DATES

April 7-9, 2025
Monday-Wednesday

LOCATION

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Mori Hosseini Student Union
610 Aerospace Blvd
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Located at DAB

REGISTRATION

ACSF members $1,150/person
($1,350 after March 1, 2025)

Non-members $1,400/person
($1,600 after March 1, 2025)

Team Registrations
(Includes: 2 In Person and 2 Virtual Attendance Registrations)
Members $1,875
($2,025 after March 1, 2025)
Non-members: $2,100
($2,700 after March 1, 2025)

2025 ACSF Safety Symposium | Air Charter Safety Foundation

ABOUT THE SAFETY SYMPOSIUM

The annual ACSF Safety Symposium will return to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Brought to you by the Air Charter Safety Foundation, the Symposium is an annual two-day gathering of business aviation safety-minded professionals where current and emerging safety challenges are reviewed and discussed.

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Sponsors

Speakers

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Tony Kern

CEO, Convergent Performance

Keynote Speaker

AL GORTHY

Captain, United States Navy (retired)

BARRY ELLIS

President, Hop-a-Jet

Ron Brower

Founder, RBAvLaw

Michael Graham

Board Member at National Transportation Safety Board

Luke Bowman

Senior Product Director, GE Aerospace

WORKSHOPS

Captain John Cox

Chief Executive Officer of Safety Operating Systems and co-founder of Aviation Safety Compliance, LLC

Jim Hosey

CEO/President of Aviation Consulting/Auditing, LLC, and President/Co-Founder Aviation Safety Compliance, LLC

Amanda Ferraro

CEO of Aviation Safety Solutions, LLC

Leonard Beauchemin

Managing Director, AeroTechna Solutions LLC

PANELS

Brian Small

Moderator

Director of Regulatory Affairs at FlightSafety International

ACSF TEAM

Bryan Burns

President & CEO, Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF)

Kent Stauffer

Chair, Air Charter Safety Foundation

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Event Schedule

Monday, April 7th

4:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Registration
Mori Hosseini Student Union/ERAU
610 Aerospace Blvd, DB, FL 32114

Outside Rooms D-F

Grab your name badge and take a seat for the first session of the ACSF Safety Symposium.

5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.

Business Aviation Career Panel

Moderators:
Julia Dentinger, and Ander Turueno Garcia, ERAU Student Moderators

Panelists:
Coming Soon!

C-Suite leaders will help educate ERAU aviation students on what it takes to enter (and succeed in) the business aviation industry. Each executive will share a highlight reel of their career path, giving tips and advice based on their specific journey.

6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Welcome Reception

Mix and mingle with leaders in aviation safety as well as students in aviation.

Tuesday, April 8th

ALL DAY from 7:00 A.M.	Shuttle Service to/from ERAU Attendees are encouraged to use the shuttle, as parking is limited	Departs from The Daytona and Fairfield hotels to ERAU. Note: Parking passes will not be available. Limited parking is at a rate of $12 per day
7:00 A.M. – 7:45 A.M.	Registration Mori Hosseini Student Union/ERAU 610 Aerospace Blvd, DB, FL 32114 Outside Rooms D-F	Mori Hosseini Student Union
7:00 A.M. – 7:45 A.M.	Continental Breakfast ERAU Student Union Rooms D-F	Start the day right. Join fellow attendees by enjoying a light continental breakfast.
7:45 A.M. – 8:00 A.M.	Welcome Remarks Kent Stauffer, ACSF Chairman ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C	The ACSF’s Chair will welcome attendees and provide an idea of what’s to come.
8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M	Keynote Speaker Dr. Tony Kern, CEO, Convergent Performance ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C	All Available Resources For over 30 years, CRM has been defined as “the use of all available resources to safely accomplish the flight mission.” In this presentation, Dr. Tony Kern will argue that the mental and social strengths of the crew is the most significant resource of all, and is underappreciated and undertrained. Using examples of world class athletes, he will show that that habits of hypervigilance create true experts who can function under stress, both in the cockpit and in life.
9:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.	Refreshment Break	Network with attendees and exhibitors at this morning pick-me-up!
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.	Brian Small, Flight Safety International ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C	Crew Pairing Considerations Panel – Ensuring Safe Flight Operations. Drawing on the knowledge and best practices from an experienced panel of business jet operators, this session will explore the impact that informed crew pairing decisions and early focus on harmony in standard operating procedures has on safe and successful flight operations.
11:00 A.M. –12:00 P.M.	Mike Graham, NTSB Board Member ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C	TBD
12:00 P.M. –1:00 P.M.	Lunch ERAU Student Union, Rooms D-F	Share a meal with your fellow attendees, check your emails and make important phone calls.
1:00 P.M.– 2:00 P.M.	Barry Ellis, Hop-A-Jet ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C	TBD
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.	Ron Brower, RBAvLaw ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C	TBD
3:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.	Refreshment Break	Fuel up with afternoon coffee, tea, water and a light snack.
3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.	Luke Bowman, GE & Panel, FDM ERAU Student Union Rooms A-C	TBD
4:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.	Special Presentation	TBD
4:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.	Shuttle Service to Hotels	Departs for The Daytona and Fairfield host hotels.
5:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.	Evening Reception, Dinner & Entertainment Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery – 1864 Victory Cir, Daytona Beach, FL 32114	Network and enjoy a night out with your fellow attendees. (Brewery is within walking distance from the host hotels.)

Wednesday, April 9th

7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.	Shuttle Service to/from ERAU	Depart from The Daytona and Fairfield hotels
7:45 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.	Full Breakfast	ERAU Student Union, Rooms D-F Start the day right. Join fellow attendees by enjoying the most important meal of the day!
8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.	Keynote Speaker Al Gorthy, Board Chair and President, Valor Partners Foundation	ERAU Student Union, Rooms A-C On The Clock Under critical situations or emergencies, “time constraints” can undoubtedly put stress and pressure on decision making. Through “story time,” Al will share how time restrictions handicap decision making and often result in unfavorable outcomes.
10:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.	Refreshment Break	Stay energized with a light snack and hot beverage. Plus, be sure to network with exhibitors before the conference ends.
10:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.	Kevin Van Splunder, Captain	ERAU Student Union, Rooms A-C TBD
11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.	TBD, SPACEX	ERAU Student Union, Rooms A-C TBD
11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.	Shuttle service to Hotels / Lunch on Your Own	Departs for The Daytona and Fairfield host hotels.
12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.	ERAU Campus Tour	Bus transportation to The Daytona and Fairfield Hotels, including DAB
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.	ACSF Workshop Captain John Cox and Jim Hosey, Aviation Safety Compliance, LLC	ERAU Student Union, Room F Box lunch included Requires separate registration (see acsf.aero/symposium) IAS Lite: SMS Done Right/GAP Analysis
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.	ACSF Board Meeting	ERAU Student Union, Room D Closed Session

Thursday, April 10th

8:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

ACSF Workshop
Amanda Ferraro
CEO of Aviation Safety Solutions, LLC

Requires separate registration (see acsf.aero/symposium)

Turning SMS Data into Safety Insights

1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

ACSF Workshop

Leonard Beauchemin
Managing Director, AeroTechna Solutions LLC

ERAU Student Union, Room F
Box lunch included

Requires separate registration
(see acsf.aero/symposium)

Safety Management, Airworthiness, Quality Escapes; “Victim or Enabler

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Who should attend?

Aircraft charter brokers
Aircraft maintenance professionals
Aircraft management leadership
Aircraft operations professionals
Aviation directors
Aviation safety auditors
Aviation safety managers
Aviation safety training professionals
Aviation insurance professionals
Aviation OEMs
Chief Pilots

Location

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)

Mori Hosseini Student Union

610 Aerospace Blvd

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Located at DAB

Hotel and transportation information

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PLEASE NOTE:

Parking passes will not be available. Very limited parking is available at a rate of $12 per day. We encourage you to use the provided shuttle service as noted in the agenda.

Pricing & Registration

The registration fee for ACSF members is $1,150 per person and $1,350 after March 1, 2024.
For non-members, the registration fee is $1,400 and $1,600 after March 1, 2024.

Admittance to the ACSF Symposium both days, all scheduled group meals, breaks, and social functions, and transportation to and from hotel to symposium events.

Substitutions are permitted at any time.

All attendees are required to wear a badge while attending the Safety Symposium. Once issued, badges are non-transferable and may only be used by the individual named on the badge. Name substitutions for badge registrations are only permitted prior to badges being issued.

The ACSF may remove from the event, and deny re-entry to, any individual who is found to have sold, lent or otherwise transferred a badge or who uses another individual’s badge to access the event. For more badge information, please contact admin@acsf.aero .

Any person who attends the Safety Symposium grants permission to ACSF to record his or her visual/audio images, including, but not limited to, photographs and sound or video recordings, and, without notifying such person, to use those images for any purpose of ACSF, including advertisements for ACSF and its programs.

Certified Aviation Manager Credit

Details will be provided in Q1 2024.

Accommodations for Attendees with Disabilities

The ACSF will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who make their situations known to ACSF staff. Reasonable accommodations are those that do not create an undue hardship on the ACSF, change the nature of scheduled events or activities, or pose a safety or health threat to other attendees.

For safety reasons, only officially-approved vehicles are permitted to operate within the student union at Embry-Riddle. Individuals with disabilities who wish to use power-driven mobility devices at the Safety Symposium must contact the ACSF at admin@acsf.aero for approval. It is the policy of the ACSF that these vehicles be specifically used for handicapped individuals and exhibit the stability required to operate around exhibits.

Only trained service animals with proper supervision are permitted at the Safety Symposium.

Cancellation Policy

The ACSF understands the last-minute nature of business aviation and has allowed as much flexibility as possible.

Should you need to make a change to your registration, email your cancellation or substitution request to bburns@acsf.aero.

A $50 processing fee will be charged for paid symposium cancellations.

Cancellations must be received in writing on or prior to March 1, 2025.

There will be no refunds after March 1, 2025.

Name substitutions for badge registrations are permitted prior to badges being issued.

Once issued, badges are non-transferable and may only be used by the individual named on the badge.

The ACSF may remove from the event, and deny reentry to, any individual who is found to have sold, lent or otherwise transferred a badge or who uses another individual’s badge to access the event.

Important COVID-19 Information

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Some variants of the virus can cause severe symptoms including acute respiratory issues, severe damage to lungs and other organs, and even death. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, and individuals over age 65 and people of any age who have certain underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Understanding of the symptoms, risks, and spread of the disease may change over time, especially if new variants arise.

COVID-19 Liability Waiver/Assumption of Risk

Although ACSF has selected a venue where reasonable safety precautions will be taken to protect the health of participants, ACSF cannot guarantee that participants will not be exposed to COVID-19 during attendance at the event.

All participants acknowledge (1) that participation in this ACSF Safety Symposium and the group activities is completely voluntary, (2) there are inherent risks of exposure to COVID-19 while traveling or participating in group events such as this, and (3) that, for themselves (and for their heirs and assigns) they assume all risks associated with COVID-19 in connection with their attendance and participation, including risks to their own health and the health of others with whom they may come in contact in connection with the ACSF Safety Symposium.

Children

Children under 16 years old are not permitted at the 2024 Safety Symposium during forum hours.

Attire

Attire for the 2024 Safety Symposium is business casual during the educational sessions and casual at the Day 1 dinner and evening event.