weberConsultant, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); Adjunct Professor, McGill University, Montreal;

Received his legal education at the Universities of Heidelberg (Dr. iur., 1980) and McGill University (LL.M. 1976); Assessor (bar) qualifications Stuttgart 1980.

From 1982 to 1995, Legal Counsel of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Geneva/Montreal, responsible for aviation law, competition and anti-trust law issues.

From 1995 to 2004, Director of the Legal Bureau of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, responsible for all ICAO legal matters. This included, inter alia, the modernization of the Warsaw Convention System on air carrier liability, resulting in the adoption of the Montreal Convention of 1999, and the development of the Capetown Convention of 2001.

From 2004 to the present, Consultant/Air Law Expert to ICAO involved in a number of ICAO projects and programmes, including the establishment of the new International Registry for aircraft equipment, the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia-Pacific and other international projects.

Member of the Board, Institute of Air and Space Law Centre for Research, McGill University. He has lectured and published widely and is a member of numerous professional associations.

 

JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel - Booking

Those wishing to make hotel reservations for participation in the event may contact:

JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel | Calea 13 Septembrie 90 | 050726 Bucharest, Romania | Tel: +40 21 403 1013 | Fax: +40 21 403 1001 | E-mail: madalina.marinescu@marriott.com | marriott.com/BUHRO

 

 

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Day 1 – Monday April 4, 2011

7:30 – 8:30 – Registration and morning coffee
8:30 – 9:00 – Opening of the conference
9:00 – 9:15 – Coffee break
9:15 – 11:00 – Panel I – Recent developments in Aviation Security
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 – Panel II – Aviation Liability and Insurance
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 14: 30 – Presentation - Transposition of Directives
14:30 – 14:45 – Coffee break
14:45 – 16:00 – Panel III – Aircraft Finance
16:00 – 16:15 – Coffee break
16:15 – 17:30 – Panel IV – Passenger Rights and Obligations
19:30 – Gala Dinner

Day 2 – Tuesday April 5, 2011

8:00 – 9:00 – Morning coffee
9:00 – 10:30 – Environment Protection
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 – Regulatory Framework for Airports and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP)
12:30 – 13:00 – Final remarks; Closure