ON-SITE REGISTRATION

ON-SITE REGISTRATION

OPENING CEREMONY

Introduction by the Master of Ceremony

Cultural Performance and Movie

Welcome address
His Excellency, Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani, Minister of Transport, Qatar

• Qatar Senior Official

Keynote address

• Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• Keynote Speakers from UN Organizations

Opening Remarks

• Qatar Senior Officials

Group Photo

COFFEE BREAK

Setting the Scene

Presentation by Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, ICAO

High-level panel for exchange of views on expectations for FALC 2025

This session delves on the contribution of air transport facilitation to the growth of the aviation industry, exploring innovative approaches that can drive progress towards a more sustainable development of civil aviation. It will discuss the capacity for expansion at airports to meet traffic growth, forecasting demand, and effective management of flow arrangements to ensure the improvement of terminal traffic-handling from the standpoint of all involved stakeholders. The Session will also discuss the role of aircraft operators and airport authorities in facilitating clearance and service operations, including support of initiatives for simplifying passenger travel.

Moderator: Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Rahma, Director, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO

Speakers:
• Mr. Justin Erbacci, Director General, Airport Council International (ACI)
• Mr. Willie Walsh, Director General, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• Ms. Poppy Khoza, Director South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)
• Mr. Olivier Onidi, Deputy Director General, DG Home Affairs, European Commission
• Mr. Essa Al-Malki, Representative of Qatar on the Council of ICAO, Chair of the ICAO Air Transport Committee
• Mr. Sergio Paris Mendoza, Director General of Civil Aviation, Colombia
• Ms. Maria Kristi Endah Murni, Director General of Civil Aviation, Indonesia

SKYTALKS Verification of ICAO electronic and digital travel documents - live demonstration

Live animation in relation to ePassports, PKD authentication and facial recognition

LUNCH

Cooperation, collaboration and Inter-Agency Coordination

During this Session, attendees will receive an overview of existing Standards and Recommended Practices that pertain to the Implementation of National Air Transport Facilitation Programmes (NATFP) and establishment of National Air Transport Facilitation Committees (NATFC). The urgent need of national coordination and international cooperation in that area will be discussed through the presentation of different communication strategies between national and international stakeholders involved in air transport facilitation. The establishment of an effective collaboration mechanism between the various ICAO expert Groups will also be highlighted.

Ms. Valdis Adalsteinsdottir, Representative of Iceland on the Council of ICAO

Speakers:
• Mr. Abdenbi Manar, Director General, Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO)
• Ms. Adefunke Adeyemi, Secretary General, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)
• Ms. Patricia Reverdy, Executive Secretary, European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
• Mr. Jaime Binder, Secretary General, Latin American Commission of Civil Aviation (LACAC)
• Mr. Abdul Wahab Teffaha, Secretary General of Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO)….TBC if it should not be moved to another session
• Mr. Nari Williams-Singh, Director General, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority
• Mr. Douglas Yeo, Director Security Policy & Emergency Preparedness, international relations and security division, Ministry of Transport of Singapore, Chair of the Facilitation Panel (FALP)

Questions & Answer Session

COFFEE BREAK

Passenger Experience

This Session will discuss capacity for expansion at airports to meet traffic growth and the role of aircraft operators and airport authorities in facilitating clearance and service operations. It will address the general experience of the passengers throughout their journey as well as the facilitation issues linked to unruly passengers.

Moderator:Mr. Ángel Luis ARIAS SERRANO, Representative of Spain on the Council of ICAO

Speakers:

• Ms. Andile Mtetwa-Amaeshi, Director General, Eswatini Civil Aviation Authority
• Mr. Nick Careen, Senior Vice-President Operations, Safety and Security (TBC otherwise it will be Louise)
  Or Ms. Louise Cole, Head, Customer Experience and Facilitation, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• Ms. Nathalie Herbelles, Vice-President, Industry Affairs and Sustainability, Airports Council International (ACI)
• Ms Sandra Carvão, Director, Tourism Market Intelligence, Policies and Competitiveness, UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• Mr Hamad Ali Al-Khater, Chief Operating Officer, Hamad International Airport, Doha
• Mr Kamil Al-Awadhi, Regional Vice-President, Africa and Middle East (waiting for official confirmation from IATA)
• Ms. Basmah Al-Mayman, Regional Director for the Middle East, UNWTO (waiting for official confirmation from Sandra Carvao)

Questions & Answer Session

Cargo Release and Clearance Processes

Overview of current ICAO initiatives and material and Annex 9 implementation experience of ICAO requirements in cargo matters will be discussed from the perspective of implementing States as well as aircraft and airport operators. Through sharing case studies and expertise, areas of improvement and/or adjustment of international standards for cargo release and clearance may be identified.

Ms. Hiwot Mosisa Deressa, Representative of Ethiopia on the Council of ICAO

Speakers:

• Mr. Glyn Hughes, Director General, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
• Mr. Carlos Grau Tanner, Director General, Global Express Association (GEA)
• Mr. Pranab Kumar, Director of Compliance and Facilitation at the World Customs Organization (WCO).
• Ms. Lauren Beyer, President of the Cargo Airline Association (CAA) (to be kept for any replacement)
• Ms. Yanying Li, Legal Office Negotiable Cargo Documents, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
• Mr. Sung jun PARK, Assistant Director Korea Customs Service Goun BAEK, Advisor Korea Customs Service, Republic of Korea
• Ms. Maria VOURNOU, Advisor to the Governor on Customs Related Matters Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Greece. Chairperson, WCO Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee
• Mr. Erik WILLEMS, Customs Expert, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Questions & Answer Session

Wrap‐up of Day 1 by the Master of Ceremony

GALA DINNER

Travel Document Integrity and Border Control

This Session aims to provide an overview of the current state of Standardized implementation of Machine-Readable Travel Documents (MRTDs) and electronic MRTDs (eMRTDs) as well as a global approach to the deployment of new technologies for the issuance and inspection of travel documents based on Doc 9303 specifications as well as identity verification. It will also address the strategies to reduce congestion at departure control points with the definition of new paradigms in the deployment of new technologies for clearance through the various border controls; This entails strategies to be considered for rationalizing the processing of passengers and crews during their journey.

Moderator:Mr. Darryl Lee Brile, Senior Advisor for International Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs Passport Services, Chairperson of the Technical Advisory Group on Traveller Identification Programme (TAG/TRIP)

Speakers:

• Dr. Uwe Seidel, Head of Department, IT Forensics Documents, German Federal Criminal Police Office, Chairperson of the New Technologies Working Group (NTWG) of the TAG/TRIP
• Mr. Cor de Jonge, Team Lead & Business Owner Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Ministry of Justice and Security of The Netherlands and Chairperson, ICAO Public Directory (PKD) Board
• Mr. Dion Chamberlain, Director International and Product Strategy, Department of internal affairs, New Zealand, Chairperson of the Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group (ICBWG) of the TAG/TRIP
• Mr. Anggiat Napitupulu, Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services, Republic of Indonesia
• Mr Alain Volcere, Principal Secretary, Department of Immigration and Civil Status, Seychelles
• Ms Froy Lovasdal, Senior Adviser and a Team Leader, the National Police Directorate, Norway (back-up)
• Ethiopia (Ms. xxx)

Questions & Answer Session

COFFEE BREAK

Addressing Inadmissible Persons, Deportees, Refugees and Stateless Persons

This session will highlight the importance of handling inadmissible persons and deportees in a respectful manner and discuss the specific issues preventing refugees and stateless from accessing travel documents. policies relating to inadmissible persons, deportees, refugees and Stateless persons; issuance of Doc 9303 compliant MRTDs for refugees and stateless persons by all countries. It will also discuss innovation aspects for the shaping of future practices for the issuance of travel documents to refugees and Stateless persons.

Moderator:Ms. Maria Cristina Liliana Ioniţă, Representative of Romania on the Council of ICAO

Keynote Speakers:

• Ms. Jackie Keegan, Deputy Director, Division of International Protection, Head of Resettlement and Complementary Pathways Service, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Mr. Volker Türk, High Commissioner, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Speakers:

• Mr. Damien Thuriaux, Head, Immigration and Border Governance Division, International Organization for migration (IOM)
• Speaker from Qatar
• Monaco sharing experience

Questions & Answer Session

SKYTALKS

LUNCH

Combatting Human Trafficking

This Session is intended to highlight feasible solutions to identify suspected incidents of human trafficking through civil aviation and the necessary coordination across State agencies, among States, and with stakeholders, including airport and aircraft operators. The Session will discuss the protocols to follow for clear lines of reporting to law enforcement agencies on suspected or actual cases of human trafficking, and the implementation of appropriate training of airport and aircraft operators’ personnel in direct contact with the travelling public.

Moderator:Mr. Sergio Martes, Representative of Italy on the Council of ICAO

Keynote Speaker

Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Director-General/ Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Speakers:

• Mrs. Simona Ardovino, Head of Unit Migration Management Response and Counter-Smuggling, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME), European Commission
• Dr. Sabelo Mbokazi, Head of Labour, Employment, and Migration Division from the African Union
• Mr. Bhaskar Mishra, Global technical lead Legal Identity, United Nations International Childres Fund (UNICEF)
• Ms. Nigeria Rentería, Director General Immigration, Colombia

Questions & Answer Session

COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING

ASSISTANCE TO AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES

This Session will discuss Implementation of States’ legislation, regulations, policies and procedures related to family assistance. Relationship between insurance companies and victims and families and airlines. Mechanisms to assist Member States in developing family assistance plans to support aircraft accident victims and their families; implementation of the most expeditious procedures practical to facilitate the movement of family members and authorized

Moderator:Mr. Michel ARSLANIAN, Representative of Brazil on the Council of ICAO

Speakers:

• Ms. Pilar Vera Palmés, President AVJK5022 Accident Victims Association and Chair, Air Crash Victims’ Families’ Federation International (ACVFFI)
• Ms. Aysha Al Hamili, Assistant Director General, Air Accident Investigations Sector, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• Ms. Michele Merkle, Director, Air Navigation Bureau (D/ANB)
• Mr. Albert Urdiroz, Deputy Head of Accident Investigations and Prevention, Airbus Commercial Aircraft
• Mr. Amdye Fanta, Director of Ethiopian aircraft accident/incident investigation Bureau
• Mr. Elias Kontanis, Chief Transportation Disaster Assistance Division, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), United States
• Cpt. Munekazu Tachibana, Senior VP corporate safety security, Family Assistance, JAL

QUESTIONS & ANSWER SESSION

Capacity Building and Implementation Support for States

This session will discuss provision of technical assistance to States, auditing and oversight of Annex 9 provisions implementation as well as capacity building initiatives. The enhancement of regulatory capacity and operational capabilities of States and the promotion of international cooperation and regional collaboration to share resources and expertise and to address common challenges and leverage regional strengths will also be discussed.

Moderator:Mr. Jorge Vargas, Director Capacity Development and Implementation (CDI), ICAO

Speakers:

• Ms. Annick Goulet, Representative of Canada on the Council of ICAO
• Mr. Celier Aparicio Arispe Rosas, Representative of Bolivia on the Council of ICAO
• Mr. Melvin Cintron, Director, Western Hemisphere, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) International Affairs
• Ms. Tori Lamb, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia
• Ms. Wafa Abdulla Al Obaidli, Senior Director Oversight and Inspection, Aviation Security Affairs, General Civil Aviation Authority, United Arab Emirates
• Mr. Benoit Poletti, INCERT Luxembourg

Wrap‐up of Day 2 by the Master of Ceremony

Passenger Data Systems

This Session will discuss Implementation of Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) data systems. categorization and standardization of the different Electronic Travel Systems (ETS). greater standardization in implementing passenger data systems;better use of National Air Transport Facilitation Committee (NATFC) to support and coordinate the development of API and PNR systems; recommended ways to implement

Moderator:Mr. Ross Adams, Representative of Australia on the Council of ICAO

Speakers:

• Ms. Christine Bradley, Chief, Countering Terrorist Travel, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
• Mr. (TBC) Qatar (e-visa or agency in charge of collecting API/PNR)
• Mr. Jorge da Silva Rodrigues, Deputy Head of Applications Processing Unit, ETIAS, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
• Mr. Michael Gill, Director Legal Bureau (LEB), ICAO
• Lieutenant Colonel Michael Jones, Executive Director, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
• Mr., Fabrizio DiCarlo, Senior Coordinator of Police Data Management, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• Mr. Emmanuel Butera, Head of the Passenger Data Single Window office, Directorate General Immigration and Emigration, Rwanda or Ms. Pascale xxx (Rwanda)

Questions & Answer Session

COFFEE BREAK

Accessibility in international civil aviation

This session will discuss the importance of facilitating air travel for Persons with Disabilities and Reduced Mobility. It will highlight the different barriers and various requirements throughout the passenger journey for persons with visible and non- visible Disabilities with the objective to achieve a disability-inclusive air transport system in collaboration with all stakeholders. It will also highlight the necessary development of an effective ICAO strategy on accessibility for passengers with disabilities and reduced mobility.

Moderator:Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, Lifetime Goodwill Ambassador of ICAO

Speakers:

• Ms. Eileen Poh, Representative of Singapore on the Council of ICAO
• Ms. France Pegeot, CEO, Canadian Transportation Agency
• Mr. Turki Ahmed AlhHarbi, Official Spokesperson for the Presidency of State SecuritySection Manager of Economic Empowerment and Recruitment Coordination, Authority of People with Disabilities, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Ms. Emily Yates, Head of Accessibility and Inclusive Design, Mima Group
• Ms. Linda Ristagno, Assistant Director, External Affairs/ Global Accessibility and Tourism Policy, External Affairs, IATA
• Mr. Jean-Sébastien Pard, Senior Manager Facilitation, Passenger Services and Operations, ACI World (waiting confirmation from Nathalie as 3 ACI speakers may be too much)

Questions & Answer Session

SKYTALKSUNOCT

LUNCH

Maintaining health and sustaining safe international air transport during public health emergencies of international concern affecting air travel

This Session is intended to Crisis management and resilience when dealing with health-related matters in Aviation, Mechanisms for contingency planning and emergency response. Entry requirements for aircraft regarding aircraft disinsection, disinfection, and other public health issues. control of the spread of contagious diseases by air during public health emergencies of international concern in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) revised International Health Regulations (IHR);mitigation of such emergencies and the resilience of the aviation sector; continuous implementation of the recommendations of the High-level Conference on COVID-19 (HLCC 2021);implementation of public health capacities for airports and aircraft operations, as well as hygiene and sanitation in aviation; necessary advancement of the facilitation programmes to support management of health- related matters in aviation.;

Moderator:Mr. Esono Anguesomo, Representative of Equatorial Guinea on the Council of ICAO, Chairperson of the Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART)

Speakers:

• Dr. Ansa Jordaan, Chief, Aviation Medicine Section, ICAO
• Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Dr. Claudia Liliana Olarte Charry, Director, Aviation Security and Facilitation, Civil Aeronautical of Colombia and President of CAPSCA America
• Dr. Tamara Mancero, Regional Advisor — International Health Regulations Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Health Emergencies Department (PHE)
• Mr XXXX, Health Minister Qatar
• Dr. Khalil Khalil, Chairperson, Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA) MID
• Dr. Susan Northrup, Federal Air Surgeon, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), United States
• CDC?

Questions & Answer Session

COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING

INNOVATION IN FACILITATION

This session will discuss interactions with innovators in air transport facilitation and how to incorporate innovation in ICAO’s global standards in a timely fashion with the objective to accelerate a culture of innovation in ICAO by facilitating the uptake of technologies and processes, with respect for transparency and accountability, following the processes of due diligence to prevent conflicts of interest and comply with good governance principles. It will notably discuss strategic deployment of technologies and innovations in facilitation for better travelers’ journeys and enhanced user experience, keeping in mind the significance of global standardization and interoperability. This encompasses passenger identification, automated border control, biometrics and digital travel documents with the effective use of the ICAO PKD.

Moderator:Mr. Christian Schleifer, Representative of Austria on the Council of ICAO

Speakers:

• Ms. Clare Stark, Technical Co-Chair of the United Nations Inter- Agency Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and United Nations Coordination Officer at UNESCO
• Mr. Rajesh Rajeshkumar, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) liaison officer to ICAO
• Mr. Soonil Hwang, Deputy Director Fast Travel Team, Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC)
• Ms. Linda Schucroft, Vice President Innovation and Guest Experience, King Salman International Airport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Mr. Christopher Bonn, Chief Specialist in Biometrics, Finnish Immigration Service, Finland, Leader of the Digital Travel Credential Pilot

Questions & Answer Session

WRAP‐UP OF DAY 3 BY THE MASTER OF CEREMONY

Opening High Level Addresses

His Excellency, Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani, Minister of Transport, Qatar Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the Council, ICAO

Presentation of the Ministerial Declaration

Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, ICAO

Ministerial Statements

COFFEE BREAK

High-level Statements

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High-level Statements (cont’d)

Adoption of Doha Declaration

Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the Council, ICAO

Closing of Ministerial Segment

Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Mr. Mohammed bin Faleh Al Hajri Acting Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar