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Conference programme       


Day One - 7 May 2007, Monday
Day Two - 8 May 2007, Tuesday
Day Three - 9 May 2007, Wednesday


last modified: 09/05/2007 08:33:40 (GMT)

Day One - 7 May 2007, Monday
08.00Registration
 
09.00Chairperson's opening remarks
 
Andrew Drysdale, Vice President, Asia Pacific,
IATA

2006 AVIATION RETROSPECTIVE
09.15Opening keynote: The big picture of the Asia Pacific aviation industry: Lessons from 2006 and messages for 2007
  • The trends that defined the 2006 Asia Pacific airline industry: Fleet growth, fuel costs, safety and security and what the industry is doing about it
  • Low cost phenomenon: Impact of LCCs and the changing airport model to capture the market
  • Legacy airports: Maintaining and growing their foothold on the market
  • The changing airline relationships with their suppliers: airports and air traffic service providers
 
Andrew Drysdale, Vice President, Asia Pacific,
IATA

09.45Keynote: Capitalising on the aviation industry's role in enhancing the Asia Pacific's appeal as a premier travel destination
  • The Asia Pacific region: Poised for more growth 2007-2025
  • Collaborative partnerships to support the travel boom: Airports and tourism authorities
  • The hot new emerging markets: China, India and the Middle East
  • The greening of travel: Looking at sustainability concerns and how the aviation industry can play a bigger role 
 
Peter de Jong, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Pacific Asia Travel Association

10.15Overcoming security challenges and maximising airport efficiency and profitability
  • The big picture: Keeping airport security a top priority whilst delivering world-class service
  • The current aviation security regulatory environment
  • Contingency planning for unforeseen incidents: Maximising readiness in airport operations
  • Dealing with the rising cost of security and procedures through efficient service, fast turnaround times
 
Hwai Kar Goh, Senior Manager, Airport Management Division,
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

10.45Morning refreshments
 
11.15Air transport industry: The good, the bad and the ugly
  • The changing dynamics of the air transport industry
  • Airports, Airlines, Aircraft manufacturers -"The Holy Trinity"  
  • Imminent need for a well-defined coordinated business model
  • Emergence of airport cities and "aerotropolis" , airlines into mega-alliances & aircraft as engineering icons
  • Meeting 21st century aviation demands -a paradigm shift
 
Inderjit Singh, Senior Vice President, DAE Airports,
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise

PRIVATE INVESTMENT & THE PRIVATISATION MARKET
11.45Airport investment risk management: Creating win-win scenarios for airports, governments and investors
  • What regulatory requirements investors need to know and meet
  • What the government needs to understand about investor interests and delivering commercial appeal for airport investments
  • Mapping out pitfalls and what can be done: Managing investment risk
  • Government incentives for airport infrastructure investment: What works

  

 
Kjeld Binger, Chief Executive Officer, DAE Airports,
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise

12.15Panel: Competition in the private investment and privatisation market – How to get ahead
 
David Ciceo, Managing Director,
Cluj-Napoca International Airport
Kjeld Binger, Chief Executive Officer, DAE Airports,
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Inderjit Singh, Senior Vice President, DAE Airports,
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Moderator:
Peter Morris, Chief Economist,
Ascend

13.00Lunch
 
REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM
14.00Overview of the ACI Asia Pacific Traffic Forecast 2006 – 2025
  • Insights on past and future trends in airport traffic development in the Asia Pacific
  • Examining latest trends in airline network development strategies at airports
  • Survey results of the major issues of concern expressed by airports
    
 
Francois Dormoy, Director,
ACI Traffic Forecast Advisory Services (DKMA)

14.20This Regional Symposium brings together member of the Asia Pacific aviation industry to discuss trends and issues in panel format.
  • Open skies
  • Hot markets: India, China and the Middle East
  • Flying forward: Capacity, infrastructure, financing
  • Airport privatisation ROI
  • Breaking tradition with new airport business models: Low cost airports, driving non-aero revenue streams
  •  Addressing security issues
  • New aircraft developments and airport upgrading
    
 
Inderjit Singh, Senior Vice President, DAE Airports,
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, Director, Airworthiness and Flight Operations,
Department of Civil Aviation
Suning Liu, Executive Director,
Macau International Airport Company Limited
Ajay Prasad, Former Secretary,
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Moderator:
Francois Dormoy, Director,
ACI Traffic Forecast Advisory Services (DKMA)

15.20Speed Networking

Back by popular demand! A hit with singles across the world, now you can meet the key players in your industry in a brief but fun environment! Through a rotating cocktail table format you will get the opportunity to meet all your fellow attendees face-to-face in just 30 minutes. Bring plenty of business cards along for a fast and furious interactive session.

 
15.50Afternoon refreshments
 
AIRPORT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION
16.10Evolving the traditional airport model for small airports
  • The community fit - economic, social, and environmental impacts
  • The business case - developing and growing a destination 
  • What it takes to provide a world class airport experience at a small airport
 
 
John McCall, Chief Executive,
Dunedin International Airport

16.40The international airport and designing for accessibility
  • Managing increased passenger volume and flow in the airport for greater accessibility
  • Key considerations for planning the intermodal airport
  • Urban accessibility: Creating transport links to the city centre
  • Connecting to major transport networks
 
R C Sinha, Vice Chairman and Managing Director,
Maharashtra Airport Development Company

17.10Master-planning a small airport’s development and expansion
  • The challenges of small airport development and difficulties encountered
  • Is privatisation a good solution?
  • Location, location, location: Will a small airport close to the city be able to thrive?
  • Managing the competition amongst small airports
 
David Ciceo, Managing Director,
Cluj-Napoca International Airport

17.40Airport modernisation: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) The New Gateway of India
 
Diego Rincón, Director, Planning and Development,
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA)

18.10Chairman's closing remarks and close of Day One
 
18.30Networking Cocktail
 
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Day Two - 8 May 2007, Tuesday
09.00Chairperson's opening remarks
 
Peter Morris, Chief Economist,
Ascend

THE AEROTROPOLIS VISION AND MAXIMISING AIRPORT REVENUE
09.15Keynote: The AirportCity vision and its true diversity
  • Overview of the Schiphol Group’s business model and principles
  • Exporting the AirportCity concept to Brisbane and recent developments
  • Enhancing AirportCity through biometrics - Sapphire in Indonesia and the Trusted Traveler program in the US
  • The Schiphol Group’s AirportCity track record

 

 
Otto Ambagtsheer, General Manager Commercial Services,
Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd

09.45Seeking the optimal airport revenue structure and reducing management risk
  • Overview of Central Japan International Airport's revenue structure
  • Strategies for revenue optimisation
  • Overcoming management risk by preparing for various airport risk scenarios
  • Deploying risk management strategies: What it takes to create a measured and appropriate response 
 
Kunikatsu Yamashita, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Central Japan International Airport Company Limited

10.15Achieving and branding a world-class airport retail experience to drive non-aeronautical revenue
  • Planning the retail space to maximise passenger traffic
  • Driving passenger’s individual spend up through optimising retail mix of tenants
  • Sustaining the novelty factor to keep customers coming 
  • Living out airport customer service excellence and customer satisfaction as cornerstones of the retail experience
 
Sinead El Sibai, Director for Marketing and Promotions,
Dubai Duty Free

10.45Morning refreshments
 
11.15Optimising aeronautical revenue through effective competitive differentiation and customer-orientedness
  • The end of the airport monopoly: The crucial need to differentiate your airport from the rest to sell to old and new customers and market opportunities
  • Deploying market segmentation analysis of your airport’s airline target market from legacy carriers to low cost carriers
  • Giving airlines a good deal: Optimising ground handling operations for faster turnaround time
  • Exploring partnerships with tourism and government regulatory bodies for a synergistic marketing campaign
 
Suning Liu, Executive Director,
Macau International Airport Company Limited

11.45Panel: Boosting airport revenues and long-term growth through the aerotropolis vision: Retail, airport real estate and other strategies
  • The aerotropolis vision: Designing your airport city to grow market share
  • Retail: Maximising passenger dwell time and diversifying the retail portfolio
  • Strategies in airport real estate, parking for passenger convenience
  • Other opportunities for new revenue streams: Cargo, advertising and etc. 

 

 
Otto Ambagtsheer, General Manager Commercial Services,
Brisbane Airport Corporation Ltd
Sinead El Sibai, Director for Marketing and Promotions,
Dubai Duty Free
Kunikatsu Yamashita, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Central Japan International Airport Company Limited
Karen A Eidsvik, Regional Director, Asia,
Subway International B.V.
Moderator:
Gavin Lipsith, Editor-in-Chief,
Duty Free News International

12.30Lunch
 
AIRPORT OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
13.30Enhancing security through biometric technology implementation at Fujairah International Airport
  • Overview of biometric technology implementation at Fujairah International Airport and its advantages
  • Biometric technology in the passenger service terminal as means of controlling access and enhancing security
  • Other strategies for innovating and enhancing airport security 
 
Khaled Almazroui, General Manager,
Fujairah International Airport, Department of Civil Aviation

14.00Deploying a multilayered time and space-based aviation security approach for airports
  • Aviation security: Encompassing measures for prevention and detection of security threats and recovery
  • Deploying an information-centric, time and space-based system to improve performance and reduce user inconvenience
  • Utilising technology to leverage on a multilayered aviation security approach based on available time and space (i.e. starting from passenger reservations)
  • Other ingredients for success: Regulatory and societal frameworkS and international collaboration
 
C C Hsin, Director, Asia Pacific,
The MITRE Corporation

COLLABORATION IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
14.30Airline destination portfolio development together with airports
  • Relevance of destination portfolio in hub network
  • Trade-off for new destinations
  • Role of airports in airline partner developments
  • Various co-operation models  
 
Pieter Elbers, Senior Vice President, Network,
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

15.00Afternoon refreshments
 
15.30Global perspectives on airport pricing: Regulators, airlines and airports
  • How can we agree what is 'fair' in a restricted market?
  • Pay now or pay later?
  • The impact of low cost airlines- and low cost airports
  • Measuring if you get what you pay for
  • Who is 'the final customer'?
   
 
Peter Morris, Chief Economist,
Ascend

THE FUTURE OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
16.00Panel: Looking to the future of aviation and world-class sustainable airports
  • Assessing future economic challenges to prepare for the growth of the aviation industry
  • The future of air transport: Delivering efficient, cost-effective, environmentally-friendly travel for the global passenger market
  • The role of regulatory regimes and its influence in the next airport business model’s evolution
  • Future aircraft design and what it means for airport infrastructure development and airline business strategies    
 
C C Hsin, Director, Asia Pacific,
The MITRE Corporation
Peter de Jong, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Pacific Asia Travel Association
David Inglis, Assistant Director, Airport Development,
IATA
John McCall, Chief Executive,
Dunedin International Airport
Pieter Elbers, Senior Vice President, Network,
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Moderator:
Andrew Drysdale, Vice President, Asia Pacific,
IATA

17.00Chairman's closing remarks and close of conference
 
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Day Three - 9 May 2007, Wednesday
SUCCESSFUL AIRPORT SLOT ALLOCATION: PAVING THE WAY FOR OPTIMUM CAPACITY USAGE

    Conducted by:

Marc Oedekoven

Vice President, Asia

Lufthansa Consulting GmbH

 

Session Objectives:

  • Mutual understanding of the challenges of tight airport slot capacities
  • Joint evaluation of economic impacts
  • Efficient usage of adequate tools
  • Development of appropriate solutions
  • Case study applications

Agenda:

0900    Introduction

1000    Understanding the challenges of tight airport slot capacities

1130    Market analysis and market evaluation tools

1230    Lunch

1330    LH Consulting case study

1300    Open discussion on case analysis and other topics

1630    Masterclass summary

1700    End of Masterclass

 

Who should attend:

Chairmen, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Operating Officers, General Managers Investment, Directors of Sales & Marketing, Directors Airport Investors, Project Directors, Business Development Directors of Airport Aviation Authorities, Civil Aviation Authorities, Air traffic management and control systems (ATM/ATC), Airport Management Companies, Airport Operators and Ground Handling Companies as well as Retailers, Investment banks and project financiers and providers of Legal and Consultancy Services.

 

About the masterclass leader:

Marc Oedokoven currently heads the Lufthansa Consulting practice in Asia, and is based in Singapore. Lufthansa Consulting is an independent subsidiary of Lufthansa German Airlines, has provided services and solutions to the air transportation industry worldwide. Its portfolio and consulting experts are dedicated to assist aviation specific client groups: airline, airports and aviation authorities as well as related industries such as ground handling companies, cargo terminal operators, aircraft manufacturers and financial institutions. Marc’s expertise includes sales and marketing, with experience in the air cargo industry as well as alliance management and business strategy. Previously, he was with Lufthansa Cargo handling Middle East operations in increasing air cargo efficiency and sales.   

 

Registration begins at 8.30am. Masterclass commences at 9.00am and ends at 5.00pm, with breaks for refreshments and lunch.

        

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