This webinar was originally broadcast on April 23, 2025.
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Summary
Join us on April 23 for an insightful one-hour webinar examining the critical challenges facing today's aviation industry, from ground safety incidents to in-flight close calls and catastrophic events.
Our distinguished panel brings together decades of operational and safety leadership experience:
- Neil Schnaak, aviation safety expert, flight operations leader, and airline captain with over 30 years of commercial aviation experience
- Fredrick "Lucky" Luchtman, 33-year Navy veteran and Top Gun graduate. His tenure as Navy Chief Safety Officer was highlighted by naval aviation's first recorded fatality-free year.
- Rajni Walia, Ph.D., a Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) expert who has led transformations across the aviation and transportation sectors
- James Grant, executive leader and coach who has supported the FAA and major airlines in transforming safety performance and culture
These industry leaders will provide their unique perspectives on current aviation safety challenges, analyze recent incidents, and discuss the systematic changes needed for improvement. More importantly, they'll extract universal lessons that can be applied across all high-reliability industries.
Attendees will gain valuable insights into:
- Potential root causes behind recent aviation safety failures
- Practical approaches to systemic safety enhancement
- Leadership strategies that foster a robust safety climate and culture
- Forward-looking perspectives on safety evolution in complex systems
Whether you work in aviation or another high-risk industry, this webinar offers essential knowledge for leaders committed to operational excellence and safety improvement.
Speakers
Rajni Walia, PhD. | SVP - Human & Organizational Performance | DEKRA
Rajni Walia is a senior leader specializing in human performance reliability and serious injury and fatality prevention. Rajni and her teams are responsible for providing leading-edge solutions incorporating the latest in applied behavior and neuroscience to help organizations achieve “right first time” results in safety performance, reduce serious injuries, and foster greater human performance reliability.
Neil Schnaak | Vice President | DEKRA
Neil Schnaak is responsible for leading large, complex client engagements, coaching executives, serving as a trusted advisor, and assuring the team delivers DEKRA solutions with excellence. He serves as the Human Performance Practice Leader at DEKRA and has extensive experience coaching management teams and leaders in all industries to achieve organizational and safety-specific objectives.
James Grant | Vice President | DEKRA
For almost three decades, James Grant has designed and led the development of solutions to enhance culture and safety performance for multinational organizations and the public sector.
During James’ tenure at DEKRA, he has helped operational and safety executives design and implement approaches that have dramatically reduced exposure and minimized the potential for serious injuries. In addition, his guidance has allowed companies to institute long-term human and organizational performance within their operations, setting the foundation for safety and business success.
Fredrick "Lucky" Luchtman | Principal Consultant | DEKRA
As a Principal Consultant with DEKRA, Lucky is focused on helping leaders and their teams reduce exposure and exemplify safety leadership within their organizations.
Lucky has a deep background in military operations and aviation and is a graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School, known as TOPGUN. His tenure as Navy Chief Safety Officer was highlighted by naval aviation’s first recorded fatality-free year.
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