International Air Taxi Convention (IATC) 2008

23 January- 25 January 2008- The Westin Diplomat Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

2008-01-04 IATC Brochure.pdf

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Day 1 – Wednesday 23rd January 2008

Chairman: Stefan Vilner, Chairman, Air Taxi Association - Europe (ATXA - Europe)

8:00  Registration & Networking Coffee

8:45  Welcome Address

Alan Perry, Chairman, MIU Events / Managing Director, Air Taxi Association - Europe (ATXA-Europe)

Opening Remarks from the Conference Chairman

9:00  KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Joe Leader, President, Air Taxi Association (ATXA)

SESSION I - DEVELOPING EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE AIR TAXI SERVICES: DOING BUSINESS IN TIME

9:20  More than a wing and a prayer: Building a successful air taxi company from scratch in just months
Aaron Sohacki, CEO, ImagineAir

9:40  DayJet's takeoff success: From moving data to moving atoms - How the theory measured against the reality
Ed Iacobucci, CEO, DayJet

10:00  Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates

10:20  Networking Coffee Break

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10:50  The future of the VLJ air taxi market
Andrew Locke, Director of Business Operations & Strategy, Linear Air

11:10  Beyond the Very Light Jet: Launching the first franchised per seat on demand service in the world
Dean G. Rotchin, CEO, EarthJet

11:30  Leading the next generation air taxi industry with the true air cab model
Stephan A. Hanvey, President/CEO, SATSair

11:50  Navigating the funding waters: the Blink experience

Peter H. Leiman, Managing Director, Blink

12:10  Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates

12:30  Networking Lunch

13:50  How to build an air taxi network: Using the right ingredients
Dr. Matthijs de Haan, Managing Director, ETIRC Aviation

14:10  Buying and selling air charter online: Lessons learned and new challenges

Niklas Berg, CEO, Avinode

14:30  Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates

SESSION II - MEETING THE DEMANDS OF A MODERN TRAVELER: TIME IS MONEY

14:40  The Operators' Panel

Managing and operating business aircraft: Business models for air taxi services

Arie-Willem Van Doorne, Chief Operating Officer, Bikkair

Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, Chief Executive, LEA (London Executive Aviation)

Ken Ross, President & CEO, North American Jet

Javier Díez, Chief Executive Officer, Wondair

15:40  Networking Coffee Break 

16:10  The Eclipse 500 paradigm: From the first 100 to the next 500 aircraft and beyond
Mike McConnell, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Eclipse Aviation

16:30  VLJ - Specially designed aircraft

Clint Clouatre, Senior Marketing Manager, Embraer Executive Jets

16:50  Innovation in business aviation: The case of the AdamJet A700
Jan A. D'Angelo, International & Fleet Sales, Adam Aircraft Industries

17:10  Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates

17:30  End of Day 1 and Concluding Remarks from the Chairman

19:30  Reception at Fort Lauderdale airport

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Day 2 – Thursday 24th January 2008 

Chairman: Joe Leader, President, Air Taxi Association (ATXA)

8:30  Networking Coffee

SESSION III – THE GROWTH OF THE AIR TAXI MARKET: RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

9:00  Opening Remarks from the Conference Chairman

9:10  Green aviation and VLJs: Leveraging nextgen implementations now

Bruce Holmes, Chief Strategist, NextGen Systems, DayJet

9:30  The development and expansion of air taxi services: The European perspective

Eric Mandemaker, CEO, European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)

9:50  Insurance for air taxis: How will the aviation insurance industry react to the VLJ revolution?

Donnald G. Kenny, Senior Vice President, Falcon Insurance Services

10:10  Q&A SESSION

An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates 

10:30  Networking Coffee Break 

11:00  A forecast for the growth of the market – Production and deliveries for air taxi services

Oscar S. Garcia, Chairman, InterFlight Consulting

11:20  The emerging engineering resources crisis and global solutions for its mitigation

Venkateshwar Vardhineni, Director,  Infotech Enterprises

11:40  Making the next generation air charter marketplace a reality

Oliver Janney, Co-Director, Aviation Law Department, Robbins Equitas

12:00  Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates

12:20  Networking Lunch 

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SESSION IV – MAKING AIR TAXIS SAFE: SOLUTIONS FOR THE OPERATORS

13:40  The value of industry safety standards
Donald D. Spruston, Director General, International Business Aviation Council (IBAC)

14:00  Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speaker and delegates

14:10  Panel Discussion

Software solutions for air taxi operators

Dr. A. Ali Baghdadi, President & CEO, gonow

Richard Kane, Chairman & CEO, Coastal

Steven J. Fisher, CEO, SlipStream

15:10  Networking Coffee Break

15:40  Panel Discussion
Air taxis and pilot training: Meeting the demand for qualified pilots

William T. Minkoff, Jr., President, Avion

Paul Hinton, Chairman & CEO, SAFERjett

Roger Burton, CEO, Taxijet.com

16:40  Panel Discussion
Aviation safety: Regulations and requirements for air taxis

Kris Tuttle, Director of Research, Research 2.0

Louis A. Sorrentino, Senior Vice President - Managing Director, Safety, Security & Operations,  SH&E

Bill Strait, President & CEO, VLJ GROUP

17:40  End of Conference and Concluding Remarks from the Chairman

18:30  End of convention dinner to be held in the South Palms Courtyard of the Westin Diplomat hotel

POST -CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

Friday 25th January 2008

Legal and Safety Seminar for Air Taxis and VLJs 

For the Workshop program, please click on "Workshop".