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EUREKA Final Conference: Integrating Vertiports into European Airspace

7 May 2026 | Cologne, Germany

The EUREKA SESAR3 project will host its Final Conference on Thursday, 7 May 2026, bringing together industry stakeholders, regulators, researchers, and urban air mobility experts to discuss the integration of vertiports into European airspace and the operational lessons learned throughout the project.

Event Details

  • Date: Thursday, 7 May 2026
  • Time: 09:00 – 16:00 CET
  • Venue: DLR, Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne, Germany

Conference Programme

Time Agenda Item
09:00 Registration
09:30 Welcome
Cornelia Hillenherms, DLR
09:40 Introduction to EUREKA and the agenda
Hülya Kurtoglu, EUROCONTROL
09:55 Keynote speech
Daan Dousi, EASA
10:15 Overarching concept of operations
Marzia Corsi, DLR
10:45 Standardisation & regulation
Andrew Hately, EUROCONTROL
11:05 Coffee & networking
11:30

Breakout session 1
Interactive presentation & discussion of the 3 EUREKA Solutions:

  • Vertiport Collaborative Traffic Management
  • Flight and Operating Procedures for Safe and Resilient Vertiport Operations
  • Vertiport Network Flow, Capacity & Operational Management
12:30

Breakout session 2
Interactive presentation & discussion of the 3 EUREKA Solutions (rotating groups)

13:15 Lunch & networking
14:15 Breakout session 3
Interactive presentation & discussion of the 3 EUREKA Solutions (rotating groups)
15:15 Roundtable discussion: “How Innovative Air Mobility Challenges the Air Traffic Management Paradigm”
  • Lionel Tauszig, EASA
  • Cengiz Ari, SESAR JU
  • Alberto Mangas Pita, AENA
  • Michael W. Hardt, Boeing
  • Sara McNamee Freire, UrbanV
Moderator:
Bianca Schuchardt, DLR
15:50 Wrap-up
Andrew Hately, EUROCONTROL
16:00 End

Presentations

The presentations used by our speakers are now available. You can download them here.

Registration

Registration is closed now.

Practical information

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We look forward to welcoming you to Cologne for this important milestone in advancing Innovative Air Mobility in Europe.

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