Amir Akhmetov serves as the Senior Advisor to the Director General at the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan. With a distinguished career that began at the Civil Aviation Committee and later expanded across various government organizations and enterprises, Amir brings a wealth of expertise in investment projects, macroeconomics, public budgeting, and public-private partnerships. His experience includes attracting foreign investments across multiple sectors of Kazakhstan’s economy, including manufacturing and production.

Amir has led impactful projects with major international partners, including top aircraft and drone manufacturers. One of his notable achievements was establishing a helicopter assembly plant in Astana, positioning Kazakhstan as a competitive player in the global aviation industry.

In recent years, Amir has also been a proactive force in the rapidly advancing drone sector, developing insights into its operational and regulatory frameworks. His strategic leadership played a pivotal role in launching a regional MRO center focused on aircraft and drone maintenance and assembly. As a member of the Supervisory Board, he has been driving initiatives that strengthen Kazakhstan’s aviation infrastructure and foster broader industry growth.

Mr. He Dongfeng, Han nationality, born in April 1966, is a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He graduated as a Master of Engineering. He is currently the Chairman and Secretary of the Party Committee of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC).
He was elected as an alternate member of the 19th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 10th and the 11th CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee.

Mr Patrick Ky was Former Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Satety Agency(EASA), he was in charge of the SESAR programme - Europe’s ATM modernisation programme.
Mr Ky is the recipient of The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award of the Air Traffic Controllers Association as a recognition of his achievements in the field of aviation and for being an advocate of innovation and change in air traffic control. In 2015, he was designated “Industry Leader of the Year” by the German publication Fliegermagazin.
Mr Ky is a graduate from Ecole Polytechnique and the Civil Aviation Engineering School in France. He holds degrees in economics from the University of Toulouse and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Rahma assumed his position as Director of Air Transport Bureau, International Civil Aviation (ICAO) in April 2020. Before this, he was the Regional Director of the ICAO Middle East Regional Office since March 2016. Before joining ICAO, he was the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation in Egypt. The current work portfolio of Mr. Rahma covers a wide range of global aviation domains including Economic Development of Air Transport, Aviation Security and Facilitation, and Environmental Protection.

He has been serving the Ministry of Transportation for 26 years.

He has experience in various positions across the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), starting as an engineer up to a DGCA policy member team.

His previous recent positions are:

· Transportation Attaché in Japan,

· Director of Airport,

· Director of DGCA Flight Inspection Unit

He is also interested in environmental issues. In 2018, he was the CORSIA focal point for Indonesia and has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) since 2023.

Currently, his position is Director of Air Navigation.

Ms. Tse is the Director, Business Development and Marketing of the Hong Kong International Aviation Academy (HKIAA) as well as the HKIA Consultancy, subsidiary companies of the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK).
With over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry in Hong Kong, Ms. Tse has held various positions in the Civil Aviation Department of the Hong Kong Government, AAHK and Airports Council International. 
In the 13 years with the AAHK, Ms. Tse has held senior positions in Terminal Operations and Airfield Operations with responsibilities ranging from day to day airport operations to Aeronautical Revenue Management, Aerodrome Licensing and Operational Staff Training and Certification.  She was also involved in the management and business development of Zhuhai Airport in China under the joint venture agreement between AAHK and the Zhuhai Municipal Government.
Prior to joining HKIAA, Ms. Tse was the Deputy Director General of the Asia-Pacific Region of the Airports Council International (ACI Asia-Pacific) where she had the mandate to promote airports’ excellent practices and to advance airports’ interests.
Ms. Tse has a Bachelor Degree in Laws with the University of London and Master Degree in Aviation Management with the University of Massey, New Zealand.

Mr Tay is Senior Advisor of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Dean of the Singapore Aviation Academy. Prior to his current appointment, he was the former Deputy Director-General and Chief Risk Officer of CAAS, and was primarily responsible for the aviation development and regulatory functions of CAAS, to grow a safe, vibrant air hub and civil aviation system in Singapore.

Mr Tay has more than 35 years of experience in civil aviation and has held key management appointments such as in the areas of safety regulation, air navigation services, air transport, airport and air cargo management, airport master planning and aviation training.

Mr Tay is an advocate for forward-looking regulatory regimes and for upholding a high standard of safety oversight of Singapore’s aviation industry. He pursues clear rules and close consultation with stakeholders, and has been actively involved in driving regional initiatives, e.g. through co-chairmanship of the ICAO Asia-Pacific Regional Aviation Safety Team (2013 - 2017) and the ICAO Regional Mechanism Cooperation Task Force (since 2018). He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Asia’s Industry Advisory Board and Singapore’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Advisory Panel. For his efforts in enhancing regional aviation safety, he was conferred the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in 2018.

Mr Tay graduated in 1986 with a Diplome d’Ingenieur from Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile in Toulouse, France. In 2005, he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Born in 1950, Marc Ventre is a graduate of the École Centrale de Paris and holds a Master of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Coming from the aerospace sector, he notably distinguished himself at Safran, where he served as Deputy General Director of Operations from 2011 to 2015. Marc Ventre has also presided over the IESF (Society of Engineers and Scientists of France). He has been the president of the AFNOR board of directors since 2017.

Mr. Yuen is the Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation of the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) of the Government of the HKSAR, currently leading the Flight Standards and Airworthiness Division.

Mr. Yuen has over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry in Hong Kong with extensive management experience in the field of aviation regulation. Mr. Yuen has led a number of regulatory offices, including those responsible for flight standards, airworthiness and aircraft certification, pilot licensing, airport standards, unmanned aircraft, legislation and international liaison, etc.

Mr. Yuen holds a Commercial Pilot Licence and he is also an accredited air accident investigator.