Simon Hocquard, President and CEO, CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) has over 30 years’ experience across the air traffic management industry and is accountable for leading and managing CANSO – the global voice of airspace. He leads the team responsible for delivering on all CANSO’s commitments to its members and the wider industry at large, and raising the bar in global air traffic management. Simon’s previous roles have included Operations Director at NATS, where he led 1,500 people through the successful air traffic management for the 2012 London Olympics and other change programmes; Operations and Strategy Director at NATS, where he was also accountable for the entire regulated business; appointed by the European Commission as Chairman of the Network Management Board for 10 years where he worked very closely with governments and international institutions to ensure the expeditious transit of flights in Europe. He is also Chair of the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Global Council, an independent forum that facilitates collaboration among leaders from across the aviation & aerospace industries, and helped build a unified vision for the future skies.