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All Speakers Former Administrator, Marion C. Blakey Former Acting Administrator, Robert A. Sturgell Former Chief of Staff, David Mandell Former Associate Administrator for Regulation and Certification, Nicholas A. Sabatini Former Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Nicholas A. Sabatini Former Administrator, Jane F. Garvey Former Associate Administrator for Airports, Woodie Woodward Former Assistant Administrator for International Aviation, Doug E. Lavin Former Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Peggy Gilligan Former Assistant Administrator for Region/Center Operations, Ruth Leverenz Former Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Patricia Smith

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Former Acting Administrator, Robert A. Sturgell (09/14/2007 – 01/15/2009)

• ATO Terminal Management Conference, “People Always Come First” (12/05/2008)
• ATCSCC Groundbreaking , “The Nerve Center of the FAA” (12/04/2008)
• International Safety Forum, “A Risk Averse Society” (12/02/2008)
• Safety Forum Reception, “Safety is Hanging from the Heavens” (12/01/2008)
• Aero Club, “What’s Coming Up” (11/24/2008)
• Dulles Runway Dedication, “A Distinguished Ornament” (11/20/2008)
• O’Hare Runway Dedication, “ORD – The Fulcrum of Aviation” (11/20/2008)
• SeaTac Runway Dedication, “Seattle’s Best – Sixteen Right Thirty-Four Left” (11/20/2008)
• Dulles Annual Gala, “Airports Are Good Business” (11/07/2008)
• ATCA, “NextGen Means Change” (11/03/2008)
• Town Hall, “A Good Year” (10/28/2008)
• India Air Show, “Knowledge Shared is Knowledge Gained” (10/15/2008)
• 50th Anniversary Black Tie Speech, “Safety and Service” (10/01/2008)
• FAA Managers’ Association, “Compassion Counts” (09/25/2008)
• American Bar Association Air and Space Law Forum, “It’s the Little Things That Matter” (09/18/2008)
• Press Conference, “ASPIRE” (09/12/2008)
• ASPIRE Post-Landing Event, “Going Green” (09/12/2008)
• ICAO NextGen/SESAR Integration Forum, “In Perfect Harmony” (09/08/2008)
• AVS Leadership Conference, “Focus on Today, Focus on Tomorrow” (08/27/2008)
• African Aviation Leadership Conference, “International Safety” (08/25/2008)
• FAA 50th Anniversary, “The Credit Goes to You” (08/21/2008)
• ATO Leadership Conference, “Leadership Counts” (08/19/2008)
• ASDE-X Commissioning Detroit Metro Wayne, “Lucky 13” (08/13/2008)
• Meet the Administrator, “Nothing But Blue Skies” (07/31/2008)
• Theater in the Woods, “You Can't Beat the View” (07/30/2008)
• National Aviation Hall of Fame, “Greatness” (07/19/2008)
• Inerting Press Conference, “Fuel Tank Flammability” (07/16/2008)
• Airports Awards Ceremony, “Holders of the Public Trust” (07/15/2008)
• Denver International LOI Announcement, “A Little Elbow Room Goes A Long Way” (07/11/2008)
• AAAE Transatlantic Aviation Issues, “Reinforcing the Transatlantic Bridge” (06/30/2008)
• Fatigue Safety Forum, “No Rumble Strips” (06/17/2008)
• Chicago Press Conference, “O’Hare Caps Lifted” (06/16/2008)
• Collier Trophy, “And They Said it Couldn’t Be Done” (06/12/2008)
• ATCA Technical Symposium, “Crisis in Confidence” (06/11/2008)
• New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, “Aviation Blossoms in the Garden State” (05/23/2008)
• Flight Safety Foundation, “You Need to Weigh In” (05/14/2008)
• ATO Safety Management Conference, “SMS” (05/13/2008)
• USO Lounge Dedication Ceremony, “A Haven” (05/08/2008)
• Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing & Urban Development, “Oral Testimony as Prepared for Delivery” (04/17/2008)
• Professional Women Controllers, “Perspective” (04/14/2008)
• Boston Logan Runway Status Lights Briefing, “Boston…Red…Stop” (04/09/2008)
• Press Briefing, “Safety Audit Update” (04/02/2008)
• Machinists Union/Aviation HS Seminar, “The Journey of a Lifetime Starts Right Now” (03/31/2008)
• Runway Safety Update, “Moving the Chains Forward” (03/25/2008)
• International Aviation Club, “Green Aspirations” (03/11/2008)
• Forecast Conference, “Growth Ahead, But There’s a But” (03/10/2008)
• House Appropriations Committee, “Oral Testimony as Prepared for Delivery” (03/06/2008)
• LAX Runway Status Lights Press Event, “Red Means Stop” (02/26/2008)
• Helicopter Association International, “ADS-B is the Answer” (02/25/2008)
• Aviation Leadership Summit, “ASPIRE to Green” (02/18/2008)
• Senate Confirmation Hearing, “Oral Testimony as Prepared for Delivery” (02/07/2008)
• 11th Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference, “Maybe Someday? Why Not Today?” (02/05/2008)

Former Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Nicholas A. Sabatini (03/25/1979 – 01/14/2009)

• 61st International Air Safety Seminar, “Managing Safety from the Inside Out” (10/28/2008)
• 20th Annual International Symposium on Human Factors in Maintenance and Ramp Safety, “Sharpening Our Focus on Human Performance ” (09/03/2008)
• RTCA Symposium 2008, “The Role of the Regulator” (05/13/2008)
• Press Briefing, “Airworthiness Directives Audit Update” (04/02/2008)

Former Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, Patricia Smith

• American Bar Association Panel on Legal and Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities, “Spaceflight Regulations and the Becoming of Possible” (01/31/2008)