3 and 4 December 2008, Washington, D.C.
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| 08h45 | Registrations and Coffee |
| 09h10 | Welcome |
| Daniel Calleja, Director Air Transport, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport (DG TREN) European Commission |
| 09h15 | Opening Remarks |
| John Bruton, Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Washington |
| 09h30 | Context – The Purpose of Labour Laws |
| Prof. Peter Turnbull, Professor of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations at Cardiff University |
| 10h00 | US Labour Law, Chaired by Prof. Peter Turnbull |
| Dr Thomas Kochan, Professor of Management, Co-director, Institute for Work and Employment Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Joshua Javits, Private Arbitrator and former Chair of National Mediation Board |
| 11h00 | Coffee break |
| 11h15 | EU Labour Law, Chaired by Prof. Peter Turnbull |
| Jean-Paul Tricart, Head of Unit Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (DG EMPL), European Commission |
| Christian Welz, Research Manager on Industrial Relations, Eurofound (the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) |
| Marc van Hoof, Director of the Legal Service, European Commission |
| 12h15 | Audience and Panel Discussion on the Current Regulatory Situation |
| 13h00 | Lunch |
| Speaker: John Prater, President, Air Line Pilots Association |
| 14h30 | The Labour Experience with Deregulation in the U.S., Chaired by Joshua Javits |
| Owen Herrnstadt, Director International Department, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers |
| Capt. Carl Kuwitzky, President, Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association |
| Jim Casey, Vice President-Industry Services and Deputy General Counsel, Air Transport Association |
| Patrick Murphy, Partner, Gerchick-Murphy Associates |
| Robert Gless, Assistant Air Transit Division Director, Transport Workers Union of America |
| 15h30 | Audience and Panel Discussion |
| 16h00 | Coffee break |
| 16h15 | The Labour Experience with the Single Aviation Market in the EU, Chaired by Prof. Peter Turnbull |
| Capt. Carlos Salas, Chairman, External Relations, European Cockpit Association |
| François Ballestero, Political Secretary, European Transport Workers’ Federation; European Trade Union Confederation |
| Fabio Gamba, Deputy Secretary General, Association of European Airlines (speaking notes ) |
| Chris Gadsden, Head of Government Affairs, EasyJet |
| 17h15 | Audience and Panel Discussion |
| 17h45 | Summary of Day 1 |
| Daniel Calleja |
| 19h00 | Cocktail reception |
| Welcoming remarks by Edward Wytkind, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO. |
| 09h15 | Coffee |
| 09h30 | Recapitulation of Day 1 and overview of Day 2 |
| Joshua Javits and Prof. Peter Turnbull |
| 09:45 | Labour Issues associated with Stage 1 of the EU-U.S. Air Transport Agreement, Chaired by Joshua Javits |
| Rick Brennan, International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations |
| Steve Turner, National Secretary for Civil Air Transport, European Transport Workers’ Federation / Unite the Union - T&G Section |
| Capt. Robert Coffman, Chairman Government Affairs, Allied Pilots Association |
| William Trent, General Counsel, Independent Pilots Association |
| Douglas Lavin, Regional Vice President for North America, International Air Transport Association |
| 11h00 | Audience and Panel Discussion |
| 12h00 | Lunch |
| 13h30 | Labour Issues associated with Stage 2 Proposals, Chaired by Tomas Abadia Directorate General External Relations (DG RELEX) European Commission |
| Russell Bailey, Senior Attorney, Legal Department, Air Line Pilots Association |
| Capt. Martin Chalk, President, European Cockpit Association |
| Patricia Friend, President, Association of Flight Attendants |
| Daniel Edwards, DG TREN, European Commission |
| 14h30 | Audience and Panel Discussion |
| 15h15 | Final Summary |
| Daniel Calleja |
