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2024 Agenda
Day 1 – Monday, November 6th
Conference Opening & Welcome
- Brian Kalish, Associate Vice President, Communications, AAAE
- Jamie Rhee, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
- Mayor Brandon Johnson, City of Chicago (via recorded video)
- Aaron Frame, Deputy Commissioner of Planning, Noise, & Environment, Chicago Department of Aviation
Session 1 - Airports on the World Stage
- Moderator: Robert Freeman, Airport Environmental Manager, Los Angeles World Airports
- Wendy Avis, Director, Climate and Environment, Vancouver Airport Authority
- Michelle Barton , Environmental Affairs Officer, Los Angeles World Airports
- Renaud Duplay Chief Operating Officer, Project Leader of Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games, Groupe ADP
Session 2 - Electrification
- Moderator: James Wood, Sustainability Project Manager, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport*
- Juan Martinez, Airport Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, Salt Lake City Department of Airports
- Caleb Phillips, Data Scientist, NREL
- Scott Morrisey, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Denver International Airport
Keynote Speaker
- Aly El-Hadji Ouattara, Head of Compliance and Risk Management, Aéroport International FHB d'Abidjan
Session 3 - Zero Waste in Aviation
- Moderator: Gregoire James, Commercial Director, International Aviation Waste Management Association
- Paula Morreale, Senior Environmental Specialist, San Diego Regional Airport Authority
- Ana Moscal, Sustainability Advisor, Aéroports de Montreal
Session 4 - Building Buy-In: Effective Sustainability Communications
- Rachel Simpson, Environmental Supervisor, Dallas Airport System
- Delia Chi, Vice President of Sustainability, Raleigh Durham International Airport
- Cat Morris, Sustainability Manager, Chicago Events Management
Session 5 - Financing for Sustainability Projects
- Quinta Warren, Airport Director of Sustainability, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Melinda Pagliarello, Managing Director of Environmental Affairs, Airports Council International - North America
- Bryan Rowan, Director of Financial Planning, Analysis, & Strategy, The New Terminal One at JFK
- Tatiana Starostina, Chief Financial Officer, Los Angeles World Airports; Airport Consortium for Transformation Working Group Leader
Session 6 – Zero Emissions Aircraft
- Dr. Phil Ansell, Director, Center for Sustainable Aviation, UIUC
- Scott Cary, Sustainable Aviation Platform Lead, NREL
Session 7 - Zero Emissions Aviation: Electric and eVTOL
- Karen Korir, Director of Aviation, Houston Airport System
- Christopher Liese, Business Development Manager, Munich Airport International
Session 8 - Zero Emissions Aviation: Hydrogen
- Marion Chivot-Legris, Director of ESG & Sustainability Strategy, Edmonton International Airport
- Ann Richart, Director of Aviation, Washington State DOT
- Matthieu Piron, Managing Director, Hydrogen Airport
Session 9 - Net Zero Carbon Planning & Implementation
- Moderator: Jim Hanford, Principal, Building Performance and Sustainability Leader, Miller Hull Partnership
- Leslie Stanton, Manager of Environmental Programs, Aviation, Port of Seattle
- Janet Sheerer, Capital Program Leader, Port of Seattle
- Rich Whealan, Principal, Miller Hull Partnership
Airports Going Green Awards℠ Luncheon
Session 10 - Climate Change & Resilience
- Eric Caplan, Sustainability and Resilience Program Director, Tampa International Airport
- Dr. Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatogist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Marty Wray, Airport Director, Arlington Municipal Airport
- Lauren Sedeywitz, Lead Contributor for ACRP Report 147, Sustainability & Resilience Manager, Gresham Smith
Session 11 - Airport & Airline Partnerships
- Moderator: Belyna Bentlage, Senior Associate, Verdis Group
- Kelly Lauber, GM Global Sustainability, Delta Air Lines
- Emmy Waldhart, Sustainability Manager, Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Gary Weinstein, Sustainability Manager, John F. Kennedy International Air Terminal, LLC
Session 12 – Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- Stephanie Meyn, Climate Program Manager, Port of Seattle
- Dr. Mark Shmorhun, Technology Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U
- Erik Birkerts, Vice President Growth & Execution, LanzaJet
