KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Former President of the ICAO Council, 2020–2025 · Goodwill Ambassador of ICAO

Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano has been President of the ICAO Council, the Governing Body of the UN Specialized Agency for International Civil Aviation, from January 2020 to December 2025. Upon his retirement, he has been nominated Goodwill Ambassador of ICAO. He delivers currently Lectures at Conferences and Universities.

Born in Catania, Italy, Mr. Sciacchitano is graduated in Telecommunications Engineering and has received the “Honoris Causa” Research Doctorate in Legal Sciences by the University of Messina.

He has spent his career in aviation serving the Italian Airworthiness Authority (RAI) as Director General, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) as Deputy Director General, the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) as Executive Secretary before being elected President of the ICAO Council in 2019.

As President of the ICAO Council, he has led the Organization introducing the “Modernization Agenda” and achieving important progresses in safety, security and environment, including the adoption of the Net-Zero Civil Aviation CO2 emissions Goal.

He has received multiple Honours including the “Ufficiale of the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana”, the “Order of Dostyk (Friendship) by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Honorary Professor of Civil Aviation Academy of Kazakhstan and the Médaille de l’Aéronautique by the Minister of Transports of the République Française.