2026 NEC/AAAE Annual Conference
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Monday, August 10, 2026

 

Monday, August 10

Opening Ceremony
Honor Guard Ceremony
Color Guard Presentation
National Anthem

8:00am - 8:30am

Speaker:
Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
2026 NEC President


Speaker:
James Moorhead, C.M.
Annual Conference Committee Chair 

Monday, August 10

NEC/AAAE Awards Presentation

F. Russell Hoyt Presidential Award

Jerry FitzGerald, A.A.E. Corporate Appreciation Award

Inclusion in Aviation Awards

8:30am - 9:00am

 

Speaker:
Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
2026 NEC President 

Monday, August 10

General Session I
Washington Update &
Industry Update

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Speaker:
Todd Hauptli
President & CEO, AAAE


Speaker:
Marshall Stevens, A.A.E.
VP Operations/Chief
Operating Officer
Memphis International Airport
Executive Committee Chair, AAAE

Monday, August 10

General Session II
The Terminal of the Future

10:3oapm - 11:30am

 Speaker:

TBA

Moderator:
TBA

Monday, August 10

Keynote Presentation 
David Burke
Executive Vice President of Business Development
Pittsburgh Pirates

12:00pm - 1:00pm 

Speaker:
David Burke
Executive Vice President of Business Development
Pittsburgh Pirates

Speaker:
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
Erie International Airport
2026 NEC/AAAE Immediate Past President 

Monday, August 10

General Session III
Airports in the Age of AI:
Leadership, Risk, and Operational Transformation

1:30pm - 2:30pm 

Speaker:
Issac Silberberg
Strategy & Operations Lead
Massachusetts Port Authority


Speaker:
Jason Shervin, PE, VP
Director of Technology
McFarland Johnson

Monday, August 10

General Session IV
Post-World Cup 2026 Retrospective

3:00pm - 4:00pm 

Speaker:
Bob Convery, FAA ATCI


Moderator:
TBA

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

 

Tuesday, August 11

General Session V
Aviation Cyber Initiative (ACI) & Airport GPS Disruption Resiliency Best Practices

9:00am - 10:00am 

 Speaker:

Michael Falteisek
FAA Aviation Cyber Initiative
(ACI) Lead


Speaker:
Randy C Talley
Transportation Security Administration,
DHS Lead for the Aviation
Cyber Initiative (ACI)


Speaker:
Sean McCourt
The MITRE Corporation
Aircraft and Avionics
Evolution Project Lead

Tuesday, August 11

General Session VI
The "Pittsburgh Model" of Energy
Resilience

10:30am - 11:30am

 Speaker:

TBA


Moderator:
TBA

Tuesday, August 11

Chapter Membership Meeting:
2027 Presidential Pinning

12:10pm - 1:00pm

 Speaker:

NEC Leadership


Moderator:
TBA