LCCs & New Age Airlines
| 3 September 2013 | |
| 18:00-21:00: | Registration & Welcome Reception Hosted by Incheon Airport Standing buffet dinner and alcoholic beverages Cultural performances Dress code: Business casual |
| 4 September 2013 | |
| 0800-0900: | Registration & CAPA Members Breakfast (open to all delegates) |
| 0900-0910: | Welcome remarks Chang-Soo Jung, CEO Incheon International Airport Hyung-ku Yeo, Vice Minister, MOLIT Young-gil Song, Mayor, Incheon Metropolitan City |
| 0910-0930: | Introduction:
A new era for LCCs and New Age Airlines in North Asia: the potential
for aviation growth in domestic and international markets Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman, CAPA - Centre for Aviation |
| 0930-0955: | KEYNOTE: Spring Airlines: Expanding Internationally from China into North Asia Stephen Wang, Deputy President, Spring Airlines |
| 0955-1055: | Panel #1: The LCC potential for destinations, tourism & Retail LCC entry into the market changes the way people travel, with more short stays, more repeat travel and more use of regional airports. This offers a great opportunity for airports and tourism operators to expand their activities. Moderator: Siew Hoon Yeoh, Founder and Editor, Web in Travel Co-moderator: Kei Shibata, Co-Founder & CEO, Venture Republic Panellists:
John Mims, SVP Worldwide Sales & Resort Marketing Asia, Las Vegas Sands Corporation Masami Watanabe, Senior Director Airport Division, Ibaraki Airport Damian Hickey, Vice President, Distribution Sales & Services, Asia Pacific, Travelport Andrew Cowen, Deputy CEO, Hong Kong Express Kathleen Tan, CEO, AirAsia Expedia |
| 1055-1105: | Airlink Presentation - Steven Smith, Executive Director Airlink and Tetsuya Nozaki, Advisor, Airlink |
| 1105-1150: | Exhibition Viewing & Coffee Break - Sponsored by Incheon Airport |
| 1150-1245: | Panel #2: The regulatory framework: Japan, S. Korea, Greater China and Taiwan Leading regulatory experts and government officials review the events that are shaping the North Asian environment – new open skies agreements, new LCCs and the evolution of New Age Airlines, the hybrid forms which are adapted for the new market conditions. The Asian phenomenon of LCC subsidiaries and their regulatory impact on liberalisation. Moderator: Peter Harbison, Chairman, CAPA - Centre for Aviation Panellists: Andrew Pyne, Senior Partner, Concuros Partners Jung-Won Choi, Deputy Director of International Transport Division, MOLIT Prof. Tae Oum, UPS Foundation Chair Professior, UBC, and Chairman, ATRS |
| 1245-1300: | Innovation Roadshow Darren Fifield, Regional General Manager, Marketing Solutions, eBay Enterprise and Nick Melnik, Director of Technology, Matchbyte Consultants |
| 1300-1400: | LUNCH - Sponsored by Incheon Airport |
| 1400-1500: | Panel #3: The Korean LCC market Korea’s domestic and inbound markets have blossomed as new LCC entrants, including subsidiaries of Asiana and Korean Air, have expanded. Inbound tourism is, as a result, growing at around 30% year on year. New potential partnerships may alter the face of the industry in the next couple of years, as foreign LCCs intrude further into Korea. Moderator: Prof. Tae Oum, UPS Foundation Professor, UBC, and Chairman, ATRS Panellists: Ken (Kyunam) Choi, CEO, Jeju Air Won Ma, CEO, Jin Air Soo Jeon Park, CEO, Eastarjet Chul Ho Hahm, CEO, t'way Kwang Soo Lee, Executive Director of Planning and Coordination, Incheon Airport |
| 1500-1545: | Exhibition Viewing & Coffee Break - Sponsored by Incheon Airport |
| 1545-1600: | The Travel Distribution landscape in North Asia Damian Hickey, Vice President, Distribution Sales & Services, Asia Pacific, Travelport |
| 1600-1715: | Panel #4: The Travel Distribution landscape in North Asia North Asia has unique and complex travel distribution challenges and opportunities. Mobile is pervasive, but traditional distribution channels still reign supreme. How have new generation airlines and OTAs tackled the challenge – and are they winning? Moderator: Siew Hoon Yeoh, Founder and Editor, Web in Travel Panellists: Ian Heywood, Head of Global Supplier Strategy, Travelport Dean Wicks, Chief Flights Officer, Wego.com Adrian Currie, Managing Director Asia Pacific, Booking.com Chris Eite, Vice President for Passenger Solution Line, SITA Hyuk Park, Head of Planning, Jeju Air Jim Davidson, CEO, Farelogix |
| 1715: | Close of Day 1 |
| 1815-1900: | Pre-dinner drinks |
| 19:00-22:00: |
GALA DINNER AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCE Hosted by Incheon Airport |
| 5 September 2013 | |
| 0800-0900: |
Registration & CAPA Members Breakfast (open to all delegates) |
| 0900-0925: | KEYNOTE: Challenges and Opportunities within Commercial Aviation in Asia Maunu von Lueders, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, IATA |
| 0925-0940: | Vanilla Air briefing Katsuya Goto, Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President, AirAsia Japan |
| 0940-1030: | Panel #5:The Greater China LCC markets Beijing has been reluctant to support domestic LCC operations, as it is anxious to protect its three major government-owned airlines from added competition. But new airlines have been emerging, notably from the Spring and Hainan groups. Meanwhile, foreign LCCs have increasingly intruded on international routes. Key CEOs explain how mainland China’s market is different – and the latest developments in Macau and Hong Kong. Moderator: Con Korfiatis, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles Panellists: Stephen Wang, Vice President, Spring Airlines Campbell Wilson, CEO, Scoot Xingli Fan, Deputy Director, Senior Economist, Aviation Transportation Division, China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, CAAC James Rhee, CEO North Asia, AirAsia |
| 1030-1110: | Exhibition Viewing & Coffee Break - Sponsored by Incheon Airport |
| 1110-1130: |
KEYNOTE: Jetstar Japan Presentation Miyuki Suzuki, CEO, Jetstar Japan |
| 1130-1245: | Panel #6: The Japan New Age & LCC airline market Nowhere has the explosion in LCC operations been more marked than Japan. With three new major LCCs and a government rapidly concluding open skies agreements with Japan’s neighbours, major changes are under way. CEOs of Japan’s main airlines come together to share experiences and constraints on operating, along with an LCC airport and a specialist in Japan’s distribution and tourism sector. Moderator: Yasushi Muto, COO, Intermodal Panellists: Miyuki Suzuki, CEO, Jetstar Japan Patrick Murphy, Executive Advisor, Peach Kei Shibata, Co-Founder & CEO, Venture Republic Yasuhiro Shinohara, Vice Commissioner for International Affairs, Japan Tourism Agency Sadao Saito, CEO, Air Do Takeshi Arakawa, Executive officer, Vice President, Narita Airport |
| 1245-1345: | LUNCH - Sponsored by Incheon Airport |
| 1345-1445: | Panel #7: The Hong Kong & Macau SAR LCC market For years, Hong Kong has avoided the LCC plague, with Cathay Pacific one of the few carriers in the region not to support the concept. With Jetstar Hong Kong about to establish there and with others like Hong Kong Airlines, Spring and Hong Kong Express also exploring international LCC operations, all that looks set to change. Moderator: Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman, CAPA - Centre for Aviation Panellists: Andrew Cowen, Deputy CEO, Hong Kong Express James Rhee, CEO, North Asia, AirAsia Con Korfiatis, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles Benjamin Wong, Head, Transport and Industrial, InvestHK |
| 1445-1530: | Exhibition Viewing & Coffee Break - Sponsored by Incheon Airport |
| 1530-1630: | Panel #8: The opportunities for foreign LCCs operating into North Asia While North Asian airlines have been asleep, the Southeast Asian LCCs and hybrids have rapidly been intruding into international markets. This panel brings together CEOs from the foreign LCCs which are operating – or planning to operate – into Greater China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Moderator: David Huttner, Senior Vice President, Nyras Limited Panellists: Campbell Wilson, CEO, Scoot Cuong Viet Chu, Member of Board of Management, VietJet Azran Osman-Rani, CEO, AirAsia X |
| 1630-1715: | Panel #9: Funding the aircraft and engine orders Asia’s LCCs have well over 1,000 aircraft on order.Is the market big enough to support the new orders? What are the challenges? Which airlines will survive and prosper? Will the funding be there? Leading experts provide a taster of what is to come. Moderator: Anup Mysoor, MD, Citi Panellists: Johnny Lau, CEO, Minsheng Commercial Aviation Azran Osman-Rani, CEO, AirAsia X |
| 1715: | Conference Close |
| 6 September 2013 | |
| 09:00–17:00: | City Tour Programme “Getting to know Korea” Itinerary: Shopping time in Myeong-dong – N Seoul Tower – Lunch – Insa-dong Antique Street - Changing of the Guard Ceremony – Gyeongbokgung Palace – Transfer to Hotel or Airport |
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| 08:00–17:00: | Golf Tour Programme “Promoting good fellowship” Itinerary: Arrive at Sky72 Golf Club – Photo time – Rounding – The Awards ceremony - Lunch in Golf Club – Transfer to Hotel or Airport |
