Asia’s aviation industry is the fastest growing in the world, with big forecasts for the passenger numbers in the region. This presents big opportunities for the players in the aviation space, be it airlines, airports, technology and solution providers.
The 13th annual Aviation Festival Asia 2017 focuses on creating new ideas and strategies for the industry to meet current challenges and future growth.
On 21 February 2017 at Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore, Aviation Festival Asia 2017 opens with a series of Keynote Interviews by Bloomberg, followed by a boardroom level panel discussion on Asia Pacific aviation outlook. We welcome the following panelists for the morning session:
โข Mauro Oretti, Vice President Marketing & Commercial Synergies, SkyTeam
โข Teerapol Chotichanapibal, Executive Vice President, Commercial, Thai Airways International
โข Le Hong Ha, Executive Vice President, Vietnam Airlines
Day one of the premium conference will close with 2 panel discussions. Firstly, we present some of the top Chinese airlines in a discussion — “China’s aviation: Shifting the centre of gravity”. Moderated by Travel Daily China, he will be joined by:
โข Zhu Meng, Deputy Senior Manager of E-commerce, Sales Department, Air China
โข Zhang Yubin, Vice President, Marketing Division, China Southern Airlines
โข Cathleen Jing Ba, Director, Branding, Sales & Marketing, Lucky Air
Secondly, we discuss one of the greatest changes facing Asia’s aviation industry: “Embracing change: How can airlines thrive in the age of digital disruption?”. Hosted by SimpliFlying, we will have the following experts speaking:
โข James Marshall, Vice President, Transport Partner Services (APAC), Expedia
โข Matt Hulen, Vertical Head – Travel, Financial Services, Auto – Southeast Asia, Facebook
โข Brooks Thomas, Communications Advisor, Southwest Airlines
On 22 February 2017, the focus is on Low-Cost Carriers which are gaining increasing attention globally. The morning keynote session will be moderated by IATA and some of Asia’s top players:
โข Les Stephens, Chief Operating Officer, Jetstar Pacific
โข Emily Cho, Executive Vice President, Jin Air
โข Patee Sarasin, Chief Executive Officer, Nok Air
โข Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, SpiceJet
โข Stephen Wang, President, Spring Airlines
Across 2 days and 6 premium conferences, we will have over 120 speakers to discuss strategic issues on customer excellence, IT solutions, ancillary revenue, marketing and big data, human resource, full service airline profitability and low-cost airlines’ business models.
A small sample of the confirmed speakers includes:
โข Declan Hogan, Chief Information Officer, AirAsia
โข Andrew Ward, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Guest Experience, airberlin
โข Matthias Koch, Vice President, Business Development and Commercial Partnerships, Air France
โข Yuko Yoshimura, Director, Service Innovations Innovation & IT Strategy, All Nippon Airways
โข Raj Andrade, Vice President โ Business Development, Marketing & Strategy, Bangalore International Airport
โข Ping na Thalang, Human Resources Adviser, Bangkok Airways
โข Trevor Spinks, Head of Sales & Distribution, Budget Aviation Holding
โข David Hodges, Flying Training Manager, Airbus Flight Operations Department, Cathay Pacific Air
โข Javed Malik, Vice President — Global Airport Services, Jet Airways
โข Yoshihiro Morii, Chief Commercial Officer, Peach Aviation
โข James Thong, Managing Director, Consultancy, Changi Airports International
โข Eve Liebetrau, Executive Manager of Human Resource, Comair
โข Mahesh Gupta, General Manager, Enterprise Mobility, Delta Air Lines
โข Denny Permana, Vice President of Information Technology and Strategy, Garuda Indonesia
โข Satyendra
โข Pandey, General Manager, Strategy & Planning (CEO’s office), Go Air
โข Lisa Anderson Goode, Senior Director Social Business Communication & Outreach, Southwest Airlines
โข Steven Greenway, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, U-FLY Alliance
โข Desmond Lin, Director, VietJetAir
โข Yang Teng, Deputy General Manager of Marketing & Sales Department, West Air
โข Mio Yamamuro, Senior Executive Vice President, Vanilla Air
โข Ravinder Pal Singh (Ravi), Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Vistara (TATA SIA Airlines Limited)
Besides the conference, the exhibition will see over 50 solution providers, 20 exhibiting airlines, an Airline University and Technology Showcase Sessions. Some of the exhibiting companies includes Rimowa, Heineken, Lufthansa Systems, JR Technologies, Fusion, Corgan, Fusion, RentalCars, OAG, Travelersbox, Conxxe, GoQuo, TravelPass, Philippines Department of Tourism and more. The exhibiting airlines include Air India, Lucky Air, Japan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, West Air, Bangkok Airways, Spring Airlines and more.
The two-day conference and exhibition is expected to gather over 1,500 aviation stakeholders from Asia-Pacific and beyond.
About Aviation Festival Asia 2017
Date: 21 – 22 February 2017
Conference opening hours: 09:00 am
Exhibition opening hours: 09:30 am
Venue: Level 4, Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- On 21 February 2017 at Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore, Aviation Festival Asia 2017 opens with a series of Keynote Interviews by Bloomberg, followed by a boardroom level panel discussion on Asia Pacific aviation outlook.
- Firstly, we present some of the top Chinese airlines in a discussion —.
- Across 2 days and 6 premium conferences, we will have over 120 speakers to discuss strategic issues on customer excellence, IT solutions, ancillary revenue, marketing and big data, human resource, full service airline profitability and low-cost airlines’.