2022 Schedule

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7:30 am – 8:30 am	Exhibitor set up
8:30 am – 9:15 am	Doors open, light breakfast and coffee, networking
9:15 am – 9:30 am	Aerial Firefighting Conference welcome, KF Aerospace Speaker: Paula Quinn, Executive Director, KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence Goals of the new KF Aerospace Centre of Excellence and its support of Canadian aviation.
9:30 am – 10:30 am	Operator Panel Discussion Speakers Peter Boniface, Executive Director/Operations Manager, Air Operations Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Corey Taylor, Manager of Business Development, Yellowhead Helicopter Robert Gallagher, President and CEO, Coldstream Group of Companies Leading Canadian fixed- and rotary-wing operators discuss strategy, opportunities and challenges in the aerial firefighting sector.
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Exhibitors, Refreshment Break, Networking
11:00 am – 11:45 am	Helicopter Association of Canada update on the Aerial Firefighting sector Speaker: Trevor Mitchell, President and CEO, Helicopter Association of Canada
11:45 am – 12:30 pm	Lunch, Exhibitors, Static Display, Networking
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Climate Change and the New Business Environment, trends and opportunities in aerial firefighting Speaker: Jeff Berry, Director, Business Development, Conair Group Leading MRO, AMO and engineering specialists discuss how they work with fixed- and rotary-wing operators, while also providing insight into maintenance and modification investments.
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm	Exhibitors, Static Display, Networking
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm	Presentation, Leveraging Satellite and Cellular Connectivity in Aerial Firefighting Speaker: David Thomas, Director of General Aviation, SKYTRAC How to leverage data and automation to improve your aerial firefighting services. Presentation to be followed by a panel discussion on flight data monitoring and aircraft communications, featuring: David Thomas, Director of General Aviation, SKYTRAC Conner Heinbuch, Account Manager, Guardian Mobility Randy Langfeld, Customer Success Director, Spidertracks
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	Exhibitors, Static Display, Networking, KF Aerospace Centre of Excellence tours How to build a stronger position in the aerial firefighting sector and what to look for in aircraft.