Agenda

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Date/TimeEvent
1:00—1:05 pm ET

Opening Remarks & Welcome




Speakers
Justin Barkowski, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, AAAE

Jeremy Valcich, C.M., ACE, IACE, Director, Regulatory Affairs, AAAE

Joe Marana, A.A.E., ACE, Director, Operations & Facilities, Fort Wayne International Airport

6/9/2021 1:00:00 PM6/9/2021 1:05:00 PM
1:05—2:20 pm ET

Session #1: Airport Management of Communicable Diseases: Past, Present and Future

This session will cover airports’ response and recovery efforts for managing communicable diseases. The airport-centric discussion will focus on the continuity and forward-thinking movement of operations when dealing with these outbreaks and lessons learned from the ongoing pandemic that may be applied in response to future events.

Sponsored by

Everbridge


Moderator
Joe Marana, A.A.E., ACE, Director, Operations & Facilities, Fort Wayne International Airport

Speakers
Nora Yotsov, Senior Manager, Emergency and Security Operations, Port of Portland

Jesse Spearo, Senior Emergency Management Program Specialist, Broward County Aviation Department

Clive Brown, Chief, Quarantine and Border Health Services Branch, Center for Disease Control & Prevention

6/9/2021 1:05:00 PM6/9/2021 2:20:00 PM
2:20—2:35 pm ET

Break



6/9/2021 2:20:00 PM6/9/2021 2:35:00 PM
2:35—3:25 pm ET

Session #2: Building and Implementing an EOC: Does It Still Make Sense Today?

The pandemic forced many airports to suspend critical airport improvements, including Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs). This session will feature a conversation between airports that are at different stages of implementing EOC projects. Speakers will discuss the changes that occurred due to the pandemic; lessons learned throughout the various planning stages; and the benefits of and outlook for virtual EOCs.


Moderator
Dave Kulinsky, C.M., Assistant Director of Operations, St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Speakers
Katie McCoy, CEM, C.M., ACE, Senior Planner, IEM Air

Richard Steele, C.M., Administrative Manager II, Emergency Preparedness & Security, John Wayne-Orange County Airport

6/9/2021 2:35:00 PM6/9/2021 3:25:00 PM
3:25—3:50 pm ET

Session #3: Special Event Preparedness: A Super Bowl Case Study

This session will allow Tampa International Airport to give an overview of its emergency preparedness efforts ahead of Super Bowl LV.


Speaker
Aimee Pidgeon, Manager, Emergency Management and Special Projects, Tampa International Airport

6/9/2021 3:25:00 PM6/9/2021 3:50:00 PM
3:50—4:05 pm ET

Break



6/9/2021 3:50:00 PM6/9/2021 4:05:00 PM
4:05—5:15 pm ET

Session #4: Natural Disaster Recovery: Highlighting Airport Emergency Responses

Many airports are prone to natural weather events that severely impact their operations. This session will cover different case studies where airports have safely defused imminent emergency situations arising out of natural disasters, including, among others, tornadoes that devastated parts of central Tennessee, and strong hurricanes impacting parts of the South. Learn how these emergency response teams “literally” weathered the storm.

Sponsored by

Juvare


Moderator
Jeremy Valcich, C.M., ACE, IACE, Director, Regulatory Affairs, AAAE

Speakers
Adam Floyd, C.M., Director Emergency Management, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

Mike Burrows, C.M., Assistant Aviation Director, Louisiana DOTD Aviation

Paxton Fell, Aviation Program Leader, National Weather Service

6/9/2021 4:05:00 PM6/9/2021 5:15:00 PM

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