 Mr Shashank Nigam,
Founder & CEO SimpliFlying Shashank Nigam is the CEO of SimpliFlying, the leading airline brand consultancy headquartered out of Singapore, with representation in New York City. Nigam is globally recognized for his views and insights on the convergence of airline branding with PR, Traditional Media and Social Media. Considered one of the original thought leaders who paved the way for Airlines 2.0, Nigam is the youngest winner of the Global Brand Leadership Award, having led interactive programs for leading airlines, airports and even hotels, globally. Essentially, by driving engaging and profitable conversations between brands and customers.
SimpliFlying.com is recognized as one of the Top 2 blogs on aviation, by FlightGlobal, with its laser-sharp focus on airline brands. On Twitter, Nigam (@simpliflying) is one of the Top 5 most influential on airlines. He actively contributes his thoughts and experiences through keynotes, industry appearances, books, articles and essays as a way of helping the airline industry understand and embrace the new dynamics fueling an evolutionary genre of marketing, service, and influence. Aviation industry veteran Ludo Van Vooren refers to Nigam ""....as a prophet converting one aerospace business at the time to the brave new ways of Social Media.""
Nigam has received a lot of attention for his ideas concerning airline branding and social media, having been interviewed on CNN Travel, CNBC, MSNBC, Bloomberg UTV, NDTV Profit and in leading press like Airline Business, ATW, The Straits Times, Aviation Week, DARE and The Indian Express over the past year.
Nigam studied Information Systems Management and Business Management at Singapore Management University and Carnegie Mellon University. He was born and brought up in New Delhi, spent most of his adolescent years in Singapore and currently resides in Boston and Singapore.Appearing: Conference Day One- 28 January 2010 1.40pm Ancillary Revenue Panel: Exploring new sources of ancillary revenue – What’s hot and what’s not?
- SMS check-ins and seat selection for those on the go – are passengers willing to pay more for convenience?
- What is the take-up rate for in-flight entertainment and on-board mobile services? Are they viable as new ancillary channels?
- What are the most profitable sources of ancillary revenue that LCCs should build on?
- How much are LCCs willing to invest in technology and implementation to drive new channels of ancillary income?
Regional Head of Ancillary Income,
AirAsia Vice President and Global Head of Travel Insurance,
ACE Group Executive Chairman,
Regional Express Head of Marketing and Ancillary,
Tiger Airways Mr Andreas Nau, Managing Director,
MicronNexus GmbH Senior Director Marketing,
Omni Air International (OAI) Mr Shashank Nigam, Founder & CEO,
SimpliFlying Conference Day Two-29 January 2010 12.30pm E-Commerce Strategy Showcase: Developing an innovative, customer-oriented and secure e-commerce system
- Addressing e-commerce fraud – how do LCCs ensure a safe and secure online payment system?
- Understanding consumer demographics and assessing how technology can be deployed to achieve excellent customer service
- Increasing the functionality of LCCs’ e-commerce system - web check-in, ancillary products, online bookings, rewards program and SMS boarding passes, etc. – How to successfully implement?
Chief Commercial Officer,
IndiGo Airlines Executive Vice President and Head - Global Strategic Initiatives,
NIIT Technologies Pte Ltd Chief Technology Officer,
SpiceJet Limited Chief Information Officer,
Tiger Airways Mr Shashank Nigam, Founder & CEO,
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 Azran Osman RaniCEO
AirAsia X
 Bruce BuchananCEO
Jetstar
 Reg MacdonaldCEO
Viva Macau
 Stefan Pichler
CEO
Jazeera Airways
 Garry KingshottChief Executive Adviser
Cebu Pacific
 Virender Pal
Chief Technology Officer
SpiceJet
 Anurag JainHead of Revenue Optimisation
SpiceJet
 Sanjay KumarChief Commercial Officer
IndiGo
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27 Jan 2010
Conference Day 1
28 Jan 2010
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29 Jan 2010
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