
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

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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