THE 14th AIR LAW CONFERENCE IN MINSK

INVITE LAWYERS OF AVIATION COMMUNITY

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    Aviation
    authorities

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    ATS units

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    Leasing and insurance companies

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    Operators

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    Airports and
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    Aviation
    training centers

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    Aircraft
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    Aeronautical
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    Law firms and consulting companies

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

The Fourteenth Air Law Conference will be held in Nesvizh Castle which is located in Minsk Area on October 9-10, 2025. This event is organized by the National Air Law Association and the Institute of Air and Space Law AEROHELP, with support of the Interstate Aviation Committee. Academic partners of the Conference are Belarusian State University and Belarusian State Academy of Communications.

Working languages of Conference: Russian and English

Thursday 9 October 2025

16:00 – 16:15
Belarusian State Academy of Communications
Petrusya Brovki Str., 14		 Welcome addresses
Speaker: Oleg AKSAMENTOV, Director, Institute of Air and Space Law AEROHELP, St Petersburg
Speaker: Dmitry ZVEREV, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Moscow
16:15 – 17:30
 1. Gender Equality in Aviation: From Stereotypes to Legal Culture
Chairperson: Olga KOLOSHICH, Head of Legal and HR Department, Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk
Speaker: Sarangua DAVAADORJ, Chairperson, Mongolian Association of Aviation Lawyers and Professionals, Ulaanbaatar
Speaker: Nadezhda DOLZHENKO, Associate Professor, Pilot, Academy of Civil Aviation, Almaty
Speaker: Natalia ILYUTCHENKO, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, Justice and Prosecutor's Supervision, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow
Speaker: Sergey GORYASHKO, Chairperson Advisor, Interstate Aviation Committee, Moscow
19:00 – 22:00
Tea Drinker Lounge Bar
Internacionalnaya Str., 25a		 Welcome reception

Friday 10 October 2025

09:00 – 09:30
 Registration and welcome coffee
09:30 – 10:45
Nesvizh Castle
Hetman Hall		 2. The Chicago System: Historical Anomaly or Constant?
Chairperson: Ekaterina SAMORODOVA, Associate Professor of French Language Department, MGIMO University, Moscow
Speaker: Alexander KNIVEL, Member of the Expert Council in the field of Civil Aviation of Russia, Moscow
Speaker: Marina KULIDOBROVA, Lawyer, MZS, Moscow
Speaker: Denis IVLEV, Head of the Department of Aviation Training Centers Certification, Federal Air Transport Agency, Moscow
10:45 – 12:00
Nesvizh Castle
Hetman Hall		 3. Green Agenda in Aviation: Who is Interested?
Chairperson: Natalia ABEEVA, Deputy Head of Department of the Regulatory Support of the Air Transport, State Research Institute of Civil Aviation, Moscow
Speaker: Olga KHOTKO, Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental and Agrarian Law, Belarusian State University, Minsk
Speaker: Andrey SHNYREV, First Vice-President, AOPA-Russia, Moscow
Speaker: Roza IVANOVA, Legal Advisor, Aeroflot, Moscow
12:00 – 12:30
 Coffee Break
12:30 – 13:45
Nesvizh Castle
Hetman Hall		 4. From Leasing Disputes to New Financing Instruments: in search of Alternative Solutions
Chairperson: Vladislav RIKOV, Partner, Head of Aviation & Asset Finance, BGP Litigation, Moscow
Speaker: Sarangua DAVAADORJ, Chairperson, Mongolian Association of Aviation Lawyers and Professionals, Ulaanbaatar
Speaker: Ilya KABACHNIK, Deputy Director General for Aviation Insurance at AlfaStrakhovanie, Moscow
13:45 – 14:45
Restaurant Hetman		 Lunch
14:45 – 16:00
Nesvizh Castle
Hetman Hall		 5. Passenger Rights and Public Order: Regulation and Practice
Chairperson: Yuriy MOROZOV, Senior Partner, Attorneys Group, Moscow
Speaker: Angela NORINA, Managing Partner, Norina and Partners, Vladivostok
Speaker: Dennis TUROVETS, Managing Partner of the Minsk Office, EPAM, Minsk
Speaker: Olga VERBA, President, Aviation Medicine Doctors Association, Novosibirsk
16:00 – 16:30
 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:45
Nesvizh Castle
Hetman Hall		 6. Man on Board a Drone: Technical and Legal Risks
Chairperson: Gleb BABINTSEV, General Director, AERONEXT Association, Moscow
Speaker: Anton NIKIFOROV, First Deputy Director General, Aeromax, Moscow
17:45 – 18:00
 Closing remarks
20:00 – 23:00
Dipservice Hall
4, Voyskovy Lane		 Gala Dinner

Saturday 11 October 2025

10:00 – 13:00
Minsk DOSAAF Aeroclub
Lipki Aerodrome		 Aerospace Museum - the first open-air aviation museum in Belarus
18:00 – 20:10
Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus
1 Paris Commune Sq.		 The opera La bohème, in four acts, is performed with one entracte

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CHAIRPERSONS

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    Olga KOLOSHICH

    Head of Legal and HR Department at the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus

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    Ekaterina SAMORODOVA

    Associate Professor of French Language Department at MGIMO University

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    Natalia ABEEVA

    Deputy Head of the Department of Regulatory Support for Air Transport at the State Research Institute of Civil Aviation

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    Vladislav RIKOV

    Partner, Head of Aviation & Asset Finance at BGP Litigation

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    Gleb BABINTSEV

    General Director of AERONEXT Association

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    Yuriy MOROZOV

    Senior Partner at Attorneys Group

List of Delegates

Сompany / Location Name / Title
State Research Institute of Civil Aviation Moscow, Russia Natalia Abeeva Deputy Head of the Department of Regulatory Support for Air Transport
Institute of Air and Space Law AEROHELP St Petersburg, Russia Oleg Aksamentov Director
State Research Institute of Civil Aviation Moscow, Russia Vera Aksuk Chief Specialist of the Department of Regulatory Support for Air Transport
V.A. Incorporated Moscow, Russia Veronika Aktasheva Founder
Kutafin Moscow State Law University Moscow, Russia Alina Arzumanova Student
Azerbaijan Airlines Baku, Azerbaijan Vafa Babayeva Chief of passenger complaints and suggestions section at Legal Department
AERONEXT Association Moscow, Russia Gleb Babintsev General Director
Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia Aylin Bashbay Student
Ishembay Abdraimov Kyrgyzstan Aviation Institute Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bektemir Bolot uulu Student
Russian Aircrew Union Moscow, Russia Oleg Bulenkov Vice-President
Norina and Partners Vladivostok, Russia Larisa Chibrikova Attorney
Mongolian Association of Aviation Lawyers and Professionals Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Sarangua Davaadorj Chairperson
MGIMO University Moscow, Russia Elizaveta Demidova Student
Academy of Civil Aviation Almaty, Kazakhstan Nadezhda Dolzhenko Associate Professor, Pilot
VERBA Legal Moscow, Russia Artem Elistratov Head of Project Office in the CIS and the Middle East
Borisfen Moscow, Russia Natalia Fedosova Legal Adviser
Navigator St Petersburg, Russia Anastasia Fomina Project Manager
Interstate Aviation Committee Moscow, Russia Sergey Goryashko Chairperson Advisor
MGIMO University Moscow, Russia Anastasia Grigoreva Student
Belarusian State University Minsk, Belarus Igor Grinev Senior Lecturer
Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia Natalia Ilyutchenko Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Procedure, Justice and Prosecutor's Supervision
Aeroflot Moscow, Russia Roza Ivanova Legal Advisor
Federal Air Transport Agency Moscow, Russia Denis Ivlev Head of the Department of Aviation Training Centers Certification
AlfaStrakhovanie Moscow, Russia Ilya Kabachnik Deputy Director General
Ishembay Abdraimov Kyrgyzstan Aviation Institute Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Omurbek Kerimkulov Student
Belarusian State University Minsk, Belarus Olga Khоtko Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental and Agrarian Law
Belarusian State Academy of Communications Minsk, Belarus Uladzislau Khurs Student
Aviaservice Kazan, Russia Zaur Khusnutdinov Deputy General Director for Legal Affairs
Federal Air Transport Agency Moscow, Russia Alexander Knivel Member of the Expert Council in the field of Civil Aviation of Russia
Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia Angelina Kolesnichenko Student
Aviation Department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus Minsk, Belarus Olga Koloshich Head of Legal and HR Department
Borisfen Moscow, Russia Petr Kononenko General Director
Korolev Academician Samara University Samara, Russia Sergey Krasov Professor
MZS Moscow, Russia Marina Kulidobrova Lawyer
Belavia Minsk, Belarus Vladimir Lashevski Head of Legal Department
Infraport St Petersburg, Russia Igor Markov Director of Development
Friendly Aviation Team St Petersburg, Russia Olga Markova Magaging Partner
Belavia Minsk, Belarus Olga Mikhed Head of Government and Industry Affairs Department
Kutafin Moscow State Law University Moscow, Russia Alisa Mikheeva Assistant Professor of Legal Modeling Department
Tashkent State University of Law Tashkent, Uzbekistan Mirvokhid Mirzaabdurakhimov Student
Tashkent State University of Law Tashkent, Uzbekistan Abdulhamid Mirzafarov Student
Attorneys Group Moscow, Russia Yuriy Morozov Senior Partner
Madeira Minsk, Belarus Elizaveta Nareiko Florist
Rada Airlines Minsk, Belarus Ivan Nareiko Director
Aeromax Moscow, Russia Anton Nikiforov First Deputy Director General
Bread House Moscow, Russia Elena Nikitina Legal Adviser
Norina and Partners Vladivostok, Russia Angela Norina Managing Partner
Convers Avia Tver, Russia Vera Obraztsova Head of Legal Department
Belarusian Republican Union of Lawyers Minsk, Belarus Irina Orlovskaya Executive Director
Belarusian State Academy of Communications Minsk, Belarus Fiodar Plauski Student
Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia Anastasia Pogrebnyak Student
Academy of Civil Aviation Almaty, Kazakhstan David Ponomarenko Student
MGIMO University Moscow, Russia Maria Prokofieva Student
Tashkent State University of Law Tashkent, Uzbekistan Sarbinaz Rasbergenova Senior Lecturer
BGP Litigation Moscow, Russia Vladislav Rikov Partner, Head of Aviation & Asset Finance
Belarusian State Academy of Communications Minsk, Belarus Vadzim Rusak Student
Ishembay Abdraimov Kyrgyzstan Aviation Institute Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Oksana Sadovskaya Deputy Director for Academic Affairs
MGIMO University Moscow, Russia Ekaterina Samorodova Associate Professor of French Language Department
Borisfen Moscow, Russia Nadezhda Sedova Head of Legal Department
Belarusian State University Minsk, Belarus Ilya Shamshur Master Student
Belarusian State University Minsk, Belarus Nadezhda Shevko Master Student
BGP Litigation Moscow, Russia Evgeniy Shilyakov Senior Associate
Friendly Aviation Team Moscow, Russia Aleksey Shitikov Expert on Security Issues
State Research Institute of Civil Aviation Moscow, Russia Daniil Shlyapnikov Senior Specialist of the Department of Regulatory Support for Air Transport
AOPA-Russia Moscow, Russia Andrey Shnyrev First Vice-President
North-West Airlines St Petersburg, Russia Ksenia Shunkova Health Care Specialist
TransAviaExport Airlines Minsk, Belarus Svetlana Shved Legal Adviser
Russian Foreign Trade Academy Moscow, Russia Maria Sinelnikova Master Student
TransAviaExport Airlines Minsk, Belarus Igor Sikorsky Deputy Director for HR
Gelix Perm, Russia Oksana Treskina Head of Legal Department
EPAM Minsk, Belarus Elizaveta Tuneva Lawyer
EPAM Minsk, Belarus Dennis Turovets Managing Partner of the Minsk Office
Tashkent State University of Law Tashkent, Uzbekistan Komron Tursunmurodov Student
Borisfen Moscow, Russia Elena Vasilieva Deputy Head of Legal Department
Aviation Medicine Doctors Association Novosibirsk, Russia Olga Verba President
Academy of Civil Aviation Almaty, Kazakhstan Karim Yessilbayev Student
National Air Law Association Moscow, Russia Sergey Yuryev President
Kutafin Moscow State Law University Moscow, Russia Sofia Zakharova Student
Belarusian State Academy of Communications Minsk, Belarus Andrey Zenevich Rector
Lomonosov Moscow State University Moscow, Russia Maria Zharinova Student
Advocate Bar Moscow, Russia Maria Zhenina Advocate
Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation Moscow, Russia Dmitry Zverev State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman of the Organizing Committee

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    Sergey YURYEV

    President of the National Air Law Association, Doctor in Law

Members of the Organizing Committee

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    Dmitriy ZVEREV

    State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, PhD

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    Dr. Shadi A. ALSHDAIFAT

    Associate Professor of Public International Law at University of Sharjah, LLB, LLM, SJD

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    Andrey SHNYREV

    First Vice-President of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Russia (RAOPA), PhD

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    Boris YELISEYEV

    Rector of Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation, Doctor in Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Russian Federation

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    Alexander BATALOV

    Representative of the Russian Federation to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Member of the Air Navigation Commission, PhD

Secretary of the Organizing Committee

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    Oleg AKSAMENTOV

    Director of the Institute of Air and Space Law AEROHELP


    oleg@aerohelp.com

Reviews

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    Olga KOLOSHICH Head of Legal and HR Department at the Department of Aviation of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus I would like to thank the Conference organizers for holding a professional event in the field of civil aviation and international air law. The Conference touches upon the main issues currently existing in the aviation industry. And undoubtedly, a discussion at such a high level among representatives of aviation authorities, prominent representatives of the air law doctrine, lawyers of airlines, airports and law firms is necessary and essential for the industry. I would especially like to note the professional approach to the selected topics discussed at the Conference. And of course, the excellent cultural program and communication with colleagues from different countries. I recommend everyone who works in the air transport industry to join this annual event.
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    Anna KHOMYAKOVA Director of Legal Department at Aeroflot Airlines Over the years, working in various fields, I have had the opportunity to take part in industry legal events, and I must say that the Air Law Conference has taken a worthy place in my personal rating of such events. Current topics were discussed, interesting opinions were expressed, behind the scenes there were disputes, discussions, and exchange of experience. The Conference personally for me gave the opportunity to meet new interesting people, provided an opportunity for comfortable communication with colleagues in the industry, gave the opportunity to consider some issues from a different angle, for which special thanks to the organizers who provided the right selection of topics, speakers and delegates.
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    Mustafa Cem ARTEKIN Founder & Partner of Artekin Law Firm, Academician, Professional Lecturer Conference provides a distinguished academic and business network atmosphere, which is arising on attendance of reputable jurists and very professional organizational set-up of the event. Conference enhances its content further each year with actual and important topics of air law, very good panels and remarkable presentations. As an international lawyer, academician and a professional lecturer, I highly recommend and encourage jurists from all around the world to attend this Conference. It turned into a habit of impatience for me to attend this Conference each year not just only for its well-known high level content quality but also for meeting with valuable colleagues and brilliant law students.
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    Zeina AHMAD PhD Student, Academician, College of Law at Sharjah University, LL.M. This conference offers an exceptional blend of academic and business networking opportunities, thanks to the presence of esteemed jurists and a highly professional organizational setup. Each year, the event enhances its content with timely and significant topics in air law, featuring outstanding panels and remarkable presentations. As an air and space lawyer, academician, and professional lecturer, I highly recommend and encourage jurists worldwide to attend this conference. It has become eagerly anticipated, not only for its renowned high-quality content but also for the chance to connect with valuable colleagues and brilliant law professionals.
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    Vladimir KILINKAROV Partner, Infrastructure and PPP at Nextons Many thanks to the event organizers for the excellent organization, interesting discussion and the joy of communicating with industry experts. The event is extremely useful both professionally - in terms of immersion in a narrow industry topic and the opportunity to communicate with leading specialists in the field of air law, most of whom are representatives of the real sector, and culturally. The event is held every year in new interesting places with a rich cultural program. I highly recommend it and will definitely come again.

ARCHIVE OF THE EVENTS

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VENUE

The architectural monument of the 16th-18th centuries – the magnificent palace and castle complex of Nesvizh Castle, located in the North-Eastern part of the City of Nesvizh in the Minsk Area of the Republic of Belarus, was chosen to host the Fourteen Air Law Conference. It was founded by Prince N. H. Radziwill Sirotka in 1582, and the main works were completed by 1600. The built castle became one of the best fortresses of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1660, the fortress withstood a two-month siege by Moscow troops, and during the Northern War, in 1706, the Swedish army led by Charles XII plundered the castle and completely destroyed its fortifications. The newly rebuilt princely residence now became, first of all, the center of cultural life. During the German occupation, a military hospital operated in the castle, and after liberation in 1944, a decision was made to organize a sanatorium, which operated until 2001. The architectural, residential and cultural complex of the Radziwills was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005. After the completion of restoration work, in July 2012, the exposition of the Nesvizh Museum-Reserve was fully opened to visitors.


Nesvizh Castle: ​2, Zamkovaya street, Nesvizh, Minsk Area

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