ACES
Friday, Feb 24
MORNING SESSION – Pilot Well-being
10:30-11:00
«Airline pilot – the career you are dreaming of?»
Tobias Hinsch, Vereinigung Cockpit
11:00-11:30
«Hands-on insights on well-being in aviation»
Owen Sims, European Aviation Well-being Center, Senior Lecturer in Aviation Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Solent University, ex-pilot
11:30-11:50
«Resilience and performance of pilot despite the uncontrollable factors»
Denys Davydov, B737 Captain and famous aviation blogger from "PilotBlogDenys"
11:50-12:10
«Well-being: What happens when you neglect your own oxygen mask»
Bruna Mitraud, Pilot SAAM Insurance, International Development Manager
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
13:00-13:20
«Ryanair – a world of endless career opprotunities»
Mark Duffy, Deputy Director HR - Head of Tallent, Ryanair
13:20-13:40
«Aviation Sustainability Career Pathways»
Eva Maleviti, College of Aviation, Worldwide Campus, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
13:40-14:00
Fabian Mattern, Cargolux, B747-400/-8F Captain, TRI and Recruitment
14:00-14:20
«ACMI model: growing business and what it means for the pilots»
Monika Ostrauskiene, Head of Marketing and Communications, Avion Express
14:20-14:40
«I have finished my course. Now what?»
Salvador Costa Pereira, Chief Operation Officer and Head of Training
AFTERNOON SESSION – Pilot Recruitment
15:40-16:00
«The skills that pilots need to succeed at airline selections»
Michel Setzer, Airline Selection Programme
16:00-16:20
«Pilot Recruitment Trends»
Dean O’Sullivan, Operations Manager at Aero Professional
16:20-16:40
«The Future of Pilot Selection»
Dr. Jana Kagel, Head of EAQC Personality, and Steffen Illner, Head of Selection, Interpersonal
16:40-17:00
Questions and Answers
Saturday, Feb 25
MORNING SESSION – Future development
10:10-10:30
«Future pilot for future airlines»
Kay Wactelborn, CEO of Sky4u Aviation Service
10:30-10:50
«The value of efficient and effective communication in aviation»
Szymon Janicki, ICAO4U – aviation language
10:50-11:10
«Pilot training tools of the future»
Kenneth Jeppesen, CEO of FlightLogger
11:10-11:30
Questions and Answers
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
12:30-12:50
«Wizz Air: growth and sustainability hand in hand»
Nikki Janssen, Wizz Senior First Officer, part of Wizz Air’s Recruitment Assessor
12:50-13:10
«Xfly – The Superpower of airline growth»
Inese Sitko-Bulle, Head of Resource Strategy at Xfly
13:10-13:30
«Grow like there is no tomorrow!»
SmartLynx, Lasse Bay Hansen, Group Director Flight Operations
13:30-13:50
Air Astana presentation
speaker to be announced
AFTERNOON SESSION – No more stress
15:00-16:00
«PANEL DISCUSSION: SOPs to reduce the fatigue, stress, and burnout»
Owen Sims, European Aviation Well-being Center, Senior Lecturer in Aviation Senior Lecturer in Aviation, Solent University, ex-pilot
Aleksandra Kapela, Associate Aviation Psychologist, Symbiotics
Denys Davydov, B737 Captain and famous aviation blogger from "PilotBlogDenys"
Aleksandra Kapela, Associate Aviation Psychologist, Symbiotics
Denys Davydov, B737 Captain and famous aviation blogger from "PilotBlogDenys"
16:00-16:20
«Being a pilot: keep the dream alive»
Martin Mitev, Air Baltic Corporation AS, Innovation Lead, Aviation Futurist
Future Pilots
Friday, Feb 24
MORNING SESSION – Worth to Become a Pilot
10:30-11:00
«The market is back»
George Triantafyllidis, Egnatia Aviation
11:00-11:20
«Quality in Pilot Training - Why it Matters»
Andy O’Shea, CEO at the Airline Pilot Club
11:20-11:40
«I wish I knew that before»
Nuno Nogueira, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor of Bartolini Air
11:40-12:00
Questions and Answers
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
13:00-13:20
«Why is resilience crucial for future pilots and how can it be measured?»
Aleksandra Kapela, Associate Aviation Psychologist, Symbiotics
13:20-13:40
«Pathways to your dream job»
Nikki Janssen, Wizz Senior First Officer, part of Wizz Air’s Recruitment Assessor
13:40-14:00
«The future of pilot recruitment»
Michel Setzer, Airline Selection Programme
14:00-14:20
«Insights in European Flight Academy and the perspectives as a pilot in Lufthansa Group»
Matthias Lehmann, Head of Pilot Schools at European Flight Academy, Senior First Officer at Lufthansa Cargo, and flies Boeing 777-F
14:20-14:40
«Aviation Sustainability Career Pathways»
Eva Maleviti, College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
14:40-15:00
«How to achieve sustainable growth»
Alex Alvarez, CEO at FlyBy
AFTERNOON SESSION – Options for Everyone
15:40-16:00
«An out-of-the-box financing story and a career as a female pilot»
Kassandra Stultiens Zandstra, founder of Female Pilot Club
16:00-16:20
«Diversity in Aviation»
Anna Modos, Global Director, Medical Education Cardiopulmonary at LivaNova, CPL MEP/IR
16:20-16:40
«What it takes – insights from talking to hundreds of pilots»
Patrick Lutz, host of the world’s leading channel for pilot and cockpit movie documentaries AIRCLIPS.com
16:40-17:00
Questions and Answers
Saturday, Feb 25
MORNING SESSION – Different Ways, Same Goal
10:10-11:10
«PANEL DISCUSSION: Misconceptions about how to become a pilot»
Discussion members:
- Anna Modos, Global Director, Medical Education Cardiopulmonary at LivaNova, CPL MEP/IR
- Nuno Nogueira, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor of Bartolini Air
- Andy O’Shea, CEO at the Airline Pilot Club
- Patrick Lutz, host of the world’s leading channel for pilot and cockpit movie documentaries AIRCLIPS.com
- Salvador Costa Pereira, Chief Operation Officer and Head of Training
- Anna Modos, Global Director, Medical Education Cardiopulmonary at LivaNova, CPL MEP/IR
- Nuno Nogueira, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor of Bartolini Air
- Andy O’Shea, CEO at the Airline Pilot Club
- Patrick Lutz, host of the world’s leading channel for pilot and cockpit movie documentaries AIRCLIPS.com
- Salvador Costa Pereira, Chief Operation Officer and Head of Training
11:10-11:30
«The Evolution and Benefits of Active Noise Reduction (ANR) Technology»
Tim Berends, Relationship Manager, Bose Aviation
Q&A by Michelle Gooris, DutchPilotGirl
Q&A by Michelle Gooris, DutchPilotGirl
11:30-12:25
«PilotExpo SPECIAL: Live 747 Cockpit Movie Premiere by AIRCLIPS»
MIDDAY SESSION – Airline and Recruiter Presentations
12:30-12:50
«Ab-initio to Airline: Selection and Interview»
Hugues Carpentier, Egnatia Aviation, Head of Training
12:50-13:10
«The value of the latest technologies in training»
Prof. Lorenzo Mezzadri, Urbe Aero Flight Academy, Accountable Manager
13:10-13:30
«Become a future Ryanair Captain with the Ryanair Mentored Programme»
Angelo Currao, Pilot Recruitment Manager, Ryanair
13:30-13:50
Airline/ Recruiter
(check pilot-expo.com)
13:50-14:10
«Modern pilot training - best value training optimized for airlines»
Capt. Miroslav Srnec, Head of Training F AIR Czech Republic. Captain & TRI B737, B777
14:10-14:30
Sevenair Academy
Salvador Costa Pereira, Chief Operation Officer and Head of Training
AFTERNOON SESSION – Hard work pays back
15:00-15:20
«Tricks and tips to reach your goal»
Kaspars Vendelis, Performance-Potential coach
15:20-15:40
«Career challanges»
Petter Hornfeldt, B737 Captain and famous blogger "Mentour Pilot", Michelle Gooris, Airline Pilot, Founder of "Your Pilot Academy" and famous blogger "DutchPilotGirl".
15:40-16:10
Questions and Answers
