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2026 MARPA EMEA Conference Agenda - Previously Held

The 2026 MARPA EMEA Conference was held May 6-7, 2026 in Frankfurt, Germany, at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel in partnership with Lufthansa Group. Below is the agenda as was presented, for your reference.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026

2:30pm-6:00pm (14:30-18:00) CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - Lounge E Hallway
3:00pm-4:00pm (15:00-16:00) AIR CARRIER COMMITTEE MEETING - Room 1039/1040 (Open to Air Carriers Only)
4:00pm-6:00pm (16:00-18:00) NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION - Room 1021/1022

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026

8:00am-5:00pm (8:00-17:00) CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - Lounge E Hallway
8:30am-12:00pm (8:30-12:00) MARPA MEMBERS 1:1 MEETING SESSION - Room 1022-1025
Round-robin style meetings between MARPA Members and Member Air Carriers is open to members in good standing that signed up by April 17th and received confirmed meeting schedule assignments from MARPA. Learn more here.
12:00pm-1:00pm (12:00-13:00) NETWORKING LUNCH - Flavors Restaurant
1:00pm-5:00pm (13:00-17:00) CONFERENCE GENERAL SESSION - Room 1022-1025
1:00pm-1:30pm (13:00-13:30) Keynote Address
Binoj Sebastian - Senior Director Commercial & Development TFM, Lufthansa Airlines
1:30pm-2:00pm (13:30-14:00) International Government Affairs Affecting Manufacturers and Airlines
Jason Dickstein - Association President, MARPA
2:00pm-2:30pm (14:00-14:30) Workforce Transition: Onboarding Next Gen Talent
Moderator: Deidre Hawkins - Senior Engineer, American Airlines
Panel: Clara Greceanu - Associate Attorney, MARPA; Michael Vido - Business Development and Operations Analyst, EVCO LLC; Angelina Sloat - Sales Support Specialist, NSL Aerospace; Arturo Tena – Parts Manufacturing Approval Analyst, United Airlines
2:30pm-3:00pm (14:30-15:00) NETWORKING BREAK
3:00pm-3:30pm (15:00-15:30) FAA Policy Updates
Katie Haley - Acting Manager, International Program Division; Federal Aviation Administration
3:30pm-4:00pm (15:30-16:00) PMA Financial Forecasting and Strategies
Richard Brown - Managing Director, NAVEO Consultancy
4:00pm-4:30pm (16:00-16:30) PANEL: PMA Parts Success Stories
Moderator: Donny Douglas - Principal Engineer- PMA Approvals, Delta Air Lines
4:30pm-5:00pm (16:30-17:00) PMA - Safety, Adaptability, Reliability, and Cost Savings for Air Carriers
Deidre Hawkins - Senior Engineer PMA, American Airlines and
Nils Wittmaack - Senior Manager Corporate Procurement Consumables, Expendables and Alternates, Lufthansa Group

Please remember to thank our sponsors, whose generous support helps to keep MARPA events significantly less expensive to attend than many other aviation industry events.
You will see our sponsors' names here on the website, as you could throughout the Conference.

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