2025 NEC Annual Conference Agenda
August 10 - 12, 2025
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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 |
Registration - Ballroom Foyer
8:00am - 5:00pm
|
| Time |
Session |
Details |
Location |
| 8:00am - 5:00pm |
Basic ASOS |
James Nilo, C.M., ACE, IACE |
Watertable Ballroom |
| TBA |
NEC/AAAE Past Presidents Meeting |
-- |
Mt. Washington |
| TBA |
Past Presidents Dinner |
-- |
Rusty Scupper
Restaurant
402 Key Hwy
Baltimore, MD 21230 |
Registration - Ballroom Foyer
8:00am - 5:00pm
|
| 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 |
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 |
| Time TBA |
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
|
-- |
Maryland D, E, F |
Registration - Ballroom Foyer
7:00am - 4:30pm
|
| 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.
Erie Regional Airport Authority
Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
Maryland Aviation
Association
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 8:30am - 8:45am |
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.
Erie Regional Airport
Authority
Shanida Thomas-Bodrick
BWI Airport |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 8:45am - 9:00am |
NEC Young Professionals Pinning Ceremony
|
Speakers
Sydney Graveson, P.E.
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
Rayan Ehtesham
PANYNJ |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session I
Washington Update &
Industry Update
|
Speaker
Todd Hauptli
AAAE
Moderator
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
Erie Regional Airport Authority
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
Break with Exhibitors
|
- |
Maryland D, E, F |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
General Session II
The Passenger Experience
|
Speaker
Paul Hoback, EVP
Chief Development Officer
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Ryan Meyer
Director of Planning &
Programming
Lehigh-Northampton
Airport Authority
Justin Fox
Regional Manager - Airport Affairs
Southwest Airlines
Moderator
Jonathan Schneider
ADCI
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 12:00pm - 12:30pm |
Lunch
|
- |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Keynote Presentation
TBA
|
Speaker
TBA
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors
|
|
Maryland D, E, F |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
General Session III
Advanced Air Mobility
|
Speaker
Nick McLaughlin,
C&S Engineers, Inc.
Moderator
Dan Ritter,
Atkins Realis
|
Maryland A, B, C |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors
|
- |
Maryland D, E, F |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
General Session IV
Sustainability & Environmental Initiatives
|
Speakers
LaTeesha Sean
BWI Airport
Jerome Trent
Martin State Airport
Moderator
Trent Tougas
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 |
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
|
| Time |
Session
|
Speaker |
Location |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors
|
- |
Maryland D, E, F
|
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session VI
Innovation & Technology
'Ted Talks'
|
- |
Maryland A, B, C
|
| 9:00am - 9:30am |
Case Study
The Future of Airport Parking: How Technology
is Refining the First and Last Mile of Air Travel
|
Speaker
Sp+
Moderator
Sydney Graveson, P.E.
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
|
|
| 9:30am - 10:00am |
The Evolution of Software Development in
Infrastructure Planning and Design
|
Speaker
Chad Nixon
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
Moderator
Sydney Graveson, P.E.
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
|
|
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break with Exhibitors
|
-
|
Maryland D, E, F |
| 10:30am - 5:00pm |
Exhibitor Teardown
|
|
Maryland D, E, F |
| 10:30am - 11:30pm |
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.
MMU
Moderators
Devan Weis
Albany International Airport |
Maryland A, B, C |
| 11:30pm - 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
|
