Following our conversation with Benoit Fonck from SESAR Joint Undertaking (Episode 009), the guest of this episode is Mariagrazia La Piscopia, the Chief Strategy and Program Manager at SESAR Deployment Manager. We discuss the following aspects in regards to the deployment of SESAR:

• What is SESAR deployment, why is it needed, how is it organized and who is involved
• How is SDM different from SJU
• What are the main benefits of SESAR deployment for ATM and European aviation / economy in general
• What has been good, what could be done differently, what are the challenges at SDM
• Operational stakeholders in SESAR deployment
• How can smaller ATM companies participate in the implementation of SESAR projects
• Importance of continuing the digitization and modernization of European ATM
• Key drivers for a smooth continuation of ATM modernization through SESAR
• ATM in the next 5 years and in the next 50 years