“FUTURE GROWTH – FUTURE CHALLENGES”
TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER, 2011
18:00 REGISTRATION AND COCKTAILS
Parliament House, Canberra
Hosted by Aerosafe Risk Management, BHP Billiton and Rex Airlines
19:00 SIR REGINALD ANSETT MEMORIAL LECTURE and DINNER
Speaker: Dr Andy Thomas - Australian Astronaut
Hosted by Raytheon
WEDNESDAY, 26 OCTOBER, 2011
08:00 REGISTRATION – Registration desk open throughout Conference
08:30 WELCOME TO DELEGATES
Peter Lloyd AO, OBE, MiD, President, Safeskies
08:40 CONFERENCE OPENING
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Leader of the House
SESSION 1
Chair - Peter Lloyd AO OBE MiD, President, Safeskies
09:15 The Aviation Policy Group
Mike Mrdak, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Air Marshal Geoff Brown, AM, Chief of Air Force
John F McCormick, Director of Aviation Safety, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Greg Russell, CEO, Airservices Australia
10:15 Coffee / Tea – Hosted by Recreational Aviation Australia, Gliding Federation of Australia and Australian Parachute Federation
SESSION 2
Chair – Dr Rob Lee Aviation Safety Consultant; Group Captain, RAAF Specialist Reserve
10:45 The Safety Challenges of Growth – the ICAO perspective
Vince Galotti, Deputy Director Air navigation Bureau ICAO, Montreal
11:30 Challenges of Growth in European Skies
Kevin Humphreys, Director, Safety Regulation, Irish Aviation Authority
12:15 Lunch - Hosted by the Australian Airline Pilot Association (AusALPA)
SESSION 3
Chair – Captain Buck Brooksbank, Immediate past Chairman, Executive Council GAPAN, Australian Region
13:15 Australian Accidents and Incidents – Some Worrying Trends
Martin Dolan, Chief Commissioner, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
14:00 The Challenge of Skills Shortages and Quality Standards in an Era of High Growth
Dr Don Harris, Managing Director HFI Solutions Ltd, formerly Reader in Human Factors, Cranfield University, UK
15:00 Coffee / Tea - Hosted by Westralia Airports Corporation
SESSION 4
Chair – Kimberly Turner, Chief Executive Officer, Aerosafe Risk Management
15:30 Pilot Training Issues with Highly Automated Aircraft
Dr Kathy Abbott, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Flight Deck Human Factors, FAA
16:15 The Next Generation of Air Traffic Management Systems
Jean-Guy Ravel, Director of ATM Business Strategy and Development, Europe, Thales Air Systems
17:00 Airside Safety
Sean Donohue, Group Executive Operations, The Virgin Group
17:45 CLOSE OF DAY 1
18:30 Depart Hyatt Hotel for the BBQ charity function at Garden City Hotel. Buses will be available.
Hosted by Pilatus
In aid of Angel Flight and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Entertainment by Mid Life Crisis
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2011
SESSION 5
Chair: Group Captain Alan Clements, Director, Defence Aviation and Air Force Safety
08:30 Air Vice-Marshal Mark Skidmore, Air Commander, Australia
Commodore Peter Laver, RAN Fleet Air Arm
Brigadier Greg Lawler, CSC, Commander 16 Aviation Brigade
09.45 The Challenges of Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Lieutenant Colonel Raymond E King, Deputy Chief, Aerospace Neuropsychiatry Branch, Aerospace Medicine Consultation Division, United States Air Force
10:30 Coffee / Tea – Hosted by Canberra Airport
SESSION 6
Chair: John Gissing Executive Manager Safety, Qantas
11:15 Challenges of Air Safety Investigation – the Manufacturer’s Perspective.
Yanick Malinge, Chief Product Safety Officer, Airbus Industrie
12:00 Air Carriage of Dangerous Goods
Geoff Leach, Manager, Dangerous Goods Office, CAA UK ; Chairman, ICAO Committee on Air Carriage of Dangerous Goods
12.45 Cabin Safety Issues
Philippe Bricaud, Chief Purser and Cabin Safety Manager, Air France
13:30 Lunch – Hosted by Emirates Airlines
SESSION 7
Chair: Cameron Ross, General Manager Aviation, BHP-Billiton
Coffee / Tea - Hosted by Alliance Airlines
14:30 Safety Challenges of Rotary Wing Operations
The Hon Robert Wells QC, Commissioner of the Offshore Helicopter Safety Enquiry, Canada
15:15 The Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS)
Greg Marshall, BARS Program Director, Flight Safety Foundation, Melbourne.
16:00 Ageing Aircraft
Steve Swift, Director, Steve Swift Pty Ltd, Airworthiness Training and Consulting.
16.45 CONCLUDING REMARKS and CONFERENCE CLOSE
David Forsyth, Chairman, Safeskies
