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2026 AAMA Conference Agenda
June 8, 2026
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 16:00 | Airport Wildlife Management Instructor: William Stewart, AAE – Global Airport Training |
June 9, 2026
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 16:00 | Airport Movement Surface Condition Reporting Instructor: William Stewart, AAE – Global Airport Training |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Conference Ice Breaker – Meet & Greet |
June 10, 2026
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration & Hot Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | AAMA Conference Opening Remarks |
| 09:05 – 09:15 | Greetings from the Government of Alberta Paul Smith, Deputy Minister, Alberta Transportation & Economic Corridors |
| 09:15 – 10:00 | Attracting Flight Schools to Alberta Airports Marc Hanatschek, Owner, Centennial Flight School |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break – Sponsored by HM Aero |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Transportation Safety Board Update Eli Pasquali, Senior Investigator, TSB |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Gold Sponsor Spotlight – Wavionix |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Obstacle Management: Best Practices Ben Crooks, Aviation Planner, HM Aero Inc. |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch – Sponsored by North Star Electric |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | Nav Canada Update & RPAS Adam Dowling, Manager Air Traffic Operations & Abby Kahlon, Manager Air Traffic Operations, Nav Canada |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Gold Sponsor Spotlight – Empower Airport Systems |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Pyrotechnic Safety and Emerging Wildlife Tech Jared Marley, Commercial Director, Margo Supplies |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Gold Sponsor Spotlight – Campbell Scientific |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break – Sponsored by Canadian Aerial Applicators Association |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | Equipment Demonstration – Industrial Machine |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Darryll Wightman Hospitality Night |
June 11, 2026
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Hot Breakfast – Hosted by Fort McMurray International Airport |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Gold Sponsor Spotlight – Team Eagle |
| 09:15 – 10:00 | The Art of Producing an Airshow Richard Skermer, CEO, Alberta International Airshow and Trade Exposition |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Airfield Electrical & Maintenance Best Practices Murray Ames, Safety & Compliance Manager, Empower Airport Systems |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Gold Sponsor Spotlight – Western Asphalt Products |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | From Fragmented Operations to Context-Aware Aviation AI Dennis Rajasekar & Abby Logan, Wavionix, Co-Founders |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch – Sponsored by Fort McMurray International Airport |
| 13:00 – 16:30 | Villeneuve Airport Tour: Hangar, Airfield Tours and RPAS Demonstration |
| 17:30 – 21:00 | Networking Mixer & Gala Event, Featuring Comedian Sean Lecomber |
June 12, 2026
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Hot Breakfast |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Community Airports Advocacy – Update & Insights Michael Lohner, Canadian Strategy Group |
| 09:00 – 09:45 | Alberta Airports Management Association AGM |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Gold Sponsor Spotlight – CZVL Villeneuve Airport |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Aerodrome Standards Update Neil Cristo, Technical Team Lead, Transport Canada |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Gold Sponsor Spotlight – ADB Safegate |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Collaboration: The Pathway to Growth Dan Gold, Director of Communication & Marketing, Rise Air |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 13:15 | Closing Remarks & Final Draw |