Conference program 2023

ACES

Friday, Feb 24

MORNING SESSION – Pilot Well-being
10:30-11:00
«Airline pilot – the career you are dreaming of?»
Tobias Hinsch, Vereinigung Cockpit
11:00-11:30
«Hands-on insights on well-being in aviation»
Owen Sims, European Aviation Well-being Center, Senior Lecturer in Aviation Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Solent University, ex-pilot
11:30-11:50
«Resilience and performance of pilot despite the uncontrollable factors»
Denys Davydov, B737 Captain and famous aviation blogger from "PilotBlogDenys"
11:50-12:10
«Well-being: What happens when you neglect your own oxygen mask»
Bruna Mitraud, Pilot SAAM Insurance, International Development Manager
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
13:00-13:20
«Ryanair – a world of endless career opprotunities»
Mark Duffy, Deputy Director HR - Head of Tallent, Ryanair
13:20-13:40
«Aviation Sustainability Career Pathways»
Eva Maleviti, College of Aviation, Worldwide Campus, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
13:40-14:00
Fabian Mattern, Cargolux, B747-400/-8F Captain, TRI and Recruitment
14:00-14:20
«ACMI model: growing business and what it means for the pilots»
Monika Ostrauskiene, Head of Marketing and Communications, Avion Express
14:20-14:40
«I have finished my course. Now what?»
Salvador Costa Pereira, Chief Operation Officer and Head of Training
AFTERNOON SESSION – Pilot Recruitment
15:40-16:00
«The skills that pilots need to succeed at airline selections»
Michel Setzer, Airline Selection Programme
16:00-16:20
«Pilot Recruitment Trends»
Dean O’Sullivan, Operations Manager at Aero Professional
16:20-16:40
«The Future of Pilot Selection»
Dr. Jana Kagel, Head of EAQC Personality, and Steffen Illner, Head of Selection, Interpersonal
16:40-17:00
Questions and Answers

Saturday, Feb 25

MORNING SESSION – Future development
10:10-10:30
«Future pilot for future airlines»
Kay Wactelborn, CEO of Sky4u Aviation Service
10:30-10:50
«The value of efficient and effective communication in aviation»
Szymon Janicki, ICAO4U – aviation language
10:50-11:10
«Pilot training tools of the future»
Kenneth Jeppesen, CEO of FlightLogger
11:10-11:30
Questions and Answers
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
12:30-12:50
«Wizz Air: growth and sustainability hand in hand»
Nikki Janssen, Wizz Senior First Officer, part of Wizz Air’s Recruitment Assessor
12:50-13:10
«Xfly – The Superpower of airline growth»
Inese Sitko-Bulle, Head of Resource Strategy at Xfly
13:10-13:30
«Grow like there is no tomorrow!»
SmartLynx, Lasse Bay Hansen, Group Director Flight Operations
13:30-13:50
Air Astana presentation
speaker to be announced
AFTERNOON SESSION – No more stress
15:00-16:00
«PANEL DISCUSSION: SOPs to reduce the fatigue, stress, and burnout»
Owen Sims, European Aviation Well-being Center, Senior Lecturer in Aviation Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Solent University, ex-pilot
Aleksandra Kapela, Associate Aviation Psychologist, Symbiotics
Denys Davydov, B737 Captain and famous aviation blogger from "PilotBlogDenys"
16:00-16:20
«Being a pilot: keep the dream alive»
Martin Mitev, Air Baltic Corporation AS, Innovation Lead, Aviation Futurist

Future Pilots

Friday, Feb 24

MORNING SESSION – Worth to Become a Pilot
10:30-11:00
«The market is back»
George Triantafyllidis, Egnatia Aviation
11:00-11:20
«Quality in Pilot Training - Why it Matters»
Andy O’Shea, CEO at the Airline Pilot Club
11:20-11:40
«I wish I knew that before»
Nuno Nogueira, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor of Bartolini Air
11:40-12:00
Questions and Answers
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
13:00-13:20
«Why is resilience crucial for future pilots and how can it be measured?»
Aleksandra Kapela, Associate Aviation Psychologist, Symbiotics
13:20-13:40
«Pathways to your dream job»
Nikki Janssen, Wizz Senior First Officer, part of Wizz Air’s Recruitment Assessor
13:40-14:00
«The future of pilot recruitment»
Michel Setzer, Airline Selection Programme
14:00-14:20
«Insights in European Flight Academy and the perspectives as a pilot in Lufthansa Group»
Matthias Lehmann, Head of Pilot Schools at European Flight Academy, Senior First Officer at Lufthansa Cargo, and flies Boeing 777-F
14:20-14:40
«Aviation Sustainability Career Pathways»
Eva Maleviti, College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
14:40-15:00
«How to achieve sustainable growth»
Alex Alvarez, CEO at FlyBy
AFTERNOON SESSION – Options for Everyone
15:40-16:00
«An out-of-the-box financing story and a career as a female pilot»
Kassandra Stultiens Zandstra, founder of Female Pilot Club
16:00-16:20
«Diversity in Aviation»
Anna Modos, Global Director, Medical Education Cardiopulmonary at LivaNova, CPL MEP/IR
16:20-16:40
«What it takes – insights from talking to hundreds of pilots»
Patrick Lutz, host of the world’s leading channel for pilot and cockpit movie documentaries AIRCLIPS.com
16:40-17:00
Questions and Answers

Saturday, Feb 25

MORNING SESSION – Different Ways, Same Goal
10:10-11:10
«PANEL DISCUSSION: Misconceptions about how to become a pilot»
Discussion members:
- Anna Modos, Global Director, Medical Education Cardiopulmonary at LivaNova, CPL MEP/IR
- Nuno Nogueira, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor of Bartolini Air
- Andy O’Shea, CEO at the Airline Pilot Club
- Patrick Lutz, host of the world’s leading channel for pilot and cockpit movie documentaries AIRCLIPS.com
- Salvador Costa Pereira, Chief Operation Officer and Head of Training
11:10-11:30
«The Evolution and Benefits of Active Noise Reduction (ANR) Technology»
Tim Berends, Relationship Manager, Bose Aviation
Q&A by Michelle Gooris, DutchPilotGirl
11:30-12:25
«PilotExpo SPECIAL: Live 747 Cockpit Movie Premiere by AIRCLIPS»
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
12:30-12:50
«Ab-initio to Airline: Selection and Interview»
Hugues Carpentier, Egnatia Aviation, Head of Training
12:50-13:10
«The value of the latest technologies in training»
Prof. Lorenzo Mezzadri, Urbe Aero Flight Academy, Accountable Manager
13:10-13:30
«Become a future Ryanair Captain with the Ryanair Mentored Programme»

Angelo Currao, Pilot Recruitment Manager, Ryanair
13:30-13:50
Airline/ Recruiter
(check pilot-expo.com)
13:50-14:10
«Modern pilot training - best value training optimized for airlines»
Capt. Miroslav Srnec, Head of Training F AIR Czech Republic. Captain & TRI B737, B777
14:10-14:30
Sevenair Academy
Salvador Costa Pereira, Chief Operation Officer and Head of Training
AFTERNOON SESSION – Hard work pays back
15:00-15:20
«Tricks and tips to reach your goal»
Kaspars Vendelis, Performance-Potential coach
15:20-15:40
«Career challanges»
Petter Hornfeldt, B737 Captain and famous blogger "Mentour Pilot", Michelle Gooris, Airline Pilot, Founder of "Your Pilot Academy" and famous blogger "DutchPilotGirl".
15:40-16:10
Questions and Answers

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