24-26 February 2025 - Rabat, Morocco
| DAY 1, 24 February 2025 | |
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| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Session 1.1: Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremony: Hicham Bennani, Air Navigation and Safety Expert, ACAO Speakers: - H.E. Abdennebi Manar, Director General, ACAO - Loftur Jonasson, Chief of CNSS & GIS, ICAO |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Session 1.2: Setting the Scene The session will cover ICAO provisions related to radio navigation, provide updates on global developments, and present the ACAO and AFI Regional GNSS Strategy. - ICAO Provisions on Radio Navigation & Navigation Systems Panel activities (Muna Alnadaf, ICAO) - ACAO GNSS Strategy (Hicham Bennani, ACAO) - GNSS Implementation Strategy for AFI (Harvey Lemasiky, ICAO) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break & Group Photo |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Session 2: The Latest Development of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System - GUO Kai, BeiDou, China |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Session 3.1: ABAS (ARAIM) - Gerhard Berz, EUROCONTROL |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Session 3.2: GBAS Implementation - Linda Lavik, Indra |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Coffee Break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Session 3.3: Panel Discussion on SBAS Regional Initiatives and Implementation - Global SBAS status, SBAS IWG (Benoit Roturier, France & Vivien Dovonon, ASECNA) - Update on ANGA programme (Vivien Dovonon, ASECNA) - SBAS initiative in Eastern Africa (Moustapha Boukary, Herbert Ngaya, SatNav Africa JPO) Moderator: Benoit Roturier |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Lunch Break |
| DAY 2, 25 February 2025 | |
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| 09:00 – 09:30 | Session 4: GNSS Vulnerabilities and Emerging Trends - Gerhard Berz, EUROCONTROL |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Session 5.1: International/Regional Organizations’ Perspective on GNSS RFI
Mitigation - Gerhard Berz, EUROCONTROL - Muna Alnadaf, ICAO |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Session 5.2: States and ANSP Perspective on GNSS RFI Mitigation - Billy DIABASENGA, Congo - Benoit Roturier, France - Mudher T. Alsaffar, Iraq - Ibrahim Faraj, Jordan - Emad Jedallah, Saudi Arabia |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Coffee Break |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Session 5.3: Airspace Users’ Perspective on GNSS RFI Mitigation - Mouna Bouassida & Capt Pablo Ivan Andrade Garzon, Qatar Airways - Yassine El Charkaoui, IATA |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch Break |
| DAY 3, 26 February 2025 | |
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| 09:00 – 10:30 | Session 6: Brainstorming Session - Developing Regional Reporting Procedure on GNSS
RFI Participants will engage in dynamic group discussions to identify challenges and propose solutions for regional reporting procedure on GNSS RFI, using AFI Region as a case study. Facilitators: ICAO Team (Loftur Jonasson, Muna Alnadaf, Harvey Lemasky, Serge Guy Tchanda) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Session 7: Radio Navigation Flight Inspection - ICAO USOAP Requirement (Muna Alnadaf, ICAO) - ICAO Provisions and Guidance on Flight Inspection (Gerhard Berz, EUROCONTROL) - Reda El Madbouly, United ATS (Skytalk) |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Coffee Break |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Wrap-up and Closing Ceremony |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch Break |
Venue: Marriott Hotel Rabat, Morocco
