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06:45 - 16:30Golf tournament

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Golfpark Mieminger Plateau
10:00 - 20:00Registration/information desk open

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Ground floor, foyer
13:30 - 16:30Social programme

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Bergisel tower and ski jump
17:00 - 20:00Opening welcome reception

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1st floor, exhibition hall
08:00 - 17:00Registration/information desk open

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Ground floor, foyer
08:00 - 09:15Airline and Airport CEOs’ Breakfast

# by invitation only

Ground floor, restaurant
09:00 - 14:00Exhibition brunch and networking

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1st floor, exhibition hall
09:00 - 12:00ERA Training and Skills Workshop

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Ground floor, Brussels room
09:15 - 11:30Airline and Airport CEOs’ Meeting

# by invitation only
Moderator: Patrick Edmond, Managing Director, Altair Advisory
Including presentations from:
• Philippe Merlo, Director of European Green Sky Directorate, EUROCONTROL
Haldane Dodd, Executive Director, ATAG
Christopher Holgate-Romanov, Head of Department - Strategy & Programmes, EASA

Ground floor, Orangerie
09:30 - 12:00Press conferences

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Ground floor, Strasbourg room
14:00 - 15:15Conference session 1

Welcome address by Marco Pernetta, Managing Director, Innsbruck Airport.

Senior leadership panel – the power of a collaborative approach:
With high expectations for this summer’s travel season and forward booking trends in Europe increasing by almost 40 per cent compared to 2022,1 it seems that consumers’ appetite for air travel has not diminished. With global passenger traffic demand expected to double by 2037,2 the challenge for our industry to meet this, whilst decarbonising, remains the biggest hurdle. Without doubt, the power of a collaborative approach will yield strong benefits for our industry if we are to succeed. How can the entire aviation ecosystem work in partnership with key industry stakeholders to deliver an efficient and sustainable air transportation system and meet consumer demands? This session will be moderated by Jesper Rungholm, CEO, DAT Group and will include contributions from:
Mark Anzur, CEO, Air Montenegro
Mary Considine, CEO, Shannon Airport

Maarten Koopmans, Managing Director, KLM Cityhopper
Arjan Meijer, President and CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation

1 Get Ready: Booking Data Points to Strong Peak Season Travel 
2 World Airport Traffic Forecasts 2019–2040

1st floor, Tyrol hall
15:15 - 16:00Exhibition coffee and networking

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1st floor, exhibition hall
16:00 - 17:00Conference session 2

Senior leadership panel – the challenges ahead beyond sustainability
With discussions in our post-recovery world mainly focussed on sustainability and our mission to decarbonise, what other challenges have been shadowing our industry and how serious are they? The pressing issue of a global skills shortage, for both crew and engineering, is a critical concern, together with matters closer to home in Europe such as boosting regional connectivity, competition and consolidation. What are the challenges for our industry beyond the sphere of sustainability and how can we ensure air transport’s growth and prosperity? This session will be moderated by Wouter van Wersch, Executive Vice President, President of Region & Sales – Europe, Airbus and include contributions from:
Ahmed Aly, CEO, TUS Airways
Teresa Gonçalves, CEO, Azores Airlines
Tanja Grobotek, Director European Affairs, CANSO Europe
Jiri Marek, CEO, Air Serbia

1st floor, exhibition hall
19:00 - 20:00Cocktail reception

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1st floor, exhibition hall
20:00 - 23:00Awards dinner

(dress code: cocktail dress, black tie/tuxedo or dark suit)

1st floor, Dogana hall
23:00 - 01:00After party

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Ground floor, Orangerie
08:30 - 09:30Exhibition light breakfast and networking

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1st floor, exhibition hall
08:30 - 14:00Registration/information desk open

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Ground floor, foyer
09:30 - 10:45Conference session 3

Inspirational speaker.
ERA is proud to announce that this year’s inspirational speaker is John Volanthen, the exploratory diver who played a leading role in the 2018 Thailand cave rescue. 

Volanthen is a world record-holding British cave diver who has been involved in cave exploration and  rescue for more than two decades. He began caving at the age of 14 and has been at the forefront of cave exploration ever since. In 2018, he played a key role in the Tham Luang Thailand cave rescue and was named one of Time magazine’s ‘Heroes of the Year’. The courageous mission was chronicled in the National Geographic documentary The Rescue, as well as the book Thirteen Lessons That Saved Thirteen Lives: The Thai Cave Rescue and the critically-acclaimed Hollywood film Thirteen Lives, in which Volanthen is played by Colin Farrell. 

In addition to Tham Luang, Volanthen has been involved in a number of other search, rescue and recovery incidents around the world and has been awarded the George Medal for bravery. He is one of only two people to have been awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold medals by the Royal Humane society for his efforts.

Volanthen takes his audiences on an unforgettable journey deep into the Tham Luang caves of Thailand as he shares lessons that are key to performing in highpressure situations and reveals how those principles can be applied by any organisation working toward its goals.

1st floor, Tyrol hall
10:45 - 11:30Exhibition coffee and networking

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1st floor, exhibition hall
11:30 - 12:30Conference session 4

Association address – Montserrat Barriga, Director General, ERA

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

1st floor, Tyrol hall
12:30 - 14:00Exhibition buffet lunch and networking

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1st floor, exhibition hall
13:30 - 15:30ERA Board meeting #

# Restricted attendance.

Ground floor, Strasbourg room