91丝瓜视频

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Dean of the Faculty of Law and IASL Co-Directors.

Michael Gill - ICAO Legal Bureau.

Sanctions, airspace closures, supply chain fractures, and shifting alliances are redrawing the map of commercial aviation. Industry leaders assess how airlines and their advisers are managing legal and operational risk in a world where geopolitics increasingly dictates route networks, fleet strategy, and commercial relationships.

Moderator: Michael Gill, ICAO Legal Bureau;

Speakers;*

• Anita Mosner, Holland & Knight;
• Michael Carbone, JetBlue;
• Don Gray, WestJest/Onex.

*more speakers to be added.

Courts worldwide continue to test the limits of the Montreal Convention 鈥� expanding the meaning of 'accident,' redefining 'bodily injury,' and grappling with mental harm claims. Leading practitioners dissect the most significant recent rulings and ask whether judicial creativity is strengthening or undermining the treaty's uniformity.

Moderator: Rainer Amman, Urwantschky Dangel Borst;

Speakers:

• Steven Truxal, Leiden IIASL;
• Mark Makreel, Norton White (Sydney);
• Jaime Thornback, Camp Fiorante Matthews;
• Bart Banino, Condon & Forsyth;
• Jean-Fran莽ois Bisson-Ross, Air Canada.

Please enjoy a break with refreshments.

The 737 MAX aftermath, the rise of China's C919, and Boom's supersonic ambitions are reshaping the manufacturer landscape. This panel examines product liability exposure, certification challenges, and supply chain accountability as the industry moves beyond the Airbus-Boeing duopoly into uncharted territory.

Moderator: Tony Payne, DLA Piper;

Speakers:*

• Steve Marks, Podhurts Orseck;
• Jennifer P. Griffin, AAR.

*more speakers to be added.

Please enjoy a lunch break.

When a bag is lost, a runway is icy, or a controller errs 鈥� who pays? This panel unpacks the complex web of contractual and tortious liability among airports, ground handlers, air navigation service providers, and other actors whose failures can ground operations or endanger lives.

Moderator: Laura Pierallini, Studio Pierallini;

Speakers:*

• Sophie Pr茅gent, Aeroports de Montr茅al;
• Francis Schubert, 91丝瓜视频 IASL;
• John Frame, Menzies;
• Nathalie Harbelle, ACI World.

*more speakers to be added.

Please enjoy a break with refreshments.

From the downings of PS752 and MH17 to GPS jamming and conflict-zone routing, the collision of military operations and civil aviation raises urgent questions of State responsibility, intelligence-sharing, and victim compensation. Practitioners and policymakers confront the legal grey zones.

Moderator: Dan Barks, Spieser Krauss;

Speakers:*

• Brian Alexander, Kreindler.

*more speakers to be added.

Please enjoy a night of mingling with other participants.

Please join us in a moment of silence to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of 9/11.

AI-assisted cockpits, autonomous air taxis, and predictive maintenance systems promise transformation 鈥� but who is liable when the algorithm gets it wrong? This panel stress-tests existing legal frameworks against the realities of eVTOL certification, AI decision-making, and the automation of safety-critical functions.

Moderator: Urban Olson, Advokatfirman Urban Olson AB;

Speakers:*

• Eric Oehy, DLA Piper;
• Stefan-Michael Wedenig;
• Rapha毛lle Desgagn茅, Air Canada;
• Jason Lorenzon, Gertsburg Licata/Kent State University.

*more speakers to be added.

Prosecutors in France, Brazil, and beyond are increasingly treating aviation accidents as crimes. This panel debates whether criminalisation deters negligence or destroys safety culture, examining the chilling effect on reporting, the erosion of just culture principles, and what practitioners can do to protect their clients.

Moderator: Martine De Serres, Air Canada;

Speakers:

• Gregory Lavigne de la Plaigne, Clyde & Co;
• Erin Applebaum, Kreindler;
• Cyril-Igor Gregorieff, Bournonville Grigorieff;
• Kara Greene, ESI.

Please enjoy a break with refreshments.

With 70% of the commercial aircraft fleet being leased and most of the remainder being financed, aviation lawyers need to keep up-to-date with the main legal developments in aircraft leasing and finance. This panel of leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel will discuss what you need to know, regardless of what area within air law you practice.

Moderator: Donal Hanley, 91丝瓜视频 IASL;

Speakers:

• Andrea Sepinwall, McMillan;
• Marie-Aude Gagnon-Rosseau, Air Canada;
• Carlos Sierra, Sierra y Vasquez;
• Heather Diver, Aviation Capital Group.

Please enjoy a lunch break.

War-risk exclusions, cyber exposure, sanctions complications, and emerging aerospace operations are straining traditional aviation insurance models. Plaintiff and defence counsel join insurance professionals to examine coverage gaps, policy disputes, and whether the market is keeping pace with the risks.

Moderator: Andrea Harrington, 91丝瓜视频 IASL;

Speakers:*

• Ricardo Martinez-Cid, Podhurst Orseck;
• Christoper Loxton, 3 Hare Court.

*more speakers to be added.

From EU261 to Canada's APPR and new regimes emerging worldwide, airlines face a patchwork of overlapping 鈥� and often conflicting 鈥� passenger compensation obligations. This panel maps the regulatory landscape, examines enforcement trends, and asks whether harmonisation is achievable or merely aspirational.

Moderator: Julius Dunton, Air Canada;

Speakers:

• Claudia Hess, Urwantschky Dangel Borst PartmbB;
• Lydia Johansson, SAS;
• Diego de Olmedo, PionAir Law;
• Isah Byarugaba, RwandAir.

Please enjoy a break with refreshments.

Twenty-seven years on, does the Montreal Convention still serve the needs of a transformed industry? Two teams of leading advocates go head-to-head on whether the regime's liability limits, jurisdictional rules, and scope remain fit for purpose 鈥� or whether it's time to go back to the drafting table.

Moderator: Vincent Correia, 91丝瓜视频 IASL;

Speakers:

Team Yes

• Pete Neenan, Stewarts;
• Tracy Brammeier, Clifford Law;
• Sara Prager, KC Deka Chambers.

Team No

• Andy Harks, Clyde & Co;
• Paul Dempsey;
• Louise-H茅l猫ne Senecal.

The conference's closing remarks will be given by the IASL Co-Directors & the Conference Chairs.

Please enjoy a final night of mingling to say goodbye to your fellow participants.