IAAPA announces international safety expert Jim Seay as Asian Attractions Expo 2016 Leadership Breakfast speaker

The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) announces Jim Seay as the Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) 2016 Leadership Breakfast keynote speaker. Seay is a leading expert on amusement ride safety around the world. The breakfast is Wednesday, 15 June, during AAE 2016, which takes place 13 – 16 June at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China. AAE is the premier international business event for attractions industry professionals in the Asia-Pacific region, and is owned and produced by IAAPA.

 

Seay is chair of the IAAPA Global Safety Committee and is a member and immediate past chair of ASTM Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices. The committee develops and refines ride safety standards that are used globally. He has promoted the use, application, harmonization, and adoption of ASTM amusement standards around the world, and has testified before the U.S. Congress about industry safety. 
 

Seay’s background gives him a unique perspective. A Cornell University graduate, he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and completed graduate studies at California State University Long Beach. He was an aerospace engineer at Hughes Aircraft and then an engineering and maintenance executive at Six Flags Theme Parks Inc., before joining Premier Rides Inc. in 1995 as executive vice president of engineering. He was named president of the company the following year.

 

Additionally, Seay serves on the IAAPA Foundation Board of Directors, and is a member of the AIMS International Board, the Themed Entertainment Association, the National Safety Council, and several regional attractions associations. He also serves on a number of philanthropic boards, including the Living Classrooms Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. 

 

Sponsors of the Leadership Breakfast are Brogent Technologies, JRA, and Wӓrtsila FUNA International.