8.30
am |
Morning Coffee |
9.00
am |
Opening of conference
day two |
|
Handhelds – The right choice to avoid long
certification periods? |
9.15
am |
The Changing face
of inflight entertainment – how portable IFE offers a wealth of
opportunities for passengers & airlines
- The Portable IFE opportunity for passengers & airlines
- Marketing and integrating your passengers’ entertainment experience
- Less about the delivery, more about the passenger!
Steve Crawley, Head
of Marketing, MEZZO, UK |
|
Technical approaches to ensure a stable and
secure wireless cabin network |
10.00
am |
Trends and the future
of inflight cabin systems
- The technology enablers of cabin systems
- Factors that drive cabin systems
- Expectations of passengers and airlines
- Future possibilities and capabilities
Dan Reed, Vice President
Product Strategy, Thales Avionics, USA |
| 10.45 am |
Coffee Break and Networking |
11.15
am |
Inflight connectivity
– What are the alternatives?
- Different technologies for in-flight connectivity
- What should inflight connectivity be used for?
- The latest service offerings and how it differs from previous services
Lars Ringertz, Head
of Marketing Aeronautical Business, Inmarsat Ltd, UK |
|
Platforms and applications |
12.00
pm |
Software applications
for the IFE market: challenges, opportunities and what to expect in
the future
- Overview of current hardware platforms
- Challenges of developing software for these platforms
- Is there a gap between applications on the ground and in the air?
- What products are currently available and what are the short term
opportunities?
- What should we expect in the future
Patrick Joly, Director
– Program Management, DTI Software, Canada |
12.45
pm |
Lunch Break and Networking |
|
Packing and handling – Challenges for Hardware
and Software Integration in the Seat |
14.15
pm |
Hardware and software
integration in the seat
- Functional features available in aircraft seats
- The technical challenge of implementing these features
- The challenges in certificating seats with these features from a
seat suppliers perspective
Dan Alford, Manager
Electrical Engineering, Premium Class Seating, B/E Aerospace, Inc., USA |
|
Integration of personal/portable devices into
the existing IFEC system |
15.00
pm |
Delivering mobile
communications services in flight
- How the challenges in implementing this exciting new passenger communications
service have been addressed
- The integration, approval and operation of previously incompatible
aviation and telecommunications technologies
- AeroMobile’s experience in implementing and operating mobile
services to airline passengers
- Answers to the questions that aircraft operators and MROs are asking
David Coiley, Director,
Marketing and Strategic Relationships, AeroMobile Limited, UK |
15.45
pm |
Coffee break
|
|
Regulatory issues |
16.15
pm |
Connexion by Boeing
experience – lessons from the past and opportunities for the future
- Challenges faced by Connexion by Boeing in starting aeronautical
broadband service
- Customer reaction and market acceptance of the Connexion service
- What could Connexion have done better?
- Challenges and opportunities that remain after Connexion’s
departure from the market
- Regulatory issues facing future providers of in-flight communications
services
Guy Christiansen, Principal
and Director, CGP solutions formerly Director, Regulatory Affairs, Connexion
by Boeing, Italy |
17.00
pm |
End of the conference |
