Speakers

President of the Civil Aviation Authority Mr. Piotr Samson is a manager and air transport expert with over 25 years of professional experience. He completed the full-time MBA at the Cranfield University, United Kingdom (1994-1995). He also graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology – Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management (1989-1994).          

In 2016 he was appointed President of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). He is responsible for the civil aviation oversight. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Samson worked at LOT Polish Airlines and contributed to the establishment of two airlines in Poland: ENTER AIR and BINGO AIRWAYS.

In 2019 he was appointed Chair of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) Management Board. Till the end of 2022 he was Vice-President of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation’s (EUROCONTROL) Provisional Council.

Since May 2020 he has also been a member of the European Civil Aviation Conference’s (ECAC) Coordinating Committee, where he holds the function of a Focal Point for Safety.

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