Agenda: Safety Forum 2026

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM																☕︎ REGISTRATION CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST Pick up your registration materials and connect with colleagues and exhibitors before the Forum begins with coffee and a continental breakfast Breakfast located in the Europa foyer. Thanks to our registration badge sponsor: Thanks to our breakfast sponsor:
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM																CALL TO ORDER Presenter: Tzvetomir Blajev, Director Europe and Global Operational Safety, Flight Safety Foundation
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM																EXECUTIVE SESSION: THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF AI INTEGRATIONS INTO THE AVIATION ECOSYSTEM Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation Iacopo Prissinotti, Director NMD EUROCONTROL
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM																KEYNOTE SPEECH Dr Alisdair Wood President Royal Aeronautical Society 2025 - 2026 SMS and Aviation Risk Manager, Aviation Safety - Leonardo Helicopters Division
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM																☕︎ MORNING BREAK Join us in the Europa Lobby for refreshments and networking with the exhibitors.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM																SESSION 1 \| THE INTRODUCTION OF AI Session 1 Chair: Dai Whittingham, Director Aviation and Strategic Development, E-Valence ➥ EASA AI Roadmap: Implementation Status & Rulemaking Priorities Presenter: Guillaume Soudain, Programme Manager – Artificial Intelligence, EASA ➥ Introduction of AI at British Airways Presenter: Michael Cox, Flight Data Safety Manager, British Airways ➥ United Airlines Data Journey and AI Enablement for Operational Safety Presenter: Paul Rizzolo, Senior Manager – Safety Data and Advanced Analytics Akin Akinlawon, Senior Manager- Strategy and Advanced Analytics, United Airlines
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM																🍽 LUNCH BREAK Fuel up, catch up, and connect! Join your peers for lunch and lively networking with exhibitors in the Europa Lobby — the perfect chance to recharge, exchange ideas, and keep the conversations going.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM																SESSION 2 \| THREAT IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION Session Chair: Cláudia Cabaço, Head of Aviation Safety, NetJets Europe ➥ Modeling Approach Profiles: How Machine Learning Discovers Outliers in Flight Paths Presenter: Birgit Klempert, Lead Data Scientist Simon Hess, Investigator, Lufthansa ➥ Operational Results of Destination‑specific Anomaly Detection Advisories for Risk Mitigation of Unstable Approaches Presenter: Francisco Mena, Senior Data Scientist Ricardo Castro, Lead of Safety Data, LATAM Airlines ➥ Data Analytics for Aviation Safety Enhancement: A Study of Throttles Management at Landing Presenter: Lionel Bompart, Aviation Safety Specialist, Airbus SAS
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM																☕︎ AFTERNOON BREAK Join us in the Europa Lobby for refreshments and networking with the exhibitors.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM																SESSION 3 \| AI TO SUPPORT THE FLIGHT CREW Session Chair: Cláudia Cabaço, Head of Aviation Safety, NetJets Europe ➥ Safety Data Analytics for Resilient Pilots Presenter: Rogan Rennie, Senior Manager, Safety Data Analytics, Boeing ➥ Predictive Safety, Human Authority: Why AI Must Serve, Not Replace, the Pilot Presenter: Juan Carlos Lozano, Technical Affairs Board Director, European Cockpit Association
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM																DAY 1 SUMMARY CLOSURE AND AWARD CEREMONY

Wednesday, July 1, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM																☕︎ REGISTRATION CHECK-IN & BREAKFAST Check-in at registration and connect with colleagues and exhibitors before the Forum begins with coffee and a continental breakfast Breakfast located in the Europa foyer. Thanks to our registration badge sponsor: Thanks to our breakfast sponsor:
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM																SESSION 4 \| EFFICIENCY IN REPORTING Session Chair: Drew Elbert, NPFO & Chief Pilot, Ryanair ➥ AI‑Enhanced Safety Reporting and Decision‑Making Presenters: Chrysanthi Tsimitri, TL Data Insights & Analytics, Protection Management Marina Giannoukou, Data Scientist Swiss International Air Lines ➥ Easy Safety Reporting, Powered by AI—Validated by Humans Presenter: Yoni Malka, Head of Safety Risk Assessment and Analysis, DSAC, France ➥ Leonardo – Hazard Identification and Risk Management and Voluntary Occurrences Report Presenter: William Avossa, Safety Analytics & Data Insight, Leonardo Helicopters Division
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM																☕︎ MORNING BREAK Join us in the Europa Lobby for refreshments and networking with the exhibitors.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM																SESSION 5 \| RETURN OF EXPERIENCE - ANSP Session Chair: Drew Elbert, NPFO & Chief Pilot, Ryanair ➥ Combining a Range of AI techniques with Human Expertise to Enhance Performance Across the NATS Operation Presenter: Kathryn Barker, Lead Analyst, NATS ➥ Safety Artificial Intelligence Use Cases in the FAA Presenter: Mike J Sutherland, Safety Analysis Group Manager, ATO, FAA ➥ Measuring Situational Awareness in ATC using Automatic Speech Recognition and Eye Tracking Presenter: Frederick De Cock, Simulator Coordinator, MUAC, EUROCONTROL
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM																🍽 LUNCH BREAK Fuel up, catch up, and connect! Join your peers for lunch and lively networking with exhibitors in the Europa Lobby — the perfect chance to recharge, exchange ideas, and keep the conversations going.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM																SESSION 6 \| AI INNOVATION FOR SAFETY ENHANCEMENT Session Chair: Pascal Kremer ➥ Data‑Driven Aviation Safety: From Insight to Action Presenters: Edickson Santamaria, Senior Safety Manager, IATA Adrià Congost Teixidor, Senior Manager GADM Analytics, IATA ➥ Use of an AI‑powered Speech Recognition Tool to Benefit our Safety Assurance Process Presenters: Paul-Emmanuel Thurat, DSNA, France Jocelin Greiner, DSNA, France Thomas Roques, DSNA, France
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM																CONCLUSION SESSIONS

AGENDA