Presented by:The Centre for Aviation and Space Laws,WBNUJS, Kolkata

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

Impact ofCOVID-19 onCivil Aviation:Change in theRegulatoryLandscape

https://bit.ly/3in4xMM (Last Date ofRegistration: August 10, 2021)

August 14, 2021

The

Resource

Persons

P r o f . ( D r . ) A n n a K o n e r t

Prof. (Dr.) Anna Konert is an Attorney atLaw and Professor of Aviation Law, Dean ofthe Faculty of Law and Administration, andDirector of the LL.M Programme in AviationLaw at the Lazarski University in Warsaw.She also possesses a Professional PilotLicense and serves as a Member on theCommittee of European Air Law Association.She has also formerly served as legal counselfor Air France at their New York office.

P r o f . A n i s B a j r e k t a r e v i c

Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic is the Department Headfor Strategic Studies on Asia at the InternationalInstitute IFIMES. He is also the UN PermanentRepresentative to Austria and Vienna-based IOs anda Visiting Professor for International Law at theUniversity in Geneva. Additionally, Prof.Bajrektarevic is an elected arbiter and mediatorbefore numerous permanent national arbitrationaltribunals (including those of the Law of the Sea) inEurope and in Asia. This includes capacities such asbeing a Board Member to the GlobalComplianceBusiness Counciland to the InternationalCommercial Dispute Tribunal. Prof. Bajrektarevichas also authored dozens presentations,publications, speeches, seminars, researchcolloquiums as well as of numerous public events(round tables & study trips, etc.). He also serves asEditor of Geopolitics, History and Intl. RelationsJournal, and is an editorial board member of severalsimilar specialized magazines on three continents.

D r . A t t i l a S i p o s

Dr. Attila Sipos is currently Bar AssociationAdvisor at the Aviation Division of HM EI Co.He is also an Honorary Professor at ELTE ÁJK.He served the HungaroControl in variouspositions, including as Legal Director, AllianceDirector, and Advisor to the CEO (2008–2014).He was the Representative of Hungary on theCouncil of ICAO (2004–2007) and the Vice-President of the Council of ICAO (2006–2007).He had worked at MALÉV Hungarian Airlines asFlight Operation Officer, Crew Manager, LegalAdvisor and Legal Director (1989–2004). He hasalso been a committee member of the EuropeanAir Law Association (EALA) since 2004.

D r . D i v y a t y a g i

Dr. Divya Tyagi is an Assistant Professor ofLaw at the Gujarat National Law University,India. He teaches several disciplines includingSecurities and Investment Law and Air andSpace Law for the UG and PG Programme. Hehas an extensive record for presenting papersbefore conferences and seminars on severalareas of interest such as Corporate Law,Securities Law, Investment Law, and Air andSpace Law. He has also served as the Convenorfor the several editions of the GNLU Air andSpace Law Academy and accompanyingconferences. Some of his publications include a chapter in Bimal N Patel et al. (eds,) 'TheCompanies Act 2013: Key ConceptualTransformation' (2017).

M s . J e s s i c a L o s B a n o s

Jessica Los Banos is a Foreign Lecturer at theFaculty of Law, Universitas Pelita Harapan(UPH) in Indonesia where she teaches contracts,legal skills, IHL, and other international lawcourses. She is the General Adviser to UPHteams participating in international moot courtcompetitions including the Philip C. JessupMoot Competition, the FDI Arbitration Moot,the ICRC IHL Moot, Asia Cup International LawMoot Court Competition, and the John JacksonWTO Moot. Her research interests includeaviation and space law, investment law, and thelaw of the sea. She has published a chapter onCommercial Human Space Flight and theAdequacy of the International Liability RegimeGoverning Suborbital Space Tourists, in RecentDevelopments in Space Law: Opportunities &Challenges (Springer, 2017).

P r o f . ( D r . ) M a r i o F o l c h i

Dr. Mario Folchi is a Lawyer and Doctor inLaw and Social Science by the University ofBuenos Aires. He currently serves as theDirector of the Postgraduate Specializationon Aeronautical, Space and Airport Law inthe National University of Defense. He isalso the President of the Latin AmericanAssociation of Aeronautical and Space Lawand a member of many Institutes andSpecialized Academic Entities in Air Lawand Tourism in Latin America and Europe,including the Argentine Academy ofTourism. Throughout his career, he haspublished twelve books on Aeronautical Lawsubjects and Tourism.

P r o f . P a t r i c k H o n n e b i e r

D r . T o m a s z B a l c e r z a k

At the University of Mississippi, School of Law,LL.M. in Air and Space Law Programme, Prof.Patrick Honnebier is Professor of the unique(online) Full Semester course InternationalAviation Financing and Leasing Laws. He joinedthe International Air Transport Association(IATA) in May 2019 as an instructor for the courseAircraft Acquisition and Financing. Prof.Honnebier is also one of the founder-members ofRep Law Aviation where he advises majormanufacturers, banks, lessors, and airlines inrelation to international financing and leasing ofaircraft, helicopters, and engines. He was also theexpert legal counsel of the Governments of Aruba,the former Netherlands Antilles and the DutchMinistry of Foreign Affairs concerning theadoption by the Kingdom of the Netherlands ofthe Cape Town Convention on 1 September, 2010.He was also Editor of JournaalLuchtrecht/Netherlands Journal of Air Law.

Dr. Tomasz Balcerzak is Adjunct Professor atthe Lazarski University - Faculty of Law andAdministration. He also serves as an Expert forthe European Commission-Research ExecutiveAgency (REA) and European Global NavigationSatellite Systems Agency, and an Advisor forthe Malta Council for Science and Technology.Previously, he has served as an AdjunctProfessor at the Silesian University ofTechnology with the Aviation Faculty. Pereducation, he graduated from the Air ForceAcademy and received a pilot and engineeringdegree and a PhD at the Warsaw University. Healso completed his MBA at the Warsaw Schoolof Economics. Additionally, he has authored orcoauthored more than fifty publications intransportation, logistics, aviation, and space.

The

Programme

Schedule

I N A U G U R A L S E S S I O N1 0 : 0 0 - 1 1 : 0 0 A . M .

10:00 - 10:10 A.M.Welcome Address: Prof. (Dr.) N. K.Chakrabarti, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor,NUJS, Kolkata

10:10 - 10:30 A.M.

Inaugural Address by Prof. (Dr.) SandeepaBhat B., Professor of Law & Director -Centre for Aviation & Space Laws, NUJS,KolkataTopic: Current Legal Uncertainties in theCrisis-Ridden Global Aviation Industry

10:30 - 10:50 A.M.

Keynote Address by Prof. (Dr.) Anis H.Bajrektarevic, Department Head forStrategic Studies on Asia - TheInternational Institute IFIMES, The UNPermanent Representative to Austria andVienna-based IOs, AustriaTopic: C-19 and Civil Aviation: LessExplored Aspects

Vote of Thanks: Dr. Shouvik Kr. Guha,Assistant Professor & Associate Director -Centre for Aviation & Space Laws, NUJS,Kolkata

10:50 - 10:55 A.M.

11:00 - 11:20 A.M.

Prof. Anna Konert & Dr.Tomasz BalcerzakProfessor of Aviation Law &Director - Institute of Air andSpace Law, LazarskiUniversity, Warsaw, PolandAdjunct, Lazarski University,Warsaw, Poland

Polish Regulations in AirLaw Related to COVID-19

11:20 - 11:40 A.M.

Ms. Jessica Los BanosForeign Lecturer, Faculty ofLaw, Universitas PelitaHarapan, Indonesia

The COVID-19 Pandemic andits Impacts on the AirTransport Industry: ThePhilippine Experience

11:40 - 11:50 A.M.Prof. (Dr.) Kanwal DP Singh& Dr. Jitender Loura

Impact of COVID-19 onOperations and Cyber-Security of Civil Aviation

11:50 - 12:00 NOON Vikrant Pachnanda

Whether a Dedicated IndianLaw for Air PassengerProtection is the Need of theHour Today?

12:00 - 12:10 P.M. Rajat DixitDrones RegulatoryFramework in India: ACOVID-19 Analysis

12:10 - 12:30 P.M. Question and Answers(Participants are allowed topost their questions in theQ&A/chat box)

T E C H N I C A L S E S S I O N I1 1 : 0 0 A . M . - 1 2 : 3 0 P . M .

1:30 - 1:50 P.M.

Dr. Attila SiposHonorary Professor, ELTEÁJK and Bar AssociationAdvisor at the AviationDivision of HM EI, Hungary

Aviation Industry and PublicHealth Norms: The RoadBehind and Ahead

1:50 - 2:10 P.M.

Dr. Divya TyagiHead, V.S. Mani Centre forAviation and Space Laws,Gujarat National LawUniversity, Gujarat

Aviation and Public HealthNorms: Measures AlreadyTaken and the Road Ahead

2:10 - 2:20 P.M.Arushi Malik & ShambhaviThakur

Behind Closed Doors:Analysing States’ FlightRestriction Measures toAddress COVID-19

2:20 - 2:30 P.M.Sakshi Gandhi & HrithikYadav

Revisiting ContractualObligations in the AviationSector following the COVID-19 Pandemic

2:30 - 2:40 P.M. Sonakshi Pandey

Turbulence in AviationMarket of India: AnAnalytical Study in theContext of Post PandemicSituation

2:40 - 3:00 P.M. Question and Answers(Participants are allowed topost their questions in theQ&A/chat box)

T E C H N I C A L S E S S I O N I I1 : 3 0 P . M . - 3 : 0 0 P . M .

T E C H N I C A L S E S S I O N I I I3 : 0 0 P . M . - 4 : 3 5 P . M .

3:00 - 3:20 P.M.

Prof. Patrick HonnebierInstructor, International AirTransport Association andFounding Member & Council- Rep Law, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Impact of COVID-19 onthe International AviationFinance and Lease Practiceat Large and in India inParticular

3:20 - 3:40 P.M.

Prof. Mario O. FolchiPresident, Latin AmericanAssociation of Aeronauticaland Space Law, Argentina

Liability TowardsPassengers and Consumersand ExtenuatingCircumstances

3:40 - 3:50 P.M. Adv. Shreshtha Mehta

Insolvency andRestructuring Proceedings inthe Aviation Sector duringthe Pandemic and Beyond:Challenges and Concerns

3:50 - 4:00 P.M. Ayush Katyayana

Insolvency andRestructuring Proceedings inthe Aviation Sector Duringthe Pandemic and Beyond:Evaluating the NCLT’sDecision on Jet Airways inthe Backdrop of thePandemic Induced Slump inthe Sector

4:00 - 4:10 P.M. Sandeep Khakase

Aircraft Financing andLeasing in GIFT City’s IFSC:Will Tax Incentives AttractBusiness?

4:10 - 4:30 P.M. Question and Answers(Participants are allowed topost their questions in theQ&A/chat box)

4:30 - 4:35 P.M. Vote of Thanks

N O T E

1. Time stipulated in this programme schedule is in Indian StandardTime (IST). Resource persons and participants from abroad mayplease take note of it.

2. All resource persons are requested to login at least 15 minutesbefore the beginning of their respective session (We wouldcertainly prefer your presence throughout the conference).

3. All participants should login at least 15 minutes before thecommencement of the Seminar. Certificate would be issued to onlythose participants who participate in all sessions.

4. All PowerPoint Presentations (PPT) should be sent tocasl@nujs.edu by August 10, 2021.

5. All paper presenters should strictly adhere to the time limit.

6. Organisers are not responsible for any problem with Internetconnectivity. In case of loss of Internet connectivity duringpresentations, the opportunity would be given to the nextpresenter.

The

Organising

Committee

P r o f . ( D r . ) S a n d e e p a B h a t

D r . S h o u v i k G u h a

Prof. (Dr.) Sandeepa Bhat is working as aProfessor of Law and Director of Centre forAviation and Space Laws at WBNUJS, Kolkata. Hehas the experience of researching on five MajorResearch Projects sponsored by World Bank,ISRO, the WB Judicial Academy, Ministry ofJustice and Ministry of Environment, Forest andClimate Change. He is also a Member ofInternational Institute of Space Law (IISL). Dr.Bhat has published six books and more than fiftyarticles in the journals of international andnational repute. He has presented over hundredresearch papers in international and nationalconferences including the coveted InternationalAstronautical Congress. He also has thedistinction of being the member of Indian SpaceResearch Organization’s Expert Advisory Groupfor drafting the National Space Act for India.

Dr. Shouvik Kumar Guha is currently working asan Assistant Professor of Law (Senior Scale) atWBNUJS, after having completed his B.A., LLB.(Hons.), LL.M. and Ph.D. in law. He is theAssociate Director of the Centre for Aviation andSpace Laws, NUJS, and a member of the globalforum of Sustainable Market Actors forResponsible Trade (SMART), the Network ofIndian Competition Experts - Cartel WorkingGroup (NICE-CWG). He is also associated withseveral leading national and international lawjournals in an editorial and reviewing capacity,and has to date to his credit about sixty-fivepublications including book chapters, conferencepapers, and journal articles.

Prof. (Dr.) Sandeepa Bhat (Coordinator)

Dr. Shouvik Kumar Guha

Advait Balekundri

Anushna Mishra

Varunavi Bangia

Soumya Gupta

Simran Upadhyaya

Akshay Luhadia

Rohit Gupta

T H E O R G A N I S I N GC O M M I T T E E

T H E C E N T R E F O R A V I A T I O N A N D S P A C E L A W S

W E S T B E N G A L N A T I O N A L U N I V E R S I T Y O F J U R I D I C A L S C I E N C E S ,K O L K A T A

Prof. (Dr.) N. K. Chakrabarti (Patron, Vice Chancellor, WBNUJS)