Second Arab Forum for Environmental Protection in the Arab Civil Aviation Industry

In order to promote a sustainable and environmentally friendly air transport system in the Arab region. The Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO), with the support of the Ministry of Transport and Logistic (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), organize the Second Arab Forum for Environmental Protection in the Arab Civil Aviation Industry, from 26 to 27 February 2024 in Marrakech - Morocco.

This Forum has the objective to develop an environmental protection plan to address the impact of the activities of the Arab civil aviation industry on the environment such as noises, climate change and the quality of local air to achieve sustainable civil aviation in the Arab region.

Also, it will offer an opportunity for sharing information experience and views on the following themes:

Aspirational goal of net-zero CO2 emissions of international aviation.
CORSIA implementation and SAP,
Sustainable aviation Fuels and lower carbon aviation fuels,
Technologies, noise and local air quality, and international cooperation and capacity building.

The Second Arab Forum will bring together government representatives, aviation managers and executives, airport managers form States, as well as international organizations and industry with direct involvement in aviation cleaner energy. who will have the opportunities to discuss how to promote a sustainable and environmentally civil aviation.

Marrakech
Monday 26 February 2024

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Day 1

26 February 2024
Day 2

27 February 2024

Registration

Opening Ceremony

Master Ceremony : Dr. Ali Echaar, Environmnetal Protection Expert. Oman

Opening Ceremony

Mr. Tarik Talibi- Director of Air Transport DGCA- Morocco
Mr. Abdennebi Manar, Director General of Arab Civil Aviation Organization - ACAO.

Session 1: Setting the scene

During this session, the Panelists will exchange their views regarding environmental trend of the International Civil Aviation Organization in the civil aviation industry (LTAG to achieve ICAO's 2050 net-zero decarbonisation).

Moderator: Eng. Mohammed Habib, Director of International Organizations Affairs, Air Transport and International Cooperation – GACA- Saudi Arabia

Ms. Maryam AlBalooshi, Chair of Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO) Environmental Committee.
Ms. Blandine Ferrier- Regional Officer- Environment ICAO.
Mr. Mark Rodmell, Deputy Executive Secretary of European Civil Aviation Conference - ECAC.
Mr. Daniel Williams, Senior International Advisor - Office of Environment and Energy FAA.
Mr. Jean-Marc CLUZEAU, Acting Head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) International Cooperation Department
Mr. Mohammed Kadrouch, Area Manager Maghreb, DDG-AME-Regional Vice President Office / IATA.

Coffee Break & Group Photo

Session II: Global Market Based Measures & State Action Plan

During this session, the speakers and panelists will highlight the achievements of CORSIA and the State Action Plan (SAP), and will present experiences from States in the implementation of the Scheme since the inception of the (MRV). It will also focus on lessons learned and possible improvements.

Moderator: Ms. Blandine Ferrier - Regional Environmental Officer - ICAO EUR/NAT .

Presentation:

Ms. Blandine Ferrier – Regional Officer - Environment / ICAO.

Panel:

Eng. Abdelghafar Elsayed ABDELHALIM, General Director, A/C Ground Handling Inspections- CAA- Egypt.
Eng. Maryam Al Balooshi, UAE representative in the Committee of Aviation Environment Protection - ICAO and Manager – Environment- GCAA- UAE.
Mr. Mohamed Al Marzooqi, Director of the President's Office - QCAA - Qatar.
Eng. Elham Al-Rawashdeh, Director of Aircraft Accident Investigation, CARC- Jordan.
Dr. Ali El Chaar, Environmental Protection Advisor, CAA - Oman.

Presentations:

Eng. Rachid Rahim, Acting Head of Aviation Environmental Protection, QCAA- Qatar.
Ms. Rachel Burbidge- Senior Policy Officer, Environment and Climate Change- Eurocontrol.
Eng. Abdulrahman Alfayyadh, Chief of Staff - Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) - Saudi Arabia.

Session III: Aircraft Technologies

During this session, the speakers will discuss the latest innovative aircraft technologies being developed to support the reduction of carbon emissions from the aviation industry.

Moderator: Mr. Jean-Marc CLUZEAU- EASA.

Mr. Daniel Williams, US FAA International Lead, Office of Environment and Energy.
Mr. Mr. Corrin Higgs – Environment and Sustainability Marketing Commercial and International – CMFE Airbus.
Mr. Mohamed Al Ghailani, META & CA Regional Lead- Global Sustainability Policy & Parternships- Boeing.
Eng. Abdelghafar Elsayed Abdelhalim, General Director, A/C Ground Handling Inspections- CAA- Egypt.

Lunch Break

Session IV: Airports, Operations and Infrastructures

During this session, the speakers will provide and present the latest innovations for airports, operations, and infrastructure, detailing how future airports, and infrastructure will contribute to supporting the achievement of LTAG.

Moderator: Eng. Elham Al-Rawashdeh, Director of Aircraft Accident Investigation, CARC- Jordan.

Eng. Adeeb Mobaraki, Manager – Environment Asia-Pacific & Middle East - ACI.
Dr. Azzam M. Qari, CEO - APSCO- Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Ayman Mugalli, Environment Senior Manager- Riyadh Airports Company- Saudi Arabia.
Mr. David Brain- Environment and Operations Expert - Eurocontrol.
Mr. Ali Thani Al-Khaifi, Director of Integrated Management System – Corporate Planning- Oman Airports.
Ms. Mouna Aferdou, Engineer Sustainability Developments-ONDA-Morocco.

Session V: Sustainable Aviation Fuel, LCAF and other Cleaner Energies: Development and Deployment.

During this session, the Speakers will discuss the latest development and deployment to reduce carbon emissions through the use of sustainable aviation fuel and aviation low-carbon aviation fuel, and aviation cleaner energies (Feedstock's Availability, Pathways and scaling of SAF technologies, R&D, Capacity buildings).

Moderator: Dr. Ali El Chaar, Environmental Protection Advisor, CAA - Oman.

Ms. Blandine Ferrier, Regional Officer- Environment ICAO EUR/NAT.
Mr. Daniel Williams, Senior International Advisor - Office of Environment and Energy FAA.
Mr. Mohammed Kadrouch, Area Manager Maghreb, DDG-AME-Regional Vice President Office / IATA.
Ms. Ewa Oney, Team Leader for Sustainable Aviation, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)- European Commission.

Break

Session V (continued): Sustainable Aviation Fuel, LCAF and Cleaner energies: Development and Deployment.

Moderator: Dr Ali Echaar- Environmnetal Protection Expert - Oman

Mr. Octavio OLIVEIRA, Competition Regulation Expert-AFCAC.
Mrs. Manal Fares, Director Industry Affairs - AACO.
Mr. Jesper van Manen, Policy coordinator aviation fuels at Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management-Netherlands.
Dr. Stephane Morin, Manager, Experimental R&D – ADNOC- UAE.
Mr. Steven LE MOING- in charge of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program Management - Airbus Corporate Affair- Airbus

Financing sub-session:

Ms. Ewa Oney, Team Leader for Sustainable Aviation, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)- European Commission.
Mr. Noreddine Citroen, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank.

Lunch Break

Session VI: Capacity Building & Cooperation

During this session, the speakers and panelists will discuss how to strengthen international cooperation, and capacity building. Additionally, how to improve the exchange of experience and expertise.

Moderator: Eng Rachid Rahim - Acting Head of Aviation Environmental Protection - QCAA- Qatar.

Presentation:

Ms. Blandine Ferrier, Regional Officer - Environment ICAO EUR/NAT.
Mr. Frédéric Eychenne – Senior Director Regulations and Policies- Airbus.
Mr. Jesper van Manen, Policy coordinator aviation fuels at Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management-Netherlands.

Panel :

Mr. Karim Bekkouche- Director International Cooperation - DGAC France.
Ms. Manal Fares, Industry Affairs Director, AACO.
Ms. Ewa Oney, Team Leader for Sustainable Aviation, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)- European Commission.

Session VIII: Closing remarks

Concluding remarks :

Dr. Ali El Chaar, Environmental Protection Advisor, CAA - Oman.

Closing :

Mr. Abdennebi Manar, Director General of Arab Civil Aviation Organization - ACAO.

Presentations

Session II: Global Market Based Measures & State Action Plan

Ms. Blandine Ferrier - Regional Environmental Officer - ICAO EUR/NAT .	Presentation
Ms. Rachel Burbidge- Senior Policy Officer, Environment and Climate Change- Eurocontrol.	Presentation

Session III: Aircraft Technologies

Mr. Daniel Williams, US FAA International Lead, Office of Environment and Energy.	Presentation
Mr. Corrin Higgs – Environment and Sustainability Marketing Commercial and International – CMFE Airbus.	Presentation
Mr. Mohamed Al Ghailani, META & CA Regional Lead- Global Sustainability Policy & Parternships- Boeing.	Presentation
Eng. Abdelghafar Elsayed Abdelhalim, General Director, A/C Ground Handling Inspections- CAA- Egypt.	Presentation

Session IV: Airports, Operations and Infrastructures

Eng. Adeeb Mobaraki, Manager – Environment Asia-Pacific & Middle East - ACI.	Presentation
Mr. David Brain- Environment and Operations Expert - Eurocontrol.	Presentation
Ms. Mouna Aferdou, Engineer Sustainability Developments-ONDA-Morocco.	Presentation

Session V: Sustainable Aviation Fuel, LCAF and other Cleaner Energies: Development and Deployment.

Ms. Blandine Ferrier, Regional Officer- Environment ICAO EUR/NAT.	Presentation
Mr. Daniel Williams, Senior International Advisor - Office of Environment and Energy FAA.	Presentation
Mr. Mohammed Kadrouch, Area Manager Maghreb, DDG-AME-Regional Vice President Office / IATA.	Presentation
Ms. Ewa Oney, Team Leader for Sustainable Aviation, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)- European Commission.	Presentation
Mr. Octavio OLIVEIRA, Competition Regulation Expert-AFCAC.	Presentation
Mrs. Manal Fares, Director Industry Affairs - AACO.	Presentation
Mr. Jesper van Manen, Policy coordinator aviation fuels at Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management-Netherlands.	Presentation
Dr. Stephane Morin, Manager, Experimental R&D – ADNOC- UAE.	Presentation
Mr. Steven LE MOING- in charge of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program Management - Airbus Corporate Affair- Airbus	Presentation
Ms. Ewa Oney, Team Leader for Sustainable Aviation, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)- European Commission.	Presentation
Mr. Noreddine Citroen, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank.	Presentation

Session VI: Capacity Building & Cooperation

Ms. Blandine Ferrier, Regional Officer - Environment ICAO EUR/NAT.	Presentation
Mr. Frédéric Eychenne – Senior Director Regulations and Policies- Airbus.	Presentation