The following is our current programme.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
DAY ONE WEDNESDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2023

0850-0900 | Welcome to DISPAX World 2023
0900-0930 | SESSION 1 TALES FROM 33,000 FEET…OR THEREABOUTS
– Toronto to Frankfurt: hand baggage as a weapon
Luis Manuel Gonzalez Gonzalez
– Reykjavik to Riga: "you're all going to die"
Evija Broka
– London to Dubai: when stag parties turn bad
Alberto Tebaldi
0930-1050 | SESSION 2 QUASHING MYTHS


The Implications of the Tokyo Convention for Aircrew: are airlines, and their crew, immune from civil legal action as well as criminal prosecution?

Restraining Unruly Pasrsengers to Their Seats: are there legal concerns?

One in the Sky is Worth Two on the Ground: does alcohol really have greater impact at altitude?
1050-1120 | Coffee Break | Sponsored by
1120-1300 | 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

Xenophobia & Paranoia: geopolitical trends and the media’s impact on passenger behaviour and aircrew response

Avion Patera Flights: faked unruly passenger incidents and illegal migration

State-Sponsored Hijacking: Ryanair Flight 4978’s forced diversion to Minsk
1300-1400 | Lunch
1400-1425 | Panel Q&A
Daniela Modonesi, Chairperson, Ground Staff Committee, European Transport Workers Federation, Italy
Harel Peled, Operational Psychologist, Israel
Alexandra James, Analysis Output Manager, Osprey Flight Solutions, UK
Piotr Dudek LLM, Director, New Technologies, Defence & Aerospace, TGC Corporate Lawyers, Poland
1425-1520 | SESSION 4 PASSENGER EXPECTATIONS & INDUSTRY RESPONSIBILITY


Airline Own Goals: our contribution to the scourge of air rage

Communication with Law Enforcement: ensuring an appropriate ground response
1520-1550 | Tea Break
1550-1730 | SESSION 5 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Suicidal Ideation: assessing the propensity for aircrew to take their own lives inflight

‘Crazy Passengers’: modernising aircrew mental health awareness training

Understanding Frotteurism & Toucherism: paraphilia in the aircraft cabin

Invasion of Flight Attendant Privacy: a Japanese case study
DAY TWO THURSDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2023
0900-1030 | SESSION 6 PREVENTION AS A CURE

The Need for Industry Collaboration: a European initiative

Airport Security: a role in mitigating unruly passenger incidents inflight

Penalising Perpetrators: ensuring that the punishment matches the crime
Panel Q&A
1030-1100 | Coffee Break | Sponsored by
1100-1300 | SESSION 7 BEST PRACTICE IN UNRULY PASSENGER TRAINING

Airline Innovation: preventative measures

Airline Innovation: diffusion techniques

Airline Innovation: restraint techniques

Airline Innovation: incident management
Panel Q&A
1300-1400 | Lunch
1400-1520 | SESSION 8 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

- Restraint Safety: from acute behavioural disturbance to pain compliance

- Biomechanical Considerations & Joint Immobilisation: transitioning from manual holds to restraint devices
1520-1550 | Tea Break
1550-1615 | SESSION 9 RESTRAINT MINDSET

Aircrew as Law Enforcement: a question of mindset
1615-1720 | SESSION 10 PASSENGER RESTRAINT: KITS ON DISPLAY
Stage Set Sponsored by

1. Quik-Restraint System

1720-1730 | SESSION 11 WHAT TO DO ON MONDAY MORNING

Chairman’s Take Away
DISPAX World 2023 Closes