blajev, Director, Europe and Global Operational Safety, Flight Safety Foundation

There are well-known vulnerabilities associated with flight crew management of automation and the associated loss of situation awareness. Industry groups, research institutions, and regulators have developed reports, studies, and recommendations to address these vulnerabilities.  This diverse expert panel will examine various means to discuss the existing risks of automation complacency across a range of aviation disciplines.

Panel Moderator:

Mr. Mitchell Fox, Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety, Flight Safety Foundation
 

Panelists:

Capt. Chris Kempis, Director, Flight Operations, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

Capt. Kirk Vining, PhD, Chief Pilot for Product Development, Boeing Commercial Aircraft

Dr. Matt Ebbatson, Manager Learning and Innovation, RMIT Aviation Academy  

Dr. Wang Man, Chief Designer of Hydrogen Power Aircraft Research Institute, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)

  Day 2  |  Afternoon Tea Break sponsored by Singapore Airlines

The evolution from prescriptive flight and duty time limits to performance-based fatigue risk management for flight crewmembers has advanced significantly over the past decade.  Fatigue risk management is founded on the use of scientific principles and advanced approaches toward measuring and mitigating the risk of fatigue. The approach is now being used across several aviation disciplines, including air traffic control. The fatigue risk management systems (FRMS) approach represents an opportunity for service providers to use advances in scientific knowledge to improve safety, use resources more efficiently, and increase operational flexibility. At the same time, advances have been made in developing prescriptive limits based on the application of safety management systems. This panel of leading experts will explore advances made in fatigue risk management, as well as flight and duty time limits, across aviation disciplines. 

Panel Moderator:

Mr. Barry Cleaver, Flight Operations Policy Lead, United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority

Panelists:

Ms. Fenna de Hartog, Business Partner Safety and Senior Purser, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Mr. Franklin McIntosh, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration

Mr. Novy Pantaryanto, Executive Vice President of Human Resources Administration & Industrial Affairs, AirNav Indonesia

Professor Yang Chang Qi, Head of Air Traffic Safety Research Institute, Air Traffic Control Department, Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC)

Join us for breakfast and networking before the day begins. 

Day 3   |  Networking Breakfast  sponsored by China Southern Airlines

Speaker:

Mr. Tan Lye Teck, Executive Vice President, Safety and Security, Changi Airport Authority

 Day 3   |  General Session sponsored by Shanghai Airport Authority

While the aviation system has benefited from astounding technological advancements and automation, the human in the loop is still critical to aviation safety. Aviation professionals are expected to perform their respective functions within the system with high level of reliability. It is well accepted that the mental health and well-being of these individuals would exert an impact on their performance. Yet issues of mental health and wellbeing of individuals are complex and multi-faceted in nature. This panel of experts will share their views on the challenges faced both by aviation organisations in safeguarding and promoting the mental health and well-being of their workers, and those faced by professionals, with a focus on reporting issues, and the approaches that can be taken to level up efforts with time. 

Panel Moderator:  

Dr Chong Chun Hon, Chairman, Civil Aviation Medical Board, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

Panelists:

Professor Gao Xiang, Director, Air Transport Economics and Management Department, Civil Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC)

Capt. Lui Geoffrey, Chief Operating Officer, Jetstar Asia

Dr. Punita Masrani, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, V M Medical Centre and Aviation Medicine Specialist & Aviation Medical Examiner

Dr. Quay Snyder, Chairman, Aerospace Medical Association Mental Health Working Group

 Day 3   |   Morning Tea Break sponsored by China Southern Airlines

Speaker: 

Mr. Mitchell Fox, Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety, Flight Safety Foundation

Speakers:

Mr. Hu Zhenjiang, Deputy Administrator, Civil Aviation Administration of China

Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Flight Safety Foundation

Mr. Han Kok Juan, Director-General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

 Day 3   |  Networking Lunch sponsored by Hainan Airlines

• Beijing Daxing International Airport  |  13:30-18:00
• Operation Management Center, Aviation Meteorological Center and Aeronautical Information Service Center, CAAC Air Traffic Regulation Bureau  |  13:30-17:30