Speakers

Shakeel Adam is Managing Director of Germany-based international aviation consultancy Aviado Partners which assists airlines across a range of issues including M&A, start-ups and turnarounds as well specific topics such as network & fleet planning, airline alliances and revenue management. The Aviado Partners team has a particular...

Janice Antonson joined North Queensland Airports in June 2012 bringing with her extensive aviation experience which includes working with airlines, airports and tourism organisations worldwide. Janice’s previous roles have included Head of Marketing & Aviation at Edinburgh Airport with British Airports Authority, she was Vice President of...

He is directing strategy across the Commercial division with responsibility for delivering several key initiatives, with day to day accountability for the airline’s network planning, alliance & partnerships and revenue management functions. Prior to this he was directing the company’s sales & marketing strategy, helping to deliver...

Kevin started his professional career in the design of communication systems for military aviation in the mid-80s, working on UK projects for Tornado and Nimrod AEW. This was followed by several years in applied research into structured coding techniques for high performance hardware devices.Kevin then joined one of the world’s leading Economic...

Rick's association with Cebu Pacific began in mid 2012 when he was engaged for the introduction of the A330-300 and the launch of long haul operations.  Subsequently, he has adopted a broader executive role within Cebu Pacific, dealing with a variety of functions from Ground Operations, Cargo, Security to business improvement with the...

Yanik joined IATA in May 2011 where he was accountable for leading and coordinating the development of new solutions and new Industry services   He has over 25 year’s airline experience, most of which at British Airways where he began as Senior Manager Revenue Management in 1996. From 1999 to 2009, he held several positions as Area Commercial...

Josefina (Apple) Ignacio is Director, Guest Experience and Innovation of Cebu Pacific Air.  She joined the airline in 1999, where she held various positions in the Commercial Division.  She started her airline journey with the Advertising Group then moved to Product and Route Development.  In 2005, she was part of the Revenue Management team...

Mr Inceosman is currently the General Manager of Turkish Airlines Singapore and is an expert on performance measurement in service management. Graduated from Stuttgart University, he has worked with Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and was involved in the research project creating a technology platform, allowing collaboration and...

Vish Iyer is the President of Tata Consultancy Services for Asia Pacific geography based in Singapore, responsible for managing TCS businesses across 12 countries in Asia Pacific including Australia, Japan, China, Hong Kong, ASEAN countries and South Korea. TCS Asia Pacific has a revenue of $1 billion and has many ‘national champions’ across...

Dermot Mannion is the Deputy Chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines. He was appointed by the Brunei Ministry of Finance in 2010 to lead the corporate restructuring of the business at the country's flag carrier. Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer of Aer Lingus, where he successfully floated the company on the London/Dublin stock...

Have  more than 30 years of hardcore airline top management  experience in all areas of the Airline business.Presently General Manager-India,Sri Lanka & Bangladesh for AirAsia involved in  the International operations of the airline in this region. Has been with AirAsia since 2009 with the start of Indian operations of the airline.Played a...

Luis E. Perez, Vice President, Air Service Development for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, is responsible for developing and implementing air service strategies designed to attract, retain and to expand domestic and international airlines services to DFW International Airport. Mr. Perez has played a leadership role in both private and ...

Mark Rademaker is Managing Director of Emerging Markets for UATP and is responsible for driving growth and steering UATP’s strategy in the region.  Based in Singapore, he also forges close ties with regional airlines to develop strategy, to stimulate growth, and to consult on various technical and operational issues.  His primary focus is...

H.E Tekreth Samrach, aged 45, Secretary of State, Office of the Council of Ministers in Cambodia cum Chairman of Cambodia Angkor Air. He got Master degree in Policy Science from Saitama University, Japan in 1996 and Master degree in Business Strategic Management from Hitotsubashi University, Japan in 2003. HE. Tekreth Samrach was  previously an...

On his appointment as President and CEO of Garuda Indonesia in March 2005, Emirsyah Satar became one of the youngest airline Chief Executive Officers of an airline in the Asia Pacific region.   Prior to joining the airline industry, Emirsyah Satar had already earned a reputation as an experienced banker and financier.   Born on 28 June...

Koji Shibata is Senior Vice President of ANA HOLDINGS INC, which is a shareholding company covering many aviation related business operators including All Nippon Airways, one of world’s biggest airlines. ANA Holdings Inc. promotes a multi-brand strategy, Full Service Carrier market by “ANA” and Low Cost Carrier market by its LCC brands such as ...

Kaldip has 30 plus years of industry experience across Airline business and Aviation IT with In-depth ‘hands on’ knowledge of Flight Operations and Engineering related Processes. He has lead many business & IT initiatives and numerous successful program implementations towards improving the efficiency of Airline operations with focus on...

Rafael was born in 1972 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He graduated with distinction from the Physics Department of the Kazakh State University. He hold SMART MBA Diploma of the corporate university "Samruk-Kazyna" and  IATA Diploma on Sales and Marketing. Rafael has over 15 years of experience in the aviation industry, starting with his...

- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), National University of Singapore - Master of Laws (LL.M), Doctor of Laws (J.S.D.), Yale Law School, Yale University, U.S.A. - Professor of Aviation Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Dr Alan Tan is Professor of Aviation Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Law School. Born in...

Paul Terstegge joined KLM in 2000 as management trainee and held various positions in KLM including sales and ground handling. After the merger he was a member of the core team managing the post-merger integration between Air France and KLM, where he was responsible for synergies in several divisions including sales, ground handling and cargo. ...

George Weinmann is the founder and CEO of MEGA Maldives Airlines, the privately-owned international airline of the Republic of Maldives. George began his career at the Boeing Company as an aerospace engineer prior to joining Boeing’s strategic assessment group responsible for business case and merger and acquisition projects where he was part of...