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Capt. Aidan Murray, Chief Pilot, Ryanair

Captain Murray has over 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry, is an instructor on the Boeing 737, operated for over 26 years with Ryanair, and held the position of Chief Pilot Ryanair DAC since April 2020. Aidan held several management roles in Ryanair and led many flight operations projects which enhanced Ryanair’s safety and efficiency, including: winter operations, electronic flight bag, electronic flight plans, post-pandemic return to normal operations, and most recently, Ryanair’s 737-8200 Entry into Service. Aidan fully supports the utilization of data and stakeholder collaboration to enhance safety, as reflected by Ryanair’s participation in Data4Safety, the Flight Safety Foundation, and Company’s recent roll out of an industry leading flight playback application to all pilots in the Ryanair Group.

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Capt. Aidan Murray
Chief Pilot, Ryanair

 

Andreas Flaig

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Mr. Andreas Flaig, Vice President, Corporate Safety and Compliance Monitoring, Lufthansa German Airlines

Andreas Flaig is in charge as Corporate Safety Pilot and Compliance Monitoring Manager since September 2017. Holding this position, he is responsible for accident and incident investigation, flight data management, safety assurance and safety promotion as well as for compliance monitoring for ground ops, continuous airworthiness, flight ops and training and also for the partner airline monitoring. Besides this he is also in charge of the safety processes and standards of all Lufthansa Group airlines and reports directly to the chairman of the Lufthansa executive board.

Andreas Flaig took on various management duties within the Lufthansa Group. From 2008 until 2012 he was Fleet Captain Airbus as well as a member of the pilot selection board at Condor. Changing to lowcost subsidiary Germanwings in 2013, he holds the positions of Nominated Person Flight Operations until February 2015 thereafter changing to Accountable Manager and Chief Operating Officer, as well as Head of Crisis Management during the recovery of the crash of 4U9525. 

Andreas Flaig is married and has four children and active captain on Airbus A380.

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Mr. Andreas Flaig
Vice President, Corporate Safety and Compliance Monitoring, Lufthansa German Airlines 

Andrew Dunbeck General Manager, Flight Safety, Delta Airlines 

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Mr. Andrew Dunbeck, General Manager, Flight Safety, Delta Air Lines

Andrew Dunbeck is the General Manager of Flight Safety at Delta Air Lines and has been in that position for the last 4 years. Andrew and the Flight Safety team have been working over that time to build better risk analysis and a process that routinely and proactively highlights areas of risk for leaders in Delta’s Flight Operations division. The team has direct oversight of the pilot, dispatch, and load control Aviation Safety Action Program data, Flight Ops Quality Assurance (FOQA) data, and the Flight Safety Index. Before Delta, Andrew worked at MITRE performing safety analysis for the ASIAS and ATO-safety programs.
Other than thinking about ways to improve aviation safety analysis, Andrew also enjoys going for a run, a good coffee chat, and catching a baseball game at a new stadium.

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Mr. Andrew Dunbeck
General Manager, Flight Safety, Delta Air Lines 

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Mr. Antonio Licu, BSc, MSc, Head of Operational Safety, SQS and Integrated Risk Management Unit, EUROCONTROL

Tony is Head of Operational Safety, SQS and Integrated Risk management Safety (NMD/SAF) Unit within Network Manager Directorate of EUROCONTROL (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation). He leads the deployment of safety management and human factors programmes of EUROCONTROL.  He has extensive Air Traffic Control operational and engineering background (master degree in avionics).

Safety Culture and Just Culture are two key areas, where Tony’s aim is to clarify and promote the concepts. In this respect, he leads the initiative to bring together the aviation and judiciary domains. He has particular technical personal developments e.g. safety tools and methods to investigate aviation incidents and accidents, how to mitigate and work under degraded modes of operations and development of contingency plans etc.

In the past years together with his team, Tony is pushing a paradigm change in Safety management thinking. Safety management should move from ensuring that ‘as few things as possible go wrong’ to ensuring that ‘as many things as possible go right’. This perspective is termed Safety-II or rather System Thinking and relates to the system’s ability to succeed under varying conditions. The foundation for that is System focus. Safety must be considered in the context of the overall system, not isolated individuals, parts, events or outcomes.

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Mr. Antonio Licu, BSc, MSc
Head of Operational Safety, SQS and Integrated Risk Management Unit, EUROCONTROL 

Capt. Barry O’Connor, TRE, Aer Lingus

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Capt. Barry O’Connor, TRE, Aer Lingus

Barry’s experience includes Type Rating Instructing and Examining, Line Training (LIFUS), Simulator Instruction (A330, B737, A320), Evidence Based Training, Upset Prevention and Recovery Training, Zero Flight Time Training. He has flown the Airbus A330 and Boeing 737. He studied Mechanical Engineering (University College Dublin), and Safety and Human Factors in Aviation (Cranfield University).

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Capt. Barry O’Connor
TRE, Aer Lingus 

Ms. Bobbi Wells, Vice President Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, American Airlines and Member, FSF Board of Governors

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Ms. Bobbi Wells, Vice President Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, American Airlines and Member, FSF Board of Governors

Bobbi Wells is Vice President of Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance where she oversees American's safety strategy, regulatory compliance programs and environmental sustainability program. She also serves as Director of Safety on our Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Operating Certificate.

Previously, she served as Vice President of Safety and Airworthiness in Air Operations at FedEx Express where she led the carrier's safety, airworthiness and regulatory compliance through safety risk management, analytics, auditing and culture development. In her more than 25-year career at FedEx Express, she led the airline's business planning, quality and process improvement, trucking and pickup and delivery operations, communications, the worldwide air logistics system and expense and capital control processes. Bobbi also received her FAA license as a dispatcher.

Prior to FedEx Express, Bobbi served in the U.S. Army as a transportation and logistics officer for more than 10 years, where she supported 30,000 troops while based in Germany.

Bobbi spends a lot of her time finding ways to support, care for, develop and advocate on behalf of women in aviation. She currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Flight Safety Foundation, the Department of Transportation's Women in Aviation Advisory Board and as the President of the International Aviation Women's Association. She is also a member of the MITRE Aviation Advisory Committee and Airlines for America Safety Council.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Memphis.

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Ms. Bobbi Wells
Vice President Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, American Airlines and Member, FSF Board of Governors 

First Officer Bogomir Glavan, Pilot, American Airlines

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First Officer Bogomir Glavan, Pilot, American Airlines

First Officer Bogomir Glavan is a member of the American Airlines Learning and Improvement Team.  Bog began his airline career in 2017 following 20 years in the United States Navy serving as an instructor pilot, Safety Department Head, Commanding Officer and Chief Staff Officer for the Navy’s largest Airwing.  Bog has been further involved at American Airlines as a flight deck safety observer, new pilot recruiter and interviewer.  Bog has a degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina and a Masters in Global Leadership from the University of San Diego.

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First Officer Bogomir Glavan
Pilot, American Airlines  

Mr. Christopher McGregor, Flight Safety Officer, ATR

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Mr. Christopher McGregor, Flight Safety Officer, ATR

Christopher joined ATR in 2015 following primarily Customer Support and latterly Flight Safety roles in Airbus, BAESystems, Malaysia Airlines and Rolls-Royce. An engineering graduate of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and a fellow of the RAeS. In 2021, he joined the board of the AviAssist Foundation which promotes flight safety across the African continent. “I have had the privilege of working with many aviation professionals across the world and, like many, I am looking forward to re-connecting with our community as the borders open up.”

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Mr. Christopher McGregor
Flight Safety Officer, ATR 

Capt. Conor Nolan, Chair, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation

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Capt. Conor Nolan, Director of Safety and Security, Aer Lingus, and Chair, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation

Conor is Director of Safety & Security with Aer Lingus in Dublin, Ireland. He is a current Airbus A330 Captain. Conor joined Aer Lingus as a cadet pilot in 1989 and performed many training roles before joining the safety team in 2008 as Flight Safety Officer. In 2010 he was appointed Safety Manager and now has responsibility for all aspects of Safety and Security at Aer Lingus including Aviation Security, Occupational Health & Safety and Emergency Response planning. 

Aer Lingus is part of the IAG group since 2015. IAG is the parent company for British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Level, operating a fleet of over 570 aircraft.

Conor joined the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation in 2015 and has served as Treasurer before being elected Chair. 

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Capt. Conor Nolan
Chair, Board of Governors, Flight Safety Foundation 

Mr. Dai Whittingham, Chief Executive, UK Flight Safety Committee

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Mr. Dai Whittingham, Chief Executive, UK Flight Safety Committee

Dai Whittingham completed a full career as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, retiring as a 1* general officer in 2011.  He flew Phantoms in the Air Defense fighter role and has commanded an E-3D AWACS squadron and the main operating base of RAF Waddington.  He was the deployed commander for UK flying operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2004 and later Deputy Commander, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force.  His staff duties have included policy for air safety, airspace, aircraft equipage and UAVs. He also chaired the Military Aviation Regulatory Group.

Dai joined the UKFSC as Chief Executive in 2012 and works with a wide range of industry and regulatory partners to improve commercial aviation safety. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of its Flight Operations specialist group, and he chairs the UK Laser Working Group on behalf of the UK Department of Transport.

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Mr. Dai Whittingham
Chief Executive, UK Flight Safety Committee 

Ms. Dawn Amore, President, Volanno

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Ms. Dawn Amore, President, Volanno

Dawn Amore is the President of Volanno, an intelligent transportation company providing big data analytics to the transportation industry. Volanno’s customers include FAA, Amtrak, and local transit agencies across the United States. Volanno built the FAA TEAM application, which electronically tracks controller training from hire to retire. Volanno built and maintains the Aviation System Performance Metrics system, whose data is cited in more than 300 aviation research studies. Volanno aviation and technical SMEs manage and maintain the NAS Data Warehouse for the Air Traffic Organization, correlating multiple aviation data feeds and providing tools and data for researchers throughout the agency.

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Ms. Dawn Amore
President, Volanno 

Deborah Kirkman, Director, Advanced Aviation Systems, Flight Safety Foundation

Ms. Deborah Kirkman
Director, Advanced Aviation Systems, Flight Safety Foundation 

Declan Doherty

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Mr. Declan Doherty, Safety Specialist, Aer Lingus

Currently a Safety Specialist in the Aer Lingus Safety & Security department with responsibility for the Flight Data Monitoring programme. Previously worked in Flight Operations, Compliance Monitoring and in the Global Control Centre as a Flight Operations Officer / Flight Dispatcher. Recently completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Flight Operations. Celebrating 30 years in the Aviation Industry.

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Mr. Declan Doherty
Safety Specialist, Aer Lingus 

 

Mr. Géraud De-Rivals-Mazeres, Regional Flight Safety Director, ATR

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Mr. Géraud De-Rivals-Mazeres, Regional Flight Safety Director, ATR

Aeronautical engineer (graduated from Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile in 1996) Géraud has started his career as an autopilot specialist in Airbus and has then worked over 13 years as an incident/accident and flight operations analyst in France, before being sent to India as a Flight Analyst instructor in order to setup a team of analysts.

He has joined ATR in October 2015 as the Regional Flight Safety Director thus coordinates ATR’s flight safety initiatives worldwide. The main driver being the prevention, these initiatives include dedicated training to operators, promotion of Flight Data Monitoring within ATR operators, promotion of Performance Based Navigation as well as participation to international working groups. Géraud is member of RASG-PA Executive Steering Committee.

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Mr. Géraud De Rivals-Mazeres
Regional Flight Safety Director, ATR 

Mr. Harry Nelson, Chair, International Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation

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Mr. Harry Nelson, Chair, International Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation

Capt. Nelson’s early background was as a military pilot. During a flying career of 49 years he accumulated about 10,000 flying hrs, most of which was in the two fields of Training and Flight Test. His flight test experience involved operating from 7 different flight test centres and flying over 75 different aircraft types in many areas of the world.

His 55-year aviation career has also placed him in board level positions in Project Management, Manufacturing, Quality and executive roles in Flight Test and Safety. Despite all this, he still reckons his best years are yet to come. He is currently busy as an independent aviation consultant.

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Mr. Harry Nelson
Chair, International Advisory Committee, Flight Safety Foundation  

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

Dr. Hassan Shahidi
President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation  

Mr. Henry Gourdji, Director, Safety Strategy and Policy, Flight Safety Foundation

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Mr. Henry Gourdji, Director, Safety Strategy and Policy, Flight Safety Foundation

Henry has a lifetime of experience working in the aviation sector having held prominent senior management and technical positions in the international arena. He is currently, Director Safety Strategy and Policy with the Flight Safety Foundation, and prior to that, spent over twenty-two years with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). He has held such positions as Head of Strategic Planning, Coordination and Partnerships in the Office of the ICAO Secretary General and led the Office responsible for developing and managing the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP), one of ICAO’s leading programs, known today as the world’s ‘watchdog’ for aviation safety.

Mr. Gourdji previously worked in the Canadian civil service, including ten years with Transport Canada, managing Canada’s Civil Aviation National Audit Programme.  Mr Gourdji holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Strategic Studies with the Canadian Armed Forces.  He holds a Canadian aircraft maintenance and engineering license for airframes and power plants and is an active pilot with a multi-engine rating. He retired after 31 years of Canadian military reserve service with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

Mr. Gourdji received the Military Canadian Decoration for his service to Canada and was the recipient of the Flight Safety Foundation President’s Citation award in 2011 for his contribution to world aviation safety. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Meritorious Service Cross (M.S.C) by the Governor General of Canada for monitoring compliance and augmenting safety procedures around the world and enhancing Canada’s reputation as an international leader in the field of civil aviation.

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Mr. Henry Gourdji
Director, Safety Strategy and Policy, Flight Safety Foundation 

Mr. Holger Paulmann, Chairman, SKY Airline

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Mr. Holger Paulmann, Chairman, SKY Airline

Mr. Paulmann is currently Chairman at Sky Airline. He is a board member at FSF, Icare, CCS (Santiago Chamber of Commerce), and AHK Chile (Chilean-German chamber of commerce). He is also an advisor to System B enterprises in Chile.

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Mr. Holger Paulmann
Chairman, SKY Airline  

Capt. James Kwasny, LOSA Program Coordinator, Allied Pilots Association, American Airlines

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Capt. James Kwasny, LOSA Program Coordinator, Allied Pilots Association, American Airlines

Captain James Kwasny has been employed at American Airlines for over 20 years.  He has flown the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and Boeing 737 for American.  James was instrumental in developing the most robust internal Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) program in the world over the last 8 years.  He is currently a CA on the Boeing 737 and based in Dallas / Ft Worth.  CA Kwasny is currently the pilot union representative to the LOSA and Learning Improvement Team (LIT) programs and supports management efforts as the pilot union member.  James has presented at numerous Safety II conferences worldwide, World Aviation Training Summit and FAA’s InfoShare data-sharing effort conducted semi-annually.  

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Capt. James Kwasny
LOSA Program Coordinator, Allied Pilots Association, American Airlines 

Mr. Jon Hanlon, Director, Unmanned Aerial Systems Maintenance & Airworthiness, Zipline

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Mr. Jon Hanlon, Director, Unmanned Aerial Systems Maintenance & Airworthiness, Zipline

With a career spanning commercial aviation, e-commerce technology, and most recently commercial UAS, Mr. Jon Hanlon brings a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges presented by emerging technologies.  As a mechanic (Airframe & Powerplant), pilot (Single-Engine Land/Sea), programmer, technical program manager, and team builder; Jon’s current efforts are directed at establishing Zipline International’s commercial maintenance program including the supporting FAA certification efforts.

A graduate of Purdue University, Jon was part of a research team focused on operational human factors and safety.  This foundation has greatly influenced his leadership approach, blending data-driven methods with a human-factors awareness.  Joining Alaska Airlines after graduation, Jon held several positions in the Operations and the Maintenance & Engineering organizations. In these roles, he focused on employing Lean/Six Sigma methods to drive improvement initiatives across the enterprise.  

Leveraging his technical skills, Jon successfully transitioned to Technical Program Management at Amazon, working in the e-Commerce Platform Technologies division where he led multiple successful programs to deliver new customer features and platform capabilities.   When Amazon launched its UAS initiative, Jon joined the team several months later and ultimately became the first US-based flight test engineer during which time he worked on the prototype testing efforts and conducted field operations in the US, UK, and Canada.  This included being the first person to act as RPIC for the Amazon system in the US.   As the program continued to grow, Jon established the first software/hardware test & release process and ultimately built the Maintenance & Airworthiness team and supporting capabilities (configuration control, training, technical publications, and record keeping).

Since joining Zipline International in March 2020, Jon has built the foundations of the commercial Maintenance & Airworthiness program and continues to engage on certification efforts that include: 44807 exemption, Type Certification, Production Certification and Air Carrier certification.

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Mr. Jon Hanlon
Director, Unmanned Aerial Systems Maintenance & Airworthiness, Zipline 

Mr. Mark Millam, Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation

Mr. Mark Millam
Vice President, Technical, Flight Safety Foundation  

Mr. Mark Searle, Global Director of Safety Operations, Safety and Security, International Air Transport Association (IATA)

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Mr. Mark Searle, Global Director of Safety, International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Mark Searle joined IATA in 2019 from the UK CAA where he was Head, Safety Strategy. Prior to this, Mark was a Captain with easyJet accumulating over 12,000 hours of experience on Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Mark was Chairman of BALPA for 5 years and has held numerous Board positions within finance and insurance companies. He is currently Global Director of Safety Operations, Safety and Security, at IATA.

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Mr. Mark Searle
Global Director of Safety, International Air Transport Association (IATA) 

Capt. Mike Gillen, Vice Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee

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Capt. Mike Gillen, Vice Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee

Dr. Michael Gillen currently serves as the Senior Manager of Fleet Standards (Chief Pilot) for the B737 at United Airlines. In this position he is responsible for the development and implementation of standard operating procedures for the B737-NG and B737-Max aircraft.  Michael flies as Captain and Quality Control Line Check Airman on the B737. He has served as a company representative in United’s ASAP program. During the merger of United and Continental Airlines, Michael directed the work to integrate the combined airline’s Safety department. During his airline career, he has held the following positions at United Airlines: Manager of Command Development Programs, Manager of Hire Pilot Hiring, and Manager of Captain Upgrade and CRM programs. Michael holds type ratings in the A320, B737, and B777. He also served as the lead instructor pilot in the B777 and B737.

Michael successfully completed his Ph.D. in Aerospace Science at the University of North Dakota with a dissertation focusing on startle effect and mitigation techniques. Michael has a Master of Science degree in Human Factors from the University of North Dakota. He has conducted extensive research in the area of piloting skills in advanced glass aircraft. Michael received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Science with a minor in meteorology. He serves as a member of the Flight Safety Foundation – International Advisory Committee.

Michael is a nationally recognized speaker and writer on the subject of manual flying piloting skills and startle effect. He has worked with several fortune 500 companies in recognizing the importance of human factors in their flight departments. He lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and two children. He enjoys cycling, golf, and hiking in his spare time.

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Capt. Mike Gillen
Vice Chair, FSF International Advisory Committee 

Rashad Karaky, Aviation Cybersecurity Officer, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

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Mr. Rashad Karaky, Aviation Cybersecurity Officer, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Rashad joined ICAO in August 2020 in the role of Aviation Cybersecurity Officer where he supports the development of a global, robust, and sustainable cybersecurity framework for the international civil aviation sector. Prior to ICAO, he spent 15 years at the Arab Air Carriers’ Organization, a regional airline organization in the Middle East and North Africa, where he was the organization’s Technical Director, managing areas such as economics, safety, aviation security, cybersecurity, facilitation, emergency response planning, air navigation, and engineering & maintenance.

He holds a BS in Computer Science and an MBA from the Lebanese American University in Beirut, and holds the Aviation Security Professional Manager Certification from ICAO and Concordia University.

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Mr. Rashad Karaky
Aviation Cybersecurity Officer, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 

Mr. Riccardo Patriarca, BSc, MSc, PhD, Researcher, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

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Mr. Riccardo Patriarca, BSc, MSc, PhD, Researcher, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

Riccardo Patriarca (BSc, MSc, PhD) is a researcher at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research focuses on operations management, safety and resilience management for complex socio-technical systems, with specific interest in air traffic management and aviation in general. Riccardo has received several international awards (among them 2019 Forbes 30under30 EU, 2017 RAeS Young Person Award), and authored about 100 contributions in international peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings.

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Mr. Riccardo Patriarca, BSc, MSc, PhD
Researcher, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

Capt. Seamus Cooke, Base Captain, Aer Lingus

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Capt. Seamus Cooke, Base Captain, Aer Lingus

Commercial Pilot since 1998, with experience on A320 & A330 aircraft, based in Europe and The Far East. Current role involves sitting of Aer Lingus Flight Operations Safety Committee and Technical/Policy Group.

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Capt. Seamus Cooke
Base Captain, Aer Lingus  

Mr. Steve Luczynski, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Aerospace Village

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Mr. Steve Luczynski, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Aerospace Village

Steve Luczynski joined the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency in August 2020 to lead the COVID Task Force where he oversees support to Federal and State-level vaccine production, manufacturing, and distribution efforts. Prior to CISA, he was the Chief Information Security Officer for T-Rex Solutions responsible for the security of corporate and customer data across all lines of business.

Steve spent 25 years in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot before entering the private sector in 2017. During his final assignment as the Deputy Director, Cyber Plans and Operations, Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, he worked closely with National Security Council staff & Federal agency counterparts to protect U.S. interests by overseeing DoD initiatives that enabled military cyberspace operations. Steve is also the Board Chairman for the Aerospace Village, a 501.c.3 non-profit, promoting increased cooperation between government, industry, and hackers to sustain the public’s trust in secure air and space operations.

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Mr. Steve Luczynski
Chairman, Board of Directors, The Aerospace Village  

Capt. Stewart Harro, Vice President, Safety and Airworthiness, FedEx Express

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Capt. Stewart Harro, Vice President Safety and Airworthiness, FedEx Express

Stewart Harro is the VP Safety & Airworthiness at FedEx Express. Stewart draws on 40 years in commercial aviation as a flight instructor, check airman, curriculum developer, ASAP/FOQA analyst and accident investigator. Currently qualified as captain on the 777, Stewart leads a team of 300 who help manage the operational risk across Ground, Tech Ops and Flight Operations.

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Capt. Stewart Harro
Vice President, Safety and Airworthiness, FedEx Express 

Mr. TAY Tiang Guan, Deputy Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

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Mr. TAY Tiang Guan, Deputy Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

As Deputy Director-General and Chief Risk Officer of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Mr Tay is primarily responsible for the aviation development and safety regulation functions of CAAS, to grow a safe, vibrant air hub and civil aviation system in Singapore. He has more than 30 years of experience in civil aviation and has held key management appointments in the areas of safety regulation, air navigation services, air transport, airport and air cargo management and aviation training.

In the area of aviation safety, Mr Tay has been actively involved in driving regional safety priorities and initiatives e.g. through co-chairmanship of the ICAO Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team (2013 - 2017) and the ICAO Regional Mechanism Cooperation Task Force (since 2018). He also co-chairs the Governing Board of the regional data collection, analysis and information sharing project (also known as AP-SHARE), a regional data sharing demonstration project to harness data analytics to improve aviation safety.  He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation, the Skybrary Supervisory Board, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Asia’s Advisory Board and Singapore Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Advisory Panel. 

Mr Tay graduated in 1986 with a Diplome d’Ingenieur from Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile in Toulouse, France. In 2005, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a recipient of the National Day Award - Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2008 and the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in 2018.

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Mr. TAY Tiang Guan
Deputy Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore 

Yannick Malinge, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Safety Officer, Airbus

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Mr. Yannick Malinge, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Safety Officer, Airbus

Graduated Aeronautical Engineer in 1986 from ENAC, the French Civil Aviation School, Yannick MALINGE joined Airbus in November 1987 as Cockpit / Avionic Engineer In charge of cockpit/avionic/flight instrument systems, he was also the Chairman of several working groups with A330/A340 launching customers.

He joined the Flight Safety department in 1993 as Deputy Vice President Flight Safety.  He led various accidents/major incidents investigations and represented Airbus in International meetings such as IATA SAC.

In 1998 he joined the Flight Test Division as Head of Airbus Flight Test Technical Coordination Team during the A340-500/-600 and A319 corporate jet flight test campaigns.

Before taking over the Flight Safety Dept, he was Director Product Safety Process, in charge of reviewing the Airbus internal safety process.

 In November 2003, he joined the Flight Safety department as Vice-President Flight Safety, with two main areas of focus: accident/major incidents investigation and accident prevention. 

 Since 1st October 2010, he has been appointed SVP & Chief Product Safety Officer.

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Mr. Yannick Malinge
Senior Vice President and Chief Product Safety Officer, Airbus 

Tzvetomir Blajev, Director Europe and Global Operational Safety, Flight Safety Foundation

Mr. Tzvetomir Blajev
Director Europe and Global Operational Safety, Flight Safety Foundation 

Wallace Feerar

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Mr. Wallace Feerar, Member, FSF International Advisory Committee

Wally is senior principal for aviation risk management at the MITRE Corporation.  His responsibilities have included leading MITRE’s work on aviation safety, including initiatives spanning prototyping and evaluation of safety analytics solutions, integration of Safety Management Systems across the various elements of aviation, evolving and streamlining oversight programs, and conducting operational risk analysis.  He previously helped FAA and U.S. industry establish a collaborative, non-punitive safety data collaboration known as Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) from its inception in 2007.  He also helped State Authorities and industry in Asia Pacific establish a collaborative safety data analysis program known as AP Share from its inception in 2017.

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Mr. Wallace Feerar
Member, FSF International Advisory Committee 

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