The following is our DRAFT programme. Confirmed speakers names started to be added on 19 May and we will, regulary henceforth, be updating the programme as and when those speakers who have indicated a willingness to present received sign-off from the organisations they represent.
You will note that some topics state ‘Speaker Sought’. If you are interested in addressing this topic, please email Philip Baum at editor@avsec.com
To view the programmes of our previous conferences – and see the speakers who have addressed them – please click HERE
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
DAY ONE WEDNESDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2023
0900-0915 | Welcome to DISPAX World 2023
Philip Baum, Conference Chairman
0915-1000 | SESSION 1 TALES FROM 33,000 FEET…OR THEREABOUTS
Reality Check: experiences on the front line
– Case Study 1
Speaker Sought
– Case Study 2
Speaker Sought
– Case Study 3
Speaker Sought
1000-1100 | SESSION 2 QUASHING MYTHS
Does alcohol have greater impact at altitude than on the ground?
Speaker Invited
Does the Tokyo Convention prevent a passenger instigating civil legal action?
Dr. Rebekah Tanti-Dougall, Partner, Tanti-Dougall & Associates, Malta
Is it against any law to restrain an unruly passenger to the seat?
Speaker Sought
1100-1130 | Coffee Break
1130-1300 | SESSION 3 XENOPHOBIA IN THE WAKE OF A PANDEMIC: A WORLD IN TURMOIL & DISTURBING TRENDS
Unmasked: the legacy of the pandemic in terms of passenger behaviour
Speaker Sought
Xenophobia & Paranoia: geopolitical trends and the media’s impact on passenger behaviour and aircrew response
Speaker Sought
Avion Patera Flights: faked unruly passenger incidents and illegal migration
Alexandra James, Analysis Output Manager, Osprey Flight Solutions, UK
State Hijacking: the lessons from Ryanair’s forced diversion to Belarus
Speaker Invited, Ireland
1300-1400 | Lunch
1400-1450 | SESSION 4 PASSENGER EXPECTATIONS & INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITY
Airline Own Goals: our contribution to the scourge of air rage
Trevor Jensen, Senior Consultant, Avlaw Consulting, Australia
Violence Prevention: recognising pre-threat behaviours
Speaker Invited, USA
1450-1520| SESSION 5 QUESTION TIME: DEBATING THE PORTRAYAL OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE MEDIA & AIRLINE ADVERTISING
1520-1550 | Tea Break
1550-1730 | SESSION 6 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
ADHD: innovative programmes as a customer service
Speaker Invited, UK
Anti-Depressants Aloft: medication + alcohol + altitude + stress
Speaker Invited, France
Understanding Frotteurism & Toucherism: paraphilia in the aircraft cabin
Speaker Invited, UK
Self Defence: awareness, protection and escape
Speaker Invited
DAY TWO THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2023
0900-1030 | SESSION 7 PREVENTION AS A CURE
The Need for Industry Collaboration: a European initiative
John Franklin, Head of Safety Promotion, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Germany
Airport Security: a role in mitigating unruly passenger incidents inflight
Eva Blahova, Security Processes Manager, Prague Airport, Czech Republic
Penalising Perpetrators: ensuring that the punishment matches the crime
Irene Patanè, External Affairs & Sustainability, DDG-EUR-RA-Regional External Affairs & Sustainability, International Air Transport Association (IATA), Spain
1030-1100 | Coffee Break
1100-1300 | SESSION 8 BEST PRACTICE IN UNRULY PASSENGER TRAINING
Airline Innovation: preventative measures
Leif Svensson, Head of Corporate Head of Corporate Security & Emergency Response, Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS), Sweden
Airline Innovation: diffusion techniques
Rania Lagopodis, Training Coordinator, Flight Operations, Air Inuit, Canada
Airline Innovation: restraint techniques
Petr Zollman, Security and Emergency Response Planning Manager, Smartwings a.s., Czech Republic
Airline Innovation: incident management
Kaspars Rencis, Head of Security & Emergency Response, AirBaltic Corporation, Latvia
1300-1400 | Lunch
1400-1500 | SESSION 9 AEROMEDICAL ISSUES & PASSENGER RESTRAINT MANAGEMENT
MASTERCLASS: BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONS, PHYSICAL INTERVENTIONS AND RESTRAINT:
WHAT CAN AVIATION LEARN FROM OTHER SECTORS?
- Training for Reality: in light of the Mubenga case
Eric Baskind, Chair, SWC Experts Group (Safety Without Compromise); Senior Lecturer (Law), Liverpool John Moores University; and, Chair, Centre for Physical Interventions, UK - Restraint Safety: from acute behavioural disturbance to pain compliance
Dr. Anthony Bleetman, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery and
Trauma, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK - Biomechanical Considerations & Joint Immobilisation: transitioning from manual holds to restraint devices
Dr. Stanislav Lifshitz, University of Warwick Medical School; Lecturer, Enhancing the Safety and Wellbeing of Persons in Care and Custody, Queen Mary University of London, UK
1500-1530 | Tea Break
1530-1715 | SESSION 10 PASSENGER RESTRAINT: KITS ON DISPLAY
- Product Identified
Manufacturer Invited - Product Identified
Manufacturer Invited - Product Identified
Manufacturer Invited - Lapaj
Roman Hrubý, CEO & Founder, Pelta s.r.o., Slovakia
1715-1730 | SESSION 11 WHAT TO DO ON MONDAY MORNING
Chairman’s Take Away
Philip Baum, Conference Chairman, DISPAX World 2023
DISPAX World 2023 Closes