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Day 1: 3rd December 2008

08h45	Registrations and Coffee
09h10	Welcome
	Daniel Calleja, Director Air Transport, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) European Commission
09h15	Opening Remarks
	John Bruton, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Washington [22 KB]
09h30	Context – The Purpose of Labour Laws
	Prof. Peter Turnbull, Professor of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations at Cardiff University [422 KB]
10h00	US Labour Law, Chaired by Prof. Peter Turnbull
	Dr Thomas Kochan, Professor of Management, Co-director, Institute for Work and Employment Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [56 KB]
	Joshua Javits, Private Arbitrator and former Chair of National Mediation Board [29 KB]
11h00	Coffee break
11h15	EU Labour Law, Chaired by Prof. Peter Turnbull
	Jean-Paul Tricart, Head of Unit Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (DG EMPL), European Commission [166 KB]
	Christian Welz, Research Manager on Industrial Relations, Eurofound (the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) [318 KB]
	Marc van Hoof, Director of the Legal Service, European Commission [152 KB]
12h15	Audience and Panel Discussion on the Current Regulatory Situation
13h00	Lunch
	Speaker: John Prater, President, Air Line Pilots Association
14h30	The Labour Experience with Deregulation in the U.S., Chaired by Joshua Javits
	Owen Herrnstadt, Director International Department, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
	Capt. Carl Kuwitzky, President, Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association
	Jim Casey, Vice President-Industry Services and Deputy General Counsel, Air Transport Association [451 KB]
	Patrick Murphy, Partner, Gerchick-Murphy Associates [39 KB]
	Robert Gless, Assistant Air Transit Division Director, Transport Workers Union of America [165 KB]
15h30	Audience and Panel Discussion
16h00	Coffee break
16h15	The Labour Experience with the Single Aviation Market in the EU, Chaired by Prof. Peter Turnbull
	Capt. Carlos Salas, Chairman, External Relations, European Cockpit Association [313 KB]
	François Ballestero, Political Secretary, European Transport Workers’ Federation; European Trade Union Confederation [156 KB]
	Fabio Gamba, Deputy Secretary General, Association of European Airlines [2 MB] (speaking notes [67 KB] )
	Chris Gadsden, Head of Government Affairs, EasyJet [237 KB]
17h15	Audience and Panel Discussion
17h45	Summary of Day 1
	Daniel Calleja
19h00	Cocktail reception
	Welcoming remarks by Edward Wytkind, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO.

Day 2: 4th December 2008

09h15	Coffee
09h30	Recapitulation of Day 1 and overview of Day 2
	Joshua Javits and Prof. Peter Turnbull
09:45	Labour Issues associated with Stage 1 of the EU-U.S. Air Transport Agreement, Chaired by Joshua Javits
	Rick Brennan, International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations [2 MB]
	Steve Turner, National Secretary for Civil Air Transport, European Transport Workers’ Federation / Unite the Union - T&G Section [154 KB]
	Capt. Robert Coffman, Chairman Government Affairs, Allied Pilots Association [620 KB]
	William Trent, General Counsel, Independent Pilots Association
	Douglas Lavin, Regional Vice President for North America, International Air Transport Association [437 KB]
11h00	Audience and Panel Discussion
12h00	Lunch
13h30	Labour Issues associated with Stage 2 Proposals, Chaired by Tomas Abadia Directorate General External Relations (DG RELEX) European Commission
	Russell Bailey, Senior Attorney, Legal Department, Air Line Pilots Association
	Capt. Martin Chalk, President, European Cockpit Association
	Patricia Friend, President, Association of Flight Attendants
	Daniel Edwards, DG TREN, European Commission [2 MB]
14h30	Audience and Panel Discussion
15h15	Final Summary
	Daniel Calleja

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