2025 NEC/AAAE Annual Conference
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 Monday, August 11, 2025

Monday, August 11
Opening Remarks
Honor Guard Ceremony

8:00am - 8:30am

Speaker:
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
2025 NEC President

 

Speaker:
Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
2025 NEC Vice President

Monday, August 11
NEC/AAAE Awards Presentation

8:30am - 8:45am

 

Speaker:
Derek Martin, A.A.E.
2025 NEC President

 Speaker:
Shanida Thomas-Bodrick

Monday, August 11
NEC Young Professional Pinning Ceremony

8:45am- 9:00am

Speaker:
Sydney Graveson



Speaker:
Rayan Ehtesham

 
Monday, August 11
General Session I:
Washington Updates & Industry Updates

9:00am - 10:00am

  Speaker:

Todd Hauptli



Moderator:
Derek Martin, A.A.E.

Monday, August 11
General Session II:
The Passenger Experience

11:00am - 12:00pm

Speaker:
Paul Hoback, EVP
Chief Development Officer
Allegheny County Airport Authority




Speaker:
Ryan Meyer
Director of Planning &
Programming
Lehigh-Northampton 
Airport Authority




Speaker:
Justin Fox
Regional Manager - Airport Affairs
Southwest Airlines




Moderator:
Jonathan Schneider
ADCI

Monday, August 11
Keynote Presentation

12:30pm - 1:30pm
 Speaker:
TBA

Monday, August 11
General Session III:
Advanced Air Mobility

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Speaker:
Nick McLaughlin,
C&S Engineers, Inc.


Moderator:
Dan Ritter,
Atkins Realis
Monday, August 11
General Session IV:
Sustainability & Environmental Initiatives
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Speaker:
LaTesha Sean
BWI Airport



Speaker:
Jerome Trent
Martin State Airport




Moderator:
Trent Tougas
HMMH
Monday, August 11
General Session V:
From Fillers to Builders - How Skills Based Hiring Can Transform the Airport Workforce

5:00pm - 5:30pm

Speaker:
Shakera Harris, SHERM-CP

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

 

Tuesday, August 12
General Session VI:
Case Study
The Future of Airport Parking: How Technology
is Refining the First and Last Mile of Air Travel

9:00am - 9:30am

Speaker:
Ed Krafcik
Metropolis



Moderator:
Sydney Graveson, P.E.
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
Tuesday, August 12
Case Study:
Parking Garage Innovations 
and Technology

9:30am - 10:00am

Speaker:
Chad Nixon
McFarland Johnson, Inc.




Moderator:
Sydney Graveson, P.E.
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
Tuesday, August 12
General Session VII:
Next-Gen Airfields:  Automation
and Innovation in Operations

10:30am - 11:30Am
  Speaker:

Brian Freed, CEO
Illuminex AI




Speaker:
Maj. Brian Vickers
MD Air National Guard
175th Engineer Squadron




Speaker:
Darren Large, A.A.E.
MMU

Moderator:
Devan Weis
Albany International Airport 

 



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