The Sir Reginald Ansett Memorial Lecture

Sir Rod Eddington Former CEO, British Airways
Mr David Forsyth BE (Aero) Grad Dip FRAeS, MILT, Executive Vice Chairman, Safeskies
The Hon Warren Truss MP, FCILT, Minister for Trade

Invited Conference Speakers

The Hon Mark Vaile MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Transport and
Regional Services
Dr Rob Lee BA (Hons) ANU, PhD (St Andrews), FRAeS, Aviation Safety Consultant, GPCPT RAAFSR
Mr Lim Tiong Jee Shell Chemicals HSSE Manager, Asia Pacific & Middle East

Aviation Policy Group

Of tremendous importance to Safeskies 2007 is the appearance of the Aviation Policy Group, the most senior group of Government Aviation Officials in Australia, presenting a joint session and individual papers immediately before lunch on Day 1.

Mr Mike Taylor AO, Secretary, Department of Transport and Regional Services
Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd AO, Chief of Air Force
Mr Bruce Byron AM, CEO, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Mr Greg Russell CEO, Airservices Australia

Day 1 Speakers (after lunch)

The Hon John Sharp Chair, EADS Australia & the Air Safety Foundation of Australia and Deputy Chairman of Regional Express Airlines
Mr Mark Rosenker (MAJGEN USAAF Reserve, Retd), Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, USA
GPCAPT Roger W Gault RAF (Retd), FRAeS, The Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, UK
Mr Savik Ramkay Director, SMS, Skyservices Airlines, Canada
Mr Kym Bills Executive Director, Australian Safety Transport Bureau

Day 2 Speakers

Captain Roger Whitefield Board Member, CAA, UK

Tri-Service Approach to Air Safety Management:
Air Vice Marshal Mark Binskin AM, Air Commander Australia (ACUST)
Commodore Tim Barrett CSC, Commander Australian Navy Aviation Group (CANAG)
Colonel Shayne Elder Deputy Commander 16 Brigade (DCOMD 16BDE)

Captain Geoff Sartori MBA, Head of Safety, Qantas Group
Dr Budhi M Suyitno IPM, Director General, Ministry of Transportation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Indonesia
Captain Steve Tizzard OAM, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Captain Trevor Jensen MAP FRAeS FCILT FAIN (Hon) FSIA
Mr Stan Medved MBA BE(Aero) MRAeS MIEAust, Manager of Aviation Safety, BHP Billiton
Mr Mike Watson Manager of Technical Directorate, Thales Australia, Air Traffic Management
Professor Andrew Hopkins BSc MA, PhD, School of Social Sciences, Australian National University