7:00 – 8:00 AM REGISTRATION & COFFEE

8:00 – 8:30 AM WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Captain Lee Moak – President, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
The Honorable Michael Huerta – Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

8:30 – 10:00 AM THE FUTURE OF AIRLINE PILOT HIRING AND TRAINING
Moderator: Captain Leja Noe – Training Council Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Jim Dow – Air Navigation Commissioner, ICAO
Mr. John Allen – Director, Flight Standards Service (AFS-1), Federal Aviation Administration
Captain Carl Davis – Pilot Services, Boeing Flight Services
Mr. Viktor Robeck – Assistant Director, Safety, Operations & Infrastructure (SO&I), Training and Qualifications, IATA

10:00 – 10:30 AM BREAK

10:30 – 12:00 PM BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING AN ADVANCED QUALIFICATION PROGRAM (AQP)
Moderator: Captain Frank Cheeseman – Human Factors and Training Group Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Chris MacWhorter – Voluntary Safety Programs Branch, Flight Standards, Federal Aviation Administration
Captain Dave Ryter –Vice Chair, American Eagle MEC and Education Committee Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Captain Martin “Huey” Harris –Training Committee Chair, Delta Air Lines MEC
Mr. John Duncan – Manager, Advanced Qualification Program, Flight Training & Standards, US Airways, Inc.

12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 – 2:30 PM PRODUCING BETTER-TRAINED PILOTS WITH TECHNOLOGY
Moderator: Captain Bryan Burks – Human Factors and Training Group, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Captain Lou Nemeth – Chief Safety Officer, CAE
Dr. Jeffrey Schroeder – Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Flight Simulation Systems, Federal Aviation Administration
Mr. James Takats – President, OPINICUS Corporation
Captain Dave McKenney – Director, Pilot Training Program, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Captain Christopher Reed – Manager, Advanced Qualification Program, JetBlue Airways and a Representative for Airlines for America

2:30 – 3:00 PM BREAK

3:00 – 4:30 PM ESTABLISHING QUALIFICATIONS FOR SAFE, PROFICIENT AIRLINE PILOTS
Moderator: Captain Chuck Hogeman – Aviation Safety Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Captain Greg Kirkland – Flight Standards Service, Air Transport Division, Assistant Manager, Federal Aviation Administration
Captain Darrin Greubel – Manager of Line Operations, ExpressJet & Representative to the First Officer Qualifications Aviation Rulemaking Committee, Regional Airline Association
Dr. Tim Brady – Dean of the College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)
Captain David Ward – Flight Standards Line Check Pilot, B-767 ER, Delta Air Lines & Representative of Airlines for America

4:30 - 5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURNMENT
Captain Sean Cassidy - First Vice President/National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Associaton, Int'l | No Presentation