3rd ALIAS Conference Presentation 2015

2. Agenda and logistics

3. Programme: day 1 - morning
Session I: Automation and innovation in aviation: different perspectives
10:00–10:10 Introduction (Giuseppe Contissa, EUI)
[10:10–10:20 The SESAR approach: higher levels of automation to provide benefits in safety, capacity, efficiency, security, cost-
effectiveness of ATM operations (Fiona McFadden, SESAR)]
10:20-10:30 The IFATCA perspective on the future of ATM (Anthony Smoker, IFATCA)
10:30-10:40 The CAA perspective on the future of ATM (Luca Falessi, ENAC)
10:40-11:00 Emerging issues from Aviation Law and Aviation Security Law (Elmar Giemulla, Berlin
University of Technology)
11:00-11:10 Discussion
11:10–11:40 Coffee break
11:40-12:00 Insuring automation: an effective remedy? (Roger Sethsson, Inter Hannover)
12:00-12:20 The ALIAS Project: using the Legal Case to proactively address the legal risks of
automation (Giuseppe Contissa, EUI)
12:20-12:40 The Human Factor perspective: the LOAT (Luca Save, DeepBlue)
12:40–13:50 Lunch

4. Programme: day 1 - afternoon
Session II: Addressing liabilities with RPAS
13:50-15:20 Panel session: operational usage, regulatory framework, industrial and business models,
legal and insurance issues of RPAS (moderator: Alfredo Roma, ESPI)
15:20–15:50 Coffee break
15:50-16:30 Legal liabilities and levels of automation of light RPAS (Giuseppe Contissa, EUI, Paola
Tomasello, DeepBlue)
16:30-16:45 Legal Case tool (Patrizia Marti, DeepBlue)
16:45-17:15 Panel session: Advantages of a proactive approach to legal liabilities - Can the Legal Case
contribute to the liability awareness of RPAS Operators and to the choice of insurance policy?
(moderators: Giuseppe Contissa, EUI, Paola Tomasello, DeepBlue). With the direct involvement of the
RPAS User Group
17:15-17:55 Judicial approaches on RPAS (Amedeo Santosuosso, Milan Court of Appeal, Pierpaolo Gori,
Court of Milan, Carolina Rius, Court of Valencia)
20:00 Social dinner at Ristorante Obicà

5. Programme: day 2 - morning
Session III: Addressing liabilities in collision avoidance systems
9:00-9:10 Introduction (Garfield Dean, EUROCONTROL)
9:10-9:30 Legal issues in collision avoidance systems (Elmar Giemulla, Berlin University of Technology)
9:30-9:50 Towards a new generation of airborne collision avoidance systems: the case of ACAS X (Ken
Carpenter, EUROCAE)
9:50–10:10 Levels of automation and task responsibilities of ACAS X variants (Hanna Schebesta, EUI, Paola
Tomasello, DeepBlue)
10:10-10:30 Design choices and legal liabilities in the case of ACAS X (Hanna Schebesta, EUI)
10:30-10:50 Discussion
10:50–11:10 Coffee break
11:10-12:10 Panel session: Advantages of a proactive approach to legal liabilities - How the legal analysis
supported by the application of the Legal Case can feed the technology design process (Moderator: Hanna
Schebesta, EUI). With the direct involvement of the ACAS X User Group
12:10-12:40 Judicial approaches on collision avoidance systems (Pierpaolo Gori, Court of Milan, Carolina
Rius, Court of Valencia)
12:40–14:00 Lunch

6. Programme: day 2 - afternoon
14:00–15:00 Roundtable on ATM need for legal research in SESAR (with the participation of the
networks Hala!, SESAR JU and EUROCONTROL)
15:00–15:15 Conclusions (Colin Meckiff, EUROCONTROL, and Giovanni Sartor, EUI)
15:15–15:30 Coffee break
15:30–16:30 Open space for networking

7. Logistics
• Buses:
– 5th from the hotel to the restaurant at 19:40
– 5th from the restaurant to the hotel at 22:30
– 6th from the hotel to Villa la Fonte at 8:45
• Presentation and other materials will be
available on our social networks (Slideshare,
Youtube)
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