Programme

The event is under the patronage His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE's Armed Forces

Workshop Tuesday 2 April 2019

09:30 – 10:00

Opening Remarks

Toru Hasegawa, Deputy Director, Economic Development, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:00

Session 1: "What makes blockchain a disruptive technology? How can Blockchain disrupt the travel and transport industry?"

Moderator Toru Hasegawa, Deputy Director, Economic Development, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO

Speakers and Panelists:

Bob Rogers, Vice President and Treasurer, ULD Care

David Tolioupov, CEO and Founder, Zensoft

Rachel Parker Sealy, Industrial Product Blockchain Lead, PWC

Alisa DICaprio, Head of Trade and Supply Chain, R3

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:30

Session 2: "Could Blockchain be a revolution for strengthening States' oversight capacities?"

Moderator Toru Hasegawa, Deputy Director, Economic Development, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO

Speakers and Panelists:

Professor William Ng, Air Traffic Management Research Institute at Nanyang Technological University

Shahzad Chaudhary,Senior CNS Engineer, GCAA, Air Navigation Services

Marco Merens, Chief Integrated Aviation Analysis Section, ICAO

Lucy Hakobyan, Head of Program, Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI)

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:30

Session 3: "What do we need to enable Blockchain in aviation? What are the biggest challenges in adopting Blockchain?"

Moderator Nico Voorbach, Director, ICAO and Industry Affairs, CANSO

Speakers and Panelists:

Barry McLaughlin, Lead Architect for Blockchain, Sita lab

Venkatesen Mauree,Programme Coordinator, Study Group Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Miguel Marin, Chief Operational Safety Section, ICAO

Muhammad Salman, CEO at Feelogical Solutions LLC & BlockPreneurs

Day 1 Wednesday 3 April 2019
	08:00 – 09:30	Registration & Welcome Coffee
	09:30 – 10:30 Opening Ceremony H.E. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, President of the Council, ICAO
	10:30 – 11:00	*Coffee Break*
	11:00 – 12:30 Session 1: "Introduction to Blockchain to non-technical executives. Game changer in Aviation, or hype?" Moderator Houman Goudarzi, Head of Business Intelligence Projects and Industry Engagement, IATA Speakers and Panelists: Balaji Bashyam, Head Of Business Solutions, Travel and Hospitality - Tata Consulting Services Kevin O'Sullivan, Lead Engineer, SITA Lab Joy John, Oracle Cloud Perform Leader - Blockchain Eleanor Mitch, CEO and Co-founder,14 Bis Supply Tracking Ali Al Janaahi, Head, CNS IT,GCAA
	12:30 – 13:30	Lunch Break
	13:30 – 15:00 Session 2: "Exploring Aviation use cases, pilots and projects in Blockchain, Internet Of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning" Moderator Yuri Fattah, Chief, Coordinator of Innovation Fair, ICAO Speakers and Panelists: Todd Siena, Founder and CEO, Block Aero Sridhar Sudarsan, Chief Technology Officer, Spark Cognition Houman Goudarzi, Head, Business Intelligence Projects and Industry Engagement, IATA Dr. Khaled Abdel-Motagaly, Manager Innovation, Etihad Airways Engineering Dr. Abdelqader Abusafieh, SVP Technology, Strata Manufacturing Brain Moyo, Senior R&D Engineer, Turbine Service & Solutions
	15:00 - 15:30	*Coffee Break*
	15:30 – 17:00 Session 3: "Making sense of Blockchain aviation based economy. The economical and societal benefit of Blockchain" Moderator William Bariselli, EMEA Industry Transformation Director, Oracle Speakers and Panelists: Paul R. Brody, Principal, Global Innovation Leader, Blockchain, Ernst and Young Scott Thompson, Global Aerospace & Defense Lead, PWC Christopher Lohrey, Managing Director, Lohrey Consulting Venkatesen Mauree, Programme Coordinator, Study Group Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
	18:00 - 22:00 Welcome Reception / Gala Dinner - Grand Lawn, Ritz - Carlton

Day 2 Thursday 4 April 2019
	09:00 – 10:30 Session 4: "Government Proof of concepts and Projects Blockchain for Government. Best Practices and Case Studies: Benefits and Drawbacks?" Moderator: Grant Niven, Technology Consulting Leader, Associate Partner, Ernst and Young Speakers and Panelists: Gustavo Sanches, Head of IT Department, ANAC Ben Towne, Lead Blockchain, SAE Nikiforos Chatzopoulos, Global Aviation Practice Leader, IBM Simon Brown, Design Lead Operations IT, Office of CTO, Heathrow Airport Laurent Castillo, Innovation Director, CTO Office, Gemalto Innovation Labs, Thales Group
	10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
	11:00 – 12:30 Session 5: "Is there a need for a Good Governance to accelerate worldwide adoption of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence?" Moderator Stephen P. Creamer, Director, Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO Speakers and Panelists: Capt. Aysha Al Hamili, Representative of the United Arab Emirates on the Council of ICAO Amb. Philippe Bertoux, Representative of France on the Council of ICAO Mr. Levers Mabaso, The representative of South Africa on the Council of ICAO Mr. Alok Shekhar, The representative of India on the Council of ICAO Venkatesen Mauree, Programme Coordinator, Study Group Dept, TSB, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
	12:30 – 14:00	*Lunch Break*
	14:00 - 15:30 Session 6: "How to adopt Blockchain?" Moderator Todd Siena, Block Aero – Founder and CEO Speakers/Panelists: Muhammed Arafath, Executive Director, Apla Blockchain Lucy Hakobyan, Head of Program, Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) Tohru Saito, Senior Manager Engineering and Maintenance Div., Japan Airlines Co., LTD. Dale Chrystie, Business Fellow, Blockain Strategist, Fedex Brent Webb, Ceo / President, AIrcraft Management & Services, Ltd.
	15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
	16:00 – 17:30 Closing session By H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi Director General of United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority

Workshop Tuesday 2 April 2019

Day 1 Wednesday 3 April 2019

Day 2 Thursday 4 April 2019