13:00–13:10
Keynote

Born in Landau in der Pfalz on 22 April 1970

1989
School leaving certificate, Staatliches Gymnasium Bad Bergzabern (high school)

1989 - 1994
Studied law at the Saarland University in Saarbrücken and Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg im Breisgau, First State Examination in Law

1996
Second State Examination in Law in Mainz

1997
Doctorate at the Westfälische Wilhelms University in Münster

1997 - 1999
Judge and Public Prosecutor in Zweibrücken and Landau in der Pfalz

2000 - 2004
Personal assistant to the Minister of Justice of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Herbert Martin

2001
Appointed Judge at the Regional Court of Landau in der Pfalz

2004 - 2013
Member of the German Bundestag

2009 - 2011
Chairman of the German Bundestag Finance Committee

since 2011
Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Rhineland-Palatinate

2011 - 2013
Deputy Chairman of the FDP Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag

since 2013
Member of the Executive Committee of the FDP

since 2013
Lawyer

2016 - 2021
Member of the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture of the Federal State of Rhineland Palatinate

2020 - 2021
Secretary General of the FDP

since 2021
Member of the German Bundestag

since December 2021
Federal Minister for Digital and Transport

13:10–13:25
Moderated Talk

Guillaume Faury was appointed Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in April 2019 and re-appointed in 2022. Guillaume leads the Company’s Executive Committee. He was previously President of Airbus’ commercial aircraft business, a role he had held since February 2018.

Additionally, Guillaume is a member of the board of directors of AXA SA (since April 2021) and is the President of the Groupement des Industries Françaises de l’Aéronautique et du Spatial (GIFAS), the French aerospace industries association (since July 2021). He was appointed President of the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) in June 2023.

Prior to this, Guillaume was Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Helicopters (2013-2018), where his achievements included restructuring its manufacturing system and introducing new technologies.

Before that, he enjoyed a four-year spell in the car industry at Peugeot (2009-2013), the French automotive manufacturer, rising to become the Executive Vice President for Research and Development and a member of the company’s management board. He presided over significant advances in Peugeot’s lower-emissions hybrid-engine technology and the overhaul of the company’s product range, among other accomplishments.

Between 1998 and 2008, he held various leadership positions in engineering, programmes and flight testing in Airbus’ helicopter business, which at the time operated under the name of Eurocopter. He became Executive Vice President for Programmes and a member of the Eurocopter Executive Committee, before being appointed as Executive Director for Research and Development.

Guillaume began his career in 1992 as a flight-test engineer for the Eurocopter Tiger helicopter in the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French government agency responsible for the development and purchase of defence systems for the French armed forces.

He graduated from the École polytechnique in Paris in 1990 and, subsequently, from the École nationale supérieure de l’aéronautique et de l’espace in Toulouse.

Guillaume’s love of flying and aviation dates back to his childhood. He is a qualified light-aircraft pilot and helicopter flight-test engineer with 1,300 hours of flying experience. He was born in 1968 in Cherbourg, Normandy, and is married with three children.

Current Mandates:

• Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Airbus SE (Public Company)
• President and Chairman of the Board of the European Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries (ASD)
• Chairman of the Board of GIFAS (French Aerospace Industry)
• Member of the Board of Directors of AXA SA (Public Company)

13:25–13:40
Moderated Talk

David Calhoun is president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company, a leading global aerospace company and provider of commercial airplanes; defense, space and security systems; and global services. The company employs more than 150,000 people worldwide, leverages the talents of a global supplier base, and is a top U.S. exporter for commercial and government customers in more than 150 countries.

Calhoun became Boeing president and chief executive in January 2020. He has served as a member of Boeing’s Board of Directors since 2009 and served as board chairman from October to December 2019.

Calhoun has extensive expertise in a wide array of strategic, business, safety and regulatory matters across several industries as a result of his executive, management and operational experience.

Calhoun previously served as senior managing director and head of portfolio operations at The Blackstone Group beginning in January 2014. During his time with the investment firm, he focused on creating and driving added-value initiatives with Blackstone’s portfolio company CEOs.

Previously, he also served as executive chairman of the board for Nielsen Holdings from January 2014 to January 2016. He joined Nielsen in 2006 as chief executive officer shortly after it was acquired through a consortium of private equity investors, including Blackstone. Throughout his seven-year Nielsen tenure, Calhoun led the company’s transformation into a leading global information and measurement firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

Calhoun began his career at General Electric Company (GE), where he rose to vice chairman of the company and president and chief executive officer of GE Infrastructure, its largest business unit. During his 26 years at GE, he held a number of operating, finance and marketing roles and led multiple business units, including GE Transportation and GE Aircraft Engines.

Calhoun is a member of the board of directors of Caterpillar Inc. and a member of the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies. He also is a member of Virginia Tech’s Pamplin Advisory Council and is co-author of the book “How Companies Win.”

Calhoun has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Virginia Tech.

13:40–13:55
Moderated Talk

Olivier Andriès, 62, holds degrees from École polytechnique (1981) and École des Mines de Paris (1987).

In 1990, Olivier Andriès joined the Treasury department at the French Ministry of Finance where he oversaw aerospace and defense companies. In 1993, he joined the cabinet of the Minister of the Economy and Finance, as advisor on industrial affairs.

In 1995, he moved to the Lagardère group as Deputy Director of Strategy, and was named personal advisor to Jean-Luc Lagardère in 1998.

In 2000, Olivier Andriès joined Airbus, in charge of Widebody Aircraft Programs. He was appointed to the Executive Committee in 2005 as Executive Vice President, Strategy.

In 2008, he joined Safran as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development. He was subsequently named Executive Vice President, in charge of the Defense and Security branch, and a member of the Management Board, in 2009.

In 2011, Olivier Andriès was named Chief Executive Officer of Safran Helicopter Engines.

In 2015, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Safran Aircraft Engines.

On January 1st, 2021, Olivier Andriès became Chief Executive Officer of Safran.