Welcome / Registration 

Opening Keynote 

• Filip NEGREANU-ARBOREANU, Head of Cabinet of Adina Vălean, European Commissioner for Transport
• Juergen WIESE,  Chairman EBAA

Meet or Exceed Fit for 55 - how business aviation is the catalyst for innovation & sustainable aviation 

The Business aviation sector goes through a continuous cycle of designing advanced airframes and cutting-edge propulsion system technologies. Constant product evolution driven by research and development demonstrates why our sector is the catalyst for innovation in aviation and a leader in decarbonising the aviation sector. 

Moderated by Catherine NICHOLSON, France24

• José Ramón BAUZA MEP
•  Flor DIAZ PULIDO, Head of Unit, Aviation Policy, DG MOVE, European Commission 
• Bernhard FRAGNER CEO, GlobeAir 
• Steven TRUXAL Director, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University

Break

Sustainable financing risks for Business aviation - the case of EU Taxonomy

Business aviation is currently at serious risk of exclusion from the EU’s new sustainable finance classification system called EU Taxonomy. The current text fails to recognize the value of Business Aviation as a catalyst for innovation, risking the industry to access crucial financing mechanisms indispensable for its decarbonization.

Moderated by Catherine NICHOLSON, France24

• Carlos BRANA, Vice President, Dassault Aviation
• Aaron FARRUGIA, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital projects, Malta 
• Marian-Jean MARINESCU, MEP

Story of an inspiring speaker

by Raphaël DOMJAN,Explorer, Inspirational speaker, Founder of the PlanetSolar Foundation and the project SolarStratos

Closing 

• Robert BALTUS, Chief Operations Officer, EBAA

Cocktail Reception