2026 NEC Annual Conference Agenda
August 9 - 11, 2026
#SteelCityAirports
| 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 |
| NEC/AAAE Past Presidents Meeting & Dinner - (Invite Only) |
| Time |
Session |
Details |
Location |
12:00pm -
3:00pm |
Past Presidents Meeting |
Click Here to Register! |
Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at
Station Square
~
Brighton II-III |
| 5:30pm |
Past Presidents Dinner |
Sunset Room |
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto
1411 Grandview Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15211 |
Registration - Grand Station III Foyer
8:00am - 5:00pm
|
| Time |
Session
|
Details |
Location |
| 7:00am - 5:00pm |
Exhibitor Set Up
*Needs to be completed
ahead of Ice Breaker
Reception at 5pm*
|
- |
Admiral Ballroom
|
| 8:15am |
Golf Course
T-Time ~9:30am,
please meet in lobby by
8:15am 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
|
Golf Course
Quicksilver Golf Club
2000 Quicksilver Rd.
Midway, PA 15060
|
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
NEC Corporate Networking Event
*Invite Only*
|
-- |
Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at
Station Square
~
15th Floor Lounge |
| 1:30pm |
YoPro Meet & Greet
YoPros, Join Us!
We will meet in the hotel lobby
& walk as a group to
the restaurant
|
Click Here to Register!
|
Steel Mill Saloon
1225 Grandview Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15211
~
Networking between 2pm - 4pm
|
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
Ice Breaker Reception
|
-- |
Admiral Ballroom |
Registration - Grand Station III Foyer
7:00am - 4:30pm
|
| Time |
Session
|
Speaker |
Location |
| 7:00am - 8:00am |
Breakfast
|
-- |
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Opening Ceremony
Honor Guard Ceremony
Color Guard Presentation
National Anthem
Col. Kenneth Frankenbery, USAF (Ret.)
|
Speakers
Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
Acting Director - Regional Aviation
Maryland Aviation
Administration
2026 NEC/AAAE President
Christina A. Cassotis
CEO
Allegheny County
Airport Authority
Jim Moorhead, C.M.
Pittsburgh International Airport
2026 Annual Committee Chair
|
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 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
Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
2026 NEC President |
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session I
Washington Update &
Industry Update
|
Speakers
Todd Hauptli
President & CEO, AAAE
Marshall Stevens, A.A.E.
VP Operations/Chief
Operating Officer
Memphis International Airport
|
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break with Exhibitors
Thank you to our sponsor:
|
- |
Admiral
Ballroom |
|
2026 NEC Scholarship & Grant Winner Photo
Please join us at 10:15am at the registration desk for a photo with NEC Leadership!
|
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
General Session II
The Terminal of the Future
|
Speaker
Deepak Nayyar
Chief Technology Officer, PIT
Alicia Booker
Director of Workforce
Development & Talent
Acquisition, PIT
|
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 11:30pm - 12:00pm |
Lunch
|
- |
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Keynote Presentation
David Burke
Executive Vice President of Business Development
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Speakers
David Burke
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
|
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm |
Break with Exhibitors
Thank you to our sponsor:
|
|
Admiral Ballroom |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
General Session III
Airports in the Age of AI:
Leadership, Risk, and Operational Transformation |
Speakers
Issac Silberberg
Strategy & Operations Lead
Massachusetts Port Authority
Jason Shervin, PE, VP
Director of Technology
McFarland Johnson |
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Break with Exhibitors
Thank you to our sponsor:
|
- |
Admiral Ballroom |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
General Session IV
FAA ATC & NAS
|
Speakers
Bob Convery, FAA ATCI
Moderator
Jim Moorhead, C.M.
Vice President, Airport Operations
PIT
|
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Break with Exhibitors
Thank you to our sponsor:
|
- |
Admiral Ballroom |
Join us for a stadium tour, click here to register!
Explore PNC Park with a 30-to-45-minute stadium tour starting 15 minutes into the reception—pre-registration is required at $25 per person
|
| 5:30pm - 8:30pm |
NEC Annual Monday Night Event
~
City of Champions Bourbon Bar
PNC Park
Thank you to our sponsor:
|
|
PNC Park |
Registration - Grand Station III Foyer
8:00am - 12:00pm
|
| Time |
Session
|
Speaker |
Location |
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast with Exhibitors
|
- |
Admiral Ballroom
|
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
General Session V
Aviation Cyber Initiative (ACI) & Airport GPS Disruption
Resiliency Best Practices
|
Speakers
Michael Falteisek
FAA Aviation Cyber Initiative
(ACI) Lead
Randy C Talley
Transportation Security Administration,
DHS Lead for the Aviation
Cyber Initiative (ACI)
Denise S Hampt
DoW Lead for the Aviation
Cyber Initiative (ACI)
Andrew D. Arnott
Lt Col, USAF
DoW Rep, Aviation
Cyber Initiative
|
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break with Exhibitors
|
-
|
Admiral Ballroom |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
General Session VI
The "Pittsburgh Model" of Energy
Resilience
|
Speakers
Tom Woodrow
Senior Vice President of
Engineering and Planning, PIT
Jeff Bezek
Director of Engineering, PIT
Moderators
Julia Arnone
Director of Planning
and Projects, PIT |
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 11:30am - 12:15pm |
Lunch
|
|
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 12:15pm - 1:00pm |
Chapter Membership Meeting
~
2027 Presidential Pinning
|
Speakers
NEC Leadership |
Grand Station Ballroom |
| 1:00pm |
Exhibitor Teardown
|
-
|
Admiral Ballroom |
| 1:15pm |
Airport Tour - TBA
Please meet in the lobby of the TBA
|
Sign up when you
register!
|
Meet in Hotel
Lobby |
Questions?
[email protected] | (518) 313-1141
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