Meet our speaker
Jaco van der Westhuizen
Human Factors Specialist
ATNS
Jaco started his career as an ATC in 1995 and has migrated into specialising in Safety and Human Factors. He represents IFATCA at the ICAO Mental Health Work Group and is a member of the CANSO Safety Steering Committee as well as the Next Generation SMS Work Group. In addition, Jaco is the CEO of Mayday-SA, a non-profit organisation that aims to promote mental health and wellbeing through peer support amongst aviation professionals in South Africa and beyond. He holds an MBA and a PhD in Organizational Behaviour.