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Rafal is a manager with an extensive international experience in the transport industry. Since 2016 he has been president of the Management Board of LOT Polish Airlines. Since 2018, he has also served as president of the Polish Aviation Group. He holds a degree in economics from Cambridge University.

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Kas Beumkes was the Dutch Safety Board MH17 crash investigation project manager and has more than 25 years’ experience in aircraft accident investigation. He was seconded in 2017-2018 to ICAO to assist with the working programme on conflict zones. Since 2019, Kas has been working for the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure. He is vice-chair of the national expert group sharing conflict zone information with national airlines, chair of the Expert Group on Risk Information overflying Conflict Zones (EGRICZ), and co-chair of the Safer Skies Consultative Committee (SSCC). Kas obtained a commercial pilot’s licence during his career, has BSc degrees in both aeronautical and industrial engineering, and a master’s degree in management of safety, health and environment.

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Joery Strijtveen joined Royal Schiphol Group in 2014. Together with his team he oversees all government and community affairs. He is also a member of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s internal crisis management organisation. Joery holds a degree in political science from Leiden University. Before joining Schiphol he worked as a public affairs consultant in The Hague and Brussels.

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David McMillan is a director of London’s Gatwick Airport. He was previously director general of EUROCONTROL, the United Kingdom’s director general for civil aviation, and a vice president of ECAC. He has also served as chair of the Flight Safety Foundation and the ATM Policy Institute.

David started his career in the diplomatic service and served in Morocco, Zimbabwe and the United States, where he was transport secretary for five years.

David is a Fellow of both the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport; and a correspondent of the Académie de l’Air et de l’Espace.