Newsletter No 2 2023

Written By Oddgeir Gitlestad

Solakonferansen 2023
OFFSHORE FLIGHT SAFETY

18-20 September

Sustainability through improved environmental
footprint and adopting new technologies

&

Nordic Unmanned & Avinor’s
DRONE SAFETY SUMMIT 2023

18 September

A meeting place for professionals striving
to improve safety in the drone industry

The Drone Safety Summit programme as a stand alone event to a separate cost, or as part of the Solakonferansen 2023 overall programme, and as such included in and covered for by the ordinary conference fee. Made possible as a joint venture in a collaboration between Nordic Unmanned AS, Avinor AS and Stiftelsen Solakonferansen.

Book your tickets here

A provisional great thanks and special recognition addressed to 

Lecturers and the lead speakers, thank you for your helpful attitude and willingness contributing to the programme. Please see confirmed lecturers/companies as of 9 June.

Lecturers

  • State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen, Centre Party (Sp), Ministry of Transport

  • Mayor Tom Henning Slethei, Progress Party (FrP), Sola Municipality

  • Allan, Scott, MSc and MRAeS, Technical Director, HeliOffshore

  • Titta Andersson-Bohren, Local Policy and Community Affairs Manager, Wing

  • Aks, Andreas Kollbye, CEO, Widerøe Zero AS

  • Braithwaite, Graham, Professor, Director of Transport Systems, Cranfield University

  • Cramp, Tony, VP Aircraft, Shell Aircraft, Chairman IOGP ASC

  • Di Rubbo, Natale, Project Manager – Drones European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) – at NUADSS23

  • Edwards, Carey, Managing Director – LMQ Ltd

  • Fernandes, Paulo Neiva, Senior Project Officer, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

  • Fowler, Daniel, Technical Lead International Programs, Textron Systems – at NUADSS23

  • Fremo-Bjørn, Thomas, Major, Tactical Coordinator P-8 Poseidon, Royal Norwegian Airforce

  • Gerber, J.J., Operations Services Manager, Cougar Helicopters

  • Hartveit, Sjur, Senior Adviser Cyber Security, Civil Aviation Authority Norway

  • Harvey, Kate, FEI, General Manager, G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation

  • Kobberstad, Lars, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority Norway

  • Lahnstein, Erik, Managing Director, The Federation of Norwegian Aviation Industries (NHO Luftfart)

  • Lockert, Sigmund, Deputy Manager Flight Operations, CHC Helikopter Service AS

  • Lystad, Ellen, Director of Air Navigation Services Technology Development, Avinor AS – at NUADSS23 

  • Martone, Jennifer, Program Director, Commercial Aftermarket, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company – tbc

  • Nannavecchia, Rocco, Safety & Reliability Engineer, Pipistrel Vertical Solutions d.o.o – at NUADSS23

  • Rodrigues, Juliana, Business Development Lead – Europe, Eve Air Mobility Systems

  • Rolfe, Tim, CEO, HeliOffshore

  • Silva, Leon, VP, Global Commercial & Military Systems (GCMS), Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company – tbc

  • Stepanek, David, Executive Vice President, Sales and Chief Transformation Officer, Bristow Group Inc

  • Thacker, Hugh, Director and Aviation Surveyor, Leading Edge Assist – at NUADSS23

  • Thon, Roar, Specialist Director Security, Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM)

  • Thorington, Andrew, Flight Operations Manager, Flight Operations, Civil Aviation Authority United Kingdom

  • Vlasman, Brent, Co-Founder and Aviation Advisor to Human Factors Survey

  • Vlasman, Savannah, Founder and Social Scientist, Human Factors Survey

  • Westby, Stine Ramstad, Executive Vice President of Operations and Infrastructure, Avinor AS

  • Air bp lecturer on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – name tbc

  • Airbus Helicopters lecturer – name tbc

  • Bell Helicopters lecturer – name tbc

  • Leonardo Helicopters lecturer – name tbc

Host Speakers

  • Aure, Teti, Aerospace Aviation Professional – Lead Host Speaker at Solakonferansen 2023

  • Knutsen, Axel, Head of Drone Program, Avinor AS – Host Speaker at NUADSS23

  • Landsnes, Lars Andreas, Chief Operational Officer, Nordic Unmanned AS – Host Speaker at NUADSS23

Another provisional great thanks and special recognition addressed to

Sponsors, collaborators and advertisers for your highly valued and crucial contribution, your support, and excellent cooperation that enables us to offer this year's program and conduct this year's conference.

Welcome to Sola for three exciting conference days comprising
Solakonferansen 2023 and Nordic Unmanned & Avinor’s Drone Safety Summit 2023.

Until then, All the best from here – Flight Safety First – Solakonferansen, for Aviation Safety Since 1987.

Oddgeir Gitlestad
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