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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
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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
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DAy sponsor:
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Welcome, plenary & keynote
welcome speech from the swift committee chair and swift 2023 preview and information
09:00 - 10:15
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DONALD DESROSIERS
SWIFT COMMITTEE CHAIR. Main Director Airfield & Building Infrastructures Maintenance, YUL
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Tom Ruth
Former President & CEO, EIA
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Nick Hays
President & CEO, WAA
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YOUR AIRPORT, YOUR CHALLENGE
sustainability & recovery (round table part 1)
10:15 - 11:00
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Robin hollett
SESSION CHAIR, Manager, Station Operations Center, UNITED AIRLINES
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Kevin seow
Senior Associate, HATCH
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mike carlson
Assistant Director of Operations-Airside, DEN
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Roy McLeod
Director, Airports, FCS
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EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS
SESSION SPONSOR
break
11:00 - 11:15
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Your Airport, Your Challenge
airport movements, sustainability & strategy (ROUND TABLE Part 2
11:15 - 12:00
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Robin hollett
SESSION CHAIR, Manager, Station Operations Center, UNITED AIRLINES
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Kevin Seow
Senior Associate, HATCH
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mike carlson
Assistant Director of Operations-Airside, DEN
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Roy McLeod
Director, Airports, FCS
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EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS
SESSION SPONSOR
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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
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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)
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Steve mckeown
SESSION CHAIR, President, TEAM EAGLE
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DONALD DESROSIERS
SWIFT COMMITTEE CHAIR. Main Director Airfield & Building Infrastructures Maintenance, YUL
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DR. JUSTIN GAMMAGE
Director Partnerships - Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, University of Miami
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HENRY OBERHOLSTER
Associate Director Energy and Fleet, GTAA
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PRECISE PARKLINK
SESSION SPONSOR
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People & resourcing part 1
Staffing/resilience and the risk of limiting diversity
15:30 - 16:15
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MARCIA STRANG
SESSION CHAIR, Training Advisor, Airside Operations, YVR
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NOVA Andrews
Director - Elevate Aviation Learning Centre, Elevate Aviation
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CHERIE HUNNISETT
Airfield Operations Supervisor, YVR
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Taylor larson
Airside Maintenance Specialist, WAA
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Katelyn costa-sale
Manager, Human Resources, WAA
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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
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PRESTON BENEDYK
SESSION CHAIR, Vehicle Program Manager, USAF
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Mike Anderson
Airside Training and Development, YYC
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Karl Rioux
Airfield Maintenance Trainer, ADMTL
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ALAN SHERWOOD
Manager Operations, Airfield Maintenance, GTAA
wednesday Sept 27th | WINNIPEG YWG
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DAy sponsor:
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SWIFT 23 Expo | EQUIPMENT DISPLAY
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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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DAy sponsor:
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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
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TODD BROWNE
SESSION CHAIR, Associate Director, Airfield Operations, GTAA
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PAUL SHORE
Manager Airside Operations Delivery, YVR
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waylon godden
Manager, Airfield Maintenance Services, YVR
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beth henschel
SESSION CHAIR, Director Airside Operations, YVR
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DONALD DESROSIERS
SWIFT COMMITTEE CHAIR. Main Director Airfield & Building Infrastructures Maintenance, YUL
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JEAN-Denis brassard
Research Profession, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
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ANDREW ADAMS
Airfield Technical Inspector, YYZ
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GAB LEPINE
Regional Director, AÉRO MAG
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vilokan
SESSION SPONSOR
break
10:30 - 11:00
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asset inspection & management
standards & availability
11:00 - 12:30
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NEIL PRITCHARD
SESSION CHAIR , Head of Operations Planning, Performance & Transformation, LHR
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ROY MCLEOD
SESSION CHAIR, Director, Airports, FCS
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Ron Chapple
VP Strategic Solutions, NV5 GEOSPATIAL
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REGARDT WILLER
CMO, ADB SAFEGATE
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BILL LONERGAN
Deputy Commissioner Department of Aviation O'Hare airport
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stANTEC
SESSION SPONSOR
lunch
12:30 - 13:30
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Combatting supply chain issues
parts for equipment, asset replacement, lead times & planning
13:30 - 14:15
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MIKE CARLSON
SESSION CHAIR, Assistant Director of Operations-Airside, DEN
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STEVE MCKEOWN
SESSION CHAIR, President, TEAM EAGLE
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STEVEn ricci
Fleet Maintenance Manager, DEN
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FOD & Drones
uas & pavement inspections
14:15 - 15:00
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Rich Brannan
SESSION CHAIR, Director of Field Maintenance, DEN
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Julia Stuyt
Emergency Management Specialist, YOW
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JONATHAN SIDES
FOD Chief Engineer, USAF
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AERIUM ANALYTICS
SESSION SPONSOR
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Closing Plenary & grand PRIZE DRAw
swift 2023 recap, prize draw for $1000, with swift 2024 location announcement and preview
15:00 - 16:00
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JEFF RORABECK
Director of Airfield Services, YWG
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BETH HENSCHEL
Director, Airside Operations, YVR