Morten Kjellesvig
Managing Director, Flyoperativt Forum
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Flyoperativt Forum
Programme and speakers
The whole conference on one page: who is speaking, and when. The programme is updated as April approaches.
Oslo, Norway
Three days of operational experience, from the people who were there.
Incidents and near-misses, walked through by the people who handled them. The conference is open to everyone, press included.
We open with traditional Norwegian food and an informal evening, so everyone knows each other before the programme starts.
17:00 – 21:15/1 talks
The main day. Operational experience from incidents and near-misses, and what they taught us.
08:00 – 19:30/9 talks
We close with manual flying, communication and the emerging threats to navigation.
08:00 – 14:00/7 talks
Monday 5 April
We open with traditional Norwegian food and an informal evening, so everyone knows each other before the programme starts.
17:00
Registration and check-in
2 h
19:00
Traditional Norwegian dinner
1 h 30 min
20:30
Zero-emission freight between Stavanger and Bergen
Simon Meakins
45 min
21:15
Ends
Tuesday 6 April
The main day. Operational experience from incidents and near-misses, and what they taught us.
08:00
Registration and coffee in the lobby
1 h
09:00
Welcome
Flyoperativt Forum
20 min
09:20
Opening of the conference
David Moldskred
20 min
09:40
The year in review
Flyoperativt Forum
35 min
10:15
Coffee and networking break
30 min
10:45
Handling lithium-ion battery fires on board
Rolf Søtorp
40 min
11:25
Drones as a threat to aviation
Hans Ivar Kubberød
30 min
11:55
The shutdown of Copenhagen Airport, 22 September 2025
Kristoffer Plenge-Brandt
30 min
12:25
Runway excursion
Michael Larsson
35 min
13:00
Lunch and networking break
1 h
14:00
Dual Vigilance: monitoring automation without losing the human
Walter Schwyzer
1 h
15:00
Bird strike in Copenhagen: a near-miss
Knut Mølbach and Lars Birkebæk Pedersen
1 h
3 h 30 min unscheduled
19:30
Conference dinner
Wednesday 7 April
We close with manual flying, communication and the emerging threats to navigation.
08:00
Registration and coffee in the lobby
1 h
09:00
Opening remarks
Flyoperativt Forum
10 min
09:10
Manual flying as the last barrier against the unexpected: a Boeing 737 MAX trilogy
Nathalie de Ziegler
50 min
10:00
Runway incursions
Bengt Jansson
30 min
10:30
Coffee and networking break
30 min
11:00
Communication and language in accident investigation
Markus Bieswanger
30 min
11:30
When Change Takes Flight: from resistance to mission-ready
Jenny Eaglestone
30 min
12:00
GNSS spoofing and jamming: status and outlook
Johan Olav Brakestad
30 min
12:30
Radio use and dangerous goods
Karl Bjarne Kapaasen
45 min
13:15
Lunch and departure
45 min
14:00
Ends
Speakers
Norwegian and international specialists share what they have learned in accident investigation, regulation, the cockpit and research.
Morten Kjellesvig
Managing Director, Flyoperativt Forum
Simon Meakins
Bristow
David Moldskred
Civil Aviation Authority Norway
Rolf Søtorp
Managing Director, Safety500
Hans Ivar Kubberød
Norwegian ALPA
Kristoffer Plenge-Brandt
COO, Safe & Secure Operations
Michael Larsson
Runway Safe
Walter Schwyzer
Captain, Flyoperativt Forum
Knut Mølbach
Captain, SAS
Lars Birkebæk Pedersen
First Officer, SAS
Nathalie de Ziegler
Former air safety investigator, BEA
Bengt Jansson
Captain, ALPA
Markus Bieswanger
University of Bayreuth
Jenny Eaglestone
NLR
Johan Olav Brakestad
Nkom
Karl Bjarne Kapaasen
Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority
About the speakers
Simon Meakins
Bristow
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David Moldskred
Civil Aviation Authority Norway
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Rolf Søtorp
Managing Director, Safety500
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Hans Ivar Kubberød
Norwegian ALPA
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Kristoffer Plenge-Brandt
COO, Safe & Secure Operations
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Michael Larsson
Runway Safe
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Walter Schwyzer
Captain, Flyoperativt Forum
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Knut Mølbach
Captain, SAS
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Lars Birkebæk Pedersen
First Officer, SAS
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Nathalie de Ziegler
Former air safety investigator, BEA
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Bengt Jansson
Captain, ALPA
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Markus Bieswanger
University of Bayreuth
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Jenny Eaglestone
NLR
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Johan Olav Brakestad
Nkom
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Karl Bjarne Kapaasen
Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority
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