CANSO Global Leadership Summit 2022
CANSOās 2022 Global Leadership Summit 2022 was sponsored by Indra.
A virtual event, weāll spent time talking to and hearing from some of the biggest names in our industry, including Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General of ICAO, and Willie Walsh, Director General of IATA.
Juan Carlos discussed the upcoming ICAO Assembly, taking place in September, and the challenges facing aviation that will be discussed there, while Willie had an in-depth conversation with CANSO Director General, Simon Hocquard, about airlinesā evolving priorities and challenges as the world begins to emerge from COVID-19.
Attendees also heard an update from the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Technical Committee.
Watch the replay
You can watch our CANSO Global Leadership Summit 2022 here, by simply clicking this link ā www.CANSO.online
Our Agenda
All times are CEST
13:00 – 13:10: Introduction and welcome – Simon Hocquard, Director General, CANSO
13:10-13:50: What do our customers need? – Simon Hocquard interviews Willie Walsh, Director General, IATA about airlinesā evolving priorities and challenges.
13:50 ā 14:10: Paving the way for the ICAO Assembly – Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, ICAO
14:10 ā 14:15: CANSO representing Members at ICAO Assembly – Michelle Bishop, Director of Programmes, CANSO
14:15 ā 14:25: The Complete Air Traffic System Global Council’s Roadmap – An update on the Technical Committeeās progress towards creating a roadmap for the Global Councilās vision for 2045 with Eduardo Garcia, CANSO and Rob Weaver, Eve Air Mobility
14:25 – 14:30: Reflections and close – Simon Hocquard, Director General, CANSO
Meet our Speakers
Willie Walsh, Director General, IATA
Willie became Director General of IATA in April 2021.
He started his aviation career as a cadet pilot for Aer Lingus before becoming its CEO in 2001. He became CEO of British Airways in 2005 and led the company through the global financial crisis before merging it with Iberia to form International Airlines Group, which he led from 2011 to 2020.
Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, ICAO
Juan Carlos Salazar started his three-year term in August 2021.
His career in international civil aviation spans over 27 years in various advisory and leadership roles, most recently as Director General of Aeronautica Civil de Colombia ā Aerocivil. For the 12 years before joining Aerocivil, he was a Senior Advisor to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.