The Future in Aviation: Iris, a reality for Air Traffic Management
On Wednesday 2 October 2019, from 09:00 – 17:00 CET, SESAR Deployment Manager and the European Space Agency are organising an event to update all ATM stakeholders on Iris*, a new satellite-based air–ground communication system for Air Traffic Management.
The day will bring you a diversity of keynotes from all involved partners and three round table sessions, where various aspects of the solution Iris and its deployment will be discussed in interactive sessions.
We also offer you a networking dinner the evening before, on Tuesday 1 October from 18:00 – 22:00 CET.
The event is hosted by skeyes, the autonomous public company in charge of air traffic in the civil airspace in Belgium.
Agenda Workshop 2/10
09:00 – 09:30 – Registration
09:30 – 11:45 – Key notes and Iris presentations
Opening – Magali Vaissiere – Director of telecommunications and integrated applications – European Space Agency & Nicolas Warinsko – General Manager – SESAR Deployment Manager
Legislation – Christine Berg – Head of Single European Sky Unit – DG MOVE – European Commission
Deployment – Nicolas Warinsko – General Manager – SESAR Deployment Manager
Validation and evolution – David Bowen – Chief ATM – SESAR Joint Undertaking
Network solutions – Iacopo Prissinotti – Director – Network Manager
Iris programme – European Space Agency Magali Vaissiere – Director of telecommunications and integrated applications – European Space Agency
Iris solution – Phil Balaam – President, Inmarsat Aviation – Inmarsat
Service provision – Thierry Racaud – CEO – ESSP
11:45 – 12:30 – Q&A
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch & networking
14:00 – 14:45 – Round table discussion: Iris, solution implementation-ready for ATM
Moderator: SESAR Deployment Manager – Nicolas Warinsko
Panelists:
Inmarsat – Dale Irish
Airbus – Bernard Mouton
SESAR Joint Undertaking – David Bowen
EUROCAE – Luc Deneufchatel
Cobham – Martin Bülow Arndt
Honeywell – Zaruba Radek
15:00 – 15:45 – Round table discussion: Iris deployment
Moderator: SESAR Joint Undertaking – David Bowen
Panelists:
SESAR Deployment Manager – Davide Corinaldesi
Network Manager – Nikos Fistas
NATS – Ricardo De Sousa
easyJet – Mark Aizlewood
16:00 – 16:45 – Round table discussion: Iris service provision
Moderator: European Space Agency – Carlo Elia
Panelists:
Inmarsat – Sylvie Sureda-Perez
ESSP – Thierry Racaud
Network Manager – Jacky Pouzet
NATS – Ricardo De Sousa
IATA – Manfred Mohr
16:45 – 17:00 – Conclusions – European Space Agency & SESAR Deployment Manager
About Iris
Iris aims to make aviation safer, greener and more efficient by developing a new satellite-based air–ground communication system for Air Traffic Management (ATM), in partnership with Inmarsat.*
About European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
About SESAR Deployment Manager
The SESAR Deployment Manager (SDM) is the official title of the organisation that oversees and coordinates the upgrading of Europe’s air traffic management infrastructure. The main task of the SESAR Deployment Manager is to develop, propose and maintain the Deployment Programme of SESAR concepts and technologies and ensure efficient synchronisation and overall coordination of implementation projects, as well as the related investments in line with the Deployment Programme. The tasks of the Deployment Manager are specified in Article 9 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 409/2013.
* Iris is a solution for sattelite-based air-ground communication for ATM; Iris represents a solid option as complementary technology, both in terms of performance and fast operational availability. SESAR Deployment Manager remains objective and only co-organises this event focussed on Iris as being one of the possible options and within the scope of its mandate on Data Link Services and AF6.
Both ESA and SDM have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in June 2018, marking the start of their collaboration.This event is a perfect example of a joint initiative.