Asia Aviation Summit Agenda (2015)

CAPA Asia Aviation Summit, 23 November - Day 1

09:00

Chairman’s Welcome
CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison

09:05

Asian aviation: spurring global industry revolution
CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison
CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Chief Analyst, Brendan Sobie

09:35

‘But Asia is Different’: The high level market outlook
Oil prices, fluctuating economic conditions, protectionism/liberalisation, the challenge from the Gulf hubs and carriers, alliances, low-cost carriers and new entrants - the strategic mix for airline and airport CEOs is never dull. In particular Asia has seen a resurgence of hybrid strategies as competition in the low-cost space intensifies. Today there are things happening in Asia Pacific that do not or cannot occur elsewhere.
• How are CEOs responding to new entrants and new airline models?
• What operational and regulatory hurdles do they continue to face?
• What opportunities exist for cross-industry collaboration?
• Which markets are likely to prosper? Which show signs of stagnating?
• Is demand sufficient to absorb Asia’s massive aircraft order book?
• Is Gulf airline competition changing the region?
• What are the long-term prospects for Asia’s airlines?

Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison
Panellists:
• Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Director General, Andrew Herdman
• BOC Aviation, Head of Strategy and Research, Peter Negline
• Credit Suisse, Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific Transport Research, Timothy Ross
• IATA, Regional Vice President Asia Pacific, Conrad Clifford
• Royal Brunei Airlines, Deputy Chairman, Dermot Mannion 

10:25

Special presentation: An overview of Iranian aviation
Iran Airports Company, Deputy International Cooperation, Ahmadreza Bayati Doosti

10:35

Coffee

11:05

Airlink: Helping airlines help humanity
Airlink, Member of Board Trustee, Tetsuya Nozaki

11:10

The Southeast Asian market at a crossroads. What’s next for the fast expanding but highly competitive LCC sector and what are the implications of ASEAN open skies?
Provocateur-at-large: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Chief Analyst, Brendan Sobie

11:20

SE Asia panel one: What’s next for Southeast Asian LCCs?
LCC groups have emerged across Southeast Asia, having successfully challenged the established order of ownership and control, and have placed huge orders for new aircraft. They are now challenging the traditional hubbing role and entering long-haul markets and tapping corporate markets. What’s next?
• Is the order book sustainable?
• What kind of annual growth can we expect over the next several years?
• Will there be consolidation?
• How is the LCC-to-LCC partnership model evolving?
• What’s the model for partnering with full service airlines?
• How are LCCs evolving their distribution strategies?
• The role of airports and technology providers in facilitating LCC connectivity

Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Chief Analyst, Brendan Sobie
Panellists:
• Citilink, President & CEO, Albert Burhan
• Heidrick & Struggles, Partner, Con Korfiatis
• Jetstar Pacific, CEO, Le Hong Ha (TBC)
• Navitaire, Head, Asia Pacific Product, John Aitken
• Vietjet Air, Member of the Board of Directors, Chu Cuong

12:05

SE Asia panel two: The Single Aviation market: Are we condemned to the progress of the slowest-moving ship?
An underlying philosophy among the 10 ASEAN governments is a multilateral goal to open up international air service markets among its members – “open skies”. Like any multilateral movement, it however becomes increasingly bogged down as the status quo is challenged. The ASEAN Single Aviation Market identified a 2015 deadline, and the feeling in the region is that the target won't be met in time.
• What is the status of ASEAN economic integration?
• Do recent incidents necessitate a requirement for technical integration?
• Will protectionism rear its head in Asia, reversing the gains of the past decade?
• Where to now for the Single Market?

Moderator: National University of Singapore, Professor, Faculty of Law, Head of Air Law and Policy Programme, Centre for International Law, Alan Tan
Panellists:
• ASEAN Secretariat, Head of Infrastructure Division, Megasari Widyaty
• Global Aviation Consultancy, COO, Brian Hogan
• Royal Brunei Airlines, Deputy Chairman, Dermot Mannion
•Tokyo Institute of Technology, Associate Professor, Shinya Hanaoka

12:45

Lunch

13:45

What’s next for North Asian LCCs?
Asia’s LCCs have successfully challenged the established order of ownership and control and LCC Groups are emerging across Asia. They are now challenging the traditional hubbing role and entering long-haul markets and tapping corporate markets. What’s next?
• How is the LCC-to-LCC partnership model evolving?
• What’s the model for partnering with full service airlines?
• Are LCCs becoming more like network carriers, just with a lower cost base?
• How are LCCs evolving their distribution strategies?
• The role of airports and technology providers in facilitating LCC connectivity

Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Senior Analyst - North Asia, Will Horton
Panellists:
• HK Express, CEO, Andrew Cowen
• Jeju Air, CEO, Ken Choi
• Tigerair Taiwan, CEO, Kwan Yue
• Travelport, Global Head of Product & Marketing, Air Commerce, Ian Heywood
• Vanilla Air, President, Tomonori Ishii

14:35

D-i-s-r-u-p-t-i-o-n! - The innovators who are shaking up the end-to-end Travel experience
From the music and entertainment industries, to ground transportation - every sector it seems is facing irreversible change from new technologies which disrupt established supply and distribution chains.
• What’s coming around the corner (and what’s already arrived) that will reshape aviation and travel as we know it?
• Will disruption come from within the aviation and travel industry, or be forced upon it from outside?
• How can airlines improve services with communication and intelligent dialogue with travellers using smart messaging and corporate data sources?

Moderator: MW Travel Consultancy, Principal, Martin Warner
Panellists:
• Bangkok Airways, Senior Vice President – Network Management, Peter Wiesner
• Facebook, Head of Client Partnerships, Travel, Simrat Sawhney
• Google, Head of Business Development, Travel, Eugenie Lam
• Sabre, Global Product Marketing, Angelo Contreras
• SITA, President Asia Pacific, Ilya Gutlin 

15:30

Coffee 

16:00

CAPA’s South Asia market outlook
CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Director South Asia, Binit Somaia

16:15

Tapping Asia’s growth: How to make friends and influence people when you’re based outside Asia
What’s different about Asia? Up until now, growth for any airline into new markets depended on the so-called ‘network effect’. Big airlines need feed, little airlines need feed. Where does it come from in a market where you don’t have any natural friends? Where does the new kid in town go to have fun? In this session, we explore alternative ways of growing the market through the use of technology and innovative commercial models that benefit long-haul spokes and short-haul hubs.
• How are airlines refocusing their networks through partnerships?
• Will this blow the Prorate model out on its ear? Will all stakeholders benefit, including the price conscious customer?
• What new airline and partnership models could emerge to unlock growth in the Asian market?

Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison
Panellists:
• Finnair, VP Commercial Strategy & Planning, Hubertus Hessel
• Jetstar Asia, CEO, Barathan Pasupathi
• Royal Jordanian, CCO, Richard Nuttall
• Travelport, Vice President Asia Pacific, Air Commerce, Damian Hickey

17:10

End of Day

19:00

Pre Dinner Drinks

19:30

CAPA Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner
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CAPA Asia Aviation Summit, 24 November - Day 2

09:00

Chairman's Welcome
CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Director South Asia, Binit Somaia

09:05

Ripening Peach - Heading for Peach “4.0”
Peach, CEO, Shinichi Inoue

09:30

The Future of JVs and alliances in Asia – have we anything to learn from the Transatlantic experience?
The creation and development of Transatlantic alliances and JVs have lead the way over the past 10 years in the global airline industry. In the Asian market more and more airlines are forming partnerships with the aim of driving their growth agendas, but is Asia different?
• What can we expect to see in Asia in the future?
• Will the growth of partnerships in fact drive or delay market growth?

Moderator: Seabury Aviation & Aerospace, Senior Principal, John McCulloch
Panellists:
• Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Director General, Andrew Herdman
• Hong Kong Airlines, Assistant Director, Commercial, Michael Burke
• Royal Jordanian, CCO, Richard Nuttall (TBC)
• Scoot, CEO, Campbell Wilson

10:20

Jeju Air - entering a new phase of growth post IPO
Jeju Air, Head of Planning, Hyuk Park

10:40

Coffee

11:10

The growth and potential of LCCs in China - led by Spring Airlines!
Spring Airlines, Social Marketing Director, Jonathan Hutt  

11:30

Network planning masterclass: The art and science of network planning

Moderator: Global Aviation Consultancy, COO, Brian Hogan
Panellists:
• Finavia, Senior Vice President, Joni Sundelin
• Hong Kong Airlines, Assistant Director, Commercial, Michael Burke
• Jeju Air, Head of Planning, Hyuk Park
• OAG, Business Development Director ASPAC, Mark Clarkson 

12:15

The Traveller Ecosystem: Can industry work together to deliver an experience the traveller wants to have?
The aviation and travel industry needs to collaborate better to improve the experience for the end user: the traveller. What’s preventing better collaboration and how can the industry break down the silos?
• What needs to happen from the travellers’ point of view, the industry’s point of view, the regulatory perspective, as well as the airlines’ and airports’ points of view?
• What is the experience that the traveller wants? Are they seeking better contextualisation and personalisation - and what messaging do they expect at the airport and before they arrive? How does it differ by region?

Moderator: talking business, Founder, Allan Leibowitz
Panellists:
• Amadeus, Strategic Marketing Director, Airline Distribution, Gianni Pisanello
• Expedia Singapore, Vice President Transport Asia Pacific, James Marshall
• Finavia, Senior Vice President, Joni Sundelin
• Spring Airlines, Social Marketing Director, Jonathan Hutt
• TripAdvisor, Regional Director, Flights APAC, Andrew Wong

13:10

Lunch and Conference Close