2023 Program
SWIFT 23 Program
September 25 - 28 2023 | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
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Welcome to Swift 2023
SWIFT 2023 Itinerary overview: VIEW / DOWNLOAD SWIFT 23 ‘AT A GLANCE’
Monday Sept 25th | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
CAPTG WORKSHOP
08:30 – 16:30
SWIFT REGISTRATION
14:00 – 19:00
WELCOME NIGHT (DRINKS & SLIDERS)
17:00 – 19:00
TUESDAY Sept 26th | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
DAy sponsor:
Welcome, plenary & keynote
welcome speech from the swift committee chair and swift 2023 preview and information
09:00 - 10:15
DONALD DESROSIERS
SWIFT COMMITTEE CHAIR. Main Director Airfield & Building Infrastructures Maintenance, YUL
Tom Ruth
Former President & CEO, EIA
Nick Hays
President & CEO, WAA
YOUR AIRPORT, YOUR CHALLENGE
sustainability & recovery (round table part 1)
10:15 - 11:00
Robin hollett
SESSION CHAIR, Manager, Station Operations Center, UNITED AIRLINES
Kevin seow
Senior Associate, HATCH
mike carlson
Assistant Director of Operations-Airside, DEN
Roy McLeod
Director, Airports, FCS
EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS
SESSION SPONSOR
break
11:00 - 11:15
Your Airport, Your Challenge
airport movements, sustainability & strategy (ROUND TABLE Part 2
11:15 - 12:00
Robin hollett
SESSION CHAIR, Manager, Station Operations Center, UNITED AIRLINES
Kevin Seow
Senior Associate, HATCH
mike carlson
Assistant Director of Operations-Airside, DEN
Roy McLeod
Director, Airports, FCS
EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS
SESSION SPONSOR
Lunch & Expo Preview
Find out what's in store at the SWIFT 23 Expo day in a series of 60-second elevator pitches and prize draws. Win win.
12:00 - 14:00
NET ZERO FLEET STRATEGY
a look at the journey to net zero, electrification of vehicles, hydrogen vehicles and alternative fuels
14:00 - 15:15 (inc. working break)
Steve mckeown
SESSION CHAIR, President, TEAM EAGLE
DONALD DESROSIERS
SWIFT COMMITTEE CHAIR. Main Director Airfield & Building Infrastructures Maintenance, YUL
DR. JUSTIN GAMMAGE
Director Partnerships - Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, University of Miami
HENRY OBERHOLSTER
Associate Director Energy and Fleet, GTAA
PRECISE PARKLINK
SESSION SPONSOR
People & resourcing part 1
Staffing/resilience and the risk of limiting diversity
15:30 - 16:15
MARCIA STRANG
SESSION CHAIR, Training Advisor, Airside Operations, YVR
NOVA Andrews
Director - Elevate Aviation Learning Centre, Elevate Aviation
CHERIE HUNNISETT
Airfield Operations Supervisor, YVR
Taylor larson
Airside Maintenance Specialist, WAA
Katelyn costa-sale
Manager, Human Resources, WAA
PEOPLE & RESOURCING PART 2
auditing internal and external teams, meeting the demands of resourcing, training and retaining a competent work force
16:15 - 17:00
PRESTON BENEDYK
SESSION CHAIR, Vehicle Program Manager, USAF
Mike Anderson
Airside Training and Development, YYC
Karl Rioux
Airfield Maintenance Trainer, ADMTL
ALAN SHERWOOD
Manager Operations, Airfield Maintenance, GTAA
wednesday Sept 27th | WINNIPEG YWG
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SWIFT 23 Expo | EQUIPMENT DISPLAY
JEFF RORABECK
SESSION CHAIR, Director of Airfield Services, YWG, introduces live demonstrations alongsideequipment & services displayed from 55 exhibitors
08:30 – 10:00 – TraNSPORT TO YWG FROM DELTA HOTEL
10:15 – 10:30 – DEMO: PAVEMENT MARKING – ENNIS FLINT
10:30 – 10:45 – DEMO: ROBIRD DRONE FLIGHT – AERIUM ANALYTICS
10:45 – 11:00 – DEMO: airfield connectivity and airfield ai inspection – EAGLE AEROSPACE
12:00 – 13:30 – lunch
14:15 – 14:30 – demo: MARWIS: RUNWAY CONDITION ASSESSMENT – THE GET GO INC
14:30 – 14:45 – DEMO: LINE REMOVAL & PAINTING – GRACO
14:45 – 15:00 – DEMO: honda (awv) autonomous work vehicle – EAGLE AEROSPACE
15:00 – 15:15 – Aebi schmidt SUpra 5002
16:00 – 17:30 – expo social inc 3 Grand Prize Draws c/o headline sponsor Team Eagle
16:00 – 18:00 – TraNSPORT TO DELTA HOTEL from YWG
thursday Sept 28th | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
DAy sponsor:
The evolving winter ecosystem (case studies FOLLOWED BY PANEL DISCUSSION)
snow removal and aircraft de-icing, OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY SNOW EVENTS
09:00 - 10:30
TODD BROWNE
SESSION CHAIR, Associate Director, Airfield Operations, GTAA
PAUL SHORE
Manager Airside Operations Delivery, YVR
waylon godden
Manager, Airfield Maintenance Services, YVR
beth henschel
SESSION CHAIR, Director Airside Operations, YVR
DONALD DESROSIERS
SWIFT COMMITTEE CHAIR. Main Director Airfield & Building Infrastructures Maintenance, YUL
JEAN-Denis brassard
Research Profession, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
ANDREW ADAMS
Airfield Technical Inspector, YYZ
GAB LEPINE
Regional Director, AÉRO MAG
vilokan
SESSION SPONSOR
break
10:30 - 11:00
asset inspection & management
standards & availability
11:00 - 12:30
NEIL PRITCHARD
SESSION CHAIR , Head of Operations Planning, Performance & Transformation, LHR
ROY MCLEOD
SESSION CHAIR, Director, Airports, FCS
Ron Chapple
VP Strategic Solutions, NV5 GEOSPATIAL
REGARDT WILLER
CMO, ADB SAFEGATE
BILL LONERGAN
Deputy Commissioner Department of Aviation O'Hare airport
stANTEC
SESSION SPONSOR
lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Combatting supply chain issues
parts for equipment, asset replacement, lead times & planning
13:30 - 14:15
MIKE CARLSON
SESSION CHAIR, Assistant Director of Operations-Airside, DEN
STEVE MCKEOWN
SESSION CHAIR, President, TEAM EAGLE
STEVEn ricci
Fleet Maintenance Manager, DEN
FOD & Drones
uas & pavement inspections
14:15 - 15:00
Rich Brannan
SESSION CHAIR, Director of Field Maintenance, DEN
Julia Stuyt
Emergency Management Specialist, YOW
JONATHAN SIDES
FOD Chief Engineer, USAF
AERIUM ANALYTICS
SESSION SPONSOR
Closing Plenary & grand PRIZE DRAw
swift 2023 recap, prize draw for $1000, with swift 2024 location announcement and preview
15:00 - 16:00
JEFF RORABECK
Director of Airfield Services, YWG
BETH HENSCHEL
Director, Airside Operations, YVR