CANSO Asia Pacific Conference 2026 – Our Programme

The CANSO Asia Pacific Conference will be held on 7-9 July in Da Nang, Vietnam, kindly hosted by VATM.

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Our Programme

All meeting rooms are located on the third floor of the Crowne Plaza Da Nang Hotel.

To view session descriptions, please click on the session titles.

Agenda

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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY

*All speakers are listed in alphabetical order per session.

Tuesday 7 July

08:30-09:00

APC3 Welcome Coffee (closed meeting)

Grand Ballroom Foyer

08:30-16:30

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

08:30-16:30

Exhibition

Grand Ballroom Foyer

09:00-10:30

APC3 Meeting (closed meeting)

Da Nang

10:30-11:00

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:00-13:00

COMPASS Workshop: Strengthening Regional Operational Collaboration Across Asia Pacific (Restricted attendance)

Grand Ballroom

Facilitators

Nicki Harricharan – CANSO

Kapri Kupper – Metron Aviation

13:00-14:00

Networking Lunch

Grand Ballroom Foyer

14:00-16:00

Workshop: Enabling Safer Skies in APAC: Introducing Viasat’s Connected Flight Safety Ecosystem

Grand Ballroom

Speakers

Danny Bharj – Viasat

Viktor Jagasits – EUROCONTROL

Siu Min Lee – Viasat

16:00-16:30

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer

18:00-20:00

Welcome Reception

Grand Ballroom Foyer

Tue 7 July	Event	Location	Contributors
08:30-09:00	APC3 Welcome Coffee (closed meeting) Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
08:30-16:30	Registration Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
08:30-16:30	Exhibition	Grand Ballroom Foyer
09:00-10:30	APC3 Meeting (closed meeting)	Da Nang
10:30-11:00	Networking Break Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:00-13:00	COMPASS Workshop: Strengthening Regional Operational Collaboration Across Asia Pacific (Restricted attendance) Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom	Facilitators Nicki Harricharan Kapri Kupper
13:00-14:00	Networking Lunch	Grand Ballroom Foyer
14:00-16:00	Workshop: Enabling Safer Skies in APAC: Introducing Viasat’s Connected Flight Safety Ecosystem Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom	Speakers Danny Bharj Viktor Jagasits Siu Min Lee
16:00-16:30	Networking Break Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
18:00-20:00	Welcome Reception Hosted by	Grand Ballroom Foyer

Wednesday 8 July

08:30-09:30

Welcome Coffee

Grand Ballroom Foyer

08:30-09:30

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

08:30-17:00

Exhibition

Grand Ballroom Foyer

09:30-10:15

Opening Address

Grand Ballroom

Speakers

Kok Juan Han – CAAS

Minh Le Hoang – VATM

Tao Ma – ICAO Asia & Pacific Office

Andrea Sack – CANSO

10:15-10:45

Europe’s Journey Towards Single European Sky and A Model for APAC – Capturing Growth and Overcoming Diversity

Grand Ballroom

Speaker

Patrick Ky – ICAI

10:45-11:15

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:15-12:15

Shared Skies, Smarter Decisions: Building a Common Situational Picture (CSP) in APAC

Grand Ballroom

Panellists

Chris Allan – NATS

Enrique Castillo – INDRA GROUP

Don Thoma – Aireon LLC

Raymond Wei – Thales

12:15-13:45

Networking Lunch

Grand Ballroom Foyer

13:45-15:00

Laying the Foundation: Minimum Capabilities and Implementation Support for States

Grand Ballroom

Moderator

Blair Cowles – ICAI

Panellists

Malcom An – The Boeing Company

David Batchelor – SESAR Joint Undertaking

Vinh Ngo The – VATM

Andrea Sack – CANSO

15:00-16:15

Next Steps for APAC: Synergising Efforts for Regional Growth

Grand Ballroom

Moderator

Conor Mullan – Think Research

Panellists

Setio Anggoro – AirNav Indonesia

Capt. Norazman Bin Mahmud – CAA Malaysia

Kok Juan Han – CAAS

Yuji Yamashita – Japan Air Navigation Service (JANS)

16:15-16:30

Closing Remarks

Grand Ballroom

Speaker

Kok Juan Han – CAAS

16:30-17:00

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer

18:00-21:00

Conference Dinner

Beachfront Garden

Wed 8 July	Event	Location	Contributors
08:30-09:30	Welcome Coffee Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
08:30-09:30	Registration Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
08:30-17:00	Exhibition	Grand Ballroom Foyer
09:30-10:15	Opening Address	Grand Ballroom	Speakers Kok Juan Han Minh Le Hoang Tao Ma Andrea Sack
10:15-10:45	Europe’s Journey Towards Single European Sky and A Model for APAC – Capturing Growth and Overcoming Diversity	Grand Ballroom	Speaker Patrick Ky
10:45-11:15	Networking Break Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:15-12:15	Shared Skies, Smarter Decisions: Building a Common Situational Picture (CSP) in APAC	Grand Ballroom	Panellists Chris Allan Enrique Castillo Don Thoma Raymond Wei
12:15-13:45	Networking Lunch Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
13:45-15:00	Laying the Foundation: Minimum Capabilities and Implementation Support for States	Grand Ballroom	Moderator Blair Cowles Panellists Malcom An David Batchelor Vinh Ngo The Andrea Sack
15:00-16:15	Next Steps for APAC: Synergising Efforts for Regional Growth	Grand Ballroom	Moderator Conor Mullan Panellists Setio Anggoro Capt. Norazman Bin Mahmud Kok Juan Han Yuji Yamashita
16:15-16:30	Closing Remarks	Grand Ballroom	Speaker Kok Juan Han
16:30-17:00	Networking Break Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
18:00-21:00	Conference Dinner Hosted by	Beachfront Garden

Thursday 9 July

08:00-09:00

Welcome Coffee

Grand Ballroom Foyer

08:00-09:00

Registration

Grand Ballroom Foyer

08:00-12:00

Exhibition

Grand Ballroom Foyer

09:00-10:30

CANSO Asia Pacific Operations Workgroup (closed meeting)

Ballroom 1

09:00-10:30

CANSO Asia Pacific Safety Workgroup (closed meeting)

Ballroom 2

10:30-11:00

Networking Break

Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:00-12:00

CANSO Asia Pacific Operations Workgroup (closed meeting) – continued

Ballroom 1

11:00-12:00

CANSO Asia Pacific Safety Workgroup (closed meeting) – continued

Ballroom 2

12:00-13:00

Networking Lunch

Grand Ballroom Foyer

14:30-22:00

Host Tour

Offsite

Thu 9 July	Event	Location
08:00-09:00	Welcome Coffee Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
08:00-09:00	Registration Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
08:00-12:00	Exhibition	Grand Ballroom Foyer
09:00-10:30	CANSO Asia Pacific Operations Workgroup (closed meeting)	Ballroom 1
09:00-10:30	CANSO Asia Pacific Safety Workgroup (closed meeting)	Ballroom 2
10:30-11:00	Networking Break Sponsored by	Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:00-12:00	CANSO Asia Pacific Operations Workgroup (closed meeting) – continued	Ballroom 1
11:00-12:00	CANSO Asia Pacific Safety Workgroup (closed meeting) – continued	Ballroom 2
12:00-13:00	Networking Lunch	Grand Ballroom Foyer
14:30-22:00	Host Tour Hosted by	Offsite

Speakers

Chris Allan

Director Accounts & Partnerships Asia Pacific

NATS

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Malcom An

Senior Managing Director, Global Strategic Initiatives

The Boeing Company

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Setio Anggoro

Director of Operations

AirNav Indonesia

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David Batchelor

Chief External Affairs and Communication

SESAR Joint Undertaking

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Danny Bharj

Director Aviation Solution Engneering

Viasat

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Capt. Norazman Bin Mahmud

Chief Executive Officer, CAA Malaysia and CANSO Board of Directors Safety Champion

CAA Malaysia

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Enrique Castillo

Senior Vice President Commercial for Air Traffic Management

INDRA GROUP

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Blair Cowles

Chief International Collaboration

ICAI

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Kok Juan Han

Director-General, CAAS and Chair, Asia Pacific CANSO CEO Committee

CAAS

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Nicki Harricharan

Operations Programme Manager

CANSO

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Viktor Jagasits

Air Traffic Controller

EUROCONTROL

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Kapri Kupper

Principal Subject Matter Expert and Director of Customer Experience

Metron Aviation

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Patrick Ky

CEO

ICAI

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Minh Le Hoang

Chairman

VATM

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Siu Min Lee

Regional Business Development Director

Viasat

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Tao Ma

Regional Director

ICAO Asia & Pacific Office

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Conor Mullan

CEO

Think Research

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Vinh Ngo The

Deputy Director General

VATM

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Andrea Sack

Senior Vice President Global Operations

CANSO

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Don Thoma

CEO

Aireon LLC

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Raymond Wei

Vice President, Chief Technical Officer

Thales

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Yuji Yamashita

Director-General

Japan Air Navigation Service (JANS)

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