- Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Chequita M. Johnson, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas
- Michael Gill, Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau, ICAO

United Skies – Regional Solidarity and Stakeholder Synergy
for a Safer, Smarter, and Sustainable Future for Aviation
Senior aviation leaders from across regions will explore collaborative approaches to advancing global
aviation priorities. This high-level panel will highlight the importance of re...

Emerging Litigation Trends in Aviation and Impacts on International Air Law Treaties [“From Conventions to Courtrooms- the legal evolution of global air law”]
This session will explore how evolving disputes, ranging from passenger rights and personal injury claims, financing disputes, and environ...

Shaping Legal Frameworks for Liberalized Air Transport: Regulatory Policies and Partnerships for a
Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive Future
This panel will explore the legal and regulatory issues associated with the liberalization of international
air transport, with a forward-looking perspect...

The Rising Tide and Global Reach of Passenger Rights Legislation – Fragmentation to Harmonization
With the proliferation of national and regional passenger rights laws, this panel will examine the
growing risk of legal fragmentation in international air transport. Topics include overlapping oblig...

Shaping Aviation Insurance for Emerging Aerospace Risks
This presentation will explore how aviation insurance frameworks are adapting to the evolving
risk landscape in aerospace operations. With the rise of advanced air mobility (AAM), unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS), artificial intelligence (AI)...

Data Protection in International Air Carriage: Legal Challenges, Regulatory Divergence, and
Opportunities for Resolution
As civil aviation operations increasingly depend on the timely exchange of passenger data across
borders, the legal and regulatory complexities of data protection have become a...

State Responsibility for Airports and Air Navigation Services in the Modern Age
This panel will examine the evolving scope of State responsibility for airports and air navigation
services in an era of increasing privatization, automation, public-private partnerships, regional
arrangements. and cr...

The Sky Is Not the Limit: Legal Implications of Suborbital and Near-Space Operations
This session examines the complex legal challenges posed by suborbital and near-space activities, including the applicable regime for hybrid activities. It explores how these challenges could affect regulatory cl...

Regulatory Readiness for Emergent Aviation Technologies and Risks
This forward-looking panel will address the legal and regulatory challenges posed by emerging
technologies as applied to civil aviation, including artificial intelligence (AI), advanced air mobility
(AAM), unmanned aircraft systems...

Michael Gill, Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau,
International Civil Aviation Organization