Annual Conference Professional Agenda

(Subject to Change)

Thursday, July 27

(Central Time)

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Field of Dreams

Friday, July 28

(Central Time)

7:00 am | Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:45 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks

John Reed, A.A.E., Great Lakes Chapter President
Executive Director, Rochester International Airport

Perry Miller, A.A.E., AAAE Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer, Richmond International Airport

Todd Hauptli, President & CEO
American Association of Airport Executives

8:45 am – 9:45 am | Chapter Business Meeting

Mayor Brad Cavanagh, City of Dubuque

9:45 am – 10:00 am | Coffee Break with Exhibitors

10:00 am – 10:45 am | Updates from the Chapter’s State Representatives

10:45 am – 11:45 am | Session #1 – FAA Central Region Update

TBA

11:45 am – 1:30 pm | Fishing Tournament

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Spotlight #1 - Featured Projects 1 & 2

Katie England, Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc. (Moderator)

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Session #2 - Unconscious Bias

Megan Murray, ACE, Sawyer International Airport (Moderator)
Gisella Aitken-Shadle, Ed. D., City of Dubuque

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Spotlight #2 – Featured Projects 3 & 4

Katie England, Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc. (Moderator)

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Session #3 –  Safety Management Systems 102

TBA (Moderator)
Rachel Engeler, Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport
Heidi Benaman, Faith Group

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium Evening Event 

Saturday, July 29

(Central Time)

7:00 am | Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:50 am | Session #4 – PFAS

Scott Lanter, A.A.E., Blue Grass Airport (Moderator)
TBA

8:50 am - 9:40 am | Session #5 - The New Norm of Commercial Air Service

Marty Lenss, CM, The Eastern Iowa Airport (Moderator)
Dave Haring, A.A.E., Lincoln Airport Authority

9:40 am – 10:00 am | Coffee Break with Exhibitors

10:00 am – 10:50 am | Session #6 - There’s a Grant for That?

Ty Sander, Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. (Moderator)
TBA

11:00 am - 5:00 pm | Golf or Shooting Tournament

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Session #7 - Open Discussion

Angel Ramos, A.A.E., CVG Airport (Moderator)

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Fishing Awards

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Awards Banquet & Dinner