1. ICAO AIR TRANSPORT SYMPOSIUM (Abuja, Nigeria, 28-30 April 2008) PROGRAMME

2. DAY ONE Monday, 28 April 09:00 Opening Session
09:00 Opening Session
Welcome address: Dr. Harold O. Demuren, Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
Opening remarks: Mr. Roberto Kobeh González, President of the ICAO Council
Welcome remarks: Mr. Saud Hashem, Chairman of Air Transport Committee, ICAO
Key-note address: Minister of State for Air Transport, Nigeria
09:40 Overview of ICAO’s activities in the air transport field
Presentation by Mrs. F. Odutola, Director, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO
10:00 Coffee Break

3. 1. Trends and developments
10:20 SESSION 1: ECONOMIC REGULATION AND LIBERALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
Moderator: Dr. B. O. Aliu, Representative of Nigeria on the Council of ICAO
1. Trends and developments
Global overview of air transport liberalization
Presentation by ICAO: Mr. Yuanzheng Wang, Air Transport Bureau
To highlight progress made in liberalization since the Fifth Worldwide Air Transport Conference (ATConf/5) and recent developments in the airline industry.

4. The African experience in air transport liberalization
Panel discussion: invited panelists from African States, regional bodies, the industry and other interested parties will share their views and experience in air transport liberalization (including the successes and difficulties in achieving the goals of the African liberalization initiatives), and exchange views on the ways forward.
Speakers/panelists
Mr. Chris Kuto, President of African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)
Mr. Christian Folly-Kossi, Secretary General, African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
Mr. Jonathan Majakwara, Senior Programme Manager, Air Transport, Directorate of Infrastructure and Services, South African Development Community (SADC)
Mr. Simon Allotey, Acting Director General, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
Mr. Yuanzheng Wang, ICAO
[Representative from an African State- tbd]

5. 11:50 Questions and Answers
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 2. Challenges in liberalization
Implications of economic liberalization on safety/security regulation
Presentation by ICAO: Mr. Yuanzheng Wang, Air Transport Bureau
To discuss the relationship between economic liberalization and safety/security regulation based on the ICAO study, and provide information on what actions ICAO has taken in addressing the issues.
Presentation by US FAA: Ms. Mo Keane, Senior Representative for Africa to share views on the safety oversight situation in Africa in the liberalization process.

6. 16:00 Questions and Answers
16:30 Essential Air Service and Tourism Development Route scheme
Presentation by ICAO: Mr. Yuanzheng Wang, Air Transport Bureau
To explain what this scheme is about based on the ICAO/UNWTO study, which may be of particular usefulness for African States in the development of their aviation and tourism in a liberalized environment.
Questions and Answers

7. DAY TWO Tuesday, 29 April
09:00 SESSION 2: MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES 
Moderator: Dr. Zaidi, Representative of India on the Council of ICAO
1. ICAO Policies on charges for airports and air navigation services
Presentation by ICAO: Mr. Evalou Gnang, Regional Air Transport Officer
To give on overview of the key principles of ICAO’s policies on charges, including performance measurement and benchmarking, cost recovery of airport security measures and balance of interest between airports/air navigation services providers and users, as well as the status of the policies.

8. 09:30 Questions and answers
09:50 2. Trends and developments since ANSConf
Presentation by: Mr. Rotimi Arogunjo, Nigerian Member of ICAO Airport Economics Panel
To provide an update on, inter alia, developments in commercialization and privatization of airports and ANSPs, ICAO policy development and implementation
10:20 Coffee Break
10:40 3. Key issues and the Conference on the Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services (CEANS-2008)

9. Presentation by ICAO: Mr. Yuanzheng Wang, Air Transport Bureau
To discuss the main topics/issues planned to be addressed at the ICAO Conference on the Economics of airports and air navigation services (CEANS, September 2008), with emphasis placed on commercialization/privatization aspects, government regulation, funding of autonomous CAAs and relations between government regulators, service providers and users.
11:20 Questions and Answers
12:00 Lunch break

10. 14:00 SESSION 3: ICAO ECONOMIC ANALYSES AND DATABASES (EAD) PROGRAMME
Moderator: Mr. Christian Folly-Kossi, Secretary General, AFRAA
Presentation by ICAO: Mr. A. Sainarayan, Economic Analyses and Databases Section, Air Transport Bureau
To provide an overview on the best practices to be adopted to collect and meaningfully interpret the accounting and operational data. To discuss the role of High level indicators and measures to monitor performance, improve benchmarking and address infrastructural gaps
15:30 Coffee break

11. Presentation by ICAO:. Mr. A. Sainarayan, Economic. Analyses
Presentation by ICAO: Mr. A. Sainarayan, Economic Analyses and Databases Section, Air Transport Bureau
To discuss: a) how to utilize data to generate Management Information systems (MIS) and forecasts for facilitating Senior Management decision making; b) the role of exposure data in arriving at accident rates and the analysis of safety data to predict and improve safety of operations; and c) the need for common standards , taxonomy and definitions in accounting of financial and operational data.
16:30 Questions and answers

12. DAY THREE Wednesday, 30 April
09:00 SESSION 4 AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Moderator: Mr. D.O. Valente, Representative of Argentina on the Council of ICAO
Main areas of ICAO activity
Presentation by ICAO : Ms. Jane Hupe, Chief, Environment Unit, ICAO
Cooperation with other bodies and the recent developments on aviation environmental protection.

13. 09:30 Aircraft Noise
Presentation on ICAO Balanced Approach to aircraft noise management by: Ms. Jane Hupe, Chief, Environment Unit, ICAO
To provide to the audience an overview on aircraft noise management :
Aviation noise data (inventories and models);
Standards and the new technology available in aircraft noise;
Preventive measures available to address the effects of noise (land-use planning etc.);
Operational procedures available to minimize noise,
Operating restrictions including curfews;
Noise charges.
10:20 Coffee Break

14. 10:40 - Aircraft Engine Emissions
Presentation by ICAO: Ms. Jane Hupe, Chief, Environment Unit
To provide an overview on Aircraft Engine Emissions management :
Aviation emissions data (inventories and models);
Standards and technology available in the aircraft engine emissions;
Aviation emissions and local air quality;
Aviation emissions and global climate;
Market-based measures and voluntary measures to address emissions : emissions charges, emissions trading and carbon offsets.
11:20 Aviation Environmental Protection : Main Challenges for Africa
Presentation by Mr. Kenton Sim, CAEP Member, South Africa
11:45 Questions and answers
12:00 Closing Of Symposium

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