14th Annual Aviation Summit Flight Path 2015: The Future of Space and Aviation in the Global Economy Tuesday, March 17, 2015 7:30 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Renaissance Hotel Washington, DC
7:30 a.m.—8:00 a.m. Congressional Ballroom
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 a.m.—8:10 a.m. Grand Ballroom
Outlook on Aviation
8:10 a.m.—8:40 a.m. Grand Ballroom
Keynote
The Honorable Carol Hallett, Of Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Lufthansa Group Introduced by: John Bolton, President, Air Transport & Regional Strategic Business, Honeywell Aerospace
8:40 a.m.—9:30 a.m. Grand Ballroom
Manufacturing CEO Panel
Alain Bellemare, President and CEO, Bombardier, Inc. Peter Lengyel, President and CEO, Safran USA Kelly Ortberg, CEO and President, Rockwell Collins Alan Pellegrini, CEO, Thales USA Gary Spulak, President, Embraer Aircraft Holding
Moderated by: Henri Courpron, Chairman and Co-Founder, Plane View Partners Introduced by: Marion Blakey, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA); and incoming President and CEO, Rolls-Royce North America 9:30 a.m.—9:50 a.m. Congressional Ballroom
Networking Break
9:50 a.m.—10:05 a.m. Grand Ballroom
Keynote James Hogan, President and CEO, Etihad Airways Introduced by: Michael R. McAlevey, Vice President - Business Development Leader and General Counsel, GE Aviation
10:05 a.m.—10:35 a.m. Grand Ballroom
Global Discussion William J. Flynn, President and CEO, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. James Hogan, President and CEO, Etihad Airways Moderated by: Scott McCartney, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal Introduced by: The Honorable Carol Hallett, Of Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
10:35 a.m.—11:05 a.m. Grand Ballroom
A Conversation with Raymond L. Conner, Vice Chairman, The Boeing Company, and President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Hosted by: Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
11:05 a.m.—11:20 a.m. Grand Ballroom
Keynote Congressman Bill Shuster, Chairman, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Introduced by: Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
11:20 a.m.—12:05 p.m. Grand Ballroom
FAA Reauthorization: The Impact on Airports and Airlines Stephen A. Alterman, President, Cargo Airline Association Kevin Burke, President and CEO, Airports Council International - North America The Honorable James H. Burnley IV, Partner, Venable LLP; and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sharon Pinkerton, Senior Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Airlines for America Moderated by: Alexandre de Gunten, Business Development Officer, HEICO Aerospace Corporation Introduced by: Paul Donahue, President and CEO, Centerra Group
12:05 p.m.—12:35 p.m. Congressional Ballroom
Lunch Transition
12:35 p.m. Grand Ballroom
Luncheon
12:35 p.m.—12:45 p.m. Grand Ballroom
Carol B. Hallett Award Presentation Sponsored and Introduced by: Gina Adams, Corporate Vice President, Government Affairs, FedEx Corporation Presented to: Gordon Bethune, former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Continental Airlines Award Presented by: The Honorable Carol Hallett, Of Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
12:45 p.m.—1:35 p.m. Grand Ballroom
Air Traffic Control Panel: Changing Course Ed Bolen, President and CEO, National Business Aviation Association Eamonn Brennan, CEO, Ireland Aviation Authority John W. Crichton, President and CEO, NAV CANADA Jeff Smisek, Chairman, President & CEO, United Airlines Remarks and moderated by: Robert Crandall, Former Chairman and CEO, AMR Corporation and American Airlines Introduced by: Patrick H. Dowling, Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking And Merchant Banking, Seabury Group
1:35 p.m.—1:55 p.m. Congressional Ballroom
Networking Break
1:55 p.m.—3:05 p.m. Grand Ballroom
CEO Panel David Cush, President and CEO, Virgin America Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., Chairman and CEO, Allegiant Air Robin Hayes, CEO, President, and Director, JetBlue Airways Corporation Aengus Kelly, CEO and Executive Director, AerCap Holdings N.V. David N. Siegel, CEO, Frontier Airlines Moderated by: T. Allan McArtor, Chairman and CEO, Airbus Group, Inc. Introduced by: Joe Sprague, Senior Vice President, Communications and External Relations, Alaska Airlines
3:05 p.m.—3:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom
Keynote Nick Calio, President and CEO, Airlines for America Introduced by: Tadashi Matsushita, Director, Strategic Planning, The Americas, All Nippon Airways Keynote
3:15 p.m.—3:45 p.m. Grand Ballroom
W. Douglas Parker, CEO, American Airlines Group Introduced by: Nick Calio, President and CEO, Airlines for America
3:45 p.m.—4:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom
Space Panel Craig Cooning, President, Network and Space Systems, The Boeing Company Jeffrey Manber, CEO, NanoRacks George T. Whitesides, CEO, Virgin Galactic Greg Wyler, CEO, OneWeb Moderated by: Marion Blakey, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA); and incoming President and CEO, Rolls-Royce North America Introduced by: Lori Garver, General Manager, Air Line Pilots Association
4:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom
A View from Wall Street William A. Franke, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Indigo Partners, LLC C. Jeffrey Knittel, President, Transportation & International Finance, CIT Mark J. Schulte, Managing Director and Head of Transportation Investment Banking Group, Cowen and Company Moderated by: Howard Rubel, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst, Aerospace & Defense Electronics, Jefferies LLC Introduced by: Julia Sattel, Senior Vice President, Airline IT, Amadeus IT Group SA