ECAC/EU DIALOGUE
with the European air transport industry
Paris | 13–14 October 2026
Is resilience successfully engrained in aviation, or are we failing to adequately adapt?
PROGRAMME |
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Monday, 12 October 2026 📍Meliá Paris la Défense
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome cocktail reception | 📍Skyline Bar, 19th floor |
Tuesday, 13 October 2026 📍Meliá Paris la Défense
| 08:15 – 09:00 | Registration and welcome coffee | 📍Foyer Takis, level -1 |
| 09:00 | Welcome and opening addresses | 📍Miro I + II, level -1 |
| 09:15 | Keynote speech | |
| 09:35 | Session 1: Let’s talk about threats | |
| This session will focus on insights from individuals both directly and indirectly responsible for identifying and monitoring threats to resilience in the aviation sector. Rather than seeking to define solutions to address these threats, it will consider how they are monitored, developments in these approaches as a result of external and internal change in the aviation sector, and what this means for the respective roles and responsibilities of industry and government stakeholders. Introduction by the moderator |
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| 09:40 | Keynote address | |
| 09:50 | Panel discussion: Threats faced by aviation in 2026 Open forum discussion and wrap-up by the moderator |
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| Mid-morning | Coffee break | 📍Foyer Takis |
| 12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch break | 📍Foyer Takis |
| 14:00 | Session 2: Building European resilience through action: a look at existing initiatives and approaches This session will present case studies of current European and national initiatives in the aviation sector, focused on addressing specific threats to resilience. These efforts aim to preserve Europe’s position as a leader in aviation technology and airspace network management by promoting greater air connectivity, minimising passenger disruption, and supporting economic stability and growth in the region. Building on these case studies, the session will consider how such initiatives could be further strengthened and developed to help the industry and governments achieve resilience across the aviation sector. Introduction by the moderator |
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| 14:10 | Presentation session: Case studies from the aviation sector illustrating initiatives aimed at enhancing resilience | |
| 15:20 | Coffee break | 📍Foyer Takis |
| 15:50 | Panel discussion: Is the aviation sector in 2026 resilient, or are we counting on the worst case not happening? Open forum discussion and wrap-up by the moderator |
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| 17:15 | End of day one | |
| 19:30 – 23:00 | Cocktail reception | |
Wednesday, 14 October 2026 📍Meliá Paris la Défense
| 08:30 | Welcome coffee | 📍Foyer Takis |
| 09:00 | Opening by the ECAC facilitator | 📍Miro I + II, level -1 |
| 09:05 | Overview of Day 1 | |
| 09:15 | Interview | |
| 09:45 | Session 3: Developing a comprehensive blueprint for enhanced European resilience in 2027 and beyond This session will take a future look, with the aim of shaping a vision for maintaining and enhancing resilience in and around the aviation sector from 2027 onwards. Participants will reflect on the potential consequences of inaction for future resilience, and consider how those engaged in this dialogue could collaborate more or support specific initiatives to strengthen resilience across ECAC Member States and Europe as a whole. Introduction by the moderator |
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| mid-morning | Coffee break | 📍Foyer Takis |
| Panel discussion: Resilience – an achievable goal or a necessary aspiration? Open forum discussion and wrap-up by the moderator |
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| 12:30 | Close by ECAC and the European Commission | |