Tuesday, 6 March

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu

Dr. Aliu is the fifth President of the ICAO Council, currently serving his second three-year term. He has been recognized most widely for his diplomatic determination and leadership in forging global consensus on the CORSIA MBM at ICAO’s 39th Assembly in 2016, and has helped to refocus ICAO on the assistance and capacity-building aspects of its mandate since taking office in 2014. President Aliu previously served as the Representative of Nigeria to ICAO, during which time he was the First Vice-President of the Council and chaired many major committees. Prior to that, he held various positions and responsibilities with Nigeria and African aviation institutions.