2015 SPEAKERS


With participation from new start-up airlines in Mexico to power houses like United Airlines, Aviation Festival Americas covers commercial aviation’s newest opportunities through the event’s 5 different brands: Aviation IT, AirXperience, Aviation Interiors, Air Retail, and Low Cost. Over the last 3 years, we’ve grown the event by adding the Aviation Interiors and Air Retail brands in order to provide complete coverage on selling to the customer at the airport and in the airline seat.

Terrapinn’s aviation events have always been supported by the biggest names and companies in the industry. To name a few notable past speakers, at Terrapinn’s London event we’ve presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Southwest co-founder, Herb Kelleher, and last year in Miami we kicked off with jetBlue’s CEO, Robin Hayes.  Continuing this incredible track record in 2015, hear keynotes Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines and Barry Biffle,  CEO of Frontier Airlines. Also, as Miami serves as a hub for the LatAm and Caribbean market, we value our long lasting relationships with airlines such as Gol, Bahamasair, Avianca, and VivaColombia.

Scroll down to check out the full list of the executive-level speaker lineup we were proud to host in 2015:

  • Mr Chris Amenechi at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Chris Amenechi
    VP, Revenue Management
    Porter Airlines
    Mr Chris Amenechi at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Chris Amenechi
    VP, Revenue Management
    Porter Airlines
  • René Armas Maes at AirXperience Americas 2016
    René Armas Maes
    Director Sales & Martketing
    First Air
    Mr Chris Avery at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Chris Avery
    Vice President, Network Planning, Alliances & Corporate Development
    Westjet
  • Mr Ben Baldanza at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Ben Baldanza
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    Spirit Airlines
    Mr Chris Avery at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Chris Avery
    Vice President, Network Planning, Alliances & Corporate Development
    Westjet
  • Mr Barry Biffle at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Barry Biffle
    President
    Frontier Airlines
    Ms Aline Boitel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ms Aline Boitel
    VP Airline Business Group
    Hahn Air Interline Services Gmbh
  • Ms Allyson Barr at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ms Allyson Barr
    VP of Marketing
    Boxever
    Mr Barry Biffle at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Barry Biffle
    President
    Frontier Airlines
  • Mr Martin Boyer at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Martin Boyer
    Vice President & Chief Information Officer
    Greater Toronto Airports Authority
    Duncan Bureau at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Duncan Bureau
    Vice President, Global Sales
    Air Canada
  • Ms Aline Boitel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ms Aline Boitel
    VP Airline Business Group
    Hahn Air Interline Services Gmbh
    Mr Martin Boyer at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Martin Boyer
    Vice President & Chief Information Officer
    Greater Toronto Airports Authority
  • Mr James Callaghan at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr James Callaghan
    Chief Technology Officer
    Westjet
    Seth Cassel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Seth Cassel
    President
    EveryMundo
  • Duncan Bureau at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Duncan Bureau
    Vice President, Global Sales
    Air Canada
    Mr James Callaghan at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr James Callaghan
    Chief Technologist
    Westjet
  • Brett Catlin at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Brett Catlin
    Aviation Industry Advisor and Engagement Manager
    LEK Consulting
    Ken Choi at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ken Choi
    Chief Executive Officer
    Jeju Air
  • Seth Cassel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Seth Cassel
    President
    EveryMundo
    Brett Catlin at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Brett Catlin
    Aviation Industry Advisor and Engagement Manager
    LEK Consulting
  • Steven Corda at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Steven Corda
    VP, Business Development, North America
    SES
    Mr Hamish Davidson at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Hamish Davidson
    COO
    Sunrise Airways
  • Ken Choi at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ken Choi
    Chief Executive Officer
    Jeju Air
    Steven Corda at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Steven Corda
    VP, Business Development, North America
    SES
  • Anton Diego at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Anton Diego
    CEO
    EveryMundo
    Sami Foguel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Sami Foguel
    Vice President
    Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras
  • Mr Hamish Davidson at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Hamish Davidson
    COO
    Sunrise Airways
    Jean Charles Odele Gruau at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Jean Charles Odele Gruau
    Regional Director, Americas
    International Air Transport Association
  • Carlos Iraheta at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Carlos Iraheta
    Senior Manager, Product & Revenue Development
    Volaris
    Sami Foguel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Sami Foguel
    Vice President
    Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras
  • Mr Maurice Jenkins at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Maurice Jenkins
    Division Director for Information Systems
    Miami Dade County, Aviation Department
    Mr Seth Kaplan at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Seth Kaplan
    Managing Partner
    Airline Weekly
  • Jean Charles Odele Gruau at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Jean Charles Odele Gruau
    Regional Director, Americas
    International Air Transport Association
    David King at AirXperience Americas 2016
    David King
    Director, Revenue Management
    United Airlines
  • Mr Jurgen Lippinkhof at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Jurgen Lippinkhof
    Chief Commercial Officer
    InselAir International
    Carlos Iraheta at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Carlos Iraheta
    Senior Manager, Product & Revenue Development
    Volaris
  • Mr Maurice Jenkins at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Maurice Jenkins
    Division Director for Information Systems
    Miami Dade County, Aviation Department
    Rodrigo Llaguno at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Rodrigo Llaguno
    VP, Customer Experience
    Avianca
  • John MacLeod at AirXperience Americas 2016
    John MacLeod
    SVP, Planning & Sales
    Virgin America
    Mr Seth Kaplan at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Seth Kaplan
    Managing Partner
    Airline Weekly
  • David King at AirXperience Americas 2016
    David King
    Director, Revenue Management
    United Airlines
    Mr Dan McKone at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Dan McKone
    Vice President
    L.E.K. Consulting
  • Mr Barry Michaels at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Barry Michaels
    Chairman - Founder
    Avatar Airlines, Inc.
    Mr Jurgen Lippinkhof at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Jurgen Lippinkhof
    Chief Commercial Officer
    InselAir International
  • Mr Vicki Nakata at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Vicki Nakata
    Vice President of Loyalty and Travel Products
    Hawaiian Airlines
    Mr Eric Nordling at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Eric Nordling
    Chief Operating Officer
    Revenue Management Systems Inc
  • Rodrigo Llaguno at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Rodrigo Llaguno
    VP, Customer Experience
    Avianca
    John MacLeod at AirXperience Americas 2016
    John MacLeod
    SVP, Planning & Sales
    Virgin America
  • Ultan O’Brien at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ultan O’Brien
    VP Sales
    Boxever
    Mr Hernan Pasman at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Hernan Pasman
    CEO
    Lan Colombia
  • Mr Dan McKone at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Dan McKone
    Vice President
    L.E.K. Consulting
    Mr Barry Michaels at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Barry Michaels
    Chairman - Founder
    Avatar Airlines, Inc.
  • Mr Marc Rosenberg at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Marc Rosenberg
    President
    STRATACONNEX
    Mr Kell Ryan at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Kell Ryan
    Founding Member
    ex Ryanair
  • Ms Vicki Nakata at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ms Vicki Nakata
    Vice President of Loyalty and Travel Products
    Hawaiian Airlines
    Mr Eric Nordling at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Eric Nordling
    Chief Operating Officer
    Revenue Management Systems Inc
  • Ruben Santamarta at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ruben Santamarta
    Principal Security Consultant
    IO Active
    Adam Scott at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Adam Scott
    Founder & CEO
    Odyssey Airlines
  • Mr Hernan Pasman at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Hernan Pasman
    CEO
    LAN Colombia
    Mr Marc Rosenberg at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Marc Rosenberg
    President
    STRATACONNEX
  • Mr William Shaw at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr William Shaw
    Chief Commercial Officer
    Vivacolombia
    Cameron Trant at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Cameron Trant
    President
    Trant Consulting
  • Mr Kell Ryan at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Kell Ryan
    Founding Member
    ex Ryanair
    Trevor Sadler at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Trevor Sadler
    CEO
    InterCaribbean
  • Mr Trey Urbahn at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Trey Urbahn
    Chief Strategy Officer
    Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras
    Nate Vallier at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Nate Vallier
    Interline/Industry Relations
    Mokulele Airlines
  • Ruben Santamarta at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Ruben Santamarta
    Principal Security Consultant
    IO Active
    Kathleen Vamos at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Kathleen Vamos
    Account Executive
    Google
  • Bert van der Stege at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Bert van der Stege
    VP Commercial
    First Air
    Adam Scott at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Adam Scott
    Founder & CEO
    Odyssey Airlines
  • Mr William Shaw at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr William Shaw
    Chief Commercial Officer
    Vivacolombia
    Mr Maximiliano Vicini at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Maximiliano Vicini
    Commercial Manager
    KIU System Solutions
  • Edward Wegel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Edward Wegel
    CEO
    Eastern Airlines
    Cameron Trant at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Cameron Trant
    President
    Trant Consulting
  • Mr Trey Urbahn at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Trey Urbahn
    Chief Strategy Officer
    Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras
    Mr Henry Woods at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Henry Woods
    Managing Director
    Bahamasair
  • Kathleen Vamos at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Kathleen Vamos
    Account Executive
    Google
    Edward Wegel at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Edward Wegel
    CEO
    Eastern Airlines
  • Trevor Sadler at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Trevor Sadler
    CEO
    InterCaribbean
    Mr Henry Woods at AirXperience Americas 2016
    Mr Henry Woods
    Managing Director
    Bahamasair

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