CAPA Iran Aviation Summit 2016 Agenda
| Iran Aviation Summit: Day 1, 24 January | |
| 09:00 | Host welcome Secretary General of the CAPA Iran Aviation Summit & Deputy International Cooperation, Iran Airports Company, Ahmadreza Bayati Doosti |
| 09:10 | Chairman's welcome CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison |
| Session 1: Iranian aviation prepares to open for business | |
| 09:20 | Keynote address: Iran opens to the world Iranian Government, First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Es'haq Jahangiri |
| 09:40 | Iran's aviation sector prepares for growth
Iranian Government, Minister of Roads & Urban Development, Dr. Abbas Akhoundi |
| 10:00 | Tea, Coffee & Networking |
| Session 2: Airline & fleet strategies | |
| 11:00 | Outlook for Iran's airline sector Civil Aviation Organization, President, Ali Abedzadeh |
| 11:20 | Executive panel: Priority #1 sourcing and financing aircraft Moderator: DVB Bank SE, Member of the Board of Managing Directors, Bertrand Grabowski Panellists: Avolon, Head of Strategy, Richard Forsberg Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, CEO, Firoz Tarapore Iranian Government, Deputy Minister of Roads & Urban Development, Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan |
| 12:15 | Executive panel: Airline strategies for Iranian carriers Moderator: Iran Civil Aviation Organization, Deputy President, Mohammad Khodakarami Panellists: Iran Air, Chairman & MD, Farhad Parvaresh Iran Airtour, CEO, Ahmad Khalili Kish Air, CEO, Sadat Akhavi |
| 13:00 | Networking Lunch |
| Session 3: Foreign airline strategy | |
| 14:15 | Opportunities for foreign carriers in Iran Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison Panellists: LOT Polish Airlines, CEO, Marcin Celejewski Oman Air, CCO, Abdulrahman Al Busaidy Turkish Airlines, CEO, Dr Temel Kotil |
| 15:15 | Tea, Coffee & Networking |
| Session 4: Travel, tourism and technology | |
| 16:00 | Harnessing the massive potential of the Iranian travel industry Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison Panellists: Amadeus, VP Airline IT & Distribution MENA, Maher Koubaa Iran Air, CCO & Board Member, Mohammedreza Khoshnevisan Travelport, VP, Air Commerce Middle East and Africa, Will Owen Hughes Wego.com, Chief Flights Officer, Dean Wicks |
| 17:00 | Iran & the International aviation community ICAO, Regional Director Middle East, Mohamed Smaoui |
| 17:15 | Close of Day 1 |
| 20:00 | Networking Dinner Onur Air, CEO |
| Iran Aviation Summit: Day 2, 25 January | |
| 09:00 | Chairman's welcome CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison |
| 09:10 | Keynote address: The power of diplomacy Iranian Government, Deputy Minister for Legal & International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi |
| Session 5: Airport development and strategies | |
| 09:30 | Investment & cooperation opportunities in Iran’s airport & air navigation industry Iran Airports Company, CEO & Chairman, Rahmatollah Mahabadi |
| 09:50 | Executive panel: What lies ahead for Iran’s international airports? Moderator: Iran Airports Company, Deputy International Cooperation, Ahmadreza Bayati Doosti Panellists: Changi Airport Group, Senior Vice President, Market Development, Lim Ching Kiat Iran Airports Company, Deputy CEO Planning, Dr. Hossein Bagherian Imam Khomeini International Airport City, Board Member, Dr. Shirazian Qeshm International Airport, CEO, Mojtaba Shamsnejad |
| 10:45 | Tea, Coffee & Networking |
| Session 6: Air navigation & conclusion | |
| 11:30 | Modernising air navigation services Moderator: ICAO, Regional Officer Middle East AIM/ATM, Dr. Abbas Niknejad Panellists: CANSO, Director Middle East Affairs, Hanan Qabartai Iran Airports Company, Deputy CEO of Aeronautical Services, Saeed Akbari Thales, ATM Business Development Africa & Middle East, Francois-Xavier Richard |
| 12:15 | Seizing opportunities in emerging markets AirAsiaX, CEO, Benyamin Ismail |
| 12:45 | Chairman's concluding comments CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison |
| 13:00 | Networking lunch & Close of Summit |
