EUROCONTROL, in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), held a high-level "Global Civil-Military Aviation Summit" on 22 June 2023.
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Global Civil-Military Aviation Summit
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EUROCONTROL, in cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), will hold a high-level "Global Civil-Military Aviation Summit" on 22 June 2023, following an ice-breaker evening event on 21 June (between 18:00-20:00 CEST). Both events will take place at our Brussels headquarters.
The Summit will bring together top civil and military leaders from the wider aviation community to exchange views on the future evolution of civil-military cooperation towards a sustainable and efficient global aviation system, which is jointly and flexibly managed.
At the event speakers will showcase best practices in the implementation of flexible use of airspace from around the world and trigger debates on how flexibility, enhanced by collaborative decision making and interoperability, could deliver improved civil flight efficiency and military mission effectiveness. They will also discuss how safety, security, sustainability and operational needs drive civil and military stakeholder decisions at times of peace and crisis.
With a constantly evolving aviation ecosystem featuring new entrants and new technologies, which is increasingly challenged by global crises, we need to take a closer look at the future evolution of airspace requirements and build a clearer picture of what needs to be done so that they can be addressed safely, efficiently and flexibly from both civil and military perspectives.
The Summit will achieve high level commitment and is expected to be followed by technical workshops to support the implementation of civil-military cooperation.
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Global Civil-Military Aviation Summit
About this event
The Summit brought together top civil and military leaders from the wider aviation community to exchange views on the future evolution of civil-military cooperation towards a sustainable and efficient global aviation system, which was jointly and flexibly managed.
At the event, speakers showcased best practices in the implementation of flexible use of airspace from around the world and triggered debates on how flexibility, enhanced by collaborative decision making and interoperability, could deliver improved civil flight efficiency and military mission effectiveness. They also discussed how safety, security, sustainability, and operational needs drove civil and military stakeholder decisions at times of peace and crisis.
With a constantly evolving aviation ecosystem featuring new entrants and new technologies, which was increasingly challenged by global crises, we needed to take a closer look at the future evolution of airspace requirements and build a clearer picture of what needed to be done so that they could be addressed safely, efficiently, and flexibly from both civil and military perspectives.
The Summit recognised the need to continue to work together to strengthen civil-military cooperation in aviation and to support the implementation of FUA globally.
Keynote speeches
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Day 1 - Wednesday, 21 June 2023
18:00 - 20:00
Ice breaker with walking dinner and industry exhibition
Day 2 - Thursday, 22 June 2023
8:30 - 10:00
Registrations and welcome coffee
10:10 - 10:20
Video address
Juan Carlos Salazar
Secretary General
ICAO
10:20 - 10:40
Keynote speech: The challenges facing civil aviation
Sir Stephen Hillier
Chair
UK Civil Aviation Authority
10:40 - 11:00
Keynote speech: An insight on military operations
Major General Thierry Dupont
Air Component Commander
Belgian Air Force
11:00 - 11:20
Keynote speech: A military view on future air and space operations
Lieutenant General Lance K. Landrum
Deputy Chair of the NATO Military Committee
11:30 - 11:50
Coffee break & tour of the exhibition
11:50 - 13:00
Panel discussion: Flexible Use of Airspace: increasing the awareness on current civil and military needs and views
Moderated by:
Padhraic Kelleher
President
ICAO Air Navigation Commission
Featuring:
Enrique Maurer Somolinos, Director General, ENAIRE
Brigadier General Timo Herranen, Chief of Staff, Finnish Air Force
General Alcides Teixeira Barbacovi, Director General of the Brazilian Department of Airspace Control (DECEA)
Simon Hocquard, Director General, CANSO
Elie El Khoury, Technical Officer, Air Traffic Management Section, ICAO Air Navigation Bureau
Iacopo Prissinotti, Director Network Management, EUROCONTROL
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch & tour of the exhibition
14:00 - 14:20
Keynote speech: Integrating civil needs in an evolving environment
Ceubah Guelpina
Director of Operations
ASECNA
14:20 - 15:30
Panel discussion: Addressing the future challenges of a flexible and sustainable civil-military usage of airspace
Moderated by:
Head of Civil-Military Cooperation
EUROCONTROL
Featuring:
Filip Cornelis, Director for Aviation, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
Achim Baumann, Policy Director, Airlines for Europe
Major General Dr Jan Kuebart, Director General, German Military Aviation Authority
André Erich Denk, Deputy Chief Executive, European Defence Agency (EDA)
Brian Bruckbauer, President & CEO, Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)
Razvan Bucuroiu, Head of Airspace and Capacity Division, EUROCONTROL
15:30 - 16:00
Wrap up and way ahead
Exhibitors
Photography and filming
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