Name
Session 3: Panel – Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time
Date & Time
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Speakers
Willie Walsh, IATA
Yau Seng Chin, Singapore Airlines Engineering Company
Simon Hocquard, CANSO
Jeffrey Lam, ST Engineering
Yau Seng Chin, Singapore Airlines Engineering Company
Simon Hocquard, CANSO
Jeffrey Lam, ST Engineering




Description
Aviation leaders will discuss how to build and maintain a skilled aviation workforce amid significant industry growth. The panel will explore strategies for attracting top talent, developing future leaders, and adapting training methods to new generational preferences whilst upholding the highest safety standards in our rapidly expanding sector.
Panel Moderator:
Mr. Chen Chuanren, SEA and China Editor, Air Transport World
Panelists:
- Mr. Simon Hocquard, President & CEO, Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)
- Mr. Willie Walsh, Director General, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Mr. Chin Yau Seng, Chief Executive Officer, SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC)
- Mr. Jeffrey Lam, Group Chief Operating Officer (Operations Excellence) & President of Commercial Aerospace, ST Engineering