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Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety

ASIA PACIFIC SUMMIT FOR AVIATION SAFETY

March 22-24, 2023 | Singapore

Speakers

SPEAKERS

DAY 1 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
 
Stephen Creamer
Director, Air Navigation Bureau
International Civil Aviation Organization

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Stephen P. Creamer
Director, Air Navigation Bureau, International Civil Aviation Organization

***COMING SOON***

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Christopher Hart Keynote Speaker
DAY 2 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
 
Christopher Hart
Former Chairman of the
United States National Transportation Safety Board

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Christopher Hart
Former Chairman of the United States National Transportation Safety Board

***COMING SOON***

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Patrick Ky Keynote Speaker
DAY 3 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
 
Patrick Ky
Executive Director
European Union Aviation Safety Agency
 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Patrick Ky
Executive Director
European Union Aviation Safety Agency

Patrick Ky is Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Since 2013, his mission has been to establish and maintain a robust and safe European aviation system for the traveling public.

Mr. Ky has over 30 years of experience in Civil Aviation. Before joining EASA, he was in charge of SESAR, the single European sky digitalization programme. He also held various positions in the French Civil Aviation Authority, EUROCONTROL and the European Commission.

A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and the Civil Aviation Engineering School in France, he holds postgraduate degrees in economics from the University of Toulouse and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Capt. Adrian Abraham

Regional Safety Director, South-East Asia, Airbus

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Capt. Adrian Abraham

Captain Adrian Abraham is the Airbus Regional Safety Director for South East Asia. He was previously Head of Regulatory Compliance at AirAsia and before that, Head of Safety Investigations at Malaysia Airlines.

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Ajay Mishra

Vice President, Quality, Safety, Sustainability, Risk & Lean, Singapore Aero Engine Services Pte Ltd.

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Ajay Mishra
Vice President, Quality, Safety, Sustainability, Risk & Lean, Singapore Aero Engine Services Pte Ltd.

A passionate, high-performing professional with 25+ years of operations, business units and corporate experience in various sectors with 8 years in public service, 2 years in Small Medium Enterprises, 8 years in US based MNC, 7 years in a Singapore based SGX listed MNC.

  • Diversified industry experience in construction, facilities management including major upgrading works, aviation including maintenance/repair of aircraft engines to airport management, food manufacturing, supply chain, airfreight terminals including temperature sensitive cargo handling, cruise terminal services.
  • Active participant in several industry committees to share my expertise to progress the industry and community programs. Have also presented in conferences to share best practices for industry adoption.
  • Expertise in QEHS, Compliance management, Enterprise risk, Fraud risk, Organizational resilience, business continuity, crisis/incident management and management system audits. A track record of turning around performance through people, process, technology and systems approach.
  • Able to connect and collaborate with all levels of organization and always looking to simplify programs to follow the spirit of the regulations before rollout and articulating the nuances to the senior management and board of directors.
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Akbar Sultan

Airspace Operations and Safety Program Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

AP-SAS 2023 Speaker Bio

Akbar Sultan

Airspace Operations and Safety Program Director, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

***COMING SOON***

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Al Madar

Vice President Operational Safety & Strategy and Deputy Chief Aerospace Safety Officer, The Boeing Company

AP-SAS 2023 Speaker Bio

Al Madar

Vice President Operational Safety & Strategy and Deputy Chief Aerospace Safety Officer, The Boeing Company

Al Madar is vice president of Operational Safety & Strategy and Deputy Chief Aerospace Safety Officer. In this role, Madar leads common actions for our Boeing safety culture, Safety Management System, and Global Aviation Safety work; and interface with regulators and military customers to ensure alignment and effectiveness of our collective efforts across the Chief Aerospace Safety Office.

Prior to his current role, Madar was the vice president of Enterprise Safety Management System. In this role, Madar was responsible for all elements of Boeing’s Safety Management System, including: the establishment of common policies and processes to which all employees are accountable; application of metrics and predictive analysis; and integrated plans for all business units in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) criteria.

Previously, Madar was the managing director of Operations Safety and Compliance at American Airlines where he oversaw American’s operational safety programs. During his career at American, he served in various leadership positions in Systems Operations Control, Flight Operations, Flight Training and Standards, as well as crew security following 9/11. He also served in flying positions including 727 captain, and captain, check airman and FAA designee on the 757/767.

Prior to joining American, Madar spent 21 years in the Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard flying F-100, F-105, F-4 and F-16 aircraft. Earlier in his career, he served as a pilot and attorney for Braniff Airlines.

Madar is the former industry chair of the FAA Safety Management System Aviation Rule Making Committee and past chair of the oneworld Safety Group. He also served as chairman of the Airlines for America Safety Council, as well as chairman of the International Air Transport Association Safety Group. As Madar joins Boeing, he leaves his role as the industry chair of the FAA Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing System (ASIAS) as well as his membership on the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) executive steering committee.

Madar holds a Juris Doctor from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

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Alan Foo

Senior Director (Safety Regulation Group), Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

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Alan Foo

Senior Director (Safety Regulation Group), Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

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Capt. Andrew Lim

Director Training Performance, CAE

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Capt. Andrew Lim

Director Training Performance, CAE

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Blair Cowles

Regional Director, Safety and Flight Operations APAC
International Air Transport Association

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Blair Cowles

Regional Director, Safety and Flight Operations APAC, IATA

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Charles Sih

Divisional Vice President, Safety, Security & Quality
Singapore Airlines

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Charles Sih

Divisional Vice President, Safety, Security & Quality, Singapore Airlines

Charles Sih is currently the Divisional Vice President of Safety, Security and Quality for Singapore Airlines. He has been involved in the transformation of the safety management of the company from a Safety I to Safety II approach. He also promoted the digitization of the safety processes of the company including data analytics.

Before this he served 28 years in the Republic of Singapore Air Force as a pilot and in various command and staff positions. His last appointment in the Air Force was Chief of Staff (Air Staff).

He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Hons) Degree and Master of Business Administration.

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Dr. Chong Chun Hon

Chairman Civil Aviation Medical Board (CAMB)
CAAS

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Chong Chun Hon

Chairman Civil Aviation Medical Board (CAMB), CAAS

*** COMING SOON ***

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Chris Carter

Director, Asia Pacific Region Federal Aviation Administration

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Chris Carter

Director, Asia Pacific Region Federal Aviation Administration

Chris Carter has served as the Director of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Asia-Pacific Region, located in Singapore, since June 2021. In this role, Carter provides leadership and promotes US interests advancing civil aviation safety and efficiency in the Asia-Pacific Region. He leads a staff of twenty people located in offices in Beijing, New Delhi and Tokyo as well as Singapore and Washington, DC. His office acts as liaison to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Air Transportation Working Group, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Aviation Experts Group, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Prior to this appointment, Carter served as the Deputy Executive Director for Strategic Initiatives in the Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) of the FAA’s Aviation Safety (AVS) Line of Business. In that role, he oversaw a transformation of AIR that included a complete reorganization of a workforce of 1,300 employees as well as an improvement in the aircraft certification process. He also collaborated with industry stakeholders, international regulators and across AVS to more fully integrate the certification and operational aspects of an aircraft lifecycle.

Carter joined the FAA in 2004 as a manager in the Aircraft Engineering Division. Prior to joining the FAA, He spent 18 years in the aviation industry, starting as an aircraft technician in the UK. After earning his engineering degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), he worked as an engineer and a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) for several years. He has held various management positions in the aircraft modification and interior completions sector of the industry where he managed programs; negotiated supplier agreements and oversaw regulatory and safety compliance. Carter also holds an MBA from Webster University and a Professional Engineers License.

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Chris Murray

Head of Airline Digital Collaboration, Rolls Royce

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Chris Murray

Head of Airline Digital Collaboration, Rolls Royce

Leading a data innovation team in Singapore to collaborate with our customers by pioneering the use of design thinking, data science, cloud computing to support better decision making across airline operations.

After graduating as a mathematical engineer I started developing high integrity software for Reactor Protection, Aircraft Fuel and Train Auto-Pilot systems.

I then moved onto develop the maintenance planning tool sets supporting aero engine maintenance today.

My curiosity grew for the connection between data and business dynamics, first developing a maintenance plan disruption forecast, then delivering improvements to spare parts demand forecasting and inventory management systems.

I then moved onto consulting within business development focusing on the connection between sales and operational improvements to digital services in Civil Aerospace.

Since starting in Singapore I have built a successful digital innovation team integrating Airline Safety, Efficiency and Maintenance capability.

My passion is in finding the most open and flexible way to collaborate to quickly produce integrated solutions that work with airline operators to achieve their goals.

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Christine Zylawski

Christine Zylawski

Head of Regulatory Compliance | MLOSA/SMS Expert
Air France

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Christine Zylawski 

Head of Regulatory Compliance | MLOSA/SMS Expert, Air France

Christine has been in the aviation industry for 26 years. Christine’s experience in aviation business includes aircraft maintenance engineering, risk management, safety investigation, safety promotion, IOSA oversight, Maintenance LOSA PMO, SMS/Human factors training and lectures. 

She holds a Master’s degree in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Business Management Administration degree (Montpellier Business School) and she was awarded Fellow Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Today, as a Head of Regulatory Compliance, she is responsible for organizing & maintaining effective management systems to satisfy aircraft maintenance business growth and regulatory requirements, Christine is actively involved in developing initiatives and solutions to promote safety culture and regulatory compliance.

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Danny C. Ho

Chief Executive Vice President
EVA AIR

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Danny C. Ho 

Chief Executive Vice President, EVA AIR

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Duangtawan Pinpimai

Manager, Safety Management Department
AEROTHAI

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Duangtawan Pinpimai

Manager, Safety Management Department, AEROTHAI

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Capt. Dr. Eugene Antoni

Divisional Vice-President, Technical and Regulatory Projects
Singapore Airlines

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Capt. Dr. Eugene Antoni

Divisional Vice-President, Technical and Regulatory Projects, Singapore Airlines

Capt. Dr. Eugene C. Antoni is the current Divisional Vice President for Technical Regulatory and Projects at SIA. He has been in SIA since 1987 and has flown the A310, A320, B757, B777, B787, B744 and A350. He commenced his management tenure in 2003 as the Flight Ops Safety manager and was as Accredited Accident Investigator prior. In 2012 he was seconded to Tiger Air as the Director of Flight Ops. In 2016, Eugene led the FLT OPS integration of Tigerair and Scoot as the SVP Flight Ops for Scoot. Upon his de-secondment back to SIA in 2018 he was appointed as Chief Pilot B787 thence Chief Pilot of Training and Chief Pilot of A350 prior to being promoted to Divisional Vice President Line Ops. He has a total 17000 hours and is currently an examiner and flight instructor on the A350 as well. He holds a PhD in Conflict Management together with a Master’s of Science in Air Transport Management and a Master’s of Theology. In addition, he is also an Aviation Safety Graduate from USC and holds an Executive Coaching Certificate from Insead. He will take on the appointment of Ag Senior Vice President Flight Operations at end March 2023.

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Han Kok Juan

Director-General
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Han Kok Juan

Director-General, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

Han Kok Juan is a HKMAAL accredited mediator (general & family) and has mediated more than 400 cases since April 2010. Han has been named as “one of the world’s leading commercial mediators” by Who’s Who Legal: Mediation 2015 and 2016. He is a certified mediator of SIMI and is a panel mediator of SIMC.

Han is active in mediation training. He is a lead trainer in HKMAAL accredited general mediation courses. He is also a HKMAAL assessor. Han speaks at various mediation seminars and workshops both in Hong Kong and overseas. Among other publications, he is the author of “What are the legal concerns when mediating internationally?”, Chapter 4 of Asia Mediation Handbook, Sweet & Maxwell 2015.

Academically, Han is an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Law at HKU and teaches mediation for its LLM programme. He is also an adjunct professor at HKSYU. He trains healthcare professionals on communication skills in the capacity as adjunct assistant professor of the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine at CUHK.

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Hassan Shahidi

President and CEO
Flight Safety Foundation

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Hassan Shahidi

President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation

Dr. Hassan Shahidi is the President and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation, where he leads a global campaign to improve aviation safety. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as a Director at MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, where he led research and engineering relating to aviation safety, drone and commercial space operational integration. He directed the Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) capability development, a government-industry safety data sharing partnership, he helped launch in 2007. He extended the concept of safety data sharing to Asia Pacific, dubbed AP-Share, in partnership with the Flight Safety Foundation. Dr. Shahidi has over 35 years of experience in applying systems engineering and data analytics to advance air traffic control in the U.S. and around the world. He led a number of air traffic modernization initiatives including performance-based navigation (PBN), airspace design analytics, traffic flow management, and terminal automation concepts. Prior to MITRE, Dr. Shahidi led a number of initiatives in the 1980s as part of the Martin Marietta air traffic modernization program. He holds a private pilot license. Dr. Shahidi is a recipient of various industry awards, including RTCA Outstanding Achievement Award. He holds a bachelor and master in international economic and studies, a master in systems engineering and operations research, and a doctorate in engineering management.

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Capt. Ian Cheng

Senior Vice-President Flight Operations
Scoot

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Capt. Ian Cheng

Senior Vice-President Flight Operations, Scoot

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Jaffar Hassan

Regional Vice President
International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Association

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Jaffar Hasan

Regional Vice President International Federation, Air Line Pilots’ Association

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James Toye

Head of Line Operations
Cathay Pacific Airways

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

James Toye

Head of Line Operations, Cathay Pacific Airways

An accomplished, innovative, and detail-oriented aviation industry leader with over 25 years of significant leadership experience in aviation management, systems design, manuals and procedures, training and checking, aviation compliance, and quality.

Beginning my career in 1996, I started my own aviation company Southern Air Charter which was a successful charter company with many government contracts specializing in passenger charter and freight operations throughout South Eastern Australia. I subsequently went on to be the Chief Pilot for Great Western Airlines and Ad-Astral Aviation Services. I am also a Lead Auditor of the IATA International Operational Safety Audit and the Chairman of the IATA Flight Operations, Operational Control and Dispatch Technical Group.
Currently working for Cathay Pacific Airways providing expert business transformation services and cutting-edge strategic solutions while maintaining an uncompromising focus on high-quality standards and bottom-line profit improvements.

I work directly with a wide variety of global audit program stakeholders which include IATA, operators, and service providers which has allowed me to gain a unique level of expert experience in providing confidential, objective, and independent aviation safety audits that address and evaluate the operator’s conformity with FAA, ICAO and International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit Standards (IOSA), International Standards Business Aircraft safety audits, regulatory compliance, policies, procedures and safety practices.
I have the hiker’s mindset of “leave it better than you found it” inspiring my approach at work, whether it’s people, processes, or the organization as a whole. I nerd out on process improvements, how I can do things better, and have strong feelings about new technologies. I love my job the most when I get to take on challenges that allow me to learn and grow, and when I’m supporting people and teams to do their best work.

A results-driven and passionate individual, who is skilled in developing relationships that empower colleagues by building confidence and competence to achieve better performance. My success to date has been driven by a very strong service philosophy based on integrity, competence, understanding, and a responsive operational style.

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Jason Bok

Vice President, Head Quality & Safety at ST Engineering Aerospace

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Jason Bok

Vice President, Head Quality & Safety at ST Engineering Aerospace

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Lacey Pittman

Lacey Pittman

Vice President, Global Aerospace Safety Initiative
The Boeing Company

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Lacey Pittman

Vice President, Global Aerospace Safety Initiative, The Boeing Company

Global Aerospace Safety Lacey Pittman is the vice president of Global Aerospace Safety Initiatives (GASI) at The Boeing Company.  In this newly-formed role, Pittman collaborates with Boeing and industry stakeholders and leads an Integrated Product Team to improve aerospace safety through several key initiatives.

These initiatives include partnering with airline customers to ensure delivery and operational readiness, improving training standards and harmonizing regulatory training guidance, maturing Global Engagement Pilot efforts, and working with Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Test & Evaluation to define horizons for future design of airplanes and airspace.

Pittman has more than 20 years of flight operational experience.  Before joining Boeing, Pittman was responsible for Air Safety and Operations at Amazon Air, including the operations technology portfolio and leadership of the global network operations center.  Prior to that Pittman was managing director of System Operations Control and Safety at Horizon Air, leading the implementation of the airline’s Safety Management System.

Pittman began her aviation career as a pilot for AirServ International, working under contract with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide aid and relief to developing countries throughout West Africa.  She later joined the organization’s Board of Directors.  Currently, she is chair of the board of directors safety committee at Mission Aviation   Fellowship, a not-for-profit global aviation organization.  Pittman maintains a type rating for the Q400 and has   accumulated more than 3,500 hours of flying time.  She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Trinity Western University and a   Master’s in Business Administration from Walden University.

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Lam Lim Seng

Deputy Head Air Navigation Service Safety & Security
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Lam Lim Seng

Deputy Head Air Navigation Service Safety & Security, CAAS

Lam Seng joined the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) as an Air Traffic Control Officer (ATCO) in 1992. He is trained in aerodrome control (Changi) and approach control service. Having acquired the knowledge and experience in the provision of air traffic services, Lam Seng was posted to the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) as an ATS Instructor from 2005 to 2006, and was responsible for planning and conducting aerodrome control and approach control courses for ATCOs.

He was subsequently posted to Changi Tower as a project officer, assisting the Chief Chang Tower in the management of air traffic operations. He assumed the role of Chief Changi Tower in 2011. He joined the Aerodrome and Air Navigation Services Regulation (AAR) Division of CAAS in 2014 and is responsible for the safety oversight of the air navigation services in the Singapore Flight Information Region.

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LUC TYTGAT

Luc Tytgat

Director, Strategy and Safety Management Directorate
EASA

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Luc Tytgat

Director, Strategy and Safety Management Directorate, EASA

Luc Tytgat is since 1st January 2015 Director of the Strategy and Safety Management Directorate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Luc Tytgat is in charge of raising safety intelligence as one of EASA’s key priorities and developing a better and more agile regulatory framework. Luc Tytgat’s responsibilities also include the key strategic challenges faced by the sector such as sustainable aviation and the emerging risks (cybersecurity, conflict zones, health). Prior to EASA, Luc Tytgat was the Director of the Pan-European Single Sky Directorate at Eurocontrol since 2011, after having worked for 20 years in the field of air transport and space at the European Commission and 10 years in the Belgian Air Force. Luc Tytgat also has a significant experience when dealing with matters related to the European Commission. Luc Tytgat also initiated the GALILEO programme and established the EU competence in the space policy sector.

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Maggie J. Ma

Maggie J. Ma, Ph.D., CHFP

Technical Fellow, Customer Support
Boeing Commercial Airplanes

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Maggie J. Ma, Ph.D., CHFP

Technical Fellow | Customer Support, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Dr. Maggie Ma is an enthusiastic technical leader with a clear vision and a track record of successfully applying human factors knowledge and skills to improve aviation safety and transform aircraft maintenance operations through innovations using immersive technologies. 

Maggie is a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP) and a Boeing Technical Fellow specializing in maintenance human factors. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering/Human Factors Engineering in 2005 from State University of New York at Buffalo. Maggie joined The Boeing Company in January 2012. She was selected as an Associate Technical Fellow in 2017, and then promoted to the Technical Fellow rank in 2022. Maggie has: 

  • Substantial experience in developing various safety programs (e.g., reactive, proactive, and predictive) through working closely with airlines, manufacturers, maintenance organizations, ground service providers, regulatory agencies around the world.
  • Substantial experience in applying human-center design methodology to design, develop, and evaluate a variety of systems and applications (e.g., Mixed Reality wearables, tablets, smart phones, web-based, portal/intranet).
  • A proven record of leading multidisciplinary teams and working with people at all levels of the organization and across various cultures.
  • Authored over 70 technical publications, chaired technical sessions, and frequently spoken at aviation safety conferences and seminars.
  • Has professional industrial and systems engineering training in workplace and process optimization.

Maggie and her former lead, Dr. Bill Rankin received the Engineering Team of the Year Award for Boeing Commercial Aviation Services in February 2013. Maggie received the Boeing Service Culture Excellence Award in June 2018. Previously, Maggie was a faculty member of Aviation Science at Saint Louis University and also worked as a senior usability consultant at Perficient Inc. She was an Amelia Earhart Fellow 2004-05.

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Mark Millam

Director Technical Programs and Events
Flight Safety Foundation

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Mark Millam

Director Technical Programs and Events, Flight Safety Foundation

Mark has been involved on the technical side of the Airline Industry for over 30 years. His education and technical skills were put into motion after graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota.

He began his professional career with Republic Airlines as a Systems Engineer and then has gone on to hold several technical management positions within the Maintenance side of the Airline including overall Reliability, Powerplant Engineering and Chief Engineer at Northwest Airlines.

Finding the best performance in a highly complex organization is one of Mark’s key interests. Pushing the envelope for Safety has been his main interest since 2005 when he has held safety leadership roles in safety at major U.S. airlines, regional airlines and the Washington DC based Airlines for America. Mark has been with the Flight Safety Foundation for the past 7 years working various projects to provide advice to the worlds efforts to on safety data collection and processing systems and content for the Foundation's seminars and conferences through its advisory committees.

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Mitch Fox

Director
Flight Safety Foundation

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Mitch Fox

Director, Flight Safety Foundation

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Pete McCarthy

Head of Group Human Factors
Cathay Pacific Airways

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Pete McCarthy

Head of Group Human Factors, Cathay Pacific Airways

Head of Group Human Factors for Cathay Pacific Airways Group, I am responsible for establishing and maintaining our Human Factors programme as part of the airline group Safety Management System. Looking to apply modern systems thinking and system safety principles to all Human Factors activities across the group.

A professional and proven helicopter pilot and air accident investigator, with a proud reputation for delivering excellent, worthwhile Human Factors and Accident Investigation training. Highly motivated. As a Senior lecturer at Cranfield University, my role involved research and teaching with regard to Human Factors and Accident Investigation/serious incident investigation. The area of research I continue to be most engaged with is understanding human performance in complex socio-technical systems.

Passionate about aviation psychology and Human Factors, I am a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University, Member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS) and an accredited Human Factors specialist with the European Association of Aviation Psychology.

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Dzung Pham

Chairman
Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Dzung Pham

Chairman, Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation

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Capt Priya Doobaree

Capt. Priya Doobaree

Technical Officer
International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Capt. Priya Doobaree

Technical Officer, International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations

My aviation career started in 1998, I trained as an abinitio in France EPAG/IAAG for 2 years. My first assignment was piloting the ATR42/72 for Air Mauritius; I then progressed to flying as a First Officer on the Airbus 330/340. 

Even as a junior pilot, I possessed a keen interest in the Human Factors domain leading me to join the Human Factors team. My desire to expand my horizons led me to relocate to Singapore where I worked for Jetstar Asia, a subsidiary of Qantas. I received my Command on the Airbus 320 in 2012. 

Concurrently, I also opted to resume my university studies, which had been interrupted by my selection into the Air Mauritius cadet programme. While juggling the demands of being an aviator, I completed my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Murdoch University. Subsequently I completed my Masters in Organisational Psychology from Birkbeck College, University of London. One of my favorite modules was on Safety and Accident Investigation, which I found very relevant to my role at work. In 2021, EAAP accredited me as an Aviation Psychologist on account of my academic qualifications and volunteer work. During the pandemic, I helped set up and oversee a peer-support program for my pilot union.

I returned to Air Mauritius where I am now a Captain on the A330. During my 2 years of COVID furlough, I completed a diploma in coaching and an MBA in International Business with IAE, the Sorbonne Business School. This enabled me to work on my business and leadership skills as well as establishing a coaching business. 

My interest in mentoring younger pilots and improving pilot mental health, has led me to volunteer at Resilient Pilot as a mentor/coach and CBTI. I also design and deliver course for them. 

I recently graduated from the 99s Professional Pilot Leadership Initiative program and have enjoyed sharing experiences and learning from the other pilots. I feel that the power of community and mentoring is one of the most powerful methods of encouraging more pilots, especially female, to join commercial aviation. 

In January 2022, I was recruited to join the International Federation of Airline Pilots’-IFALPA’s technical and standards team in a permanent role as Technical Officer. My main responsibility is acting as representative to ICAO on the Air Navigation Commission as a Permanent Industry Observer.

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Quay Snyder

Quay Snyder, MD, MSPH

President/CEO
Virtual Flight Surgeons

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Quay Snyder, MD, MSPH

President/CEO, Virtual Flight Surgeons

Dr. Quay Snyder is President/CEO of Virtual Flight Surgeons, [Aviation Medicine Advisory Service] providing medical certification and aviation safety guidance for pilot and air traffic controller unions as well as business and general aviation pilots. Dr. Snyder has been the Air Line Pilots Association, International Aeromedical Advisor since 2010, after serving as Associate Aeromedical Advisor since 1994. Since 2015, he has served as the FAA / ALPA HIMS Program Manager and has over 20 years’ experience sponsoring and monitoring substance addicted pilots.

Quay holds board certification in Aerospace Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Family Practice and Occupational Medicine. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Duke University School of Medicine and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He served in the USAF, USAF Reserve and Colorado Air National Guard for 25 years as a flight surgeon, glider instructor pilot and in leadership roles.

Dr. Snyder is active in many aviation safety committees and organizations, both nationally and internationally. He is an AsMA Fellow and member of several of AsMA’s Constituent and Affiliate organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine and on the Board of Trustees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame from 2014-2020. He has chaired the National Business Aviation Associations Safety Committee’s Fitness for Duty Working Group and served on both the medical expert group for the FAA’s Pilot Fitness Aviation Rulemaking Committee

and co-chairs AsMA’s Pilot Mental Health Working Group. Dr. Snyder also serves on several ICAO working groups including Problematic Use of Psychoactive Substances (PUPS), Mental Health, Medical Certification and Standards and CAPSCA. He is a member of the Flight Safety Foundation’s Business Advisory Council and is on the faculty of the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering in the Aviation Safety and Security Program.

Dr. Snyder has been an FAA Certified Flight Instructor (Gold Seal) since 1975 and actively serves as a Designated Pilot Examiner since 1998 and FAA Safety Team representative since 2003. He received the Soaring Society of America’s World Distance Award for 40,000 km (Earth’s circumference) of solo cross-country flight in his ASK-24B glider. He is also active in triathlons qualifying for the 2016, 2020 and 2022 Ironman Hawaii World Championships and in 2020, qualified for the International Triathlon Union’s World Championships representing Team USA in every triathlon distance from sprint to long course as an age group amateur.

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Ray German

Team Manager, Runway Safety, Eastern Service Area and Northwest Mountain and Alaska Regions
Federal Aviation Administration

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Ray German

Team Manager, Runway Safety, Eastern Service Area and Northwest Mountain and Alaska Regions, Federal Aviation Administration

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S. Iswaran

Minister for Transport & Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations

AP-SAS 2023 Speaker Bio

 
S. Iswaran
 
Minister for Transport & Minister-in-Charge, Trade Relation

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Sekpong Suksamrarn

Air Traffic Control Manager (Safety and Standards), Hat Yai Air Traffic Control Center
AEROTHAI

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Sekpong Suksamrarn

Air Traffic Control Manager (Safety and Standards), Hat Yai Air Traffic Control Center, AEROTHAI

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Scott Proudfoot

Runway Safety Programme Manager
Federal Aviation Administration

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Scott Proudfoot

Runway Safety Programme Manager, FAA

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Capt. Shai Gill

Capt. Shai Gill

COO and Accountable Manager
Challenge Airlines IL, Tel Aviv

Governor, Flight Safety Foundation 

AP-SAS 2023 SPEAKER

Capt. Shai Gill

COO and Accountable Manager, Challenge Airlines IL, Tel Aviv
Governor, Flight Safety Foundation, Washington, DC

Shai is the accountable manager for Challenge Airlines IL, the Israeli arm of the Challenge Group. Shai is part of the group's senior management and played a key role in founding the Challenge Group, which now includes 3 airlines, a maintenance organization, logistics, commercial and leasing arms, and a huge European logistical hub.

Shai also serves on the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation.

Shai's past roles include restoring IASA category 1 status for the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel, as well as various flight operations and training management positions both in Israel and internationally.

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Sia Kheng Yok

Chief Executive Association
Aerospace Industries (Singapore)

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Sia Kheng Yok

Chief Executive Association, Aerospace Industries (Singapore)

Mr. Sia is the Chief Executive of the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore), a not-for-profit corporate membership organization representing the Aerospace industry in Singapore.

Sia serves on the Advisory Boards of the Singapore Institute of Aerospace Engineers and the Singapore Space and Technology Association. He is also a senior member of the Institution of Engineers, sitting on the Aerospace Engineering Technical Committee.

Before joining the Association, Sia worked at the Singapore Economic Development Board (1993-2016), the lead government agency for planning and executing strategies that shape the future of Singapore’s economy. He was responsible for the planning and initial implementation of Seletar Aerospace Park, the establishment of the Singapore Airshow, and other infrastructure projects. He also served as Director for the Aerospace research programme at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (2011-12).

Sia holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore and a Masters degree in Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University.

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SL Wong

Director of Technical & Administrative Affairs
Airports Council International Asia-Pacific

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SL Wong
 
Director of Technical & Administrative Affairs, Airports Council International Asia-Pacific

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Subhas Menon

Director-General
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines

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Subhas Menon

Director-General, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)

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Tan Lye Teck

Tan Lye Teck

Executive Vice President, Safety & Security
Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd

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Tan Lye Teck

Executive Vice President, Safety & Security, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Lye Teck oversees CAG’s safety and security functions including airport safety, aviation & airport security, airport rescue & fire fighting and cybersecurity.

He was previously EVP, Airport Management in the Changi Airport Group (CAG) until December 2022. Before CAG, he was in the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, performing various technical and management roles including in air traffic management, IT, air cargo, airworthiness & flight operations, safety investigations, airport management, commercial and airport development. He was Deputy DG of CAAS before joining CAG when it was formed in July 2009.

Lye Teck has an aeronautical engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC), France, and a master’s degree in management from Stanford University.

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Tzvetomir Blajev

Tzvetomir Blajev

Director, Europe and Global Operational Safety
Flight Safety Foundation

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Tzvetomir Blajev

Director, Europe and Global Operational Safety, Flight Safety Foundation

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Capt. Victor Liu

Director-General
Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department

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Capt. Victor Liu

Director-General, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HK CAD)

Captain Victor Liu has over 30 years of aviation experiences. Before taking up the DGCA position, he has held different senior management positions in various technical divisions of the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department. Victor is currently the Chairman of the ICAO Asia Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Group.

Victor graduated from the University of Hong Kong. He also holds a Specialized Master Degree in Aviation Safety (Aircraft Airworthiness) from the Ecole Nationale de l’ Aviation Civile, France.

He is a professional pilot with experiences in scheduled airlines, business charter as well as search and rescue operations. He is also a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers.

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