Schedule 

Thursday 3rd of October

12:00

Registration, lunch, and networking 

13:30

Welcome and introduction to the programme   

  • Ron van Manen, Project Director, Luchtvaart in Transitie
  • Marinda Hall, host and moderator

13.35

Opening Address

  • Aad Veenman, Chairman of the Board of Luchtvaart in Transitie
    Brigit Gijsbers, Deputy Director General Aviation and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

13.45

Plenary programme

  • Tjerk Opmeer,  Acting Director General Business and Innovation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
    Opportunity: extracting enduring earning power within a global industry in transition
  • Erik Geertsema, CEO Conscious Aerospace and Member of the Board of Luchtvaart in Transitie
    Community: constructing a cohesive community to tackle aviation’s innovation challenges 
  • International Panel: Leveraging collaboration and synergies to accelerate the transition
    - Sophie Lane, Chief Relationships Officer, Aerospace Technology Institute
    - Sébastien Dubois, Member of the International Advisory Council of Luchtvaart in Transitie and Head of Unit - Programme Development & Communications at Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking
    - Sabine Kremnitzer, Project Manager for Aviation Research - Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
    - Michel Peters, Chief Executive Officer – Royal NLR and Member of the Board of Luchtvaart in Transitie
    - Adriaan Leyte, Vice President Strategic Business – GKN Aerospace / Fokker Technologies and Member of the Board of Luchtvaart in Transitie

15.15

Break and networking

15.45

Plenary programme

  • Lodewijk Asscher, Chairman Netherlands Sustainable Aviation Roundtable 
  • Helen Kuyper, Head of Sustainable Aviation Dept. and Deputy Director of Aviation at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
    Tenacity: the urgency, focus and commitment to address the challenges facing aviation 
  • Panel: Exciting, engaging and empowering our next generation of aviation professionals

    Featuring Birgit Otto, Chair of the LiT International Advisory Council, representatives from the Human Capital Agenda and student/young professional associations

16.45

Closing Statements

  • Aad Veenman, Chairman Luchtvaart in Transitie
  • Ron van Manen, Project Director, Luchtvaart in Transitie

17.00 

Drinks and networking