2023 Program
September 25 - 28 2023 | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
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Welcome to Swift 2023
SWIFT 2023 Itinerary overview: Monday – CAPTG workshop and welcome drinks, Tuesday – Conference day and Team Eagle Night Out, Wednesday – Expo day, Thursday – Conference day.
Monday Sept 25th | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
WELCOME
REGISTRATION
CAPTG worKSHOP
WELCOMe NIGHT (INC. FOOD & DRINKS)
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
What is Sustainability in Aviation?
speaker
TBA
Your Airport, Your Challenge
sustainability & recovery (round table part 1)
10:15 - 11:00
Robin hollett
SESSION CHAIR, Manager, Station Operations Center, UNITED AIRLINES
GEORGE NOWAK
HATCH
Jeff Mattson
Duty Manager Airside Operations, MSP
SPEAKER
TBA
Roy McLeod
Director, Airports, FCS
SPEAKER
TBA
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
mike carlson
Assistant Director of Operations-Airside
Roy McLeod
Director, Airports, FCS
Lunch & Expo Preview
exhibitors have one minute to preview their expo booths and demonstrations
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 - 15:50 (inc. working break)
Steve mckeown
SESSION CHAIR, President, TEAM EAGLE
DR. JUSTIN GAMMAGE
Senior Executive Advisor for Strategic Research Priorities and Industry Collaborations, Ontario Tech University
Mike Anderson
Airside Training and Development, YYC
People & resourcing
staffing, resilience and risk, ground handling and women in aviation
15:30 - 16:15
JEFF RORABECK
SESSION CHAIR, Director of Airfield Services, YWG
SPEAKER
TBA
SPEAKER
TBA
Training - inc. auditing internal & external team
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
Karl Rioux
Airfield maintenance Trainer, ADMTL
ALAN SHERWOOD
Manager Operations, Airfield Maintenance, GTAA
wednesday Sept 27th | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
DAy sponsor:
Expo
08:30 - 09:30 - TraNSPORT TO YWG FROM DELTA HOTEL
10:30 - 11:30 - morning equipment demos (4 X 15 MINs)
12:15 - 13:30 - lunch
13:30 - 14:15 - equipment display
14:15 - 15:15 - afternoon equipment demos (4 x 15 mins)
16:15 - 17:30 - expo social
thursday Sept 28th | Winnipeg Delta Hotel
DAy sponsor:
The evolving winter ecosystem (case studies)
snow removal and aircraft de-icing
09:00 - 09:45
TODD BROWNE
SESSION CHAIR, Associate Director, Airfield Operations, GTAA
NASREDDINE TISSAOUI
ADM
speaker
TBA
THE EVOLVING WINTER ECOSYSTEM (panel discussion)
overcoming the challenges presented by snow events
09:45 - 10:30
beth henschel
SESSION CHAIR, YVR
WAYLON GODDEN
Manager, Airfield Maintenance Services , YVR
Speaker
TBA
break
10:30 - 11:00
Infrastructure - asset inspection & management
standards & availability
11:00 - 12:30
ROY MCLEOD
SESSION CHAIR, Director, Airports, FCS
NEIL PRITCHARD
SESSION CHAIR , Head of Operations Planning, Performance & Transformation, LHR
REGARDT WILLER
CMO & AIRFIELD COMMERCIAL VP, ADB SAFEGATE
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
TEAM EAGLE
Speaker
TBA
FOD & Drones
uas & pavement inspections
14:15 - 15:00
Rich Brannan
SESSION CHAIR, Director of Field Maintenance, DEN
SPEAKER
TBA
SPEAKER
TBA
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
SPEAKER
TBA
