As usual we are co-chairing the conference with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and we have jointly put together what promises to be an exciting agenda that covers current interests and concerns of the aviation world.

Globalisation and trans-national operators make cooperation between regulators ever more important. In today’s changing global environment, an open exchange of data, knowledge and experience is a key factor in ensuring that aviation remains the safest mode of travel. This year’s agenda focuses on the role of data sharing in the context of new regulatory challenges, technological developments and global collaboration. The overall theme of the conference is therefore:

“How can open data sharing contribute to Global Aviation Safety?”

Three series of workshops and a range of information sessions have been designed as the platform for a constructive dialogue, with the potential to shape future aviation safety.Lively discussions are expected in particular in the so-called “hot topics session”, introduced last year, where in a format of a round table senior EASA and FAA management will cover various fields of aviation safety. To determine the subjects of this session, participants are invited to submit their requests for topics already at the time of registration, which will be made online at the same time as the payment of the conference fee by credit card. All conference documentation will be published on this website and you are invited to visit it regularly for updates.

I look forward to welcoming you in Prague.