What's next for European aeronautics industries?

The names of the speakers are indicative, even if the majority of them have already confirmed their presence

15 NOVEMBER 2016

09:00 – 09:45 OPENING SESSION

The Aeronautics industry in the « EU Aviation Strategy »:
where are we now and where are we heading?

Guest speakers:
  • Arpád Érsek, EU Presidency, Slovak Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development
  • Violeta Bulc, Commissioner for Transport, European Commission
  • Jerzy Buzek, Chair, ITRE Committee, European Parliament
  • Mauro Moretti, President of ASD - CEO, Leonardo
  • Tom Enders, CEO, Airbus Group

09:45 – 11:15 FIRST SESSION

Funding, Research & Innovation: key assets for sustainable aviation

Keynote Speaker:
  • Antonio Tajani, Vice-President, European Parliament
Q&A Roundtable with the special participation of:
  • Clara de la Torre, Director, Transport, DG RTD, European Commission
  • Per Haugaard, Director, Policy Coordination, DG MOVE, European Commission
  • Tiit Jürimäe, Interim Executive Director, Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking
  • Arndt Schoenemann, Managing Director, Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH
  • Spiros Pantelakis, President, EASN

With an active MEPs intervention from the audience.

11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break & press briefings

11:45 – 13:00 SECOND SESSION

Opportunities for the European civil aeronautics industry and beyond

Keynote Speakers:
  • Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Vice-President, European Parliament
  • Eric Trappier, CEO, Dassault Aviation
Q&A Roundtable with the special participation of:
  • François Rivasseau, Director, Security policy and conflict prevention, EEAS
  • Olivier Onidi, Deputy Director-General for Security, DG HOME, European Commission
  • Patrick Ky, Executive Director, EASA
  • Florian Guillermet, Executive Director, SESAR

With an active MEPs intervention from the audience.

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 – 16:00 THIRD SESSION

Which industrial strategy and international policy to support the European aeronautics industry?

Keynote Speakers:
  • Dominique Riquet, Deputy Chair, TRAN Committee, European Parliament
  • Lowri Evans, Director-General, DG GROW, European Commission
Q&A Roundtable with the special participation of:
  • Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director-General, DG ENV, European Commission
  • Massimo Garbini, Managing Director, SESAR Deployment Manager
  • Thibauld Jongen, CEO, SABCA Group
  • Daniele Romiti, Head of Helicopters, Leonardo
  • Ian Waddell, Chairman, Unite the Union, industriAll Aerospace

With an active MEPs intervention from the audience.

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 18:00 FOURTH SESSION

Cyber and digital: new challenges, new ways and new potential

Keynote Speaker:
  • Pavel Telička, Vice-Chair, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, TRAN Committee, European Parliament
Q&A Roundtable with the special participation of:
  • Pierre Delsaux, Deputy Director-General, DG GROW, European Commission
  • Thibaut Kleiner, Deputy Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Günther Oettinger, European Commission
  • Silviano Andreu, CEO, Minsait by Indra
  • Christophe de Hauwer, Chief Development Officer, SES
  • Marwan Lahoud, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Airbus Group

With an active MEPs intervention from the audience.

18:00 – 18:15 CONCLUSION

  • Günther Oettinger, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, European Commission
  • Monika Hohlmeier, Chair, Sky & Space Intergroup, European Parliament