ACES
Friday, February 23
MORNING SESSION – Essentials of High Performance
10:30-11:00
«Pilot Wellbeing – Enabling High Performance»
Andy O'Shea, CEO of Airline Pilot Club, and David Barrett, CEO of Welliba
11:00-12:00
«Maintaining High Operational Performance in a Fast-Changing Risk and Threat Environment»
Panel Members: Elisabeth Braw, Global Threat Expert, Professor Lorenzo Mezzadri, Sapienza University of Rome, and Patrick Lutz, Aviation Safety Expert
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
13:00-13:20
«Preparing for Airline Selections»
Guillaume DEBAUCHEZ, CEO of Airline Selection Programme
13:20-13:40
«Ryanair – a world of endless career opportunities»
Mark Duffy, Director of Talent, Ryanair
13:40-14:00
«The higher education – the higher performance»
Assoc. professor, Dr.sc.ing. Iyad Alomar, Professional Aviation Center APAC
14:00-14:20
«Motivation - the driving force behind success»
Thomas Forster, Head of Fleet A320 at Lufthansa City Airlines
14:20-14:40
«You name it, we fly it – Cargolux Airlines»
Fabian Mattern, B747 Captain, TRI and Recruitment Coordinator, Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
AFTERNOON SESSION – This Is The Prime Time
15:30-16:00
«Pilot Recruiting Trends»
Dean O'Sullivan, Operations Manager of
AeroProfessional
AeroProfessional
16:00-16:30
«Pilot Shortage – Dealing With Safety Threat»
Captain Petter Hornfeldt, famous blogger «Mentour Pilot»
16:30-17:00
«The Future of Aviation: Airline-Ready Pilots Leading the Way»
Andy O'Shea, CEO of Airline Pilot Club
17:00-17:30
Questions and Answers
Saturday, February 24
MORNING SESSION – Unlocking Opportunities: Soaring to Success with High Performance
10:30-10:50
«Unlocking Maximum Benefits of Work With the Agency: Pilot Mobility Between Southern and Northern Hemispheres»
Andrej Vankov, Sales director MHC Aviation
10:50-11:10
«What It Takes To Be A Great Simulator Instructor»
Captain Kay Wachtelborn, CEO of Sky4u Aviation Service
11:10-11:30
«The Road From The First Officer into Airline Management»
Lasse Bay Hansen, Group Flight Operations Director at SmartLynx Airlines
11:30-11:50
Questions and Answers
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
12:30-12:50
«Eurowings»
12:50-13:10
«Smartlynx Airlines»
13:10-13:30
«Heston Airlines»
Urtė Gailiūnaitė, Head of Human Resources at Heston Airlines
13:30-13:50
«DHL - European Air Transport Leipzig»
Philippe Berrens, Chief Pilot B757 at DHL
13:50-14:10
«Avion Express»
David Sheehan, Line Training Captain at Avion Express
AFTERNOON SESSION – The Future Is Out There
15:00-15:20
«Solutions For A Net-Zero Future In Regional Aviation»
Vadims Fokins, Regional Sales Director of Embraer
15:20-15:40
«A High-Performance Pilot: Challenges and perspectives»
Bruna Mitraud, International Business Manager at
SAAM VERSPIEREN GROUP
SAAM VERSPIEREN GROUP
15:40-16:00
«AI Shaping the Future of Aviation»
Alan Sternberg, Co-Founder & CEO at Beams
16:00-16:30
Questions and Answers
Future Pilots
Friday, February 23
MORNING SESSION – Become An Excellent Airline Pilot
10:30-11:00
«Airline Pilot – The Career You Are Dreaming Of»
Tobias Hinsch, Member of the Qualification and Training Committee at Vereinigung Cockpit
11:00-11:20
«Successful Selection and Training, Cargolux Airlines»
Hendrik Pieter-Paul van Griethuysen, Captain B747, Deputy Chief Pilot at Cargolux Airlines Intenational
11:20-11:40
«Developing Managerial Skills of Future Commercial Pilots»
Frank Fichert, Professor of Economics and Transport Economics at Worms University of Applied Sciences
11:40-12:00
Questions and Answers
MIDDAY SESSION – Flight School Presentations
13:00-13:20
«Aviation Academy Austria»
Oliver Karall, CEO, and Thomas Schindler, Head of Training, Aviation Academy Austria
13:20-13:40
«FlyBy»
Alex Alvarez, CEO of FlyBy
13:40-14:00
«Wizz Air - Urbe Aero Pathway Program»
Zsofia Zsarnay, Cadet Program Manager at Wizz Air, and Prof. Lorenzo Mezzadri, Accountable Manager of Urbe Aero
14:00-14:20
«European Flight Academy - The Perspectives At The Flight School Of Lufthansa Group»
Manon García Vihola, FO at Eurowings, and Raymund Obst, Head of Pilot Schools at EFA
14:20-14:40
«Choosing A Flight School: The Good, The Bad And The Worst»
Capt. Hugues Carpentier, Head of Training at Egnatia Aviation
14:40-15:00
«Competency Based Training For Ab Initio Flight Schools»
Capt. Stefano Buratti, CEO and Head of Training at AELO Swiss Academy
AFTERNOON SESSION – Be The Best In Every Detail
16:00-16:20
«Top Financial Performance - How to Spend Your Training Money Wisely»
Nuno Nogueira, Deputy Head of Training of Bartolini Air
16:20-16:40
«Pilot Training with a Green Mindset»
Johan Norberg, Head of Training at Green Flight Academy
16:40-17:00
«The Future is Yours, Make the Right Choice»
Captain Rola Hoteit, IFALPA RVP MidEast, FRAeS UK
17:00-17:30
Questions and Answers
Saturday, February 24
MORNING SESSION – Be Prepared
10:30-10:50
«High Performance Starts Now: Demonstrating Your True Capability From Ab Initio To Airline Selection»
Caroline Creane MSc, Psychology Consultant at Symbiotics
10:50-11:10
«Why Good Preparation Matters»
Joe Diebolder, famous aviation blogger «Captain Joe» and Senior First Officer at Cargolux Airlines
11:10-11:30
«Exceeding The Airline Pilot Selection Expectations»
George Triantafyllidis, Business Development Director, Egnatia Aviation
11:30-11:50
Questions and Answers
MIDDAY SESSION – Flight School Presentations
12:30-12:50
«Becoming a Pilot On A Small Budget»
Roy Ritter, Regional Air
12:50-13:10
«How To Prepare For Airline Cadet Programmes»
Alex Padina, Customer Relations Manager at FTEJerez
13:10-13:30
«Become a Future Ryanair Captain with the Ryanair Mentored Programme»
Angelo Currao, Pilot Recruitment Manager at Ryanair
13:30-13:50
«Ryanair Mentored Programme at Bartolini Air»
Nuno Nogueira, Deputy Head of Training of Bartolini Air
13:50-14:10
«New Trends in Aviation Training»
Michal Markovič, CEO, EASA Flight Examiner, Pilot, Instructor at F AIR Ltd
AFTERNOON SESSION – The World Is Big
14:45-15:45
PANEL DISCUSSION: «Flight Training In Different Parts Of The World»
Panel members: Alex Alvarez, CEO of FlyBy, Nuno Nogueira, CTKI at Bartolini Air, Fabian Glombitza, EASA Program Manager & FI at Hilsboro Aero Academy
16:00-17:00
«Meet and Greet» by Captain Joe
