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2025 MARPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA
The 2025 MARPA Conference will be held November 11-13, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency DFW in Dallas, Texas.
Below is the event agenda, which is SUBJECT TO CHANGE. |
| 2:00pm - 6:00pm |
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REGISTRATION
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm |
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NEW ATTENDEE ORIENTATION
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| New to the MARPA Conference and looking for tips to get you started? Host Powell Simbulan, Business Development Director at NSL Aerospace, will share ways for you to make the most of the event. |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
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1:1 MEETING TIPS FOR AIR CARRIERS
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| Are you an Air Carrier hoping to get get the most out of your MARPA Member 1:1 Meetings? Host Nils Wittmaack, Senior Manager- Corporate Procurement of Consumables, Expendables and Alternates
at Lufthansa Group, will guide operators through best practices. |
| 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
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MARPA HAPPY HOUR
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| All attendees are welcome to attend this casual kick-off to enjoy beverages and light snacks |
| 7:30am - 7:00pm |
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REGISTRATION
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| 7:30am - 8:30am |
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NETWORKING CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
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| 8:30am - 12:30pm |
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MARPA MEMBER 1:1 MEETINGS SESSION
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| 11:30am - 12:30pm |
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WORKSHOP SESSION |
| Workshops are open to all attendees |
| 11:30pm - 12:30pm |
Lean Daily Management and Visual Management |
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Eric Lussier - Principal, NEXT LEVEL Partners, LLC
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| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
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NETWORKING LUNCHEON
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| 1:30pm - 5:00pm |
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WORKSHOP AND COMMITTEE MEETING SESSION |
| Workshops are open to all attendees, MARPA Air Carrier Committee meeting is limited to MARPA member air carriers/operators |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
PMA 101 Regulations For Manufacturers |
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Mark McGivern - Product Policy Advisor, Federal Aviation Administration (invited)
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| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
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AFTERNOON BREAK |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Crash Dynamics |
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Joseph Pellettiere, Ph.D., PE - Chief Scientist and Technical Advisor for Crash Dynamics; Federal Aviation Administration
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| 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
MARPA Air Carrier Committee Meeting |
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
MARPA Marketing Committee Meeting |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
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EVENING WELCOME RECEPTION
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| 7:00am - 5:00pm |
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REGISTRATION
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| 7:00am - 8:15am |
MARPA President's Breakfast (by invitation only)
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| 7:30am - 5:00pm |
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GENERAL SESSION
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| All registered attendees are invited to attend this all-day session |
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
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NETWORKING BREAKFAST
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| 8:30am - 10:00am |
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Keynote Presentation |
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Dan Bartel - Chief Procurement Officer, American Airlines |
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The FAA Organizational Update |
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Daniel Elgas - Director, Policy and Standards Division; Aircraft Certification, Federal Aviation Administration (invited) |
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Association Update |
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Jason Dickstein - President, MARPA |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
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NETWORKING BREAK
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| 10:30am - 12:30pm |
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Questions For a Carrier: Part 3, "What About Engine PMAs?" |
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Donny Douglas - Principal Engineer - PMA Approvals, Delta Air Lines |
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| PANEL: Financial Approaches to PMA |
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TBA |
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MARPA Member Committee Opportunities |
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Glen Edwardsen - MARPA Marketing Committee Co-Chair and Business Development Director, Vogt Aero, LLC and
David Beal - MARPA DRS Committee Chair and NPI Manager, Turbine Kinetics Inc. |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
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NETWORKING LUNCHEON
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| 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
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Accelerate PMA Adoption |
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MODERATOR: Dennis Santare - SVP, Component & Engineering Solutions, ATS
PANELISTS: Travis Day - General Manager, Aircraft Parts Division, EVCO LLC; TBA - North American Air Carrier and International Air Carrier representatives
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PANEL: PMA Success Stories |
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MODERATOR: Nils Wittmaack - Senior Manager Corporate Procurement; Consumables, Expendables and Alternates, Lufthansa Group
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| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
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NETWORKING BREAK West Ballroom |
| 3:30pm - 5:00pm |
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An FAA Regulatory Deep-Dive |
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Sue McCormick - Aerospace Engineer; Design Certification Procedures (AIR-63A), Federal Aviation Administration (invited) |
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PANEL- "Air Carrier PMA Perspective" |
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MODERATOR: Diedre Hawkins - Senior Engineer PMA, American Airlines |
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