BUSINESS AVIATION SAFETY SUMMIT
MAY 9-10, 2023
Sheraton New Orleans, 500 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
BASS 2023 AGENDA
“Reshaping the Safety Mindset”
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1:00 – 5:30pm | Registration and Information Desk Open
1:00 – 3:00 pm | [Closed Meeting]
National Safety Roundtable Leadership Meeting
3:00 – 4:30 pm | FSF Business Advisory Committee Meeting
5:30 – 6:00 pm | Speakers/Moderators Meeting
Moderators and Speakers face-to-face logistics
7:30am – 5:00pm | Registration and Information Desk Open
7:30 – 8:30am | Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 – 8:45am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
8:45 – 9:30am | Keynote Address: Dr. Tony Kern, Chief Executive Officer, Convergent Performance, LLC
In his typically humorous and engaging style, Dr. Tony Kern will present his viewpoint that we are operating in uncharted waters due to a variety of factors. Aviation is experiencing the largest generational handoff in the history of the industrial world. If that were not enough, strain on aging systems, work-life balance and a host of societal factors have placed mental health concerns at the forefront of safety. Using a variety of case studies, Tony will suggest a few things we all must do to navigate safely though these turbulent times. These will include techniques to assume less, verify more, communicate more and add a level of situational awareness that requires expecting the unexpected.
9:30 – 10:30am | Session 1 – Executive Panel: Business Aviation Safety Challenges
As aviation has grown from its pioneering days, we have often taken for granted the success of the industry in moving people and goods from point to point around the world. Passengers trust the safety and the reliability of scheduling and appreciate that the sector has made travel more convenient. Yet no organization can take the overall complex system for granted as they manage new operational challenges in the future. This panel will discuss how we need to work together to get to even higher levels of safety.
Session Moderator: Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
Panelists:
- Christopher Rocheleau, Chief Operating Officer, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
- Bryan Burns, President, Air Charter Safety Foundation
- Franklin J McIntosh, Vice President of Safety and Technical Training, Federal Aviation Administration
10:30 – 11:00am | Networking Break
11:00 – 11:45am | Fireside Chat with Robert Sumwalt
Session Moderator: Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
Speaker: Robert Sumwalt, Executive Director of the Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
11:45am – Noon | FSF Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award
Noon – 1:30pm | Lunch | Location: Lagniappe & Exhibit Hall
1:30 – 2:30pm | Session 2 – Safety Management Systems – How They Can and Are Working For Business Aviation
Historically, the approach to aviation safety was based on the reactive analysis of past accidents and the introduction of corrective actions to prevent the recurrence of those events. An SMS brings a proactive approach to managing risk. Looking at the evolution of SMS requirements and regulations, especially in the United States, this series of speakers will discuss what has worked within SMS programs.
Session Moderator: Keith DeBerry, Chief Operating Officer, National Air Transportation Association
Panelist:
- Sonnie Bates, Chief Executive Officer, Wyvern
- Douglas Carr, Senior Vice President, Safety, Security, Sustainability & International Operations, National Business Aviation Association
- Paul BJ Ransbury, Chief Executive Officer, Aviation Performance Solutions
2:30 – 3:00pm | Networking Break
3:00 – 4:00pm | Session 3 – The Role of Culture on Aviation Safety
If we want to continuously enhance aviation safety, we must move beyond the current metrics of success. This session uses an extensive dataset on professional pilot culture to discuss the nuance of measuring culture and we identify three core concepts necessary to improve culture. We triangulate the data-rich research with real-world examples of how culture impacts recruitment, retention, and your organization’s safety. This session provides practical takeaways ready for implementation and is geared to professionals thinking about their organization’s safety culture or the flight deck microculture.
Presenters:
- Capt. Kimberly Perkins, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Washington
- Jennifer Pickerel, Vice President, Aviation Personnel International
4:00 – 5:00pm | Session 4 – Repacking Mental Health Initiatives for Personnel in Safety-Sensitive Positions
This session will discuss changing the paradigm of mental health in aviation and will address how best to support the student pilot population. Recent efforts by the FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine and the University of North Dakota will be presented.
Session Moderator: Piyush Gandhi, Vice President, Operations and Business Development, Presage Group Inc.
Panelists:
- Dr. Susan Northrup, Federal Air Surgeon, Federal Aviation Administration
- Brian Willis, Director of Safety, University of North Dakota
5:00pm | Close of Day
5:15 – 5:45pm | [Closed Meeting]
Day 2 Speakers/Moderators Meeting
6:00 – 7:30pm | Welcome Networking Cocktail Reception
7:30am – 4:00pm | Registration and Information Desk Open
7:30 – 8:30am | Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 – 9:15am | Keynote Speaker: Jacquie Dalton, President, SPARROW Executive Jets – The Impact of Selling on Safety
This session explores the relationship between charter sales and safe flight operations. It raises questions and proposes solutions based on risk factors that are heightened due to a variety of sales initiatives.
9:15 – 10:30am | Session 5 – Safety Data and Analysis in Business Aviation
The collection and operational use of safety data is essential for an effective safety management system. This session will discuss safety data analyses and examples that resulted in more effective risk management and assurance.
Session Moderator: Jeff Mittelman, Founder, Mittelman Aviation Solutions
Panelists:
- Richard Meikle, Executive Vice President, Operations and Safety, FlightSafety International
- Luke Bowman, Product Director, Flight Analytics, GE Digital Aviation Software
- Chad Brewer, Operational Safety Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration
- Scott Williams, Aviation Systems Lead, MITRE
10:30 – 11:00am | Networking Break
11:00 – 11:55am | Session 6 – Recapping Real Events Lessons Learned
A proactive approach to minimize safety risk includes collaboration between service providers and operators, sharing of safety information, and developing a system-perspective on the good outcomes as well as areas that need improvement. This session discussion focuses on specific complex operational scenarios and addresses emergent risks in the aviation system that cannot be completely understood or solved without receiving information from pilots, air traffic controllers, and others.
Panelists:
- Eric Carter, National Air Traffic Controllers Association
- Brad Wilcko, National Air Traffic Controllers Association
- Capt. Joe Dickinson, Safety Captain, Hess Corporation
11:55- 12:05pm | Sydney Baker Memorial Scholarship Award
12:00 – 1:30pm | Lunch | Location: Lagniappe & Exhibit Hall
1:30 – 2:30pm | Session 7 – Lessons Learned from Runway Incursions and Excursions
In this session, we will review the top focus areas to prevent runway excursions and incursions involving your flight department. We will also review Flight Safety Foundation, National Business Aviation Association, and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration publications available to assist you in assessing risk and applying mitigation strategies.
Session Moderators: Tom Huff, Vice President, Aviation Programs, Empyrean Inc
Panelists:
- Dan Boedigheimer, Ph.D., CEO, Advanced Aircrew Academy
- Birke Rhodes, Manger, Airport Safety and Operations, Federal Aviation Administration
2:30 – 3:00pm | Networking Break
3:00 – 4:45pm | Session 8 – Round Robin Safety Topics
The safety summit concludes with an effort to discuss three of the biggest challenges explored during the conference. We’ll hear from audience members on how they have confronted these challenges, how the industry may need to respond to emerging safety issues, and how current responses may need to be improved. Small group discussions on big safety topics. Small Group Discussions on Big Safety Topics.
Psychological Safety
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- Moderator: Capt. Kimberly Perkins, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Washington
Safety Management System Issues
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- Moderator: Maria Kelly, Vice President of Safety at Jet Access
Power of Safety Data
Moderators:
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- Jeff Mittelman, Founder, Mittelman Aviation Solutions, LLC
4:45 – 5:00pm | Closing Remarks
Dr. Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
