Robert J Aaronson
Director General
Airports Council international

Mr. Aaronson is a well known aviation executive who has had significant international experience over the past twenty-five years dealing with the airport business from every perspective. ... more

Victor M Aguado
Director General
EUROCONTROL
Victor M. AGUADO started his aviation activities as a Lufthansa student trainee in 1975.  He was Manager, Technical Standards on the Maintenance Air Force Base, Albacete, Spain from 1977 and ... more

John Begin
Deputy Director, Air Transport Bureau
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Mr. Begin holds degrees in Business Management with a focus in economics and a Law Degree with a focus in environmental regulation. He has held a variety of management positions over the past 30 y... more

Giovanni Bisignani
Director General & CEO
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Giovanni Bisignani has served as IATA Director General & CEO since June 2002.  Experienced in airline and transport industry, Mr Bisignani has brought extensive business expertise to the ... more

Niels Boserup
Chairman, Airports Council international (ACI)
President & CEO, Copenhagen Airport
- Journalist from the Danish School of Journalism, 1969 - Exam. insurance agent, 1983 - Business editor of Jyllands-Posten, 1970-76, from 1973 Chief Editor - Communications Manager of B&W, 197... more

Carl Burleson
Director, Office of Environment and Energy
FAA
Mr. Burleson is the Director of FAA’s Office of Environment and Energy.  This office develops national aviation policy relating to environmental and energy matters.   This includes ... more

Mogens Peter Carl
Director General
Directorate General for Environment, European Commission

Danish nationality. Studied and worked in the UK, France, Switzerland, the United States and Belgium. Danish mother tongue. Bilingual French/English. Good German skills.... more

Raymond Cron
Director General for Civil Aviation
Federal Office of Civil Aviation, Switzerland

Name   Cron Raymond 
   
Date of birth  February 23rd, 1959... more

Capt. Russell Davie
Manager Line Operations
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland. ... more

Dr Paul Ellis
General Manager Airport Policy
British Airways
Dr. Paul Ellis is British Airways' General Manager Airport Policy.  He leads the BA team taking forward implementation of the UK government’s policy decisions regarding the sustainable expans... more

Mike Farmery
Global Fuel Technical and Quality Manager
Shell Aviation Ltd
Mike left university in 1973 with a physics degree and a private pilot’s licence. After 8 years in various research roles, Mike joined Shell in 1981. He worked initially in research, followed by t... more

Jeff Fegan
CEO
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Airport
In February 1994, Jeffrey P. Fegan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board.  He is the chief administrator and executive officer of the DFW ... more

Marc Hamy
Chief Executive
Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (DSNA)
Andrew Herdman
Director General
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines
Andrew Herdman joined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) as Director General in November 2004. Prior to this, Andrew held a number of senior positions with the Swire Group, the parent... more

Sanjay S Hingorani
Manager of the Compression Systems Aerodynamics Organization
Pratt & Whitney
Sanjay S. Hingorani earned his B.S.M.E. from Western New England College and a M.S.M.E. from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Until 1995, Mr. Hingorani worked at Textron Lycoming where he m... more

Philippe Jarry
Senior Vice President Product Policy
Airbus

Philippe Jarry was appointed Senior Vice President Product Policy in 2003.... more

Tim Johnson
Director
Aviation Environment Federation (AEF)
Tim has been Director of the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) since 1995, having joined the organisation in 1989. Established in 1975, the AEF is the principal environmental association in th... more

Dr Gary King
Private law practice
Sierra Club representative on the Environment and Energy Subcommittee of the FAA's Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC)
Gary King is in the private practice of law, specializing in environmental issues, water law and land use planning.. His practice is currently focused on the permitting of a major hazardous waste ... more

Dr. Assad Kotaite
President of the Council
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Dr. Assad Kotaite is the President of the permanent Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal since August 1976. He was formerly the Secretary General of ICAO (19... more

Alexander ter Kuile
Secretary General
Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO)
Alexander ter Kuile (50) was appointed Secretary General of CANSO in January 2001. The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation – CANSO – represents the interests of the Air Navigation Service P... more

Nancy D LoBue
Acting Assistant Administrator for Aviation Policy, Planning and Environment
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Nancy D. LoBue is the FAA’s Acting Assistant Adminstrator for Aviation Policy, Planning & Environment.  Her office leads the agency’s strategic policy and planning efforts, coordinates th... more

Amory B Lovins
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Rocky Mountains Institute

Amory Lovins, a MacArthur Fellow and consultant physicist, has advised the energy and other industries for more than three decades as well as the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense. Published ... more

Catherine Marthe
Scientific Advisor, Environmental Affairs, Aviation Strategy and Policy Division
Federal Office for Civil Aviation, Switzerland
Catherine Marthe studied biology in the University of Fribourg, Switzerland and is an environmental specialist. She joined the Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA) in 1999 after having worked ... more

Ken McAnergney
Manager Airport Planning
Christchurch International Airport
Amongst a wide range of other airport planning matters Ken has been responsible for overseeing the implementation of a suite of land use compatibility objectives, policies and rules in Regional an... more

David McMillan
Director General of Civil Aviation, Aviation Directorate
Department for Transport, UK
David McMillan became the UK’s Director General of Civil Aviation at the Department for Transport in April 2004.  He was formerly Director of Strategy and Delivery, responsible for the Depart... more

Robert Milton
Chairman, Air Canada
Chairman of IATA Board of Governors
Robert Milton was appointed Chairman, President and CEO of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACE) on September 30, 2004. ACEI is the parent holidng company under which the reorganized Air Canada and sep... more

Monica R Newhouse
Airport Noise Program Manager
Sacramento County Airport System (tbc)
Monica R. Newhouse joined the Sacramento County Airport System in August 2003.  Her primary goal is to work with aircraft operators and Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control per... more

Kevin O'Toole
Head of Strategy
The Flight Group
Kevin O’Toole is the Head of Strategy for the Flight Group, where he helps to lead business development and acquisitions, having until recently edited Airline Business magazine, the industry’s lea... more

Dr Timothy Petersen
Director, Systems Concepts
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Tim is responsible for all Airplane Systems activities in and support to the Boeing Commercial Airplane Product Development organization.  This organization’s responsibilities include; leadin... more

Nicole Piasecki
Vice President of Business Strategies and Marketing
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Nicole Piasecki has been vice president of Business Strategy & Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes since January 2002 and is responsible for leading strategic business planning and marke... more

Fernando Pinto
CEO
TAP Air Portugal

Fernando  Abs da Cruz Souza Pinto... more

Jean-Baptiste Rigaudias
Vice President Environmental Affairs and Sustainable Development
Air France

EDUCATION... more

Dr. Philippe Rochat
Executive Director
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)
Philippe Rochat is Executive Director of the Air Transport Action Group, a worldwide alliance of the many companies and associations throughout the air transport industry interested in promoting e... more

Christian Scherer
Executive Vice-President
Airbus

HEAD OF FUTURE PROGRAMMES... more

Thomas Schultz-Jagow
Director, Communications
WWF International

Thomas Schultz-Jagow, Director of Communications, WWF International, Gland Switzerland.  ... more

Liz Watson
Engineering Director, Combustion Systems
Rolls-Royce plc
Liz Watson took up the position of Engineering Director Combustion Systems for Rolls-Royce in July 2005. In this role she is responsible for the design and development of civil, marine and militar... more

Andrew Watt
Environment Manager
EUROCONTROL
Andrew Watt was appointed Manager of the EUROCONTROL Environment Domain in April 2003. In this new Agency post, Andrew is responsible for identifying and nurturing activities with the potential to... more

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