At Ebace, the leaders shaping the future of Business Aviation

The EBACE keynote session will feature Swiss aviation pioneer and environmentalist Dr. Bertrand Piccard, who first circumnavigated the globe non-stop in a balloon flight in 1999, then completed a round-the-world solar powered flight in 2016. At EBACE, Piccard will detail his next thrilling chapter, including plans to circumnavigate the globe in a hydrogen-powered airplane in 2028, through his latest project, Climate Impulse.

 

The EBACE keynote will also feature EUROCONTROL Director of Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre John Santurbano, a leader in the development of more fuel-efficient airspace routing. The EUROCONTROL leader’s perspectives will speak to issues in focus for the industry across Europe, including the ways new technologies are continually enhancing the safety and efficiency of a unified EU aviation system, the sustainability of operations and the work being done to integrate drones, Advanced Air Mobility transport vehicles and other new entrants into the system.

 

Opening the keynote will be Delphine Bachmann, an environmental advocate who is State Councillor in charge of the Department of Economy and Labour, State of Geneva. The city is home to Geneva Airport, a strategic asset for both commercial and business aviation, which directly and indirectly supports more than 33,000 jobs and generates 4.1 billion CHF to the region’s economy.

 

 

► Dr. Bertrand Piccard, an avid explorer, psychiatrist, environmentalist and aviator, is the first person to fly around the world non-stop in a balloon, and more recently, in a solar-powered airplane. He is the initiator and chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation, founder of the newly established Climate Impulse Foundation and a UN Goodwill ambassador for the environment.

► John Santurbano is the Director of the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre for EUROCONTROL. He is responsible for one of the best performing and cost-effective air navigation service providers in Europe. Santurbano has spent his entire career in air traffic management and is an expert in the field. Prior to EUROCONTROL, Santurbano served as the acting director of Luxembourg’s air navigation service provider.

► Delphine Bachmann is the State Councillor in charge of the Department of Economy and Labour, State of Geneva. In this role, she is dedicated to driving the city’s environmental transition forward, while also building the most efficient economy for Geneva that helps local businesses and citizens thrive. Bachmann has held various leadership roles in the local government, including as Substitute Deputy of the Grand Council of Geneva, and later as a member of the Bureau of the Grand Council of Geneva.