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	Aviation Outlook Asia
08.00	Registration
08.45	Organiser’s opening remarks
08.50	Chairperson’s opening remarks › Mr Vish Iyer, President – Asia Pacific, Tata Consultancy Services, South Africa Chairperson’s opening remarks
09.00	Spreading wings in Asian skies: Positioning for success in highly competitive market What are the key strategies that result in the growth of ANA’s international operation? Assessing the resumption of Haneda as superior international airport What are the future expansion of ANA Asian network and where do investment opportunities lie in › Mr Koji Shibata, Senior Vice President & Director, Strategic Planning - Asia Pacific, ANA Holdings Inc., Japan Spreading wings in Asian skies: Positioning for success in highly competitive market
09.30	Malthusian Aviation – How limits to growth impact LCC’s A short history of the economic impact of LCC’s on the markets into which they’ve entered over the last 20 years. Relative differences between the economic effect of LCC’s vs Legacy carriers The investment cycle and why growth matters The limits to aviation growth Relevanst examples of countries and authorities that have removed these limits and the long term outcome Why backing the wrong horse is predictable and what needs to change in our region specifically › Mr Rick Howell, Executive Advisor, Cebu Pacific Air, Philippines Malthusian Aviation – How limits to growth impact LCC’s
10.00	Morning refreshments and speed networking
	Increasing profitability
11.00	Market opportunities and challenges for route expansion to India Assessing opportunities and challenges for airlines to plan route expansion to India With the highly price sensitive market, how to strategise for profitability? What are the potential destinations in India to tap on for growth in decades ahead? › Mr Suresh Nair, General Manager - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, AirAsia, Malaysia Market opportunities and challenges for route expansion to India
11.30	New business strategies: From regional to global Business model: Hybridization, legacy airline service quality and low cost structure Expanding policy and profitability with operating efficiency Generating benefits within global alliance and effective bilateral partnerships › Mr Cengiz Inceosman, General Manager Singapore, Turkish Airlines, Singapore New business strategies: From regional to global
12.00	Networking lunch
13.30	Executive Discussions Roundtable 1: Enhancing customer experience How to develop a unique and consistent customer experience? Assessing the risks and benefits of one-for-all vs. segmentized customer experience Sharing case study on Cebu Pacific Air’s strategies in building a loyal passenger base CONFIRMED: Josefina Ignacio , Director - Guest Experience & Innovation, Cebu Pacific Air Roundtable 2: Route development Asssessing the impact of the Gulf and Turkish carriers, as well as improvements in technology on airlines route development practices What are the strategies for route development in considerartion of the over-capacity in LCC sector Infrastructure challenges and potential solutions CONFIRMED: Michael Burke , Assistant Director – Commercial, Hong Kong Airlines Roundtable 3: Expansion and capacity planning Identifying new markets and flying to the right destinations? How to deal with a particular route that does not grow or grow very slowly? Determining the optimal fleeting of the schedule to maximise profitability: Which commercial tool for network planning is better? Open sky opportunities: Assessing the opportunities and threats of unlimited multiple destinations. CONFIRMED: Rafael Taizhanov , Director, Commercial Planning, Air Astana Roundtable 4: The millennial generation How will the millennial generation impact the future of corporate travel? What will be their preferred method of payment? What do airlines need to do to keep up with their demands? CONFIRMED: Mark Rademaker , Managing Director - Emerging Markets, UATP Roundtable 5: IFEC - The future in your passegners' hands Do embedded systems have a role in the future of IFEC? The impact of portable devices The growth of wireless content streaming External connectivity New commercial models CONFIRMED: Kevin Clark , Chief Operating Officer, Bluebox Avionics › Mr Michael Burke, General Manager Airline Planning, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong › Ms Josefina Ignacio, Director - Guest Experience And Innovation, Cebu Pacific Air, Philippines › Mr Rafael Taizhanov, Director - Commercial Planning, Air Astana, Kazakhstan › Mr Mark Rademaker, Managing Director, Emerging Markets, UATP, Singapore › Mr Kevin Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Bluebox Avionics Ltd, United Kingdom Executive Discussions
14.30	Afternoon refreshments
	Competition with LCCs
15.00	Expansion of LCCs across Asia – How to get passengers to travel with you? Assessing the airlines’ practice of establishing LCC subsidiaries Restructuring the airlines’ business model and Royal Brunei Airlines’s case study The prospect of Asean Open Skies and how full-service airlines should best prepare for the advantages and accelerating competition › Mr Dermot Mannion, Deputy Chairman, Royal Brunei Airlines, Brunei Darussalam Expansion of LCCs across Asia – How to get passengers to travel with you?
15.30	The pros and cons of full service airlines having their own LCC subsidiaries Why most LCCs started by FSCs have failed The challenges airline groups face when seeking to optimize FSC/LCC presence within the group How FSCs and LCCs could co-exist within the same airline group, optimizing profitability for the group Case Study: Insights into the revenue model risks and common issues facing such airline groups, and how to evaluate models to ensure › Mr Shakeel Adam, Managing Partner, Aviado Partners, Germany The pros and cons of full service airlines having their own LCC subsidiaries
16.00	Panel: Opportunities or threats - Redefining the competition between full-service airlines and low-cost carriers Assessing the increasingly blurring distinction between the two segments What is the key strategic decision for full-service airlines to repond to the LCC threat? To defend, attack or exist altogether? Can the two business models be converged and how? › Mr Suresh Nair, General Manager - India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, AirAsia, Malaysia › Mr Yanik Hoyles, Director of New Distribution Capability Program, IATA, Netherlands › Mr Dermot Mannion, Deputy Chairman, Royal Brunei Airlines, Brunei Darussalam › Mr Rick Howell, Executive Advisor, Cebu Pacific Air, Philippines › Mr Shakeel Adam, Managing Partner, Aviado Partners, Germany Panel: Opportunities or threats - Redefining the competition between full-service airlines and low-cost carriers
17.00	Chairperson’s closing remarks. End of conference day 1. Networking cocktail party. › Mr Vish Iyer, President – Asia Pacific, Tata Consultancy Services, South Africa Chairperson’s closing remarks. End of conference day 1. Networking cocktail party.

	Aviation Outlook Asia
08.00	Registration
08.45	Organiser’s opening remarks
08.50	Chairperson’s opening remarks › Mr Kevin Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Bluebox Avionics Ltd, United Kingdom Chairperson’s opening remarks
	Changing landscape
09.00	Who will dominate ASEAN's “Open” Skies? What are the drivers and possible outcomes from the ASEAN Open Skies? Who will lose and who will benefit from the increased operations, competition and choice of passengers? How soon can Southeast Asian nations open up their non-capital cities? What are the risks and opportunities? › Dr Alan Tan Khee-Jin, Professor of Aviation Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore Who will dominate ASEAN's “Open” Skies?
09.30	How IATA New Distribution Capability empowers your business Understanding what air travel and shopping experience would be like with NDC standards Who will benefit from NDC and how to get the most of it? How will NDC transform your business? › Mr Yanik Hoyles, Director of New Distribution Capability Program, IATA, Netherlands How IATA New Distribution Capability empowers your business
10.00	Route development: Flying to the right destinations for maximum ROI Key growth markets for MEGA Maldives Airlines and other new airlines Overcoming challenges of entering into completely new markets Choosing the right alliances to ease route development across APAC › Mr George Weinmann, Chief Executive Officer, MEGA Maldives Airlines, Maldives Route development: Flying to the right destinations for maximum ROI
10.30	Morning refreshments
	Emerging Markets
11.00	The next biggest growth opportunities for Indonesia’s airline market › Mr Emirsyah Satar, Chief Executive Officer, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia The next biggest growth opportunities for Indonesia’s airline market
11.30	Bringing the world to Cambodia and bringing Cambodia to the world › HE Tekret Samrach, Chairman, Cambodia Angkor Air, Cambodia Bringing the world to Cambodia and bringing Cambodia to the world
12.00	Networking lunch
	Business Strategies and Potential Parnerships
13.00	DFW – A pre-eminent global super hub Strength of local economy/demographics/FDI Links Connecting Asia to Latin America Strength of hub carrier – AA Delivering a superior customer experience › Mr Luis Perez, Vice President – Air Service Development, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, DFW – A pre-eminent global super hub
13.30	Airport route development: Building gateway to APAC How to determine the right mix of aeronautical and non-aeronautical services to satisfy the customers, airlines and bottom line of airport.? How to capitalise on the unique geographical and cultural advantages for airport route development? How airports and airlines can work together to enhance their competitiveness for sustainable growth › Ms Janice Antonson, General Manager, Aeronautical Business Development & Marketing, Cairns Airport, Australia Airport route development: Building gateway to APAC
14.00	Building partnerships in APAC – Partnerships from a sales perspective How partnerships contribute to drive sales revenue The complexity of managing partnerships for a sales force › Mr Paul Terstegge, Vice President - Commercial (Asia Pacific), Air France - KLM, Netherlands Building partnerships in APAC – Partnerships from a sales perspective
14.30	Executive Discussions Roundtable 1 : Day of operations - Quest for further efficiencies Ultimate aim - Delivery of consistent performance Assessing the dependencies, risks, inefficiencies and challenges Way forward - Process refinements & new technology adoption CONFIRMED : Kaldip Singh , Head ASEAN - Travel, Transport & Hospitality, Tata Consultancy Services Roundtable 2 : Product & service development Enhancing the customer experience through automation Facilitating on-airport business/logistics Closer interaction with key aviation stakeholders to improve customer satisfaction CONFIRMED : Luis Perez , Vice President – Air Service Development, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Roundtable 3 : Airline-airport strategic partnerships Airport-airline synergies: trends, developments and opportunities Strategies to improve co-operation in order to build and share airport retail revenues Creativity and dynamic support to airline partners CONFIRMED : Janice Antonson , General Manager, Aeronautical Business Development & Marketing, Cairns Airport › Ms Janice Antonson, General Manager, Aeronautical Business Development & Marketing, Cairns Airport, Australia › Mr Luis Perez, Vice President – Air Service Development, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, › Mr Kaldip Singh, Head ASEAN - Travel, Transport & Hospitality, Tata Consultancy Services, South Africa Executive Discussions
15.30	Chairperson’s closing remarks. End of conference day 2. Afternoon refreshment. › Mr Kevin Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Bluebox Avionics Ltd, United Kingdom Chairperson’s closing remarks. End of conference day 2. Afternoon refreshment.