Narita (Tokyo), 7-8 June

 

CAPA LCCs in North Asia 2016 Agenda

Day 0: Monday 6 June 2016
15:00-16:30 Tour of Narita Airport's new LCC Terminal 3
Location: Tour begins at the North waiting area at Terminal 2
There will be a special tour of Narita Airport's new LCC terminal before and after the conference for interested participants. However, availability is limited so those interested are requested to register their place ASAP
18:30-20:30 Welcome Reception 
Hosted by



Location: Sora Sky Lounge, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel
Open to all attendees
Day 1: Tuesday 7 June 2016
08:30 Registration
09:30
Opening remarks from the Chairman
09:40 Welcome address from Narita Airport
Narita International Airport Corporation
, President & CEO, Makoto Natsume
09:50
CAPA market outlook: The North Asia LCC revolution
CAPA - Centre for Aviation,
 Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison
10:10 Presentation: ANA - building multiple LCC brands
ANA Holdings
, Senior Director Strategic Planning Asia-Pacific, Toshiaki Nonaka 
10:30 Morning Tea
11:00
Presentations from Japan's LCCs
  • Peach Aviation, Representative Director & CEO, Shinichi Inoue
  • Vanilla Air, Representative Director, Chairman, Tomonori Ishii
  • Jetstar Japan, Chairman and Representative Director, Masaru Kataoka
  • Spring Airlines Japan, Chairman, Wang Wei

12:00
Panel discussion: The Japanese LCC Market
  • Should Japan’s LCCs focus on international growth instead of domestic expansion?
  • How is local reception to LCCs improving?
  • Japan is receiving five LCCs in four years. Is consolidation needed?
  • How are LCCs “localising” their product to Japanese needs and opportunities?
  • Is it better to be an independent LCC or have a parent airline owner (part/full)?
  • Is there any direct competition against FSC? Tie-ups?
  • How Japan LCCs compete against domestic/int’l LCCs and Hybrids?
  • Is there too much regulation in some markets, but not in others?
  • LCC subsidiaries and their impact on liberalisation
Moderator: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Associate Professor, Shinya Hanaoka
Panel Members:
  • Amadeus IT Group, VP, Japan, Airline Group, Asia Pacific, Cyril Tetaz
  • Jetstar Japan, Chairman and Representative Director, Masaru Kataoka
  • Peach Aviation, COO, Takeaki Mori
  • Spring Airlines Japan, Chairman, Wang Wei
  • Vanilla Air, Deputy Director, Mio Yamamuro
13:00 LUNCH
14:00Presentation: The regulatory environment in North Asia with a focus on cross-border JVs
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Asia
, Adjunct Assistant Professor, June Lee
14:20Presentation: State of the leasing market: trends and perspectives
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
, CEO, Firoz Tarapore
14.40Presentation: Airport privatisation in Japan
Japan Civil Aviation Bureau,
 Assistant Vice-Minister for International Aviation and Airport Governance Reform, Hisataka Hiragochi
15:00
Afternoon Tea
15:30
Panel discussion: Improving the passenger experience in the face of skyrocketing passenger demand
  • Airports across Asia need to fix passenger flow to be able to continue to grow. What role does automation play in ‘de-queueing’ and allowing airports to maximise space to meet demand?
  • Security: minimising inconvenience without compromising safety and security
  • The key Airport-Airline strategic interface is the customer. So why can’t the experience for the passenger be vastly improved, and who’s leading the way?
  • Do winning airports think like airlines? And do they need to?
  • Are Japan’s airports 2020 ready? What challenges will the Olympics 2020 pose?
Moderator: Airbiz, General Manager, Asia Pacific, Iain Munro
Panel Members:
  • Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, Assistant Vice-Minister for International Aviation and Airport Governance Reform, Hisataka Hiragochi
  • Kansai Airports, Representative Director and Co-CEO, Emmanuel Menanteau
  • Narita International Airport Corporation, Executive Vice President, Futoshi Osada
  • SITA, President, Asia Pacific, Ilya Gutlin
  • PwC Strategy&, Principal, Chik Aun Foo
16:30 Panel discussion: How technological innovation is personalising the travel journey
  • From curbside to aircraft door, where are the advancements coming?
  • Have dedicated LCCTs improved the passenger experience?
  • The role of Big Data, biometrics and the Internet of Things
  • How much will the smart-phone and new wearable tech rule the future airline/airport passenger experience?
  • How can the airline-airline and airline-airport technology interface be improved?
  • How can airlines and their ancillary partners leverage technology advances to improve sales and the customer experience?
Moderator: Brand Karma, Co-Founder and CEO, Morris Sim
Panel Members:
  • Air Black Box Company, Head of Product, Timothy O'Neil-Dunne
  • CHUBB, Vice President - Head of Travel Insurance Asia Pacific, Jon Ford
  • Sabre Airline Solutions, Head of Sales & Business Development Asia Pacific, John Chapman
  • Travelport, Vice President Asia Pacific & Global Sales Strategy, Air Commerce, Damian Hickey
17:30 End of Day 1
17:30-18:15 Networking Cocktail Function
Location:
Conference Ballroom (Royal Hall) Foyer, Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel Open to all attendees
19:15-19:30Gala Dinner Registration
19:30-22:00 Gala Dinner 
Hosted by



Location
: Conference Ballroom (Royal Hall), Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel
Attendees must register for dinner and wear their dinner badges to gain entry
Day 2: Wednesday 8 June 2016
08:15-09:15 
Pre-Conference Breakfast Briefing
Hosted by



Location: Conference Ballroom (Royal Hall), Hilton Tokyo Narita Airport Hotel
Open to all attendees
09:20
Welcome by Conference Chairman
09:25 Spotlight on selected North Asian LCCs: Q & As with CAPA's Peter Harbison 
Panel Members:
  • Jeju Air, CEO, Ken Choi
  • Spring Airlines, President, Stephen Wang
10:00 Panel discussion: Opportunities for foreign LCCs flying into/from North Asia
  • Long-haul opportunities to SE Asia, Nth America and Australia?
  • Slots, traffic rights and other constraints
Moderator: McKinsey & Company, Partner, Steve Saxon
Panel Members:
  • AirAsia, Group Head of Risk, Attila Emam
  • Cebu Pacific, Former Chief Executive Advisor, Garry Kingshott 
  • Experienced Airline Executive, Sandeep Bahl
  • Spring Airlines, Social Media Director, Jonathan Hutt
  • VietJet, Board Member, Chu Viet Cuong
11:00 Morning Tea
11:30
Panel discussion: The LCC potential for destinations, tourism and retail
  • What are the key airline-airport partnerships? What can we learn from them?
  • How has LCC growth changed the way people travel?
  • How do you market North Asian destinations to LCC travellers?
    • Partnerships or collaborations with TV shows etc.
  • Role of duty free and tax refunds
  • Tourism inbound potential: Japan’s story
  • Visa liberalisation
Moderator: McKinsey & Company, Senior Partner, Masahiro Komatsubara
Panel Members:
  • AGORA Hospitalities, President & CEO, Aya Aso
  • Japan Tourism Agency, Director of General Affairs Division, Ichiro Takahashi
  • Narita International Airport Corporation, Senior Executive Officer, Deputy Executive Divisional Director, Corporate Planning Division, Tatsuya Hamada
  • Peach Aviation, Executive Advisor, Patrick Murphy
12:15
Panel discussion: The Korean LCC market
  • Korean LCCs have largely focused on domestic flights to/from Jeju. Now that Jeju Airport is slot constrained, what is the growth outlook?
  • Is it better to be an independent LCC or have a parent airline owner (part/full)?
  • Are Koreans different? Will they not accept a Southeast Asia, Japanese-style LCC?
  • Strategies in accessing China when bilateral is heavily limited and there are restrictions on charter market
Moderator: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Asia, Adjunct Assistant Professor, June Lee
Panel Members:
  • Air Busan, Executive Vice President, Choi Pan-ho
  • Eastar Jet, President & CEO, Kim Jung Shik
  • Jin Air, Senior Vice President / Director of Marketing & PR, Emily Cho
  • T'way Air, Vice President of Business & Management Division, Kim Hyung-Yi

13:00 LUNCH
14:00  Panel discussion: The Hong Kong & Taiwanese LCC Market
  • Hong Kong and Taiwan have different aviation regulatory environments to mainland China. What opportunities and challenges does this present in accessing China?
  • The Middle East of Asia? Hong Kong and Taiwan sit in the middle, accessible to much of Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. What is this opportunity? Are intra-regional connections worthwhile to pursue?
  • Japan is the favourite market for Hong Kong and Taiwan. How much risk is there in relying on Japan?
  • There has been pent-up demand in Hong Kong and Taiwan for flights to major cities, previously prohibitively expensive. How to develop entirely new markets, destinations that may not have full-service airline flights?
Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Senior Analyst - North Asia, Will Horton
Panel Members:
  • Heidrick & Struggles, Partner, Con Korfiatis
  • HK Express, CEO, Andrew Cowen
  • Tigerair Taiwan, CEO, Kwan Yue
  • Vanilla Air, Representative Director, President, Katsuya Goto
14:45
Airline Cloud 9 Track: The OTA explosion and travel distribution challenges in North Asia 
  • Is each country's booking system working with efficiency/coordination?
  • What changes occur from consumers booking action journey with meta-search?
  • What are the critical differences in different countries?
  • How can LCCs optimise ancillaries in this environment?
Moderator: Web in Travel, Editor & Founder, Yeoh Siew Hoon
Panel Members:
  • Booking.com, Director Strategic Partnerships, Asia Pacific, David Peller
  • DeNA Travel, CIO, Jun Nakamura
  • Travelport, Director Online Business Group APAC, Ming Foong
  • Venture Republic, Co-Founder & CEO, Kei Shibata
15:40
Panel discussion: The LCC potential for cargo operations
  • Why do LCCs not like getting involved with cargo operations?
  • Are there opportunities for adding revenues from cargo? Any new collaborations between airlines and forwarders?
  • Critical differences between short haul and long haul?
Moderator: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Associate Professor, Shinya Hanaoka
Panel Members:
  • Air Logistics Group, MD, Middle East and Asia & Pacific, Vikram Singh
  • IACT (International Air Cargo Terminal), President, Osamu Tsukahara
  • Nakamura Air Express, President, Hiroshi Kawasaki
16:30 Conference close
17:00-18:30 Tour of Narita Airport's new LCC Terminal 3
Location: Tour begins at the North waiting area at Terminal 2
There will be a special tour of Narita Airport's new LCC terminal before and after the conference for interested participants. However, availability is limited so those interested are requested to register their place ASAP