14.00                    Registration

 

14.30 – 14.50      Welcome address and introductions

  • Pierre Jean Coulon - President of the TEN Section, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Raffaele Cattaneo - Chair of the COTER Commission, European Committee of the Regions (CoR)

 

14.50 – 15.10      Keynote speech Hon Dr. Edward Zammit Lewis - Maltese Minister for Tourism

15.10 – 15.20      Keynote speech Henrik Hololei - Director-General DG Mobility and Transport, European Commission

                                                      

15.20 – 16.50      Regional connectivity in the context of the Aviation Strategy for Europe

  • Pavel Telička - Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for the Aviation Strategy
  • Filip Cornelis - Director for Aviation and International Transport Affairs, European Commission
  • Jacek Krawczyk - EESC Rapporteur for the Aviation Strategy
  • Ulrika Landergren - CoR Rapporteur for the Aviation Strategy
  • Paul Bugeja - Chief Executive, Malta Tourism Authority
  • Joe Sultana - Director Network Manager, Eurocontrol

 

Discussion with the audience moderated by Henrik Hololei - Director-General DG Mobility and Transport, EC

 

16.50 – 17.05      Coffee break

 

17.05 – 18.20      Achieving sustainable regional connectivity – challenges and opportunities

  • Morgan Foulkes – Deputy Director General of Airports Council International Europe (ACI)
  • Jan Klas – Vice-Chairman of the European CANSO CEO Committee and Director General for Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic
  • Simon McNamara - Director General of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA)
  • Mikko Turtiainen - Vice President, Finnair Global Sales
  • Anu Hietala - Civil Aviation Section Co-President at the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF)
  • Bertrand Pabon - Director for Marketing and Strategy at ATR
  • Josef Formosa Gauci - Consultant for the Maltese Ministry of Tourism

 

Discussion with the audience moderated by Jacek Krawczyk - EESC Rapporteur for the Aviation Strategy

 

18.20 – 18.30      Conclusions Ulrika Landergren - CoR Rapporteur for the Aviation Strategy

                                                      – Jacek Krawczyk - EESC Rapporteur for the Aviation Strategy

 

Interpretation:     from EN/FR/IT/MT/SV into EN/FR/IT/MT/SV

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