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Speaker: Mr. Luis Rodrigues, Chairman and CEO, TAP Air Portugal

This panel will explore how underwriters assess safety risk and influence operational safety — leveraging data, SMS maturity, and transparency. This risk evaluation often overlaps with how operators manage operational safety, as both focus on identifying hazards, assessing the probability and severity of outcomes, and implementing mitigation strategies. Both parties are increasingly aligned in promoting proactive safety cultures, investing in risk-reducing technologies, and using data-driven approaches to enhance predictability and reduce uncertainty in flight operations.

Increasingly complex artificial intelligence (AI) offers transformative potential to enable data-driven actions though the integration and implementation of AI present challenges for those who are unprepared. This panel will explore real-world cases from aviation and other safety-critical sectors to demonstrate how AI can be effectively embedded into operational environments. Discussions will highlight how AI can identify meaningful patterns, streamline decision-making, and enhance proactive risk management in real time — often delivering measurable safety and efficiency benefits shortly after deployment.

The time has come to rethink how those of us in aviation learn. For too long, we’ve focused mainly on what goes wrong — but what about everything that goes right? This session will shift your perspective. It’s about expanding our safety mindset to include learning from everyday operations, not just the rare failures. The biggest opportunities for improvement are often hidden in plain sight — in normal flights, routine shifts, and daily decisions. Learning From All Operations isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a practical, proven, and necessary step forward for aviation safety. You’ll leave this session with concrete, real-world knowledge that you can start applying right away.

The aviation industry faces significant challenges in training the next generation of front-line staff, including pilots, air traffic controllers, and maintenance personnel, amid a rapidly evolving technological and operational landscape. Additionally, the industry must adapt training programs to incorporate new technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, and advanced aircraft systems, while still emphasizing foundational skills like decision-making, communication, and situational awareness. This panel examines how to overcome these challenges as the industry invests in innovative training methods, including virtual reality simulators, competency-based training, and partnerships with educational institutions, to build a skilled and resilient workforce for the future.

The growing global demand for airspace — driven by both traditional operations and an expanding array of new aircraft and mission types — necessitates a fundamental transformation in air traffic management (ATM). Future ATM systems must accommodate this surge while preserving the high levels of safety that currently exist and enabling seamless integration of crewed and uncrewed aircraft. This panel will explore how future ATM systems can harness (AI), support dynamic airspace management, and facilitate effective collaboration between human operators and highly automated systems to safely manage the complexity of tomorrow’s operations.

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As aviation operations grow increasingly complex — with the integration of advanced technologies, expanded global networks, and emerging sectors like unmanned aerial systems and urban air mobility — SMS must continue to mature to remain effective. Modern SMS must evolve into dynamic, data-driven frameworks capable of anticipating and mitigating risks in real time. This maturation involves deeper integration of predictive analytics, cross-sector collaboration, and a strong safety culture that encourages transparency and continuous learning. This panel will discuss meeting these challenges while being scalable and adaptable to support diverse stakeholders and keep the public trust.

Establishing advanced air mobility (AAM) across the world presents a range of complex challenges that span technological, regulatory, infrastructural, and societal domains. These include the development of a robust and harmonized regulatory framework, Infrastructure development, public acceptance and trust in AAM vehicles, particularly in densely populated areas, standardizing certification processes, and coordinating international efforts. To overcome these challenges, governments, industry leaders, and communities must collaborate closely to create scalable, equitable, and sustainable frameworks that support the safe and efficient rollout of AAM on a global scale.

State safety programs (SSPs), implemented by aviation regulators, must continually mature to remain effective in managing the evolving landscape of aviation safety. The evolution of these programs must evolve as the complexity of air traffic systems increases and new technology is introduced in all types of flight vehicles. This panel will discuss how ongoing investment in regulatory expertise, technology, and stakeholder engagement will be key to ensuring that SSPs can anticipate change, adapt policy, and maintain high levels of safety in an increasingly dynamic global aviation environment.

As global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) have become critical to aviation operations, threats such as spoofing and jamming have grown in frequency, scale, and sophistication — posing serious risks to flight safety and operational continuity. From commercial airliners losing positional integrity near conflict zones to business aircraft receiving false navigation cues in high-risk regions, these disruptions are no longer isolated or theoretical. This panel will examine real-world incidents, assess the implications for global aviation safety, and explore current and emerging mitigation strategies. Experts will discuss technological countermeasures, operational best practices, and the role of collaboration among industry, regulators, and defense communities in building a more resilient navigation infrastructure.

Attendees will help provide consensus on the summit’s most critical themes — such as strengthening safety cultures, advancing data sharing, or improving training — that help unify efforts and foster industrywide alignment. This summary will help ensure that all stakeholders leave with a shared understanding of priorities and a roadmap for follow-up actions.

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