From Awareness to Leadership: Educating and Training Aviation Professionals
2026 HERMES AGM & Leaders Forum (Auditorium III, FIL Meeting Centre, Rua do Bojador, Parque das Nações, 1998-010 Lisboa, Portugal)
10:00 Welcome address
Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General, HERMES
10:10 Keynote speeches
Simon Hocquard, Board Member of HERMES & Director General, CANSO
Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, ICAO (video)
10:40 International organisations panel
Moderator: Angela Gittens, President, HERMES
-Justin Erbacci, Director General, ACI World
-Dr Waleed Youssef, Director General, ASA World
-Fabio Gamba, Managing Director, Airline Catering Association – ACA
-Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA
-Simon Hocquard, Board Member of HERMES & Director General, CANSO
-Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General, HERMES & Co-Executive Director of IAF
12:10 Conclusions
Angela Gittens, President, HERMES
12:15 2026 HERMES AGM
-OPENING OF THE AGM, Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General
-ELECTION OF AGM PRESIDENT, Angela Gittens, President
-ANNUAL REPORT OF HERMES, Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General
-Master in Air Transport Business Administration (MATBA) Presentation
-Air Transport Hal of Fame
-ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-ANY OTHER BUSINESS
-CLOSE OF THE AGM