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    2024 Annual Meeting & Conference - Course Materials

    September 18-20, 2024

    September 18-20, 2024

    Huntington Beach, CA

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    A Rising Wave: The Emergence and Evolution of Drone Operations

    Moderator: Marc Warren, Adams & Reese

    Speakers:

    Chris Senn    , Holland & Knight

    Jason Terreri, Executive Director, Syracuse Hancock International Airport

    Phil Adams, Chief of Operations, Fairbanks Airport

    David Carbon, Vice President, Amazon Prime Air

    Conor French, Chief Regulatory Officer, Zipline 

    1. A Rising Wave: The Emergence and Evolution of Drone Operations

    A Lot of Noise Signifying Something? Restricting Airport Operations due to Environmental Concerns

    Moderator: Roy Goldberg, Clark Hill

    Speakers:

    Justine Harrison, General Counsel of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

    Courtney Adolph, FAA, Manager of Airport Law Division, El Segundo CA

    Chris McLaughlin, Executive Vice President Operations, Dallas-Fort Worth Airport 

    1. A Lot of Noise Signifying Something? Restricting Airport Operations due to Environmental Concerns

    Funding Big Ideas in Aerospace

    Moderator:

    Sandi Knox, Sidley Austin

    Stephen Snyder, Managing Director, JetBlue Ventures

    Brian Craig, VP and Assistant GC, SAIC

    Ari Ruffer, Counsel – Corporate Transactions, United Airlines

    Jakub Teply, General Counsel, Corporate Development, GE Aerospace -- Invited

    1. Funding Big Ideas in Aerospace

    Driving AI Transformation

    James Sheppard, Associate General Counsel, Southwest Airlines

    Justin Bundick, Managing Director, AI & Data Transformation, Southwest Airlines

    1. Legal Topics to Include in Driving AI
    2. EU Artificial Intelligence Act
    3. Utah Enacts First AI-Focused Consumer Protection
    4. What You Need to Know About Colorado's New Comprehensive AI Law

    Emerging Issues in Space Technology

    Moderator: Skip Smith, Greenberg Traurig

    Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law, The University of Mississippi School of Law

    Amanda Rutenberg, Deputy General Counsel, Rocket Lab

    Zach Zaharek, Associate General Counsel , Virgin Galactic

    1. Outline Export Control Challenges
    2. Chevron Case
    3. Legal Implications and Issues
    4. The Outer Space Treaty Regime
    5. The Role of Developing Countries

    Responsible AI – Who’s Going To Take Responsibility?

    Moderator:

    Jason Gordon, Reed Smith

    Gary Touchstone, Director, American Airlines

    Bryon Bratcher, Managing Director, Gravity Stack

    James Sheppard, Associate General Counsel, Southwest Airlines

    1. AI Guide

    Addressing Naughty Actors on Aircraft

    Moderator: Michael McGrory, Amundsen, Davis Law

    Speakers: Sherry Ortiz – SVP, USAIG

    Kathleen Banaszak, Attorney, FAA

    Armen Adzhemyan, Senior Corporate Counsel-Litigation, Delta Air Lines

    1. If You See Something, Say Something

    Recent Enforcement Challenges Around the World and the Cape Town Convention

    Moderator: Nick Stable, Wings Capital 

    Sruti Prakash, Jackson Square

    Jim Zembruski, General Counsel, ACG

    Chris Beers, General Counsel, Aircastle Limited, Invited

    1. Chapter 11 proceedings of GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (‘GLAI’) and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the ‘Gol Group’) and obligations under the Cape Town Convention
    2. Cape Town Convention – compliance
    3. Indian High Court Judgement
    4. Watchlist Notice Update No. 6

    Shifting Sands: Evolving Airline Consumer Compliance Standards

    Moderator: Anita Mosner, Holland & Knight

    Shani Smith Fisher, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, Breeze Airways

    Doug Mullen, VP Legal, A4A

    Shalyn Kettering, Colorado State Attorney General’s Office - Invited

    1. 5th Circuit
    2. Denial of Stay
    3. DOT
    4. DOT and White House
    5. SCOTUS

    Peril! - An Aviation and Space Law Quiz Game

    Shannon Barnard, Senior Counsel, Panasonic Avionics

    Sundi Bonfiglio, Associate General Counsel, Panasonic Avionics

    Laura Collins, Sidley Austin

    1. An Aviation and Space Law Quiz Game

    What’s Next? A Look into the General Counsel’s Crystal Ball

    Moderator: Jack Rossi, Principal Corporate Counsel – Amazon AIR 

    Speakers:

    Blake Bilstad, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary – SkyRyse

    Daniel Camejo, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary – Avelo Airlines

    Amy Gonzales, General Counsel – San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

    Doug Graham, Vice President and General Counsel – LanzaJet

    Rose Neale, General Counsel and Senior Vice President – Sun Country Airlines

    Brian Ostler, General Counsel – Los Angeles World Airports

    Jeff Novota, General Counsel, Southwest Airlines

    1. Aviation Sector Back On Course, But Keep Seatbelts Fastened
    2. AI: Key Business and Legal Issues to Consider

    CLE Credit

    The ABA will seek 8.75 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 10.50 hours of CLE credit for this program in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. Please visit the program website for program CLE details or visit www.americanbar.org/mcle for general information on CLE at the ABA.