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2025 FOAM Conference Hamilton, ON - May 5-7, 2025

Evolution, Innovation, Viability

Harnessing Technology and Talent for the Future of Airports

Time

Session

Topic

Speaker

Monday May 5th, 2025
8:00-9:00 Hot Breakfast with Exhibitors
9:00-9:30 Opening Remarks Terry Bos AAE & Maxx Kochar AAE
9:30 - 945 Welcome to the City Mayor Andrea Horwath
9:45-10:20 Key Note Speaker  Cole Horncastle
10:40-11:15 Session 1  Future Ready Airports: Nurturing Talent with AI-Driven Sustainability Dr. Suzanne Kearns 
11:20-11:55 Session 2  CATSA Update Gordon Kenny 
12:00-13:30 Lunch With Exhibitors
13:30-14:00 Session 3  Accreditation Presentation: Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) Dean Wright CM
14:10-14:45 Session 4  AMSCR - Reporting Challenges & Opportunities for Improvement Terry Townshend
15:10-15:40 Session 5  Quality Assurance for Airfield Maintenance Jason Huisman
15:45-16:30 Session 6  The Imperative Principle of Stability in the Airport Business  Trent Gervais AAE & Maxx Kochar AAE
16:30-18:00 Exhibitor Rendezvous 
Tuesday May 6th, 2025
8:00-9:00 Hot Breakfast with the Exhibitors
9:00-10:00 Session 7 AI at the Airport Panel Discussion Airbiz Panel
10:05-10:50 Session 8 IAAE Canada Annual General Meeting Terry Bos AAE & Brock Penner
11:10-11:45 Session 9 Accreditation Presentation: Next-Gen AI for Transforming Airport Safety & Operations Dennis Rajasekar CM
11:50-13:30
Lunch with the Exhibitors

13:30-14:00 Session 10 Accreditation Presentation: Solar Arrays and It's Environmental Benefits to Airports in Canada Gary Suha CM
14:10-14:45 Session 11 GTAA Sustainability Projects Todd Ernst
15:05-15:45 Session 12  CAC - State of the Industry Chris Phelan
15:45-17:00 Exhibitor Rendezvous 
17:30-20:30 Exhibitor & Sponsor Night Out - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Wednesday May 7th, 2025
8:30-9:20 Hot Breakfast with the Exhibitors
9:20-10:05 Session 13 Mass Fatality Planning  Dr. Reuven Jhirad
10:30-11:05 Session 14 Runway De-icing Chemicals and Tariffs (Technology) Kelvin Williamson 
11:10 - 11:45 Session 15 Strengthening Partnerships: NACC Priorities and Collaboration with Airports Suzanne Acton-Gervais
11:45 - 12:00 Closing Remarks 
12:00-13:00 Buffet Lunch
13:00-15:30 YHM Airport Tour
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