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ICNS 2023 Agenda

Time (EDT) Tues., 18 April Weds., 19 April Thurs., 20 April
7:00-8:30

Morning Social & Breakfast

Pre-program Messages
8:30 – 9:15

Plenary Program

8:30 – 8:40
Conference Welcome and Introductions
Aloke Roy & Tom Redling, Conference General Co-chairs

Opening Keynote: “Beyond NextGen”

8:40 – 9:15

Paul Fontaine, Acting Assistant Administrator for NextGen, FAA

Keynote: “Artificial Intelligence for Aviation”

8:40 – 9:15

Justin Taylor, Vice President,
Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center

Plenary V: Position, Navigation, and Timing

9:00 – 10:10

Co-chairs:

Mitch Narins, Principal Consultant, Strategic Synergies, LLC

Ludovic Aron, U.S.A Representative, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Panelists:

Dr. Sherman Lo, Senior Research Engineer,
Stanford University, GPS Laboratory
“Providing Authentication for SBAS”

Michael Weiler, Group Leader,
FAA Spectrum Engineering Services, “Spectrum Engineering’s Impact on Aviation”

Dr. Okuary Osechas, Group Leader German Aerospace Center, DLR, “Improving Efficient Use of the L-Band Spectrum”

Plenary I: ICNS Accelerating Operational Change – Challenges & Opportunities

9:15 – 10:45

Co-chairs: 

Paul Bosman, Head of Infrastructure Division, Network Manager Directorate, EUROCONTROL

Dave Knorr, Division Manager, NextGen Systems Analysis, FAA

Panelists:

Chris Collings, Director of Business Development for Air Traffic Management Technology, L3Harris, “Operational Benefits of NextGen Data Comm”

Didier Delibes, Head of ATM Deployment, Airbus, “The Business Case Challenge for the OEM”

Dr. Martin Durbin, Operations Research Analyst, FAA, “Measured Benefits and Improvement Opportunities for CNS”

Plenary III: Future of ATM

9:15 – 10:30

Co-chairs:

Steve Bradford, Chief Scientist, NextGen, FAA

Luc Emberger, Communication and Surveillance Senior Expert, AIRBU.S.

Panelists:

Steve Bradford/Luc Emberger, “Future Connectivity for Aviation”

Greg Saccone, Technical Fellow, Airspace Operational Efficiency, Boeing, “Transition to Trajectory-based Operations”

Stephen Van Trees, Senior Engineer, Comm. & Surv. Technologies, FAA Aviation Safety – Aircraft Certification Service, “Certification Perspective on Hyper Connected Aircraft”

Paul Bosman, Head of Infrastructure Division, Network Manager Directorate, EUROCONTROL, “European Air-Ground Datacom Way Forward”
9:15 – 11:00
Social & Coffee Break
10:30 – 10:50		 Social & Coffee Break
10:10 – 10:30
Social & Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:00

Plenary IV: The Role of Information Centricity in the Future of ATM

10:50 – 12:00

Co-chairs:

Dr. Stéphane Mondoloni, Chief Engineer, NAS Vision and Research, MITRE

Dr. Parimal Kopardekar, Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI)

Panelists:

Jon Jenkins, Senior Director for FMS and Flight Controls products, Honeywell, “Cloud-based FMS”

Paul Hoyt Nelson, Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Aeronautics Research Mission, NASA, “Security”

Brandon Suarez, Vice President of
UAS Integration Reliable Robotics, “Digital Flight”

Workshop: Minimum Viable ICNS Infrastructure (MVII) for Statewide Support for UAS and AAM Operations

10:30 – 11:45

Moderator:

Dr. Lance Sherry, Center for Air Transportation Research, George Mason University

View full details at the Workshop Overview
11:00 – 12:00

Plenary II: ATM and Third-Party Service Providers for AAM – Urban Air Mobility and Regional Air Mobility

11:00 – 12:00

Chair

Brandon Suarez, Vice President of UAS Integration, Reliable Robotics

Panelists:

Fabrice Kunzi, COO, SkyGrid, “The Role of Third Party Services Providers in AAM” [U.S. UAM/RAM]

Tamara Casey, President, Aura Network Systems, “Perspectives of a C2 Link Communication Service Provider” [U.S. Service Provider]

Usmaan Javed, RPAS Technical Officer, Air Navigation Bureau (ICAO), “ICAO’s Role in Global Harmonization of AAM” [ICAO AAM SG Rep.]

Awards Ceremonies

Presentation of Best Paper Awards

11:45 – 12:00
12:00-13:00

Social & Lunch

12:00 – 13:00
Sponsor Commercials – Tuesday and Wednesday
13:00-17:30

Technical Program

13:00-17:30
Chaired by Prof. Dr. Ir. Erik Theunissen and Dr. Michael Schnell
Technical Program Overview

Technical Program Detail
17:30-19:30

Evening Programs

Sponsors & Exhibitors Reception with Dinner

17:30 – 18:30

Evening Networking Event with Dinner

Trivia Madness

17:30 – 19:30

  

Evening Keynote: 
“The Promise and Perils of AI and Autonomy in Aviation”

Dr. Missy Cummings, George Mason University

18:30 – 19:30