2022 Annual Conference Agenda Subject to changes and updates, stay tuned!

Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Session
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Speaker |
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12:00pm - 5:00pm |
Exhibitor Set Up *Needs to be completed ahead of Ice Breaker Reception at 5pm*
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Columbus Ballroom |
9:00am |
Attention Golfers! If you have registered for golf, please meet us in the main lobby at 9:00am to depart for Bensalem Township Country Club
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Main Lobby Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
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10:00am |
Golf
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Bensalem Township Country Club
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11:00am - 2:00pm |
Volunteer Event Sponsored by NEC/AAAE
*Attendance limited to career speakers By invitation only*
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PHL ARFF Station |
2:00pm - 4:30pm |
YoPro Walking Tour
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Kirsten Brown, PE |
Meet in Hotel Main Lobby at 2:00pm |
5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Ice Breaker Reception
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Columbus Ballroom |
Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:00am - 4:30pm
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Session
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Speaker |
Location |
7:00am - 8:00am |
Breakfast
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
7:00am - 5:00pm |
Exhibit Booths
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Columbus Ballroom |
8:00am - 9:00am |
Opening Ceremony Sponsored by:

Honor Guard Ceremony PHL TSA Honor Guard
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DE&I Awards
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Speakers
Melinda Montgomery, A.A.E. Airport Manager, Trenton-Mercer Airport NEC/AAAE President
Keith J. Brune, A.A.E., IAP Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Office for the City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation
Anne Nadol Commerce Director City of Philadelphia
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session I Sponsored by:
 Washington Update & Industry Update
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Speaker
Todd Hauptli, President and Chief Executive Officer of AAAE
Mark E. Gale, A.A.E., CEO/Director of Aviation, Broward County Aviation Department
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Break with Exhibitors
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Columbus Ballroom |
10:30am - 11:30am |
General Session II Airport Electrification: Are You Already Behind the Power Curve?
A discussion on the overall impacts that air and ground-based vehicle electrification will have on your airport's electrical infrastructure. Airport electrification will tax the airport's electrical infrastructure far beyond any previous industry change and airports who have not prepared for the future will either be forced to rush to accommodate users or will miss opportunities entirely.
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Speaker Anne D. Morrison, Vice President Properties & Facilities, Avis Budget Group
Sam Hobbs, Team Member-Charging System Group, BETA TECHNOLOGIES
Moderator Brian Smith, P.E. Regional Director of Aviation, McFarland Johnson
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
11:30am - 12:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors
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Columbus Ballroom |
12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Keynote Luncheon
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Keynote Speaker Michael A. Hales, Director of Aviation Programs at Delaware State University
Moderator Keith J. Brune, A.A.E., IAP Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
1:30pm - 2:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors
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Columbus Ballroom |
2:00pm - 2:45pm |
General Session IIIA & General Session IIIB
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General Session IIIA AAAE Accreditation Discussion (Accredited Members Only)
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Speaker Zach Sundquist, A.A.E., Assistant Airport Director, Portland International Jetport
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USS NJ |
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General Session IIIB A.A.E.: The Road to Accreditation
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Speaker Marshall Stevens, A.A.E. Deputy Executive Director Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority |
Grand Ballroom BCD |
2:45pm - 3:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors
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Columbus Ballroom |
3:00pm - 4:00pm |
General Session IV Incorporating Sustainability & Resiliency into Cargo Development
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Speaker Alexi Lachambre, Vice President, Development & Investments, Realterm
Aretin Altman, AECOM Global Aviation Team
Jessica Noon, Sustainability Manager for Philadelphia International Airport
James Dean, Project Executive for National Aviation Group at The Walsh Group
Moderator Navin Nitish, NY Market Sector Lead, AECOM
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Break Exhibitors Exhibitor Raffle! Must be present to win!! - $100 Amazon Gift Card!!
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Columbus Ballroom |
5:00pm |
Meet in Hotel Lobby for Bussing to Franklin Institute
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6:00pm - 10:00pm |
Reception Franklin Institute
Dress Code: Collared Shirts / Tie Optional! Join us for Cocktail Hour, Sit Down Dinner, Dessert Stations & Entertainment!! Dessert Stations Sponsored by:

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Franklin Institute |
Registration - Grand Ballroom Foyer 8:00am - 12:00pm
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Session
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Speaker |
Location |
8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors
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Columbus Ballroom |
9:00am |
Exhibitor Breakdown
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Columbus Ballroom |
9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session V The YoPro Generational Roundtable: Sponsored by:


Our generationally diverse aviation workforce has a broad set of skills and experience. This open conversation will bring out the best – and maybe the worst - that each generation brings to the team.
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Speaker Devonne Jackson, CEO and Principal of D'Jack Consulting LLC
Josh Cobb, Airport Operations Manager at Portland International Jetport, Co-Chair of NEC Young Professionals Committee
Maria Sheridan, A.A.E., Airport Manager at Teterboro Airport (TEB)
Victoria Suber, E.I.T., ENV SP, Engineer in C&S's Aviation Group
Moderator Nick Ryan, Aviation Market Leader, RS&H
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
10:00am - 10:15am |
Break
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10:15am - 11:15am |
General Session VI Sponsored by:
 DE&I Toolkit: Creating a people-first Airport design project
How a project develops a sustainable diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy by focusing on real people’s experiences to uncover and address systemic inequities.
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Speakers Jo A. Schnieder, AIA, LEED AP
Director of Architecture Maryland Aviation Administration
Saron McKee Director of Access and Accessible Programs City of Philadelphia, Division of Aviation
Kent Lessly, AIA Project Manager Jacobs
Moderator Keiva Rodriques, P.E., CM Maryland Aviation Administration NEC/AAAE DE&I Vice Chair
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
11:15am - 12:30pm |
Chapter Membership Meeting
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch NEC Annual Commercial Competition & Presidential Awards! Presidential Gavel Exchange & Exhibitor Raffles! Must be present to win!
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Grand Ballroom BCD |
2:00pm - 2:50pm |
General Session VII The Southern Airways Story: A Decade of Growth & Success Sponsored by:

How the pandemic has altered work, travel and flight preferences and patterns. Changing demographics of today's airline passengers. Airline consolidation, legacy carriers, low cost and ultra-low-cost carrier preferences. Pilot, mechanic, and airport operations staffing trends.
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Speakers Mark Cestari, Chief Commercial Officer at Southern Airways Express
Moderator Stephen Williams |
Grand Ballroom BCD |
3:00pm |
Meet in Hotel Lobby to depart for Airport Tours (Airport tours are optional for conference attendees) ~ Terminal tour at PHL
Philadelphia International Airport has an award winning Airport Art program that includes 10 permanent and 23 rotating art exhibits. Many of the artists are local to Philadelphia! You will also experience our award winning concession program that includes over 150 shops which includes both food & beverage, newsstands, high shops and others. You will also see our blended terminal with concessions integrated into airline hold rooms. Bring your walking shoes!
~ Leonardo tour at PNE
Leonardo designs, produces and repairs a range of world-class helicopters setting the benchmark in technology, safety and mission success. The Leonardo tour includes walking the Part 21 Production facility seeing where models such as the AW119 and AW139 are made from start to completion, as well as pre-production of the AW609; the world’s first civilian tiltrotor. Also included in the tour will be a chance to see Leonardo's Training Academy offering mission-specific flight and maintenance training in a state-of-the-art facility featuring all new flight simulators, maintenance trainers, classrooms and lounges.
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PHL / PNE |
3:15pm - 5:00pm |
Busses depart for Airport Tours PHL & PNE *Bring your luggage if departing directly after tour, holding areas will be available*
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PHL / PNE |

Questions?
[email protected] | (518) 313-1141
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