Speaker Bio

David Batchelor is Chief External Affairs & Communication at the SESAR Joint Undertaking, the European Union’s air traffic management research and innovation partnership charged with delivering the Digital European Sky. He is responsible for communication activities, stakeholder relations and international affairs.

He originally joined the SESAR JU in 2012 as Liaison Officer with the FAA NextGen programme, based in Washington DC. He worked previously at the European Commission on aviation and environment, and on air transport liberalisation. He began his career at the UK CAA as an economist, and graduated from Oxford University.