• 7 May 2026
    10:00 > 16:00
  • Cologne, Germany
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The SESAR JU EUREKA project will host its Final Conference, bringing together industry stakeholders, regulators, researchers, and urban air mobility experts to discuss the integration of vertiports into European airspace and the operational lessons learned throughout the project.

 

Time Agenda Item
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome
Cornelia Hillenherms, DLR
09:40 Introduction to EUREKA and the agenda
Hülya Kurtoglu, EUROCONTROL 
09:55 Keynote speech
Daan Dousi, EASA
10:15 Overarching concept of operations
Marzia Corsi, DLR
10:45 Standardisation & regulation
Andrew Hately, EUROCONTROL
11:05 Coffee & networking
11:30

Breakout session 1
Interactive presentation & discussion of the 3 EUREKA Solutions:

  • Vertiport Collaborative Traffic Management
  • Flight and Operating Procedures for Safe and Resilient Vertiport Operations
  • Vertiport Network Flow, Capacity & Operational Management
12:30 Breakout session 2
Interactive presentation & discussion of the 3 EUREKA Solutions (rotating groups)
13:15 Lunch & networking
14:15 Breakout session 3
Interactive presentation & discussion of the 3 EUREKA Solutions (rotating groups)
15:15

Roundtable discussion: “How Innovative Air Mobility Challenges the Air Traffic Management Paradigm”

  • Lionel Tauszig, EASA
  • Cengiz Ari, SESAR JU
  • Alberto Mangas Pita, AENA
  • Michael W. Hardt, Boeing
  • Sara McNamee Freire, UrbanV

Moderator:
Bianca Schuchardt, DLR

15:50 Wrap-up
Andrew Hately, EUROCONTROL
16:00 End

Registration

Participation is subject to prior registration. Register here

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We look forward to welcoming you to Cologne for this important milestone in advancing Innovative Air Mobility in Europe.