Kristen Richmond

Kristen Richmond was appointed EU Government Affairs Managing Director in August 2022.
In this role, Richmond will represent the company’s interests with European Union institutions, international organisations, suppliers and partners in the region with a focus on commercial aviation issues.
As part of Boeing’s European team, she will contribute to the strong connections and solid relationships with stakeholders across the region and support policies that advance the EU economy, promote sustainable growth, and contribute to a safe, innovative and competitive aerospace system that connects EU citizens and businesses.
Richmond brings to Brussels over 30 years of private and public sector experience in policy, law and international business.
Prior to her current position, she served in various key strategic and executive positions across Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing International, Boeing Capital Corporation, as well as at Microsoft, the American Heart Association and the U.S. Senate, where she started her policy career as legislative aide in Washington, D.C.
Richmond graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law and practiced law for five years before returning to her work in policy. She is a member of the bar in both Alaska and Washington state. She earned a bachelor’s degree in European history and diplomacy from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Ricardo Martínez González

Graduated in september 1989 as an air traffic controller, from 1990 to 1993 worked as an aerodrome controller at three airports in Cuba, among them the José Martí Intl. in the city of Havana, which is the main airport in the country. At the end of 1993, after receiving a training course in Mexico, started working as a controller at the Havana Área Control Centre, in which transited from the category of Assistant, to Área by procedures, Área by surveillance and finally, Terminal by surveillance.
From the year 2000 combined its controller duties with safety management, participating in investigations of events and incidents and also receivied several training courses in Mexico and Malaysia. Already in 2010, started working as an ATM specialist for the ANSP, been promoted in 2015 to senior ATM specialist. In July 2017, once ECNA was created, was appointed as Operations Manager, which is its current responsibility.
Have been member of task forces and working groups for ICAO as the PoC for the GTE working group from 2012 to 2018, ATFM and PBN groups from 2016 to 2018 and also for CANSO as the ANSP PoC for the CADENA group since its foundation in Havana City.

Paolo Nasetti

Executive Controller in the Enroute and Terminal sectors of the Milan ACC, responsible for all operational training activities and then held the position of Operations Supervisor and Operations Room Chief. From 2007 to 2011 Director of the Milan ACC.
Since 2012 Executive Director of ENAV’s En-Route Operations where I realized a complete overhaul of the national airspace aimed at increasing capacity with customer-oriented solutions to reduce CO2 emissions.
Since 2019 Director of the new ATM System Evolution and Strategic Services Planning department with the role of defining the service provision modalities by identifying the necessary technological enablers in both TWR and ACC domains, including Remote Towers.

Harrison Wolf

Harrison Wolf is the senior program lead for Advanced Aviation at the Flight Safety Foundation leading work and community engagement on next-generation airspace, Advanced Air Mobility and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems. Prior to joining the Flight Safety Foundation, Harrison was the Director for Global Aviation Policy at Zipline International and led the global drone and AAM portfolio at the World Economic Forum. Harrison wrote the first drone safety textbook entitled “Drones: Safety Risk Management for the Next Evolution of Flight” and continues to support international commercial operations around the globe while teaching safety focused course work at the University of Southern California’s Aviation Safety & Security Program.

Mark Balsdon

Having joined NATS in 2008 Mark has been involved in several complex solution initiatives. In his current role as Hd New Airspace Users, BD and Partnerships Mark and his team act as client relationship managers with the Industry, working proactively with New Airspace Users, Government Agencies & Renewables users to facilitate the delivery of data driven information solutions to overcome aviation issues. Mark is also working on a number of commercial UTM Projects and Airspace initiatives, including strategic solution delivery, collaborations and developing strong working relationships across the Urban Air Mobility and BVLOS sector to enable day 1 flights and deliver safe, scalable and sustainable services for the industry to grow.

Klaus Affholderbach

Dr Klaus Affholderbach brings more than 20 years of management experience and know-how from the aviation industry.
Klaus joined Skyguide, the Swiss ANSP, back in 2001 as Capacity Engineer. In 2002, he became Chief of Staff to the Director Operations.
During his time at Skyguide, he made a significant contribution to the development and establishment of a positrive safety and corporate culture.
From 2018 to 2023, he was a member of the Executive Board of the Swiss air navigation service provider Skyguide, where he was responsible for safety, security, quality and risk management.
He has chaired national and international committees, including the Operations Consultation Group , the Agency Advisory Board at EUROCONTROL, the European CANSO Performance Group and most recently the European Group of Safety Directors in CANSO.

Klaus Affholderbach holds a doctorate in high-energy physics and is a certified systemic coach from the European Business School (EBS).
Klaus has left Skyguide by the end of 2023 to build his own business.
He supports Executives and Leadership teams as well as organisations, during transformation processes and helps them to build a supportive and resilient corporate culture.
Today, successful change processes and transformations are the exception rather than the rule.
Traditional approaches to change management are no longer sufficient.
Resilience at an organizational level is the basic prerequisite for not only surviving – but emerging stronger – from times of crisis.

Rafi Riley

Rafi, an Imperial College London PhD in Engineering, brings diverse skills to Egis, focusing on strategy, procurement, and regulatory compliance. His expertise spans strategic advice, procurement guidance, operational strategy, financial modeling, business plans, and policy advice, showcasing dedication to advancing aviation.
At Egis, Rafi leaves a mark supporting Air Navigation Service Providers through varied procurements. Navigating complex state rules, he ensures compliance, prioritizing client value. Globally, his impact includes procurement strategy, options assessments, and system requirements, highlighting technical acumen and adeptness in procurement complexities.

Trevor Froggatt

Trevor Froggatt is an experienced radar engineer and business development manager. He graduated from the University of Wales, UK in 1980 and has worked in the radar industry for over forty years. He has worked with some of the largest radar manufacturers including BAE Systems, MBDA, Lockheed Martin as well as a number of SMEs. Trevor has worked as a design engineer, field engineer, systems engineer and consultant. He has experience of land, sea and airborne radar systems, both military and civil, and has worked all over the world from the Arctic to Australia. Trevor joined Intersoft Electronics in 2015 and, as business development manager, focuses on radar system upgrade and life extension programs.

Florin Tudosa

Air traffic controller, with 30 years of experience. Instructor and evaluator at ROMATSA. Designed LMS for better implementing proffessional training for ATCO. Implemented LMS in all operational departments of ROMATSA.

Richard DERRETT-SMITH

Richard Derrett-Smith MEng(Hons), MSaRS, FIMechE, brings over 20 years of experience in aviation (primarily ATM) and nuclear industries. As a highly capable and flexible safety and reliability consultant, he possesses proven technical and management skills from various challenging and diverse technical and commercial roles across a broad spectrum of tasks and projects at individual project and programme level. Richard’s current professional focus is on the development of Egis’ Future Aviation and Advanced Air Mobility capabilities using Egis’ capabilities in digital twins and data analytics alongside our existing integrated risk management and operational expertise to deliver real value for clients in this fast-growing sector of aviation.