Aviation of the Future

Returning stronger: how SKY Airline is transforming its business, plans to grow profitable and leads innovation

Interviewer:
René Armas Maes, Vice President, Jet Link International LLC

Jose Ignacio Dougnac, Chief Financial Officer, Sky airline

Airport expansion: the future of the New Terminal One expansion at JFK International Airport

Interviewer:
Michael Bell, Senior Client Partner, Aviation And Aerospace, Korn Ferry

Gerrard Bushell Ph.D, President & Chief Executive Officer, The New Terminal One at JFK

From concept to launch starting an airline in the 21st century

Moderator:
Michael Bell, Senior Client Partner, Aviation And Aerospace, Korn Ferry

Andrew Pyne, Chief Executive Officer, Fly Atlantic

Ed Wegel, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Global Crossing Airlines

Charles Duncan, President, Norse Atlantic Airways

Nacim Yala, Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer, Arajet Airlines

Doroni Aerospace: successful crowdfunding in the world of eVTOL

Pamir Sevincel, Venture Partner, Quartz Capital

Doron Merdinger, CEO, Doroni Aerospace

The investor panel: What are the interesting emerging investment opportunities in aviation today?

Moderator:
Aram Gesar, Publisher, AirGuide Travel Tech & Media

William Dean Donovan, Managing Director, diamondstream

Gilad Berenstein, Founder, Brook Bay Capital, LLC

Laurence Vigeant-Langlois, Managing Director, AE Industrial Partners

Stephen Snyder, Managing Director, Operations & Partnerships, JetBlue Ventures

Southwest: The LCC “Role Model” and How Their Business Model Still Stands Out Today

Break for lunch

Interviewer:
Michael Bell, Senior Client Partner, Aviation And Aerospace, Korn Ferry

David Harvey, Chief Sales Officer, Southwest Airlines

Design of the future: What are the airlines, airports and stakeholders doing to prepare for future design concepts in aviation?

Moderator:
Luca Zocche, Founder, Aviation Space Past & Future

Stephen Snyder, Managing Director, Operations & Partnerships, JetBlue Ventures

Gen Cleary, Chief Executive Officer, The HUM Experience

Ricardo V. Pilon, PhD, D. Psy(c), Chair | Board Advisor & Applied Organizational Psychologist, Pomona Capital & Advisors

Startup Strategies: when can we expect drones to be commonplace?

Pamir Sevincel, Venture Partner, Quartz Capital

Trevor Perrott, CEO, Censys Technologies

Gilad Katz, Chief of Staff, HevenDrones

Ian Annase, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Zing Drone Delivery

Luca Zocche, Founder, Aviation Space Past & Future

Revolutionizing the airport experience: innovative solutions for human capital and concierge services

Veronica Woodruff, Chief Executive Officer, Travelsist

Dino Decespedes, Head of Product, Travelsist

Middle-mile Logistics with Drones: an overlooked use case with existing operations in LATAM

Pamir Sevincel, Venture Partner, Quartz Capital

Erik Mintz, Head of Mobility Infrastructure, Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Santiago Barrera, Chief Operating Officer, Aerialoop

Luca Zocche, Founder, Aviation Space Past & Future

Sun Country 2023: New Routes, new revenue. What’s next for Sun Country?

Moderator:
Brian Sumers, Editor, The Airline Observer

Brian Davis, Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Country Airlines

Soaring to new heights: looking to the future of commercial aviation with Azul and ALTA

Interviewer:
Abhi Shah, President, Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras

Jose Ricardo Botelho, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, ALTA

Jason Ward, Chief People & Customer Officer, Azul airlines

Airports in the Digital Age: the impact of digital transformation in airports

Moderator:
Jonathan Norman, Head of Business Development, AviaPro Consulting Inc.

Maurice Jenkins, CIO, Miami Dade County, Aviation Department

Meenakshi Nieto, Assistant General Manager, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Goutam Kundu, EVP, CIO & Chief Digital Strategy Officer, MWAA

Sharon Mccloskey, Vice President, Customer Experience, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Juan Lucero, Sr. Vice President of Business Technologies/ CIO, Denver International Airport

Airlines Confidential Podcast LIVE The LCC Model Now: How has Spirit changed and where is it going?

Ted Christie, Chief Executive Officer, Spirit Airlines

Ben Baldanza, Former Chief Executive Officer- Spirit Airlines, Co-Host, Airlines Confidential Podcast

Scott Mccartney, Former Editor, Wall Street Journal Aviation, Co-Host, Airlines Confidential Podcast

Latin American Airlines: With frequent consolidations and a rapidly growing market, what can we expect for the future?

Moderator:
Mike Arnot, Principal, Juliett Alpha

Julio Gamero, Chief Executive Officer, Tag Airlines

Victor Mejia, Chief Commercial Officer, JetSMART

Jose Freig, VP of Operations and Commercial for Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, American Airlines

2nd Edition of Royal Air Maroc’s Digital Open Innovation program

Royal Air Maroc is launching the 2nd edition of RAM Digital Open Innovation program around new technologies (AI, ML, RPA, etc.) applied to the challenges identified by the airline.

This program aims to co-develop and deploy innovative solutions with international startups. The call for applications will be launched online on the 27/04 and will be open until the 07/05. 

24 startups finalists will be selected worldwide to take part of the Bootcamp in Morocco 18-22 June in order to meet and work with RAM business teams and pitch to the jury during the final Demo Days 23-24 June. The winners will have the opportunity to sign a contract  and deploy their funded MVPs within the airline.  

Ola Barramou, Innovation & Culture Lead, Royal Air Maroc

Jaron Millner, Director, Head of Carrier Oneworld Digitalization, oneworld Management Company

ACHRAF EL HASSANI, General Manager Americas, Royal Air Maroc

Fatima Zahra El Mernissi, Digital Strategy Manager, Royal Air Maroc

Mohamed Amine Briuni, Head of Digital Strategy & Governance, Royal Air Maroc

Gen Z and the connected traveler

Mainstream tourism often forgets about the under-35 travel market. Come listen in to better understand the unique motivations and purposes of these young travelers and most importantly, to view your product through this lens

Lauren Koenig, CMO, CELITECH

Richard Bratton, CCO, CELITECH