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Andrew Nicholson

Chief Executive Officer
Osprey Flight Solutions
Andrew Nicholson
  • Andrew Nicholson
    After graduating with a degree in engineering, Andrew spent 12 years in the Royal Navy, 6 with UK Special Forces, which included operational tours in all major conflict regions. Leaving the military at the height of the Somali Piracy phenomenon, for 3 years Andrew led the maritime and oil and gas divisions for the largest provider of maritime security in the industry.  At the same time, he was a member of the steering committee and subsequent Board of Directors for the only international human rights focused initiative for the security risk management industry.  Andrew moved to International SOS and Control Risks in July 2014 to head up the aviation security team. Realising that the industry’s requirement for risk management support had changed in the wake of the MH17 disaster, Andrew founded Osprey Flight Solutions with the aim of driving a quantum shift in the capabilities available to the industry for security risk management, enabled by a focus on cutting edge computing techniques and data-led risk management.  Osprey is now recognised across the industry as the leader in open source risk management data, developing innovative tools to support all operators, no matter their size or resource, in conducting comprehensive and accurate risk management.
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Stéphane De Wolf

IS-BAO™ EU Operations Specialist
IBAC
Stéphane De Wolf
  • Stéphane De Wolf
    Stéphane represents the International Business Aviation Council and more specifically the IS-BAO programme in Europe and neighbouring regions. Based in Brussels, he's the connector between IBAC and the various stakeholders such as EASA, NAAs, operators, industry associations, etc.
    His overall aviation experience spans many different facets of the industry for nearly three decades (e.g. flight and ground operations, industry standards, NAA oversight and rule-making, unmanned aviation, maintenance, flight training, aerial work) and this year marks his 20th anniversary in business aviation. Among the various roles he held: cabin crew, flight crew, dispatcher, ramp coordinator, safety and compliance manager, lead auditor, trainer, etc. Stéphane has been involved in SMS and IS-BAO implementation support and auditing since 2005, and in IS-BAH since the inception of the programme in 2014. Before joining IBAC, he served on the IS-BAO Auditors Advisory Group and the IS-BAO Standards Board.
    Stéphane also holds various certificates related to safety, risk and management from USC and ICHEC Business School, and is a trained aircraft accident investigator. If you need to quickly catch a train or a plane after the show, don’t ask him about his ongoing research project on SMS in small organisations at Lund University because he’s quite passionate and talkative about the topic (probably better to chat, call or e-mail at some other time).
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Hervé Raffin

General Manager
Medic'Air International
Hervé Raffin
  • Hervé Raffin
    Emergency physician for over 30 years.
    Dr. Raffin now combines his passion for aeronautics and his expertise in emergency medicine at Medic'Air International. A company he founded in 1991 and has been managing since then. A specialist in medical evacuation, he uses his skills to assess and manage risk in aeronautics.
    He has developed high level medical solutions to secure critical situations.
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Paul Williams

Professor of Atmospheric Science
University of Reading
Paul Williams
  • Paul Williams
    Dr Paul D. Williams is Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading, UK.  
    He was educated at Oxford University, receiving a first-class degree in physics and a PhD in atmospheric physics. He specialises in atmospheric modelling, turbulence, and climate change. In particular, he is noted for his published studies showing that climate change could double or treble the amount of severe turbulence in the atmosphere, causing aircraft flights to become much bumpier in the coming decades. He has published two books and over 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers in leading journals, including Nature. He has held visiting fellowships at the Universities of Cambridge and California. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the Royal Meteorological Society, and the Royal Astronomical Society. His frequent TV and radio appearances have included the BBC, Sky News, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and The Weather Channel. He tweets regularly about atmospheric science as @DrPaulDWilliams.
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Carlo Maasbommel

VP International Business Development
PAL-V
Carlo Maasbommel
  • Carlo Maasbommel
    Born and raised in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Carlo started his early life at the Dutch Defence. After his time in the Dutch Defence he went to Gibraltar to become manager for secretarial services. A specialist in forming incorporations for high net worth individuals and offshore constructions world wide. CEO for several companies with main purpose funding and business development. From 2017 till present active at PAL-V as Vice President International Business Development for PAL-V.
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