TUESDAY, 6 October

18.00 – 19.00      Registration and Cocktails, Parliament House, Canberra

19.00 – 23.00      SIR REGINALD ANSETT MEMORIAL LECTURE and SAFESKIES CONFERENCE DINNER (Parliament House, Canberra) - Speaker: Mr Alan Joyce, CEO, Qantas Airways Limited.

                           Hosted by: BHP Billiton & John Holland Aviation Services

WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER  –   Day 1

08.00 – 08.30      Registration (Registration desk open throughout Conference)

08.30 – 0840       Welcome to Delegates

08.40 – 09.15      Conference Opening -

  The Hon Anthony Albanese MP - Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Leader of the House.

Session 1   Chair: Mr GA (Peter) Lloyd AO, OBE, MiD, FCILT, President, Safeskies.

09.15 – 10.00       Maintaining and Enhancing Operational Safety in a Turbulent Aviation Environment: The critical Role of Integrated Safety Management Systems -

  Dr Rob Lee BA(Hons)ANU PhD(St Andrews) FRAeS, FCILT, Aviation Safety Consultant, (GPCAPT RAAFSR).

10.00 – 10.45    Introducing change in safety data process for a more efficient accident reduction strategy –

  Captain Bertrand de Courville, Manager, Corporate Safety, Air France.

10.45 to 11.15     MORNING TEA / COFFEE – Hosted by Canberra International Airport Group 

Session 2   Chair: Mr David Forsyth BE (Aero), Grad Dip, FRAeS, MILT, Executive Chairman, Safeskies.

11.15 – 12.30      Setting the Vision for the Future – The Australian Government Aviation White Paper –

   Mr Mike Mrdak, Secretary Dept of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government;

   Air Marshal Mark Binskin AM, Chief of Air Force ;

   Mr John F McCormick , Director of Aviation Safety, Civil Aviation Safety Authority

   Mr Greg Russell, CEO, Airservices Australia.

12.30 to 13.45     LUNCH - Hosted by: Cobham Aviation Services Australia

Session 3   Chair: Mr Martin Ripple, Vice-President, Air Systems, Thales Australia Limited

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13.45 – 14.30   Managing Safety in Difficult Business Environments –

  Sir Roy McNulty CBE, Former Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority, UK, and Past Chairman UK NATS

14.30 – 15.15    The Importance of Confidential Reporting in Today’s Environment

   Air Commodore Rick Peacock-Edwards RAF (Rtd) CBE, AFC, FRAeS, FCIM, Immediate Past Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators; a London Livery Company with International Regional Branches.

15.15 to 15.45     AFTERNOON TEA / COFFEE – Hosted by: Defence Cadet Reserve and Employment Support Division.

Session 4 – Chair: The Hon John Sharp, Deputy Chairman & Independent Director, Regional Express Airlines (REX).

15.45 – 16.30   Safety Management in a Low Cost Carrier –

   Ms Shelley Roberts, Managing Director, Tiger Airways Australia Pty Ltd 

16.30 – 17.15   The Role of the Independent ATSB –

  Mr Martin Dolan, Chief Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer, Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)

17.30      Close of Day 1

18.30        Buses depart Hyatt Hotel for the BBQ charity function, Garden City Motel, Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah, ACT - (supported for charity by Pilatus Australia Pty Ltd, in aid of Angel Flight & the Royal Flying Doctor Service).  Entertainment by the band ‘Mid Life Crisis”.

THURSDAY 8 October  –   Day 2

SESSION 5   08.30 – 10.15 

Managing Aviation Safety in the Australian Forces: Meeting New Challenges

Chair – Group Captain Craig White, Director, Defence Aviation and Air Force Safety.

    Air Vice-Marshal Mark Skidmore                          Air Commander, Australia

   Commodore Anthony Dalton CSM RAN             Commander, Fleet Air Arm

    Brigadier Shayne Elder                  Commander, Australian Army Aviation Corps

10.15 – 10.45      MORNING TEA / COFFEE – Hosted by Australian and International Pilots Association

Session 6   Managing Aviation Safety in a Changing Environment: International Perspectives 

Chair: Mr John Gissing, Executive Manager Safety, Qantas Airways Limited

10.45 – 11.30    Blacklisting: The Conflict between National and International Aviation Safety Standards -

  Professor Dr Paul Stephen Dempsey, Tomlinson Chair in Global Governance in Air and Space Law Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

11.30 – 12.15    An International Perspective -

  Ms Nancy Graham, Director, ICAO, Head of ICAO Air Navigation Bureau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

12.15 – 13.00     Australian contributions to future aviation safety: a Research Perspective -  

  Ms Sue Burdekin, BSc, Grad Dip Psych, MRAeS, CPL., Former Safeskies Executive Board Member, and Senior Lecturer, ADFA.    

13.15 – 14.15      LUNCH - Hosted by:  Thales Australia Limited

SESSION 7   Managing Aviation Safety in a Changing Environment:  Wider System Issues.

Chair:  Associate Professor Patrick S Murray, MAvM, MAP, FRAeS, FCILT, FAOQ, GAICD, Griffith University, Qld.

 TEA / COFFEE, available during the session:  Hosted by Emirates Australia

14.15 – 15.00      Safety Management Challenges of a Regional RPT Carrier –

  Mr Jim Davis, Managing Director, Regional Express Airlines (Rex)

15.00 – 15.45      Safety on the Ramp: The Impact of outsourcing ground handling on safety –

  Mr Jim Turley, Business Services Manager, Skystar Airport Services Australia Pty Ltd, Perth, WA.

15.45 – 16.30    Safety System Issues in ATM System Design –

  Mr Lionnel Wonneberger, Director Strategy, Air Systems, Thales Group.

16.30 – 16.45      Concluding Remarks & Conference Close

    Mr David Forsyth BE (Aero), Grad Dip, FRAeS, MILT, Executive Chairman Safeskies