

Chris is an experienced manager in the fields of pricing and revenue management. He has established, restructured and directed the pricing and RM functions at several airlines based in Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East. With Mango Aviation Partners, Chris

After graduated from one of the best state’s university (Institute of Technology Bandung –ITB) with Aeronautical & Astronautical Bachelor of Engineering degree, Ahmad Arafat directly and quickly began his professional career at the nation’s biggest private airlines…more ›

As Chief Executive Officer of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) runs and manages the day to day operation and overall affairs of the Board, consisting in the administration of laws, execution of policies and implementation of rules and regulations pertaining to the econ

Paul is an experienced business leader, specializing in business development, change management and strategic sales leadership. In his current role, Paul manages ReD’s business across Asia and the Pacific, managing ReD’s clients in Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, Hong Kon…more ›

Reporting to Regional Vice President of India, Bangladesh and Maldives and functionally to the Sr.Director Revenue Management (Asia Pacific). Responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring initiatives with the objective to maximize long term revenue and profita
Umesh Kumar Baveja is the Founder-Chairman of RAHI and has over two decades of experience in successfully developing infrastructure projects. Umesh is also the Director of the COMET Group of Companies, a pioneering infrastructure developer and a major promoter of RAHI. …more ›

Tassapon Bijleveld, joined Thai AirAsia when the airline took off in 2003 as Chief Executive Officer. He is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing all aspects of the airline’s operations as well as boosting growth in Thailand. The airline now has expanded to 19…more ›

Alexander J. Blake (Alex) is Vice President and Global Head of Travel Insurance for the ACE Group, based in Singapore. Alex has extensive experience in the global travel insurance field, having previously worked in New York, Paris and Singapore. Prior to joining ACE, …more ›

A Chartered Civil Engineer, Jon has over 20 years experience in the planning and development of international airports. Jon joined Melbourne Airport in August 2011 to lead the USD 250 million planning and development of the airport’s future domestic growth. Prior to t…more ›

Othman Chaoui has been managing the Airline and Product Marketing for ATR since 2007, and responsible for the African Region and Indonesia. His main tasks cover, within the sales campaigns team, competitive product analysis and studies, and the implementation of regiona

Chris Doak is in his 6th Year as Chief Executive at Hamilton International Airport, having joined in February 2006. During his time at Hamilton Chris has conducted a number of projects including: • aeronautical and non-aeronautical Airport Master planning • re-establi…more ›

Andrew has 22 years in the airline industry and has an outstanding track record as a main Board Director, CEO, non-executive director and project director. He has a great deal of ‘on the ground’ experience in business start-ups/exits and financing, strategy planning, re…more ›

Jerome Gabory has been Director of Market Strategy within the commercial organization of the Italian-French turboprop manufacturer for the last two years. Before that he was a Sales Director for ATR, successively in charge of India, Middle East and eventually Southeast

Michael Garvens is Chairman of the Management Board of Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH. The 53-year old business studies graduate has headed the company since 1 February 2002. Michael Garvens was previously Managing Director of Globe Ground Berlin GmbH, a joint venture o…more ›

George is the Vice President Revenue Management, Asia Pacific at Hilton Worldwide with responsibility for revenue strategy, pricing & market share performance across the region. George has been with Hilton Worldwide for 20 years and in Asia Pacific since 2001 and ha

Justin Giddings became CEO of Avalon Airport in December 2008. Avalon Airport is a busy airport, and since commencing as CEO Avalon has undertaken a significant infrastructure expansion program, including an increase of aircraft parking bays from 2 to 7, a tripling of …more ›

Sachin Goel is the Founder & CEO of Optiontown, a pioneer in the world of dynamic travel options. Optiontown has developed ground-breaking patented post-ticket-purchase technology based on the science of Concurrent Optimization. Without investment or launching IT in…more ›

An experienced senior executive with extensive expertise and international experience in the airline and travel industry, with a track record of success in the development and delivery of innovative strategy and solutions that enhance profitability and address critical …more ›

Ernst leads Agoda.com's global airline distribution partnerships, following prior appointments with Octopustravel, Abacus, and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Agoda is Asia's fastest growing and most popular online hotels provider, with a huge worldwide selection of h…more ›

Alfredo has over 30 years of experience in the fields of Marketing, Sales, Operations and General Management in both professional and entrepreneurial capacities. His strong consumer marketing and distribution background gained from major FMCGs, coupled with his exposur…more ›

With nearly 20 years in the transport and travel industry, David brings a wealth of experience to airlines and the companies that serve them. He was one of the three original officers at the founding of Virgin Blue, holding executive management positions including He…more ›

Shinichi Inoue is CEO of Peach Aviation, Japan’s first dedicated LCC carrier that aims to connect Japan and Japan with the rest of Asia while providing competitive prices, new travel options, a cultural bridge and the platform to reactivate local economies. Prior to jo…more ›

Rimzie is the Head of Customer Affairs & Service Brand Delivery at Dubai Airports - the newly formed management company for both Dubai International and Dubai World Central, Al Maktoum International airports, based in Dubai, UAE. A Mathematics Honours graduate fro…more ›

Omar joined RAK Airways in August 2008 as Chief Financial Officer before assuming his current position as Chief Executive Officer in January 2010. A veteran in the Middle East’s aviation industry, Omar has worked for some of the region’s most renowned carriers including

Dr Anurag Jain has been deeply involved in the Indian aviation industry’s metamorphosis during the last decade or so. He has a rich experience of Revenue Management, Pricing, Network Planning and an overall commercial overiew including Sales and Distribution. While the

Ashwani is a competent professional with nearly 23 years of rich experience in Aviation Industry. He is presently working with Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) as Vice President – Terminal Management. He is well versed in overseeing Operations successfully…more ›

Cebu Pacific pioneered the LCC model in the Philippines and has plotted a course of phenomenal growth in recent years, taking domestic market leadership in 2007. With a current fleet of 25 aircraft (19 A319/A320 and 6 ATR 72-500) Cebu Pacific now serves 32 domestic de…more ›

Con has more than 20 years airline experience, much of that in Asia, gained in a number of senior roles, including Chief Executive Officer level at two low cost airlines. His experience covers executive management, finance, strategy, commercial, marketing, network, gov…more ›

Mr. Sanjay Kumar joined IndiGo in January 2007 and is responsible for commercial. In an airline career spanning over 16 years with leading domestic airlines in India, Mr. Sanjay Kumar has worked on various assignments in the area of Business Planning, Marketing & S…more ›

Samuel has spent the last years delivering IT solutions for the all the business areas in the Aviation Industry, from Operations, Airports and air-to-ground communications to Web solutions and Reservation Systems. He’s got experience both in legacy world (first aviation…more ›

Bryan Lewis is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer at agoda.com. In addition to his global financial oversight responsibilities, he leads the online marketing and partnership development teams. Prior to joining agoda.com in 2008, Bryan spent 10 ye…more ›

Stu was born in Zimbabwe and has since lived in 7 countries, travelled to 55 countries (and counting), and currently lives in Bangkok, working in PATA HQ. He has been involved in travel and tourism marketing since the early days of his award-winning advertising career,

Dan Lynn is ceo of AAE Travel, the joint venture between Expedia, Inc., the world's largest online travel company, and AirAsia, the world’s leading Low Cost Carrier. AAE Travel owns and operates the Expedia® Asia stable of websites, and the AirAsiaGo.com brand…more ›

Neil Raymond Mills joined SpiceJet as its CEO, effective from October 11, 2010. Neil holds a Bachelor degree in Accounting Science (University of South Africa) and is an Associate member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (AGA) SA. Prior to join…more ›

Veteran in airline business. initially as senior Executive for commercial activities with Aer Lingus. Chairman of Ryanair from 1992 to 1994 involved in transforming the regional full service airline into the low cost airline that is now the model for many other airline…more ›

Paul Ng is the global head of aviation and aerospace of Stephenson Harwood. Paul has broad experience in structured and receivables finance including project and asset finance, tax based finance, leverage finance, Islamic finance and export credit. He has acted for majo…more ›

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 Med…more ›

In July 2007, Azran was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia X, a new airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, focused on providing long-haul low-cost services. AirAsia X flies to Gold Coast and Perth, Australia and Hangzhou (Shanghai), China. AirAsia X is an…more ›
An accomplished, results-driven Executive with around 13 years of demonstrated success directing business and technology operations to optimize bottom line productivity expertise includes strategic planning, infrastructure, quality assurance, and business process improv…more ›

Steven Pang is Chairman and co-founder of Youbibi.com, a leading travel search engine in China. Youbibi means "travel comparison" in Chinese. It helps consumers to compare travel products in detail, then refers them to suppliers and travel agents to make their

Stefan Pichler joined Jazeera Airways K.S.C. in June 2009 as the CEO. He will develop and drive the future growth strategy and regional expansion of the fastest growing Low Cost Airline in the Middle East. Since 2004, Stefan was part of Richard Branson’ s senior manag…more ›

Michael Pooley has been with Gate Gourmet for 17 years and became gategroup Vice President and President, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, in April 2009. Since joining the company in 1994, he has held senior positions in Supply Chain Management, and Business Developmen…more ›

Patee Sarasin is the Chief Executive Officer of Nok Air, the truly Thai low fare airline. Patee received his secondary education in England at Kings School, Canterbury, and then spent his college years in the U.S.A., receiving a Bachelor Degree in Business Administrati…more ›

Mr. Bernold O. Schroeder is Chief Executive Officer of Jin Jiang International Hotel Management Company, a position which he assumed on 1 August 2011. The Jin Jiang Group is, according to the annual ranking of HOTELS Magazine's largest hotel chains in the world, th…more ›

A seasoned and visionary Marketing Professional with over 20 years’ experience in consumer goods, telecommunications and aviation industries. An accomplished and award-winning executive with a proven ability to develop and implement brand strategies that delivers busine…more ›

Samyukth Sridharan is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at SpiceJet, the most preferred Low Cost Carrier airline in India. Samyukth brings over 15 years of professional experience to the role with a comprehensive understanding of the management functions that marks

Sultan, an initiative driven management executive, results oriented with over 17+ rich experience in the aviation industry in various operational and management positions. A keen planner and strategist with proven abilities in addressing customer relation & operatio…more ›

Ravish Swarup worked for The Oberoi Group for almost 22 years and is now the CEO of Praxis Services Pvt. Ltd. Praxis Services is a business process management company that offers operational excellence with deep domain expertise in hospitality and travel management. Th

Qualified as an Avionics Aircraft Engineer at the age of 21. He had worked for Malaysia Airlines, Jet Airways at Mumbai, Monarch Airlines Engineering at Luton Airport and Bahrain Airport Services prior to join AirAsia Berhad in 2003. Anaz was instrumental in planning …more ›

As a teenager, Timothy worked part time as a laundry valet in a luxury 5-star hotel, earning his first taste of the Hospitality Industry. He was hooked formally for the next 15 years, and spent the last 7 years focusing in the Revenue Management field. Having worked wi

Maunik joined the Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd, Las Vegas Sands’ premier Integrated Resort development in Singapore, in December 2009. He oversees the Revenue Optimization team that is responsible for the property’s Revenue Management as well as Gaming Optimization needs.

Randy Tinseth is Vice President, Marketing, for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a position he’s held since April 2007. Tinseth is responsible for marketing efforts across Commercial Airplanes' entire family of products and services -- contributing to planning and produ…more ›

Joost van der Heijden was born in Taarnby, Denmark. His nationality is Dutch. After graduating from Delft University of Technology with an MSc in Aerospace Engineering in 1998, he worked at the same university on commercial projects in the fields of aircraft performanc…more ›

Mr. Mark A.M. van Ogtrop joined Golden Tulip as the Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Golden Tulip South East Asia. Mr. Mark van Ogtrop brings along more than thirty years of experience in the hotel business, having started in the 80’s with Golden Tulip in …more ›

Sue Walker is Director, Onboard Retail for eGate Retail Solutions. eGate Retail Solutions, a gategroup company, provides in-flight retail management services and systems to several of the world’s low cost airlines including easyJet, Vueling, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Vi…more ›
As Asia’s low cost aviation sector continues on its aggressive growth trajectory with a slew of new players entering the market - Low Cost Airlines World Asia Pacific 2012 takes place against a backdrop of change and new business opportunities. Be part of Asia’s largest low cost aviation industry forum and access LCC growth strategies & partnership opportunities. In 2011 – Low Cost Airlines World Asia Pacific was attended by over 400 senior level executives representing 160 companies from 27 countries, making it a truly pan-Asian event with global relevance.
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Regional Airports World Asia Pacific 2012 is uniquely positioned as the region’s dedicated event for the challenges and opportunities faced by airports. It is where Asia’s airport and airline leaders gather to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues and strategise, through route development opportunities, on how airports can capitalise on the rising Asian aviation market. The Summit is a vital part of the wildly successful 9th Annual Low Cost Airlines World Asia Pacific 2012 programme as it further explores the synergistic business opportunities between airlines and airports.
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