NCAA, ASI Institute organise workshop on aviation global megatrends
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in conjunction with the ASI Institute and Egis is set to organise a day workshop on the global megatrends and opportunities in the sector.
The workshop with the theme: ‘Global Megatrends and Impact on Aviation Workshop,’ is scheduled to hold virtually on June 2, 2021.
The workshop, which is divided into three sessions, will focus on the challenges in the global aviation industry at present and also forecasts the critical challenges that the sector may encounter in the next 10 years, especially on climate change and technology development.
Session one is an overview of the Global Megatrends and the Uncertainty of the Future; session two focuses on Impacts and Collisions, while session three is on Planning for a Turbulent Future.
The event commences at 13:30 Nigerian time and has critical industry professionals as participants from Nigeria and outside the country.
Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of NCAA would present the welcome address, while Jean-Marc Trottier would introduce the panel of discussants and present a paper on ‘Planning for a Turbulent Future’ – A Panel and Round Table.
Pierre Coutu would speak on the ‘Global Megatrends in Aviation’ for an hour and Gordon Hamilton would present a paper on ‘Impacts and Collisions Panel’ and Round Table for 50 minutes.
Nuhu has a deep background in aviation, with Nigeria Airways, the Nigerian Presidential Fleet, Aero Contractors, Petrowest, and with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
From 2016 to 2019, Nuhu served as Nigeria’s Representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Coutu is the President of Aviation Strategies International (ASI) and Chair, ASI Institute. A specialist in aviation business strategy, he has been the Executive in charge of the Global ACI-ICAO Airport Management
Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP) since its inception in 2007.
Trottier has more than 50 years of experience in almost every area of airline and airport operations. He is Vice-Chairman Aviation Strategies International (ASI) and Executive Director of the ASI Institute.
Hamilton is the Executive Vice President at Aviation Strategies International. His experience in airport development and operations spans more than 30 years and includes aeronautical and commercial revenue development, financial advisory services for airport PPP transactions, master planning for existing and Greenfield airports, terminal planning, and airport operations improvements.
Christophe Bouchaud is Senior Vice President, Business Operations and Information Technology at Aviation Strategies International.
He has always been involved in the field of high technology, bridging the gap between technology, management, and operations within highly diversified strategic and international contexts.
Bouchaud has worked closely with the aviation industry throughout his career, providing expert solutions and turnkey projects in the fields of high-speed industrial automation, information and communications technologies, complex systems integration, video surveillance, analytics, and AI, biometrics, and security.
Olivier Baric is the Aviation Director Africa for Egis. He is member of the board of SEGAP and AERCO, Aéroports du Congo.
He has been involved in airport public/private partnerships for more than 20 years. Through different positions, he has developed significant experience in complex innovative airport project development and implementation in Africa.
Jan-Bjorn Schomann has worked in management and consultancy roles in the aviation industry for more than thirteen years.
Jan-Bjorn is a principal consultant at Helios where he leads strategic, economic, and financial studies on behalf of clients in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Participants can register for the workshop through the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Z0itCmGQiC9nAuSPpj7yw and questions by participants can be sent to: cbouchaud@aviationstrategies.aero
