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April 27-28, 2021
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
Dallas, TX
#AWUAM

Monday, November 01
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Monday, November 01:  11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday, November 01
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
  • Monday, November 01:  1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
Speaker
Jacqueline Smith
Senior Conference Producer
Aviation Week Network
Monday, November 01
1:05 PM - 1:25 PM
  • Monday, November 01:  1:05 PM - 1:25 PM
IT and Digital Technologies have continued to ramp up throughout the pandemic. There is overwhelming excitement, desire, and absolute necessity for radical change to shift from where we are now, to where we need to be within the aviation industry. What steps must be taken to keep up and remain...

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    Speaker
    John H. Schmidt
    Sr. Managing Director, Global A&D Lead
    Accenture
    Monday, November 01
    1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
    • Monday, November 01:  1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
    Across technical operations and flight operations, a wave of replacements are inevitable, what are the challenges and opportunities within legacy system replacement? Taking a deep dive into software modernization for the aerospace industry, from the baseline of cloud migration, up to data analytics and decision support, which problems need immediate attention...

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      Speaker
      Anna Paugh
      Senior Director of Engine Material
      True Aero, LLC
      Speaker
      Darryl Maraj
      Head of Technology, Digital Innovation Group
      GA Telesis
      Moderator
      Scott Loescher
      CEO
      AvSight Aviation Software
      Monday, November 01
      2:10 PM - 3:15 PM
      • Monday, November 01:  2:10 PM - 3:15 PM
      Enjoy refreshments with your fellow attendees and make new connections during this afternoon networking opportunity....

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        Monday, November 01
        3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
        • Monday, November 01:  3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
        Maintaining fleets of aircraft in a regulated environment is a complex function to which Information Technology (IT) systems have been applied for many decades.  Replacing these ageing systems offers the potential to improve outcomes by facilitating compliance and driving efficiencies in maintenance work planning and execution, all while reducing cost...

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          Speaker
          Jason Lee
          VP, Commercial A&D Sales
          IFS
          Speaker
          Michael Egan
          VP Commercial Aviation
          IFS Aerospace & Defense
          Speaker
          Yessibeth Jurado
          Senior Manager - Projects and MRO Systems
          Copa Airlines
          Monday, November 01
          3:55 PM - 4:15 PM
          • Monday, November 01:  3:55 PM - 4:15 PM
          In the good times (a.k.a. pre-Covid), new technology adoption and implementation lacked urgency. Touchless solutions were nice-to-haves to help improve efficiency, but they weren’t high priority. Artificial intelligence and machine learning were buzzwords that needed business cases. And collaboration and tech integration among companies to simplify the traveler experience were...

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            Speaker
            Joelle Cuvelier
            Head of Airline Solutions & Delivery, Americas
            Amadeus
            Monday, November 01
            4:20 PM - 4:55 PM
            • Monday, November 01:  4:20 PM - 4:55 PM
            Assessing the value proposition for investing in efficiencies in MRO IT, how can innovation drive ROI? Looking at the insights that provides, how can this be translated across your organization and how can new information aid decision-making for end operators?...

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              Speaker
              Arun Chhabra
              CEO
              8tree LLC
              Moderator
              Lindsay Bjerregaard
              Managing Editor, MRO
              Aviation Week Network
              Speaker
              Mark S. Schulz
              Founder
              #DigitalAircraft
              Monday, November 01
              4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
              • Monday, November 01:  4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
              Monday, November 01
              5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
              • Monday, November 01:  5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
              Tuesday, November 02
              8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
              • Tuesday, November 02:  8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
              Tuesday, November 02
              8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
              • Tuesday, November 02:  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
              Tuesday, November 02
              9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
              • Tuesday, November 02:  9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
              Speaker
              Jacqueline Smith
              Senior Conference Producer
              Aviation Week Network
              Tuesday, November 02
              9:10 AM - 9:50 AM
              • Tuesday, November 02:  9:10 AM - 9:50 AM
              Aerospace is more connected than ever before, holding and using increasing volumes of data. As the digital transformation moves forwards and threats become more tangible, what steps must the industry take to build a robust defence? How central is the role of AI in future cyber defence? What are regulators...

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                Speaker
                Alexandra Zofia Landegger
                Executive Director & CISO
                Collins Aerospace
                Moderator
                Dan Wolff
                Director of Product Management and Product Marketing for Big Fix
                HCL Software
                Speaker
                Regine Bonneau
                CEO & Founder
                RB Advisory LLC
                Tuesday, November 02
                9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
                • Tuesday, November 02:  9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
                How can health information be collected, stored, and presented in controlled and secure manor? What processes do airports and operators need to establish to make this an efficient reality? What are the challenges in ensuring authentic information? How must industry look at validity of data? Is a negative test valid...

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                  Speaker
                  Rupen S. Philloura
                  Director – Terminal & AOC
                  Miami International Airport
                  Tuesday, November 02
                  10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
                  • Tuesday, November 02:  10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
                  Tuesday, November 02
                  10:45 AM - 11:20 AM
                  • Tuesday, November 02:  10:45 AM - 11:20 AM
                  With technologies advancing at an ever-increasing rate, what regulatory frameworks are required to find a balance between an environment which allows and supports innovation in Aerospace while ensuring safety and security? Is there a danger that inefficient regulation may stifle investment in emerging areas, such as applications of AI &...

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                    Speaker
                    Al Secen
                    Vice President, Aviation Technologies & Standards
                    RTCA
                    Moderator
                    Justin Towles
                    Senior Policy Advisor
                    Akin Gump
                    Tuesday, November 02
                    11:25 AM - 12:00 PM
                    • Tuesday, November 02:  11:25 AM - 12:00 PM
                    As commercial supply chains shift away from supply led, to a demand driven model, what steps must industry take to build a 100% digitally integrated supply chain ecosystem? What are the benefits to be gained from embracing the digital landscape?...

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                      Moderator
                      Paul Stewart
                      President
                      Ambry Hill Technologies
                      Speaker
                      Rodrigo Garcia
                      VP & Chief Technology Officer
                      PartsBase
                      Speaker
                      Rogerio Besouchet
                      Director, Business Development, Aerospace, Air and Sea US
                      DSV
                      Tuesday, November 02
                      12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
                      • Tuesday, November 02:  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
                      Tuesday, November 02
                      1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
                      • Tuesday, November 02:  1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
                      We all know that "time is money". This is never more true than when your talented team is spending too much time on necessary, but repetitive, work. AvSight has leveraged the power of Salesforce to make automating these tasks simple - no IT developers required! We'll show you how our visual workflow builder makes...

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                        Speaker
                        Frank Scales
                        Senior Sales Engineer
                        AvSight Aviation Software
                        Speaker
                        Scott Loescher
                        CEO
                        AvSight Aviation Software
                        Tuesday, November 02
                        1:55 PM - 2:10 PM
                        • Tuesday, November 02:  1:55 PM - 2:10 PM
                        Today's aviation businesses are diverse and sophisticated. With companies relying on multiple sources of data, or having multiple facilities running independent systems it is increasingly difficult to make real time decisions with disbursed data. Ambry Hill has created Vista One to bring all of this data together in one place, regardless of where...

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                          Speaker
                          Eric Schech
                          Product Brand Manager
                          Ambry Hill ERP & Logistics Software Solutions
                          Speaker
                          Paul Stewart
                          President
                          Ambry Hill Technologies
                          Tuesday, November 02
                          2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
                          • Tuesday, November 02:  2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
                          Implementation of new Information Technology (IT) systems doesn’t stop at migration. After careful planning and execution of cutover, the system users then enter into the post-migration stabilization phase. While we expect to see considerable operational and financial benefits right after implementation, data- and process-driven operational issues could lead to costly inefficiencies. In...

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                            Speaker
                            François Bellemare
                            Principal
                            Oliver Wyman
                            Tuesday, November 02
                            2:45 PM - 3:20 PM
                            • Tuesday, November 02:  2:45 PM - 3:20 PM
                            Examining the potential to utilize data to build partnerships between manufacturers and operators - both to utilize real time data, extending maintenance intervals to improve operational performance, reliability and pursue operational excellence. What are best practices to build and manage an IoT system? What are the parameters around data ownership...

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                              Moderator
                              Kevin Goering
                              Partner
                              McKinsey & Company
                              Speaker
                              Nathaniel Hicks
                              Senior Product Director
                              GE Digital Aviation Software
                              Speaker
                              Raul Segredo
                              President & CEO
                              Avionica
                              Tuesday, November 02
                              3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
                              • Tuesday, November 02:  3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
                              Tuesday, November 02
                              3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
                              • Tuesday, November 02:  3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
                              As digital transformation within Aerospace continues to accelerate, data driven digital technologies are increasingly commonplace. What are the key steps to build an adoption strategy for these systems? What training requirements are needed to ensure technicians can use new tools efficiently?  ...

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                                Speaker
                                Andy Hakes
                                Founder & CEO
                                AireXpert
                                Moderator
                                Mark Buongiorno
                                CEO
                                Tsunami Tsolutions
                                Speaker
                                Michael Schlotterbeck
                                Smart Factory Asset Integration Leader
                                Deloitte Consulting
                                Speaker
                                Peter White
                                Associate Director Maintenance Engineering
                                Tsunami Tsolutions
                                Tuesday, November 02
                                4:25 PM - 4:30 PM
                                • Tuesday, November 02:  4:25 PM - 4:30 PM
                                Tuesday, November 02
                                5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
                                • Tuesday, November 02:  5:00 PM - 6:00 PM