Securing the Skies: Aviation Security a Dozen Years after 9/11
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | Washington, DC

A one-day conference jointly sponsored by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l and Airlines for America that will highlight numerous, significant aviation security improvements and explore current challenges.

Agenda

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2013

5:30 PM – 7:30        MEET THE SPEAKERS RECEPTION
Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC 20036

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2013  

8:00 AM             REGISTRATION & COFFEE

8:30 – 8:50         OPENING REMARKS                 
Captain Lee Moak – President, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Nicholas E. Calio – President and CEO, Airlines for America    

8:50 – 9: 15        KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Honorable John Pistole – Administrator, Transportation Security Administration

9:15 – 10:30    CBP PRECLEARANCE—A SECURITY ENHANCEMENT OR AN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE TO FOREIGN AIRLINE OPERATORS?
Moderator:  Mr. Dan Elwell – Senior Vice President, Safety, Security and Operations, Airlines for America
Mr. Kevin McAleenan – Acting Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Borders Protection
Ms. Sharon Pinkerton – Senior VP, Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Airlines for America
Captain Douglas Ralph – Chairman, Investor Relations Committee and Member, Government Affairs Committee, Delta Air Lines MEC
Mr. Michael Kirlin – Legislative Director, Representative Patrick Meehan (R-PA)

10:30 – 11:00        BREAK        

11:00 – 12:15 PM    THE RISK-BASED SECURITY REVOLUTION AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC
Moderator:  Mr. Dan Elwell – Senior Vice President, Safety, Security and Operations, Airlines for America
Ms. Victoria Newhouse – Assistant Administrator for Risk Based Security, Transportation Security Administration
Captain Fred Eissler – Aviation Security Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l    
Mr. Michael W. McCormick – Executive Director and COO, Global Business Travel Association

12:15 – 1:30PM    KEYNOTE LUNCHEON
Ms. Tina Gabbrielli – Director, Air Domain Intelligence Integration Element, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

1:30 – 3:00    CYBER SECURITY—PROTECTING THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM FROM ELECTRONIC ATTACKS
Moderator:  Captain Sean Cassidy – First Vice President and National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l    
Mr. James E. Vasatka – Chief Engineer, Aviation Security, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Mr. Richard J. Kolko - Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Division, FBI
Mr. Peter Skaves – Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor, Advanced Avionics, Federal Aviation Administration

3:00 – 3:30        BREAK

3:30 – 4:45        FLIGHT SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
Moderator:  Captain Sean Cassidy – First Vice President and National Safety Coordinator, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l    
Mr. Dan Elwell – Senior Vice President, Safety, Security and Operations, Airlines for America    
First Officer Wolfgang Koch – Aviation Security Group, Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
Mr. Kent Jefferies – Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge – Aviation Programs Section, Federal Air Marshal Service

4:45 – 5:00       CLOSING
Mr. Dan Elwell – Senior Vice President, Safety, Security and Operations, Airlines for America   




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