3: 30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by
4:00 p.m. – 5: 30 p.m.
Making it Real: Challenges to Implementing NextGen
at a Metroplex
What will it take to implement the Task Force-recommended
capabilities in a complex Metroplex location? The session
will begin with a presentation of an exemplary suite of
operational capabilities, and follow with a discussion among
key stakeholders about the challenges and potential risk
mitigation strategies to ensure successful implementation.
Moderator: Lillian Ryals, Director, System Operations, Safety
and Performance, The MITRE Corporation
Speakers: Bruce DeCleene, Manager, Avionics Systems,
Federal Aviation Administration
Capt. Mary McMillan, VP, Safety and Environmental
Division, CSSI, Inc.
Chris Oswald, VP, Safety and Technology,
Airports Council International – North America
Elizabeth Lynn Ray, Director, Airspace &
Aeronautical Information Management,
Federal Aviation Administration
Capt. Ken Speir, Chief Pilot, Atlanta, Delta Air Lines
Capt. Rip Torn, Air Traffic Services Group
Chairman, Air Line Pilots Association
Dale Wright, Director Safety and Technology,
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
5: 30 p.m. – 7: 30 p.m.
Industry Cocktail Reception
Sponsored by
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
7: 30 a.m. – 8: 30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by
8: 30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Introduction: Margaret Jenny, President, RTCA, Inc.
8:40 a.m. – 10: 15 a.m.
NextGen: Building the Business Case
This session will include a presentation of the RTCA
Dashboard and follow with a discussion on topics including
using analysis to drive the implementation; improving the
business case by using ;nancial and other incentives; and
maintaining commitments by keeping a positive business case.
Moderator: Kirk Rummel, Managing Director of
Finance-Operations, Continental Airlines
Speakers: Carl Burelson, Acting Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Policy, Planning and Environment,
Federal Aviation Administration
Gene Juba, SVP, Finance,
Federal Aviation Administration
Debby Kirkman, Senior Principal Engineer,
The MITRE Corporation
Fred Messina, Executive Advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton
Melissa Rudinger, SVP, Government Affairs,
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
10: 15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Networking Break
Sponsored by
10:45 a.m. – 12: 15 p.m.
Policy and Political Implications of
NextGen Implementation
This session will feature a panel discussion on a wide range of
topics including economic forecast and aviation demand; FAA
Reauthorization and NextGen; NextGen funding; NextGen
incentives; aviation security; streamlining implementation;
safety and environmental processes.
Moderator: Sam Whitehorn, Executive VP, McBee Strategic
Speakers: Edward Bolen, Chairman, RTCA, Inc.
and President & CEO, National Business
Aviation Association
Gerald Dillingham, Director of Civil Aviation
Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Margaret Gilligan, Associate Administrator for
Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration
Giles Giovinazzi, Staff Director, House Aviation
Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives
Matt Hampton, Deputy Assistant Inspector
General, Department of Transportation
Hank Krakowski, COO, Air Traffic Organization,
Federal Aviation Administration
Gael Sullivan, Democratic Professional Staff
Member, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation
Operations, Safety and Security
12: 15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
