The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) has announced that Jim Seay will provide the keynote address at this year’s Asian Attractions Expo (AAE).

Seay, a leading expert on amusement ride safety around the world, will speak at AAE’s Leadership Breakfast on June 15.

He 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.

Seay has promoted the use, application, harmonisation and adoption of ASTM amusement standards around the world, and has testified before the US Congress about industry safety.

AAE takes place this year at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China, on June 13-16.