2017 Summit Agenda
13:00-17:00
ADF Fall Business Meeting (ADF Board Members Industry guests are welcome)
17:30-19:30
Industry Gathering by Sponsor Showcase
Meet our sponsors and see all of their newest products & services.
Open Bar and hors d'oeuvres
(Doubletree)
October 3, 2017
07:30-08:50
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Visit with our sponsors
08:50-09:00
Opening Remarks
Scholarship Recipients
(FSI, Jeppesen, TAS)
09:00-10:30
AOC, GOG, NOC, OCC Leadership Panel Presentation
Vik Krishnan: Moderator
Lorne Cass, VP IOC, (AAL)
Dave Holtz, Sr VP OCC, (DAL)
Matt Hafner, VP NOC (SWA)
Tracy Lee, VP NOC (UAL)
10:35-11:05
Network Break
Visit with our sponsors
11:10-11:45
Scott Stacy- FAA ASI
11:50-12:10
Mike White- AVTEC
12:15-13:30
Lunch
Steve Caisse
The Aircraft Dispatcher in the United States: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow?
13:40-14:10
Gene Kim, SWA
The Impact of Drones on Aircraft Dispatcher Ops
14:15-15:20
Jake Zelman
9/11: Voices of the Aircraft Dispatchers
(A Video Documentary)
15:20-15:50
Network Break
Visit with our sponsors
15:55-16:15
Bill Moren
Jeppesen
16:20-17:15
Don Eick
NTSB
17:20-17:30
Closing Comments End Day 1
Southwest Airlines is giving tours of their NOC and hosting its famous “Deck Reception” with live music (Derek Lee Band) food, and drinks!
October 04, 2017
07:30-09:00
AM Continental Breakfast
09:00-09:45
ADF Dispatch Industry Update
Joe Miceli, ADF President
Matthias Dubeck, EUFALDA President
Russell Williams, IFALDA President
09:50-10:20
Aviationworks4U
Joe Miceli
10:25-10:45
Network Break
Visit with our sponsors
10:45-11:30
Dave Conklin, United Airlines
Safety Reporting, Hazard Identification, and Corrective Action Processes
11:35-12:20
Jeff Elrod
Dispatch Professional Standards
12:25-12:30
Closing Remarks-End of Summit
Jeff Elrod will be available to those airlines interested in setting up (DPS) Dispatch Professional Standards for their airlines.
13:00-1700
Jeff Elrod
DPS-Dispatch Professional Standards Class
Note: Due to our speaker’s busy schedules, times and/or presenters may change.