ATC Global 2014

ATC Global Conference Beijing – Day One 17th September 2014

09:30 Official Conference Opening Ceremony 
Official welcome by host organisations

Speaker 1 Political Representation China Ministry of Transport    

Speaker 2 CAAC Leadership

Speaker 3 ATMB Leadership

Speaker 4 ICAO

10:45 Networking Break

11:30 Session one:Aviation Benefits Beyond Borders - Panel
How is aviation important to economic development? What are the aspirations of the aircraft operators for the air traffic management system in supporting an efficient air transport infrastructure? What are the top three priorities for focus?

Speaker 1 AAPA – Asia/Pacific airline view

Speaker 2 IATA - Global airline view

Speaker 3 ATAG – Air Transport Industry view

Speaker 4 Business Commentator eg Forbes; Economist; WSJ

Panel discussion Q&A

12:45 Networking Lunch

14:00 Session two: Global Regulations, Regional Solutions, National legislation – Panel

Air Transport is a global network of interdependent national and regional systems linked by aircraft that must be capable of efficient operation in each national and regional ATM domain. ICAO Member States have agreed a Global Plan to harmonise these national and regional systems. Air Traffic Managers have the task of planning the development of their systems and ensuring that legislation meets their needs. This requires extensive coordination. How are different regions of the world managing their transition? What are the plans in place? What are the lessons learned so far?  

Speaker 1 ICAO Global Air Navigation Plan

Speaker 2 ATMB China

Speaker 3 NextGen USA

Speaker 4 Single European Sky

Panel discussion Q&A

15:15 Networking   Break

16:00 Session three:Demand, Capacity and Efficiency

The rate of growth of air transport varies widely across the globe. ATM capacity demand in mature markets has been flat for some time, while demands for system efficiency improvements remain. The global trend for use of larger aircraft and lower per seat   operating costs also means that more passengers are being carried on each flight, reducing the rate of growth in demand for ATM capacity. In emerging economies there is a relentless need for system capacity growth. What is the forecast growth in demand for ATM services? Is there a capacity and efficiency crunch, if so where?

Speaker 1 Airbus

Speaker 2 CAPA

Speaker 3 FAA

Speaker 4 DANS United Arab Emirates

Panel discussion Q&A

17:15 Summary & Conclusions Dayone - Conference Chairman

17:00 Conference Day One Close

ATC Global Conference Beijing – Day Two18^th September 2014

09:15 Session four:ICAO Aviation System Block Upgrade (ASBU) Panel
ICAO has defined the Aviation System Block Upgrade framework to harmonise system improvement plans. The ASBU framework defines four specific interlinked performance improvement areas for the ATM system; Airport Operations, Globally Interoperable Systems and Data, Optimum Capacity and Flexible Flights and Efficient Flight Paths. What developments and changes are planned or forecast before 2020?

Speaker 1 ICAO ASBU overview – ICAO representative

Speaker 2 Airport Operations – Airport China

Speaker 3 Globally Interoperable Systems and Data – Jeppesen or SITA

Speaker 4 Optimum Capacity - ATFM experts

Panel discussion Q&A

10:45 Networking Break

11:30 Session five:International   Collaboration
System fragmentation; the network of national ATM systems, limits the efficiency gains that can be achieved by any one Air Navigation Service Provider. Multilateral international stakeholder engagement has proven to be an essential element of any ATM efficiency   initiative. The Asia Pacific Region has given rise to several such initiatives that have delivered real benefits. What has been achieved, what are the lessons learned?

Speaker 1 INPIRE Speaker India – user preferred routes Indian Ocean

Speaker 2 ASPIRE Speaker Singapore – user preferred routes Pacific Ocean

Speaker 3 ISPACG – FANS, a global success story - Representative   from FAA, ASA, ACNZ, JCAB

Speaker 4 BOBCAT – Speaker AeroThai

Panel discussion Q&A

12:45 Networking Lunch

14:15 Session six (part 1):Operational View CNS - Communications and Navigation
What are the key technology trends that will drive efficiency improvements before 2020? What is their status? What hurdles have to be overcome? How will they improve the Air Transport System?

Speaker 1 Communications – air/ground datalink or AIXM - Thales,   SITA, Rockwell Collins

Speaker 2 Navigation – PBN GE, Quo Vadis, Helios

Panel discussion Q&A

15:15 Networking Break

16:00 Session six (part 2): Operational View CNS – Surveillance
What are the key technology trends that drive efficiency improvements before 2020? What is their status? What hurdles have to be overcome? How will they improve the Air   Transport System?

Speaker 1 Surveillance ADS-B NavCanada

Speaker 2 China - CAAC

Speaker 3 India GAGAN -AAI

Speaker 4 Russia – State ATM Corporation/ DECEA Brazil

Panel discussion Q&A

17:15 Summary & Conclusions Day two

17:30 Conference Day Two Close

ATC Global Conference Beijing – Day Three 19^th September 2014

09:30 Session seven:Airports and the ATM system 
Airports are an integral part of the ATM system, specific performance improvement areas have been defined as part of the ICAO ASBU. Where have these performance   improvements already been implemented? What has been the impact?

Speaker 1 Speaker Runway capacity - optimised wake turbulence – NATS/LHR Beijing Airport

Speaker 2 Air Traffic Flow Management

Speaker 3 Collaborative Decision Making

Speaker 4 Safety & Efficiency of Surface Operations - A-SMGCS

Speaker 5 PBN based precision approaches

Panel Discussion Q&A

11:00 Networking Break

11:45 Session eight:Flexible Use of Airspace Civil/Military collaboration

Governments allocate dedicated airspace for civil or military use. To flexibly allow the civilian air transport use of airspace which would otherwise be segregated (i.e. military airspace) will allow greater routing possibilities, reduction of potential congestion on trunk routes and busy crossing points, resulting in reduced flight length and fuel burn.

Speaker 1 The role of Government in improving airspace flexibility – Regulator China

Speaker 2 How does Flexible use of Airspace work in practice? - Air Services Australia

Speaker 3 Balancing civil and military airspace needs – defence speaker India

Panel discussion Q&A

12:45 Networking Lunch

14:15 Session nine:Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Unmanned aircraft technology is advancing quickly. These aircraft are proliferating equally quickly and their application finding new uses. Even parcel carriers are actively considering their use for package delivery. What is the current status of the RPAS technology? When will their civilian use be routine? What will be the impact on the ATM system? How will airports be affected?

Speaker 1 RPAS technology expert

Speaker 2 Parcel Company – Amazon, Fedex or UPS

Speaker 3 ATM perspectives - NATS

Speaker 4 Airport operator view - ACI

Panel discussion Q&A

15:45 Summary & Conclusions

16:00 Conference Day Three Close