| Mr Nicolas Borel COO Travel Intelligence Amadeus IT Group Nicolas has spent almost all of his career in Business Intelligence (BI), starting as a consultant at Micropole-Univers, where he developed the Data Warehouse for Sagem’s subsidiary SCS dedicated to mobile telephony. He then moved to Air France to lead the Revenue Data Warehouse project: a transverse BI solution with 3,000+ users in all commercial departments, ranging from central Revenue Management/Pricing to worldwide Sales in all markets. Further to the merger with KLM, he joined the French Market Division as Key Account Manager, dealing with both private and public customers. His track records – which he fully attributes to the BI tool he had built previously! – saw him promoted as Corporate Sales Manager for the Public Sector, generating € 240 M of annual revenue. After a few years, he moved to the other side of the table by becoming the Corporate Travel Manager of SITA, where he observed a general lack of tools for travel purchasers. Having built several of them, he launched his own consultancy company, opTmo, offering other corporations to benefit from his end-to-end experience. Finally, he joined Amadeus, first in Business Development where he led a strategic study promoting the creation of a Business Unit dedicated to BI. When the Travel Intelligence BU was officially launched in 2013, he was appointed its Chief Operating Officer, and now runs its daily business alongside the General Manager. Based in Madrid, Nicolas is a Swiss citizen who lives in Paris. He holds a Master in Mechanical Engineering and a post-graduate Master in International Project Management. | |
| Mr Peter Harbison Executive Chairman CAPA - Centre for Aviation Peter Harbison is Executive Chairman of CAPA-Centre for Aviation (formerly the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation), which is today the world’s largest publisher of B2B commercial aviation information and analysis. Peter established CAPA in 1990. It now produces the leading range of executive analysis, numerous newsletters, data and information reports, covering the global airport, air navigation services and airline industries. CAPA’s Knowledge Centre also presents major conferences on key aviation topics and provides education and training courses for the aviation and tourism industries. Peter is an aviation lawyer, consultant and commentator on industry issues. He frequently speaks at industry events and presents private high-level executive briefings to airlines, airports, suppliers and consultants. His career in aviation comprises more than 40 years, in government and in industry, including two years with the Australian mission to the International Civil Aviation Organisation in Montreal and 10 years at a senior level in the International Air Transport Association, IATA, in Geneva. Over the past 20 years, he has conducted more than 200 consultancy projects in aviation, including airport privatisations, airline startups, strategy formulation and regulatory development. He has authored and/or edited numerous reports on the aviation industry, including a recent comprehensive 300-page report on the global low cost airline industry. Peter Harbison was formerly Chairman of IATA’s World Aviation Regulation Monitoring Group, President of the Aviation Law Association of Australia and New Zealand and an IATA Travel Agency Commissioner. He holds LLBs from Melbourne and London Universities and LLM (McGill). | |
| Mr Brendan Sobie Chief Analyst CAPA - Centre for Aviation Brendan Sobie is the chief analyst and chief representative Southeast Asia for CAPA -Centre for Aviation. He is part of CAPA’s team of senior analysts, who provide unmatched global coverage and commentary of airline industry developments and trends from bases in five cities. Brendan specializes in analysis of emerging markets and has extensive experience covering Asia-Pacific and Latin America. He gives frequent presentations, particularly on the fast growing and highly dynamic Southeast Asian airline sector. He is also an instructor on short courses focusing on the Asian aviation market and is often quoted by the media in Asia and globally. Brendan joined CAPA, previously known as the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, in April 2011. He is based at CAPA’s Southeast Asia office in Singapore. Prior to joining CAPA, Brendan spent over 10 years at Flightglobal, the publisher of Flight International Magazine, Airline Business Magazine and website Flightglobal.com. During this span he was based in all three of Flightglobal’s offices – London, Singapore and Washington DC – and held various senior editorial positions. Brendan has been covering the aviation industry for over 15 years. He’s also a private pilot, licensed in both Malaysia and the US. He has a degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University in New York. CAPA was established in 1990 and is a leading producer of independent airline industry analysis reports. CAPA also organises major conferences on key aviation topics, provides education courses for the industry and has consulting arms providing a range of advisory services. CAPA is based in Sydney and has representative offices in Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and the US. | |
| Mr Andrew Cowen CEO HK Express Andrew, now at his 8th low cost airline, is a specialist in start-up/early stage, high growth LCCs having focused on the sector for the past 16 years. Most recently, from Mar 2013 to date, Andrew has been working at Hong Kong Express driving its transformation into a low cost carrier (LCC). Growth to a critical mass of 13 A320s has been successfully accomplished, operating to a network of > 20 destinations across Asia. OTP averaging 15 points better than the next best HKG based carrier, is consistently being delivered, whilst maintaining a strong safety record. 2015 has marked the move into sustained profitability achieved through continued cost reduction and business expansion. Andrew has previously held C-level management and/or advisory positions at a number of LCCs including VietJet Air, Peach, AirPhil Express, Jazeera, Sama, Silverjet, Go. Andrew started his career with British Airways. | |
| Mr Mark Clarkson Business Development Director, Asia Pacific OAG Mark Clarkson is Business Development Director ASPAC, OAG. Mark has responsibility for the Asia Pacific operations, with the core focus to lead, develop and implement strategy to deliver revenue growth and the expansion of the business in the ASPAC region. Previously, Mark served as Commercial Director, OAG where he was responsible for all commercial activities including customer relationship management, new product development and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining OAG in 2012, Mark was vice president, consulting services with Airport Strategy and Marketing (ASM), where he was responsible for delivering client projects including new route development and network strategies. Mark delivered a range of successful projects with clients in the Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia assisting airports and Tourism Authorities to implement successful strategies in building sustainable air services. | |
| Mr Steven Greenway Head of Commercial Scoot Steven has 18 years of airline and consultancy experience, 10 of these with Low Cost Carriers, primarily in senior Commercial roles. Having worked across the world with start-ups, turnarounds and established leading airlines, Steven’s specialist areas include sales and distribution, revenue management, ancillary revenue, E-Commerce and Commecial strategy. Steven was a founding member of the Scoot team. Steven has a Bachelor of Ecomics and Bachelor of Political Science. | |
| Mr Edward Chew Regional Director, Greater China Singapore Tourism Board Mr Edward Chew assumed his appointment as Regional Director, Greater China in October 2011. In his current capacity, Edward leads the overall operations of Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in China, Hong Kong and Macau, and spearheads the strategic planning and execution of all marketing and promotional activities within these markets to champion Singapore as an attractive travel destination. Edward previously held the position of Director, Exhibitions and Conferences from 2008 to 2011, where he was pivotal in transforming concepts and proposals for trade conferences and exhibitions into sustainable competitive advantages. More notably, Edward was instrumental in the launch of TravelRave; Asia’s only holistic trade and knowledge platform for professionals all across the travel industry. In his 2-year stint as Area Director, Western India, Edward conceptualised and implemented a series of successful advertising and promotional campaigns, achieving record visitor arrivals from India to Singapore in 2004. He was also heavily involved in drafting the 10-year strategic roadmap for STB in India. Edward was later designated as Deputy Director, Integrated Resorts in 2005, responsible for delivering one of Singapore’s Integrated Resorts – Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), to fruition. Edward launched his career with STB in 2002 as Assistant Manager, Attractions & Hospitality Business, before he went on to oversee management reporting for Western Markets, North Asia, South Asia and Middle East as Manager, International Group in 2003. Recognised for outstanding academic results in Raffles Junior College, Edward was awarded the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) Overseas Scholarship (Undergraduate Studies) in 1998 and graduated from Cornell University, Ithaca with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration. | |
| Mr Hugh Aitken Director of Business Development Skyscanner for Business Hugh leads the business development operations for Skyscanner for Business, the business-to-business arm of global travel search engine, Skyscanner. Skyscanner for Business develops strategic partnerships with a range of partners benefitting from Skyscanner’s global coverage, while also taking to market a range of unique analytical tools to provide partners with an holistic insight into travel demand and trends. Prior to joining Skyscanner, Hugh spent four years at the European low cost airline, easyJet, where he looked after the commercial performance and market strategy for the airline across London, Scotland the North East of England, as well as the Middle East and Iceland. Prior to that Hugh spent 13 years at UK airport operator, BAA, where he held a number of senior commercial and business development roles. | |
| Mr Damian Hickey Vice President Asia Pacific, Air Commerce Travelport Damian Hickey joined Travelport in October 2012 as the Vice President of Distribution Sales and Services for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Damian has overall responsibility for travel content provider relationships in the region such as airlines and rail companies, which use Travelport’s capabilities to distribute their products and services. With over 20 years of management experience, Damian possesses in-depth knowledge of the travel and transport industries in America, Europe and Asia, and is a well-respected thought leader and a recognised contributor to the industry’s future direction. Prior to joining Travelport, Damian held the position of Regional Vice President – South Asia & India for SITA where he was accountable for SITA’s airlines, airport, government and air transport industry customers. Amongst his many achievements during this time, Damian successfully grew annual revenues and secured SITA’s largest ever Passenger Services Systems (PSS) deal. Prior to SITA, Damian held senior-level management positions with Amadeus and Datalex. | |
| Ross Veitch CEO & Co-Founder Wego Ross is CEO & Co-Founder of Wego, a search-driven online travel marketplace operating across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and backed by top tier investors Tiger Global, Crescent Group and Square Peg Capital. Ross is a veteran of the Asian internet industry having established Yahoo!s Southeast Asian operations in Singapore back in 1998 and leading product development efforts across the region for 6 years. He is co-founder of AngelVest Singapore and an early stage tech investor who enjoys working with other passionate entrepreneurs. He has worked in Sydney, Melbourne, London, Kuala Lumpur and is now based in Singapore. He travels frequently for business but not nearly enough for leisure. | |
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