AI Track

AI, Wednesday 25 March 2026

Justine Brooks

08:50

Organiser Welcome Address

Justine Brooks, Senior Conference Manager, Aviation Festival Asia

Danny Lee

08:52

Chair Welcome Address

Danny Lee, Asia Aviation and Transport Reporter, Bloomberg News

interview

08:55

Keynote Interview: Strategy, Transformation, Impact – A new era for Philippine Airlines

Richard Nuttall, President, Philippine Airlines

Danny Lee, Asia Aviation and Transport Reporter, Bloomberg News

interview

09:10

Keynote Interview: Air India’s transformation into a global airline with an Indian heart

Campbell Wilson, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Air India

Danny Lee, Asia Aviation and Transport Reporter, Bloomberg News

Uri Yerushalmi

09:25

Keynote Presentation: From Reactive Pricing to AI Predictive Pricing

Uri Yerushalmi, Chief AI Officer & Co-Founder, Fetcherr Ltd

interview

09:40

Keynote Interview: How is Oman Air navigating transformation in a rapidly changing regional aviation landscape?

Con Korfiatis, Chief Executive Officer, Oman Air

Interviewer: Danny Lee, Asia Aviation and Transport Reporter, Bloomberg News

Panel discussion

09:55

Keynote Panel: Charting growth in Asia’s shifting travel landscape

Richard Nuttall, President, Philippine Airlines

Con Korfiatis, Chief Executive Officer, Oman Air

Campbell Wilson, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Air India

Michael Balint Szucs, Chief Executive Officer, Cebu Pacific Air

Moderator: Monica Pitrelli, Transport and Travel Reporter, CNBC

interview

12:30

Keynote Interview: Expanding horizons through untapped destinations, a redefined business model and embracing technology

Steven Greenway, Chief Executive Officer, Flyadeal

Interviewer: Danny Lee, Asia Aviation and Transport Reporter, Bloomberg News

12:45

Keynote Presentation: Last Call for Early Advantage: The Offer & Order Goldilocks Moment

Andy Kidd, Chief Commercial Officer, FLYR

interview

13:00

Keynote Interview: Unpacking Delta’s APAC outlook

Jeff Moomaw, VP-APAC, Delta Air Lines

Interviewer: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group

Panel discussion

13:15

Keynote Panel: Staying Ahead in Aviation – Technology, emerging markets, and strategic partnerships

Surain Adyanthaya, President - Global Industries, PROS

Jeff Moomaw, VP-APAC, Delta Air Lines

Iya Magen, CEO, Talma Travel Solutions

Moderator: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group

Renato Ramos, Vice President Corporate Strategy, Star Alliance

Steven Greenway, Chief Executive Officer, Flyadeal

Panel discussion

AI

13:45

DNI Panel: Inclusive AI and Data Ethics in Airline and Airport Operations

Moderator: Torbjorn Karlsson, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry

Yingyi Tan, Head, Smart Utilities & Infrastructure at ST Engineering,, Urban Solutions

Sarah Samuel, SVP Airlines, SEA, Amadeus

Carol Teo, Deputy Director of Data and Performance, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

David Blackwell, EGM Technology & Innovation, Adelaide Airport

Panel discussion

13:45

Panel: Connecting India to the world – exploring strategies during a crucial period of rapid growth

Ashish Vikram, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, SpiceJet

Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and CCO, Akasa Air

Moderator: Vimal Kumar Rai, Managing Partner, Commercial Excellence Partners

Yasuhiro Fukada

15:45

Presentation: How ZIPair is future-proofing its business strategy, leveraging digital transformation, and keeping costs low

Yasuhiro Fukada, Director, COO, ZIPAIR Tokyo Inc.

Panel discussion

16:00

Presentation: AirAsia and TravelX on the Future of Post-Booking Revenue Management

Martin Restrepo, Director of Business Development, TravelX

Yuli Thompson, Head of Revenue Management, AirAsia

Panel discussion

16:15

Panel: Unpacking 2026’s new rules of commercial decision making

Srikanth Ranganathan, Senior Vice President, pros

Ammar Kassim, Executive Director, Fits Air

Azim Barodawala, CEO, Volantio Inc.

Moderator: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group

Robert Woolfrey

17:00

Presentation: Points Don’t Buy Loyalty — Experiences Do

Robert Woolfrey, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific & Japan, Twilio

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AI, Thursday 26 March 2026

interview

09:00

Keynote Interview: Managing record growth while shaping the airport of the future

Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports Company

Interviewer: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group

interview

09:15

Keynote Interview: Redefining the customer journey at Auckland Airport through a once-in-a-generation infrastructure upgrade and digital transformation

Chloe Surridge, Chief Operating Officer, Auckland Airport

Interviewer: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group

Panel discussion

09:30

Keynote Panel: Airports 2040 – Collaboration, tech transformation, and the race to net-zero

Athanasios Titonis, Chief Executive Officer, Aboitiz Operating Airports

Ayman Aboabah, Chief Executive Officer, Riyadh Airports Company

Mike Nakornkhet, Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco International Airport

Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports Company

Chloe Surridge, Chief Operating Officer, Auckland Airport

Moderator: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group

interview

12:00

Keynote Interview: Building Cambodia’s next aviation chapter

Vissoth Nam, CEO, AirAsia Cambodia

Interviewer: Danny Lee, Asia Aviation and Transport Reporter, Bloomberg News

interview

12:00

Keynote Interview: Driving profitability and passenger experience in India and beyond

Aloke Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Air India Express

Interviewer: Danny Lee, Asia Aviation and Transport Reporter, Bloomberg News

Neetan Chopra

AI

12:00

Presentation: AI in Business

Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer, IndiGo

interview

12:15

Keynote Panel: The next chapter for APAC LCCs – Technology, profitability, and emerging markets

Monica Pitrelli, Transport and Travel Reporter, CNBC

Vissoth Nam, CEO, AirAsia Cambodia

Kamal Hingorani, Chief Customer Officer, SpiceJet

Yasuhiro Fukada, Director, COO, ZIPAIR Tokyo Inc.

Sachin Goel

AI

12:15

Presentation: MIT-Agentic AI – Deep Personalization and Optimization Algorithms Power Personalizable Travel Subscriptions That Transform Customer Behavior into a Premium, Race-to-the-Top Model

Sachin Goel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Optiontown

Marjorie Almadin

AI

12:30

Presentation: The Question is the Strategy - Rethinking Data, Decisions, and Direction

Marjorie Almadin, Manager - RM Systems, Philippine Airlines

Panel discussion

AI

12:45

Panel: From innovation to impact – How will AI be centralised in airline strategy for 2026 and beyond?

George Varghese, Head of Data & AI, IBS SOFTWARE

Moderator: Torbjorn Karlsson, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry

Mayur (Mac) Patel, Commercial Sales and Industry Affairs Leader – Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, OAG

Emma Shamloo, Senior Director of Delivery Excellence, Star Alliance

Ihsan Bari, Head of Contracts & Performance, Etihad Airways

Benjamin Lipsey, SVP Loyalty, Digital & Data | President, Flying Blue, Air France K.L.M.

Etienne Kettenmeyer, CFO, AirAsia Cambodia

Musdalifa Bin Abdullah

AI

14:30

Presentation: Unpacking the future of smart ground ops with Ground Team Red

Musdalifa Bin Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer, Ground Team Red

Alexander Motzek

AI

14:45

Presentation: 10 years of AI at Lufthansa Group & an outlook into the future

Alexander Motzek, Head of Business Development & Principal Data Scientist, Lufthansa Systems

Panel discussion

AI

15:00

Panel: Integrating AI into ground handling & airside ops to improve efficiency, safety and scalability

Javid Jaffer, Technical Data Analytics Product Manager, Emirates

Bobban Philip Jose, Chief Operating Officer, Ground Team Red

Moderator: Torbjorn Karlsson, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry

Phil Douglas, CEO, 2e Systems

Ichwan Agus, CEO, Gapura Angkasa

last published: 09/Mar/26 16:45