2025 NEC Annual Conference Agenda
August 10 - 12, 2025
#NortheastHasCharm
Thank you to our Host Airport Sponsor!
| Attendees please note - Sessions and activities prior to Sunday evening are optional and only intended for those who register for each agenda item listed. Our Annual Conference officially kicks off with our Ice Breaker on Sunday evening at 5:00pm |
Saturday Agenda
|
| Time |
Session |
Details |
Location |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm |
Basic ASOS |
James Nilo, C.M., ACE, IACE |
Watertable Ballroom |
| 12:00pm - 3:00pm |
NEC/AAAE Past Presidents Meeting |
-- |
Mt. Washington |
| 5:30pm - 7:30pm |
Past Presidents Dinner |
-- |
Rusty Scupper
Restaurant
402 Key Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21230 |
Registration - Ballroom Foyer
8:00am - 5:00pm
Sponsored by:
|
| Time |
Session
|
Details |
Location |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm |
Basic ASOS
|
James Nilo, C.M., ACE, IACE |
Watertable Ballroom
|
| 8:30am |
Turf Valley Golf Course
T-Time ~9:30am,
please meet in lobby by
8:30am to allow for
organizing for carpool
groups & travel time
to golf course
|
Sign up when you register!
$50 in addition to the
cost of registration
Sponsored by:
|
Turf Valley Golf Course
2700 Turf Valley Rd.
Ellicott City, MD 21042
|
| 9:30am - 10:45am |
Baltimore Heritage Tours
Boat Cruise
Families encouraged to join us!
|
Sign up when you register!
$20 in addition to the
cost of registration |
Please gather in the
lobby of the Renaissance
at 9:15am to
check-in, we will then
walk as a group to
the dock
|
| 7:00am - 5:00pm |
Exhibitor Set Up
*Needs to be completed
ahead of Ice Breaker
Reception at 5pm*
|
-- |
Maryland D, E, F |
| 4:00pm |
NEC Corporate Networking Event
*Invite Only*
|
-- |
Rusty Scupper
Restaurant
402 Key Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21230
~Federal Hill Room~ |
4:00pm
Meet in
Hotel Lobby
|
YoPro Meet & Greet
GameOn Bar + Arcade
1118 S Charles St., Baltimore
|
YoPros, please use the link
below to register
Click Here to Register! |
GameOn
1118 S Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21230 |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Ice Breaker Reception
Sponsored by:
|
-- |
Maryland D, E, F |
Registration - Ballroom Foyer
7:00am - 4:30pm
Sponsored by:
|
| Time |
Session
|
Speaker |
Location |
| 7:00am - 8:00am |
Breakfast
|
-- |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Opening Ceremony
Honor Guard Ceremony
Color Guard Presentation
National Anthem
|
Speakers
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
Executive Director
Erie Regional Airport Authority
2025 NEC/AAAE President
Shannetta R. Griffin, P.E.
Executive Director/CEO
Maryland Aviation
Administration
Samantha J. Biddle
Acting Secretary
Maryland Department
of Transportation
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 8:30am - 9:00am |
NEC/AAAE Awards Presentation
F. Russell Hoyt Presidential Award
Jerry FitzGerald, A.A.E. Corporate Appreciation Award
Inclusion in Aviation Awards
|
Speakers
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
Executive Director
Erie Regional Airport
Authority
2025 NEC/AAAE President
Shanida Thomas-Bodrick
Performance Management
Analyst
BWI Airport
NEC/AAAE Inclusion
in Aviation Committee
Chair |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session I
Washington Update &
Industry Update
|
Speakers
Rebecca Hupp, A.A.E.
Boise Airport
AAAE Chair
Todd Hauptli
President & CEO
AAAE
Moderator
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
Executive Director
Erie Regional Airport Authority
2025 NEC/AAAE President
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
Break with Exhibitors
|
- |
Maryland D, E, F |
|
2025 NEC Scholarship & Grant Winner Photo
Please join us at 10:15am at the registration desk for a photo with NEC Leadership!
|
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
General Session II
The Passenger Experience
Sponsored by:
|
Speaker
Angela Bliss
Communications and Brand
PIT
Ryan Meyer
Director of Planning &
Programming
Lehigh-Northampton
Airport Authority
Justin Fox
Regional Manager - Airport Affairs
Southwest Airlines
Moderator
Jonathan Schneider
Civil Engineer
ADCI
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm |
Lunch
|
- |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Keynote Presentation
NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott
Click Here to Read Nicole's Bio!
|
Speaker
Nicole Stott
NASA Astronaut
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors
|
|
Maryland D, E, F |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
General Session III
Innovation & Technology
'Ted Talks' |
- |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Case Study
The Future of Airport Parking: How Technology
is Refining the First and Last Mile of Air Travel |
Speaker
Ed Krafcik
VP of Aviation
Metropolis
Moderator
Sydney Graveson, P.E.
Senior Aviation Engineer
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
NEC YoPro Chair |
|
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
The Evolution of Software Development in
Infrastructure Planning and Design
|
Speaker
Chad Nixon
President
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
NEC Board of Directors
Moderator
Sydney Graveson, P.E.
Senior Aviation Engineer
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
NEC YoPro Chair |
|
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm |
Break with Exhibitors
|
- |
Maryland D, E, F |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm |
General Session IV
BETA Technologies | Advanced Air Mobility & Enabling Infrastructure
|
Speakers
Thea Wurzburg
Public Affairs
BETA
Moderator
Trent Tougas
Aviation Environmental/
Sustainability Consultant
HMMH
|
|
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
General Session V
From Fillers to Builders - How Skills Based Hiring
Can Transform the Airport Workforce
|
Speaker
Shakera Harris, SHERM-CP
HR Services Manager
Maryland Aviation
Administration
Moderator
Trent Tougas
Aviation Environmental/
Sustainability Consultant
HMMH |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 5:30pm - 6:00pm |
Break
|
-- |
-- |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Setting the Scene: Street Performers Welcome You
We look forward to captivating
you before you join us at
the Aquarium with performances
by a variety of talented
street performers!
|
|
Baltimore Aquarium
Entrance |
| 7:00pm - 9:00pm |
Where Connections Surface
An Evening at the Baltimore Aquarium
|
- |
Baltimore Aquarium |
Registration - Ballroom Foyer
8:00am - 12:00pm
Sponsored by:
|
| Time |
Session
|
Speaker |
Location |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors
|
- |
Maryland D, E, F
|
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session VI
Delivering the Future:
Alternative Project Delivery
in Airport Development
|
Speakers
Robert Kleinman
Vice President
Aviation - AECOM
Ben Stutzer
Senior Project Manager
The Whiting-Turner
Contracting Company |
Maryland A, B, C
|
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break with Exhibitors
|
-
|
Maryland D, E, F |
| 10:30am - 5:00pm |
Exhibitor Teardown
|
|
Maryland D, E, F |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
General Session VII
Next-Gen Airfields: Automation
and Innovation in Operations
|
Speakers
Brian Freed
CEO
Illuminex AI
Maj. Brian Vickers
MD Air National Guard
175th Engineer Squadron
Darren Large, A.A.E.
Director, Facilities & Operations
MMU
Moderators
Devan Weis
Airport Operations Supervisor
Albany International Airport |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 11:30am - 12:15pm |
Lunch
|
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm |
Chapter Membership Meeting
~
2026 Presidential Pinning
|
Speakers
NEC Leadership |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 1:15pm |
Airport Tour - BWI
Please meet in the lobby of the Renaissance at
1:15pm, shuttles will depart at 1:30pm
|
Sign up when you
register!
|
BWI |
Questions?
[email protected] | (518) 313-1141
|
