Program

Speakers

Speakers from government, industry, academia and international organizations

KASF 2026

KASF 2026 Speakers

The 2026 line-up brings together 45 speakers, moderators and panellists from government, industry, academia and international organizations. Further names are added as they are confirmed.

Ceremony

Opening Remarks

Chae Gyo JEONG

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation

Welcoming Remarks

Hee-Young Hurr

Korea Aerospace University

President

Congratulatory Remarks 1

Young Chan Kim

Korea Transport Institute

President

Congratulatory Remarks 2

Seung Ki Min

Korea Transportation Safety Authority

Director, Aviation and Railway Safety Headquarters

Congratulatory Remarks 3

Jong seok Yoo

Korean Air

Executive Vice President & CSO

Session 1

Moderator

Jae wan Lee

Graduate School of Aerospace Law and Policy, KAU

Dean

Keynote Speech

Wan chul Yoon

KAIST

Emeritus Professor

Panel Discussion

Kyung Soo YU

MOLIT

Director General for Aviation Safety Policy

Panel Discussion

Jong seok Yoo

Korean Air

Executive Vice President & CSO

Panel Discussion

Seong Bae Cho

Asiana Airlines

CSO & COO

Panel Discussion

Joong Seok Cho

Eastar Jet

President

Panel Discussion

Sang-yoon Lee

Trinity Airways

President

Session 2

Moderator

Bo Hun Kwon

Far East University

Professor · President, KSSS

Speaker 1

Hong Seok KIM

Aviation Safety Policy Division, MOLIT

Deputy Director

Speaker 2

Erik Hollnagel

University of Southern Denmark

Emeritus Professor

Speaker 3

Angel Luna

ICAO NACC

Regional Officer, Flight Safety

Speaker 4

Bennet Walsh

Korean Air

Senior Vice President, Corporate Aviation Safety and Security Department

Speaker 5

Eric Olson

EMO Advisors, Inc.

CEO

Speaker 6

Gilberto Lopez Meyer

Aeroméxico Group

Senior Vice President, Corporate Safety and Security

Session 3

Moderator

Jin Seo Park

KOTI

Chief Director, Dept. of Air Transportation

Speaker 1

Young Jae Choi

KIAST

Aviation Safety Division Director

Speaker 2

Mark Miller

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Professor

Speaker 3

Ji hun Choi

Jin Air

Group Manager, B737 Captain

Speaker 4

Andrew Dunbeck

Delta Air Lines

GM of Flight Safety

Speaker 5

Jingru Yan

Air Canada

Manager, Human Factors and Performance

Panel Discussion

Stephane De Wolf

ICAO Safety Management Panel

Acting Chairperson

Session 4

Moderator

In-gyu Kim

KAU

Managing Director of Flight Training Center

Speaker 1

Jang Ryong Lee

KAU Aviation Safety Center

Director

Speaker 2

Roshan Joshi

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines(AAPA)

Director – Technical Affairs, Captain

Speaker 3

Jin Young Lee

Jin Air

Group Manager, B737 Captain

Speaker 4

Kyeong Tae Kim

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Captain

Speaker 5

Ramesh Rethinasamy

Airbus China Hua Ou Aviation

Expert Pilot Flight Ops Support / EBT China Project Manager, Captain

Session 5

Moderator

Chan Woo Jung

Korean Air

Senior Vice President (Head of Maintenance & Engineering Division)

Speaker 1

Hye Jin Cho

Korea Transportation Safety Authority

Principal Researcher

Speaker 2

Jason Bok

ST Engineering Commercial Aerospace

Senior Vice President (Head Quality & Safety)

Speaker 3

Myles Edward Brown

The Boeing Company

Director, Global Aviation Safety – Asia Pacific

Speaker 4

Ki Hong Kim

KAU

Professor of Aviation Maintenance Engineering Major

Speaker 5

Jong hoon Oh

Korean Air

GM, Head of Predictive Maintenance

Session 6

Moderator

Jin Kook Choi

Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT)

Professor

Speaker 1

Ying Zhang

ICAO Asia and Pacific(APAC) Regional Sub-Office

Deputy Chief

Speaker 2

So Hyun PARK

Aviation Safety Policy Division, MOLIT

Technical Officer

Speaker 3

Hyeon Cheol Kim

Korea Airport Corporation(KAC)

Manager

Speaker 4

Seungwon Noh

KOTI

Associate Research Fellow

Panel Discussion

Kang Won Bae

Korean Air

Vice President, Captain

Panel Discussion

Yong Sun Cho

Asiana Airlines

Managing Vice President

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