Norbert Fuchs

Norbert Fuchs holds a degree in engineering and studied telecommunications in Berlin and Paris. He started his career at Siemens AG and later worked for Nokia Networks. He held several management roles in services, R&D and sales. Norbert has more than 20 years of experience in IP technology and related communication services. He worked on innovative IP solutions ranging from high-quality voice & video transport to IP service chaining, Internet of Things and Web3.0.
In his current role as Product Manager for ATC, he drives the conceptual work of ATC solutions with a focus on resiliency, security and service quality.

Benoit Fonck

Graduated from the Belgian Royal Military Academy in 1989, Benoit Fonck held initially different ATC operational and managerial positions within the Belgian Air Force. In 2001, he joined the former Eurocontrol Central Flow Management Unit. He was responsible for defining and implementing the Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management Strategy together with the development and implementation of enhanced civil-military coordination procedures. He joined the SESAR Joint Undertaking in January 2010 where he is currently Chief Programme. His main responsibilities cover the design of the Digital European Sky Programme and the management of its execution in order to deliver the SESAR Solutions according to the European Master Plan.

Markus Bardach

Markus Bardach was able to gather experience in different roles in the IT sector after finishing his master’s degree in computer science and economics with focus on data science.
In 2020 he joined the Frequentis New Business Development department with the goal to evaluate innovative ideas in the drone sector.
Markus Bardach was one of the founders of the corporate start-up skyzr, where he is also Manging Director since early 2022 to develop innovative software solutions for drone operators.

Cyriel Kronenburg

Cyriel Kronenburg leads the strategic expansion of uAvionix’s General Aviation, UAS and Infrastructure solutions. With over 30 years of experience in aviation, Cyriel was most recently a Vice President and founding executive for Aireon LLC, where he was responsible for the global deployment of space-based ADS-B. He has served in senior and executive aviation roles for the International Air Transport Association, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair and the Royal Dutch Airforce. Cyriel holds licenses as an Air Traffic Controller, a General Aviation Pilot, a remote Part 107 pilot and a Flight Dispatcher, all of which provide him with a unique firsthand experience with the operational requirements of the aviation industry.

Urs Lauener

Urs Lauener has been Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Skyguide Executive Team since 2017. He trained as an air traffic controller and went on to serve as a Skyguide procedural expert before moving to the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation as an air navigation services specialist. He returned to Skyguide in 2003 and subsequently performed a number of executive roles in both military and civil air traffic management. He holds an executive MBA and an Advanced Certificate in Aerospace & Aviation from HEC Paris.

Jonas Envall

Jonas Envall (M.Sc.) work as Business Development Director for the UAS segment at Carmenta. He is also part of the Carmenta Product Management group that shapes the future of the company’s products. Jonas has a background as a senior project director with a special focus on the aviation domain. He has over 20 years of experience leading advanced agile software development projects around GIS, planning and optimization.

Sean Patrick

Sean is currently the General Manager Oceanic Services at the AirNav Ireland North Atlantic Communication Centre (NAC) where he is responsible for the strategic and tactical delivery of Oceanic air traffic communications to all aircraft operating in the Shanwick FIR – over 505,000 flights in 2019.

He is also the chair of the ICAO NAT Implementation Management Group (IMG) which is responsible for the identification, development and coordinated implementation of safe and efficient strategic initiatives supporting the aviation system within the ICAO NAT Region – a group of 9 key States whom control and regulate the world’s busiest oceanic airspace.

Eduardo Garcia

Dr. Eduardo García González serves as the CANSO Senior Manager for Future Skies, overseeing the advancement of CANSO’s vision for future ATM services and driving the necessary innovations to realize this vision. In addition, he coordinates the efforts of the CATS Global Council to ensure a cohesive approach towards achieving their objectives.

Saskia Horsch

Dr. Saskia Horsch is Head of Global Regulatory & Public Affairs at the German electric air mobility company Lilium. In this function, she is responsible for all political and regulatory matters pertaining to urban/regional air mobility. Saskia works with governments, regulators, aviation agencies as well as airports and partners at a global level on the establishment of an adequate regulatory framework for the future operations of eVTOL aircraft. She is also in charge of securing required approvals to enable the launch of Lilium’s services.
Saskia represents Lilium in various industry associations and chairs the working group on Advanced Air Mobility of the German Trade Association BDLI. She also represents the international aviation industry body ICCAIA as an advisor to ICAO Study Group on AAM.
Prior to joining Lilium, Saskia worked at Amazon for over 10 years in European and country leadership roles across the External Affairs, Public Policy, Internal Communications, Employee Relations & HR functions. During her tenure at Amazon, Saskia built the company’s Public Policy function in Germany, developed corporate reputation management and community engagement strategies and led pan-European public affairs campaigns in the areas of data protection, consumer rights, copyright and competition law. In addition, Saskia provided political and regulatory support for the successful establishment of over 50 logistics locations in Europe, building up extensive expertise in urban mobility and infrastructure projects.
Before her employment with Amazon, Saskia spent seven years with the Brussels-based consultancy firms Interel and Cambre Associates providing public policy advice to clients in various industry sectors. She has also previously worked at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition in Brussels and as a competition lawyer in Germany.
Saskia is a fully qualified lawyer and holds a PhD in European competition law from the University of Cologne. She is married and has two children.

Kah Han Tan

Mr Tan Kah Han is the Chief Technology Officer / Senior Director (Unmanned Systems
Group) of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). As a member of CAAS’ senior
management team, his responsibilities include developing aviation sector technology and
R&D roadmap, developing safety policy, safety oversight and facilitating the use of
unmanned aircraft systems and, future aviation technologies in Singapore.
Mr Tan joined the CAAS in 2009 and was appointed as Director (Airworthiness / Flight
Operations) in October 2010 and Senior Director (Safety Regulation) in Jan 2017 before
assuming his latest appointment in Sept 2020. Prior to joining CAAS, Mr. Tan spent 25
years and held many senior appointments in the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
Mr. Tan is a pilot and is rated in Airbus A-320 and Boeing B737.