CANSO Latin America and Caribbean Conference 2024

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Kindly hosted by Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority, our conference takes place in the beautiful city of Port of Spain, Trinidad, Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 December. 

An introduction to our conference

As of July 20241, air navigation service providers (ANSPs) have safely managed 39 million flights worldwide, marking a 5.8 per cent increase from the same period in 2023.

The CANSO ATM Traffic Analysis Report for the first quarter of 20242 noted a 17.7 per cent rise in flight hours compared to the same quarter of 2023. Year-on-year studies show escalating volumes in the skies, underscoring the swift expansion of the aviation industry, which is anticipated to maintain its upward trajectory. Projections also suggest that air travel demand will grow by an average of 4.3 per cent annually over the next 20 years, with expected annual increases of 3.8 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean3.

As strong air traffic trends emerge and new entrants integrate into our airspace, these developments, among other groundbreaking initiatives, present an opportunity to focus on, and improve, our leadership abilities and operational models. This will enable us to manage new environments, adopt new ideas, use new technologies, increase data exchange, and train the new ANSP workforce to handle digitalisation, among other things. We must also prepare for future technologies that do not yet exist, all while upholding the utmost level of safety.

The CANSO Latin America and Caribbean Conference 2024 will start with a CEO dialogue on the future of Latin American and Caribbean skies, examining the measures ANSPs are implementing to manage the surge in air traffic sustainably and environmentally consciously, and their strategies for the future. It will highlight the growth in data exchange to boost operational efficiency, innovative approaches for recruiting air navigation professionals, and their plan to elevate safety standards.

Be part of creating the future of the Latin America and Caribbean skies.


[1] Flight tracking statistics – Real-time flight tracker | Flightradar24

[2] Q1_2024-Air-Traffic-Management-Report.pdf (canso.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com)

[3] Future of Aviation (icao.int); Latin America and Caribbean fleet to nearly double by 2042: Chile set to play significant role | Airbus

Our Programme

Our Programme is supported by

Monday 2 December

09:00–14:00Crisis Communication Training for CEOs (by invitation only)
There’s been an accident involving your air navigation service provider – what happens next?

Why do you need crisis communications training?

The way a crisis is handled can either make, enhance or damage your organisation. And on a personal note, your organisation may survive a crisis, but your career may not. To manage a crisis, you need advance preparation – which includes crisis communications training. This training uses actual videos of well-handled media briefings, and those that weren’t.

Facilitator: Robert Sumwalt is Executive Director of the Boeing Centre for Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he also serves as Distinguished Fellow in Aviation Safety. In that role, he oversees research and development of the Center, and sets the overall strategy. He also serves as aviation safety analyst for CBS News.
 
Previously, Sumwalt was appointed by three US presidents to serve as Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), where he served from August 2006 to June 2021. While at NTSB, Sumwalt served as NTSB on-scene spokesperson for 35 major transportation accidents.
Regency Ballroom
14:00-16:00Indra workshopRegency Ballroom
16:00-16:30Networking BreakRegency
Foyer
16:30-18:30Aireon workshopRegency Ballroom
19:00–21:00Welcome Reception

Tuesday 3 December

09:00–09:30Welcome addressesRegency Ballroom
09:30–09:45Keynote speaker (TBD)
The Future of Safety

Speaker
Robert Sumwalt, Executive Director of the Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Regency Ballroom
09:45–10:30CEO Dialogue: The Future of Latin America and Caribbean Skies
The CANSO Latin American and Caribbean CEO Committee, LAC3, conducted a Strategic Planning Session, exchanged best practices and identified innovative solutions and initiatives to bolster our joint endeavours to protect our skies.

LAC3 agreed to enhance collaboration, human and resource capacity, and operational efficiency to fortify our air navigation system, reduce environmental impact, and foster sustainable, long-term solutions for a more robust, safe and resilient airspace.

During this session, CEOs will agree on objectives to implementing our future skies, share their advancements in new technologies, showcase the increase in collaboration and coordination among ANSPs, and demonstrate how they adapt their leadership styles to manage the new workforce.
Regency Ballroom
10:30–11:00Networking BreakRegency Foyer
11:00–11:45Dealing With the Air Traffic Growth
If we look at the air transport growth projections, we have seen a robust increase in air traffic and, after the pandemic, the Latin America and Caribbean region had one of the fastest rates of recovery worldwide.
 
In our pursuit to lessen environmental impact and foster sustainable aviation growth over the long term, it is crucial to embrace innovation, green initiatives and technologies. By doing so, we can cut emissions, conserve resources, and cultivate a more resilient aviation sector that aligns with our planet’s needs.
 
Moreover, connectivity continues to be a key challenge for our region. Therefore, we must strive to strengthen air transport connections and enhance accessibility. Through investments in infrastructure, the introduction of new procedures, and collaboration with regional stakeholders, we aim to expand airspace capacity and unlock new opportunities for economic growth and development.
 
This panel will discuss how implementing Free Route Airspace, reducing horizontal separation, and introducing new air traffic management concepts, along with innovative solutions like digital towers, can assist regional ANSPs in managing the surge in air traffic.
Regency Ballroom
11:45–12:30New Era of ANSP Professionals
The new generation of ANSP professionals will help us shape the future of airspace management. With an important percentage of airspace professionals near retirement, it is essential to retain new hires, and to recruit and train the upcoming generation of airspace professionals.
 
Aware of the inevitable rise in retirement and attrition rates, the industry stands before a significant opportunity to pave the way for new, inventive talents to enter the airspace field. These professionals have the ability to re-evaluate established practices by applying technological advancements and improving current workflows.
 
As they begin their careers in airspace management, the new generation is ready to offer innovative perspectives and will surely develop ways to enhance and optimise industry processes.
 
This session will highlight the initiatives ANSPs in Latin America and the Caribbean are implementing to bridge the talent recruitment gap and will identify the opportunities the region will embrace to stay at the forefront of the future.
Regency Ballroom
12:30–13:15New Generation of ANSP Services
Air navigation service organisations are tasked with safely managing a vast number of operations within a limited airspace. Nonetheless, the introduction of new entrants, urban air mobility vehicles, and supersonic operations will significantly complicate the tasks of ANSPs.
 
Unlike airports that can expand runways or build new terminals to increase capacity, or airlines that can grow by acquiring more aircraft, ANSPs cannot expand or purchase more sky. They must continue to provide services within an already crowded airspace.
 
The new era of airspace management brings new requirements, necessitating our systems to adapt and lay the groundwork for future services. This session will offer a glimpse into how ANSPs are preparing to deliver services to new airspace users and the demands they will face in the immediate, intermediate, and distant future.
Regency Ballroom
13:15–14:30Networking LunchRegency
Foyer
14:30–15:15Data and Safety
The growth in air traffic is driving a surge in research and development of new technologies to meet demand and provide safer, more efficient, and cost-effective air traffic services. Air navigation safety data and its analysis are crucial for the airspace industry’s ability to identify and mitigate risks.

In the era of automation and digitalisation, enhancing information to augment safety and improve decision-making is imperative.

This session will explain the benefits and advantages of exchanging data among ANSPs, allowing the use of data to predict and mitigate risks, and how the use of artificial intelligence could improve your ANSP’s safety operations and culture. 

Additionally, participants will learn the steps to initiate a safety working group and establish a safety peer review system, ask questions about technologies currently being explored by different regional ANSPs, and look at how automation supports the development of artificial intelligence.
Regency Ballroom
15:15–16:00New Technologies Supporting Air Navigation Operations
A spotlight for CANSO Associate members: The idea for this session is to have an educational conversation with the companies sponsoring the event to explain the new technologies available.
Regency Ballroom
16:00–16:30Closing RemarksRegency Ballroom
19:00–21:00Conference Dinner

Wednesday 4 December

09:00–12:00CANSO LAC3 Meeting (by invitation only)Regency Ballroom

Venue

The CANSO Latin America and Caribbean Conference 2024 will be held at:

Hyatt Regency Trinidad

1 Wrightson Road

Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago

A special delegate rate is available (which includes breakfast). To book your room click the link below and follow the instructions. To obtain the delegate rate please book your room by Friday 1 November.

Book your room for the CANSO Latin America and Caribbean Conference 2024.

Our Additional Sponsors

We are grateful for the support of our additional sponsors.

Lanyard Sponsor

Sponsorship Opportunities

A wide range of sponsorship opportunities is available for the CANSO Latin America and Caribbean Conference 2024 with our top level sponsors (Silver and Bronze), and then for individual items or activities including Registration, Lanyards, Catering, Notebooks, Translation services, and chair drops.

Our events also have concurrent exhibutions too, giving you the opportunity to speak to hundreds of key influencers and decision makers.

To discuss your options or find out more contact Mike Treacher, VP Sales, CANSO.

Here is what is currently available.

Gold (one per event)
Gold sponsor acknowledgment and logo across print and digital materials for the event
Two-hour workshop session (Sponsor run session)
Acknowledgement and thanks given by chairperson of the event
Full Page video advertisement in Airspace Magazine
Email blast
Six delegate passes 
Silver (two per event)
Silver sponsor acknowledgment and logo across print and digital materials for the event
2 x 4.5 m exhibition space
Acknowledgement and thanks given by chairperson of the event
Full page static advert in Airspace Magazine
Four delegate passes
Available
Bronze (four per event)
Bronze sponsor acknowledgment and logo across print and digital materials for the event
2×3 m exhibition space
Half page advert in Airspace Magazine
Two delegate passes
Two Available
Registration Desk and Services  (one per event )                         
Exclusive branding of registration & help desk plus opportunity to place marketing material/play video in registration zone                                                  
Two delegate passes
Available
Event Lanyards  (one per event)                                                  
Exclusive branding of lanyards for delegate passes                                                                           
Two delegate passes
Lunch Sponsor (single day)
Exclusive branding of lunch area including video facility
Four free delegate passes 
Available
Coffee Sponsor (single day)                                   
Exclusive branding of Networking Break area area including video facility                            
Two free delegate passes
Available
Delegate Notebook                                           
Exclusive branding of notebook for event                   
Two free delegate passes
Available
Chair drop                                                          
Exclusive placement opportunity of marketing material or gifts for each delegate in main conference room                                                           
One free delegate pass
Translation Services                                           
Translation services between English and one other language
Three free delegate passes
Available
Exhibition Packages (varies with venue)
2mx 3m exhibition space with core furniture and branded backcloth
Two free delegate passes
Available

Registration

CANSO members are warmly invited to register for our conference using the form below.

Colleagues who work for the following Full CANSO Latin America and Caribbean Member organisations can attend for free.

  • COCESNA
  • CORPAC S.A.
  • DC-ANSP
  • DECEA
  • EANA S.E.
  • ECNA S.A.
  • ENAIRE
  • FAA ATO
  • IDAC
  • JCAA
  • lnstituto Nacional de Aeronautica Civil (INAC)
  • NAV Portugal
  • SENEAM
  • Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority

Colleagues who work for other Full CANSO Members (ANSPs) can attend for a fee of EUR 595.

Colleagues who work for CANSO Associate Gold Members can attend for a fee of EUR 595.

Colleagues who work for CANSO Academia and Research Members can attend for a fee of EUR 595.

Colleagues who work for CANSO Associate Silver Members can attend for a fee of EUR 760.

To check your Associate Member status please see our CANSO Membership Directory

You are cordially invited to complete your registration here.

Event Details

2 – 4 December 2024

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

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Delegates

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Contact us

For all CANSO events information please contact:

CANSO Events
Tel: +31 (0)23 568 5390
Email: events@canso.org

Interested in sponsorship or exhibition space at this event?
Please contact: Sales@CANSO.org

 

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