Smart Skies Legal Horizons
The Developing Landscape of Aviation Regulations - A two-day, international conference connected to the activities of the Air Transport Observatory of the Luiss School of Law in collaboration with ENAC.
12 June 2025
The Dome 2, Luiss Campus at Viale Romania 32, Rome
5:00 pm Registration and Welcome Coffee
5:30 pm Opening Speeches
Aristide Police Dean, Luiss School of Law and Professor of Administrative Law, Luiss University, Italy
Laura Pierallini Name Partner at Pierallini Studio Legale, Luiss University, Italy
5:50 pm Navigating Aviation Disputes Along Italian and European Waves
David Bartlett Legal Solution Provider at Aerial, United Kingdom
Cyril-Igor Grigorieff Partner at Bournonville Grigorieff and Adjunct Professor of Air Law, Université Paris Saclay
Andreas Zettergren Partner at Mannheimer Swartling, Sweden
Diego Ferrari Senior Partner at Cambiaso & Ferrari, Argentina
Gabriella Muscolo Of Counsel at Rucellai & Raffaelli Studio Legale, former Judge at the Court of Rome and former Commisioner at the Italian Antitrust Authority - AGCM - Autorita’ Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Italy
Gianluigi Ascenzi Partner at Pierallini Studio Legale, Italy
Marco Marchegiani Partner at Pierallini Studio Legale, Italy
Roland Kuesters Senior Underwriter & Senior Legal Counsel, Syndic at Munich RE, Germany
13 June 2025
Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel & SPA, Via Frescobaldi 5
9:00 am Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:30 am Opening Speeches
Pierluigi Di Palma President of the Italian CAA – ENAC, Italy and President of the Osservatorio sul trasporto aereo “Antonio Catricalà”, Luiss School of Law
Pablo Mendes de Leon Professor of Air and Space Law, The Netherlands
9:50 am Focus on Safe and Sustainable Air Transport
Moderator
Laura Pierallini Name Partner at Pierallini Studio Legale, Luiss University, Italy
Addressing Today’s Challenges and Preparing for the Future
Nicolas Rallo Regional Director EUR/NAT “European and North Atlantic” for the ICAO, France Rita Sousa Uva Senior Legal Advisor at EASA, Germany
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: What Is Needed and Expected from Regulators and Governments
Joerg Eberhart Chief Executive Officer at ITA Airways, Italy
Mildred Troegeler Executive Liaison to ICAO at Boeing, Canada
Andrea Marotta Director of Environment and Sustainable Mobility at the Italian CAA - ENAC, Italy
Safety in Helicopter Operations
Fabio Nicolai Deputy Director of the Italian CAA – ENAC, Italy
Donatella Catapano Vice President Legal Affairs at Leonardo Helicopters, Italy
Flight Safety and Just Culture
Katja van Bijsterveldt Aviation Public Prosecutor of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Peter Neenan Partner at Stewarts, United Kingdom
Grégory Laville de la Plaigne Partner at Clyde&Co, France
11:30 am Focus on Passenger Experience and Legal Issues
Moderators
Mia Wouters Attorney at Law at GDS Advocaten, University of Ghent, Belgium
Linda Ristagno Assistant Director, External Affairs/Global Accessibility & Tourism at IATA, Switzerland
Travel Package Review in Europe
Claudia Hess Partner at Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany
Diego Olmedo de Cáceres Co-Founder of PionAirLaw, Spain
The Need for Enhancing Airport Capacity
Alessandra Priante President of ENIT, Italy
Michael Tegethoff Legal Counsel and Attorney-at- law at Munich Airport, Germany
Marilena Blasi Chief Business Unit Commercial at Aeroporti di Roma, Italy
Baggage Policy
Maaike Lustenhouwer Attorney at Law at AKD N.V., The Netherlands
Sergi Gimenez Partner at Augusta Abogados, Spain
1:00 pm Networking Lunch
2:00 pm Focus on Passenger Data Systems in Connection with Data Privacy Laws
Moderator
Vincent Correia Professor of Air Law and Co-Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, Canada
Implementation of API and PNR
Stéphanie Golinvaux Partner at AdaStone, Belgium
Anna Konert Attorney-at-Law, Professor of Law, Director of Lazarski Aviation Academy and Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration at Lazarski University, Poland
Sebastiano Veccia Director of Safety and Security at the Italian CAA – ENAC, Italy
Travel Document Integrity and Border Control
Linda Ristagno Assistant Director, External Affairs/ Global Accessibility & Tourism at IATA
Nóra Rabe General Counsel, Head of Legal at Wizz Air, Hungary
Lydia Johansson Liability Manager at Scandinavian Airlines System, Sweden
2:50 pm Focus on Multimodal and Intermodal Transport: Risks and Opportunities
Moderator
Steven Truxal Professor and Director of the International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at Leiden University, The Netherlands
Policy and Legal Context of Multimodal Transport
Jinyoung (Jin) Choi Safety consultant, Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), lecturer and external Ph.D. at Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) at Leiden University, The Netherlands
Mario Alovisi Chief Marketing & Product Officer of Trenitalia, Italy
Disruptions in intermodal travel: managing risks and uncertainty
Marina Bottelli Chief Executive Officer at Swissport Italia, Italy
Flavio Ghiringhelli Country Manager Italy at Emirates, President of IBAR, Member of the board of tourism group and Member of the board of transports, logistics & Infrastructure group at Assolombarda, Italy
Implications for Air Traffic Management (ATM) of Intermodal Transport
Maurizio Paggetti Chief Operating Officer at ENAV S.p.A., Italy
Hugo Ramos Alves Professor at Lisbon School of Law and Partner at Legal Approach, Portugal
4:30 pm Focus on Innovation with Innovators in Air Transport
Moderator
Donal Patrick Hanley Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, Canada
Alessio Costantini President of The Italian Helicopters Association (AEI), Italy
Rajesh Singh Special Director at IndiGo, India
Serap Zuvin Partner at Cakmak Attorneys at Law, Turkey
Roberto Scaramella Partner Transportation, Aerospace & Defense at Oliver Wyman, Italy
Eduardo Carrillo de Albornoz Managing Director at Boeing Research & Technology Europe and Brazil, Spain
5:00 pm Wrap-Up and Farewell Drink