Moderator: Phillip Ashley-Smith, CEO, PAS Aviation Group

Speakers include:

• Luís Rodrigues, CEO, TAP Air Portugal

• Filip Cornelis, Director for Aviation, European Commission

• Alexander Küper, Managing Director, Blue Sky Aviation Fuel

# restricted attendance to ERA airline CEOs, airport CEOs and ERA Board members.

In this workshop session we will discuss the technology and innovations that will shape the future of regional aviation. In this workshop session, open to all members, ERA member OEMs will present their latest developments, with opportunities for Q&A and discussion. The workshop will be chaired by Antoine Toulemont, EU Affairs Adviser, AURA AERO.

Keynote by Jesper Rasmussen, Flight Standards Director, EASA

Introduction by Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer, TrueNoord

Panel session on technology outlook, moderated by Angus von Schoenberg, Industry Officer, TrueNoord, with panellists:

• Adrien Chabot, Chief Sustainability Officer, Amelia

• Luke Farajallah, CEO, Loganair

• Luce van Kempen, Head of Strategy & Sustainable Transformation, KLM Cityhopper

OEM presentations:

• Alexis Vidal, Senior Vice President Commercial and Chief Commercial Officer, ATR

• Daniel Galhardo Gomes, Strategic Marketing Director, Embraer

* Coffee break in exhibition

• Taco Stouten, Chief Commercial Officer, VÆRIDION

• Regina Pouzolz, Director Sustainable Flight, Deutsche Aircraft

* additional panellists and speakers to be announced.

13:40–13:55

13:55–14:10

14:10–15:00

Keynote by Hugo Espírito Santo, Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Portugal

Welcome by Jesper Rungholm, President, ERA

Conference session 1 – Airline leadership panel: today’s business realities for Europe’s regional airlines

As Europe’s regional carriers navigate a complex operating environment, airline leaders are facing tough decisions about profitability, fleet strategy, route viability and workforce sustainability. This session brings together leaders from across ERA’s diverse member airlines for a frank discussion on the current state of their business, the pressures keeping them up at night and the strategies they’re deploying to stay competitive.

This session will be moderated by Victoria Moores, European Editor/Bureau Chief, Air Transport World, with panellists:

• Keith Butler, CEO, Emerald Airlines

• Jonathan Hinkles, Managing Director, Isles of Scilly Skybus

• Mário Lobato de Faria, Managing Director and Accountable Manager, Portugália Airlines

• Ali Sedat Özkazanç, CEO, MNG Airlines

16:00–16:15

16:15–17:00

Presentation by Daniel Riefer, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Conference session 2 – The big questions: challenging assumptions and controversial issues in European aviation

As the aviation sector faces mounting scrutiny and shifting expectations, industry leaders will engage with the most difficult questions confronting the industry today. From sustainability trade-offs to operational bottlenecks and competitiveness, the panel will challenge conventional thinking to explore whether the industry can adapt fast enough to survive. Audience participation encouraged.

This session will be moderated by Meiltje de Groot, CEO, Groningen Airport Eelde with panellists:

• Marylin Bastin, Head of Aviation Sustainability, EUROCONTROL

• Haldane Dodd, Executive Director, Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)

• Nadia Giordimaina, Director Regulatory & International Affairs, KM Malta Airlines

• Mariagrazia La Piscopia, Executive Director, SESAR Deployment Manager

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

09:45–10:45

Conference session 3 – inspirational speaker

Allen Parton, Co-founder and Vice Chairman of Hounds for Heroes

Allen Parton is a Royal Naval veteran, award-winning disability advocate, and Co-founder and Vice Chairman of Hounds for Heroes, a non-profit that provides trained service dogs to injured or disabled emergency services personnel and military veterans in the UK.

In 1991, while serving in the Gulf War as a chief petty officer, Allen sustained a severe head injury that left him unable to move, speak or recognise his family. His journey of recovery began with Endal, a remarkable yellow Labrador able to follow over 100 commands. More than a service dog, Endal became a lifeline, helping Allen regain his voice, rebuild his confidence and reconnect with the world around him.

Determined to offer others the same life-changing support, Allen launched Hounds for Heroes in 2010. Today, Allen continues his work alongside his current Labrador, ET (Endal the Third), championing the life-enhancing bond between people and their canine partners – and reminding us all of the power of perseverance, purpose and partnership.

Allen will share his incredible story, as well as his own insights into air travel and what it’s like to fly with a support animal by his side.

Annual General Meeting (AGM) including association address by Montserrat Barriga, Director General, ERA