CEE Aviation Conference 2015 - First Annual CEE Aviation
The region takes off CEE Aviation Conference 2015 3-4 SEPTEMBER 2015 Venue: Boscolo Budapest Autograph Collection Hungary Focus: The annual CEE aviation conference will cover the latest industry news and updates, current technologies, future trends of the aviation sector, as well as analyze airline and airport business development strategies in the CEE region, all while providing business networking opportunities for guests, sponsors, speakers and the media. Opening Keynote: Mr. Steven F. Udvar-Házy Founder of ILFC, Chairman and CEO of Air Lease Corporation Key Speakers: Mr. Kenny Jacobs Chief Marketing Officer, Ryanair Ms. Heike Birlenbach Vice President Sales and Services Europe, Deutsche Lufthansa AG Mr. Daniel de Carvalho Corporate Communications Manager, WizzAir Mr. Simon McNamara Director General of European Regions Airline Association www.cee-aviation.com Day 1 Thursday September 3, 2015 8:00 Registration and refreshments 9:00 Opening remarks from Laszlo Tamas, Founder of CEE AVIATION Conference Ltd. 9:15 Opening keynote presentation: Aviation Industry—global outlook for 2015-2020 Keynote speaker: Mr. Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Founder of ILFC, Chairman and CEO of Air Lease Corporation 10:30-10:50 COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING 10:50-12:15 AIRLINE SESSION: Market challenges in the CEE region - Roundtable discussion • Growth potential in the CEE region • How much sense does fuel hedging make? • Airline consolidation and aquisitions ie. Alliances, MEBs robust growth • Joint Approach to Gulf Carriers • Effects of the Ukrainian crisis • New cost-saving initiatives • Repositioning the airline models (premium low cost vs affordable premium carriers) • Chances for new Start Up carriers: Is there a market niche at all? Discussion facilitated by Mr. Daniel DeCarvalho, Corporate Communication manager of Wizzair, Ms. Heike Birlenbach, Vice President Sales and Services Europe of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Ms. Anca Apahidean, Area Manager Eastern Europe of IATA 12:15-13:30 LUNCH 13:30-15:00 AIRPORT SESSION: HUB/Regional Airport challenges in the CEE region—Roundtable discussion • Do the locations of large multinational companies determine the location of the largest CEE hubs? • Long haul opportunities for the CEE region • Best route development practices for growth delivery • Regional Airports as the catalyst in the regional growth • Streamlining ATC in the CEE region and in the EU Discussion facilitated by Mr. Gediminas Almantas , CEO of Lithuanian Airports, Mr. Andris Liepins, CEO of Riga Airport & Mr. Jost Lammers, CEO of Budapest Airport (to be confirmed) 15:00-15:30 “How good would it be for Russia’s air transport if everything was normal?” Presented by Mr. Paul Hogan, Publisher of ANNA AERO 15:30-16:15 Revised EU state aid guidelines recognize role of aviation in regional development • State aid control 2.0 • Better targeted investment aid • More flexibility for airports located in remote and peripheral regions • Benefits for tax payers Presented by Mr. Simon McNamara, Director General at European Regions Airline Association 16:15-16:30 COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING 16:30-17:30 Speed Dating—Airline meets Airports, Tourist Boards and Partners 19:00 Hungarian Wine Tasting—Best of Hungary 20:00 Evening reception www.cee-aviation.com/register Day 2 Friday, September 4, 2015 8:00 Registration and refreshments 9:00-09:45 CEE stats & update—Impact of air traffic on tourism and investments • PropensitytoflyintheCEEregion • Airtrafficgrowthdriveshousingmarketandinvestments • Importanceofregionalairportsincatalystroleforeconomicalgrowth PresentedbyMr. András Hajdu,FoundingPartneratWeLoWAviationConsultingLtd. 09:45 ANCILLARY BATTLE AIRLINES vs. AIRPORTS • BestAncillaryrevenues • Lessonsinmerchandising • HowtomanageaWin-Winsolution PresentedbyMr. Tony Barker,CEOofPAXPORT 10:45 Case study: Best in class partnerships in CEE—joint approach—joint success PresentedbyMr. Gregory Pomerantsev,ChairmanoftheBoard,MEETRIGA/RigaTourism DevelopmententBureau 11:15 COFFEEBREAK/NETWORKING 11:30 Charter session: Is there a future for charter flights in the CEE region? • Touroperators&chartersarehandinhand • Fullchartersvs.hardblockseatsandsemi-charteroperationsbyLCC • Destinationselectionisakey • Benefitsfortravellers • Demandforadhocservices PresentedbyMr. Andrzej P. Kobielski,CCOofEnterAir 12:15 GDS cooperation with traditional and LCC carriers in CEE: why have LCCs joined? • Openingfornewcustomergroups • UsingTMCstocompeteforcorporatebusiness • Partnershipwithtravelagents PresentedbyMr. David Gomes,CommercialDirectorofTRAVELPORT 13:00 NETWORKINGLUNCH 14:00-15:00 Current Issues and Challenges in the CEE Aviation market • CEEAviationOutlook2015-2020 • MarketsharetrendsEUandCEE • DigitalisationoftheIndustry • GreatestChallengesinCEE PresentedbyMr. Kenny Jacobs,ChiefMarketingOfficerofRYANAIR 15:00-15:20 AFTERNOONREFRESHMENTS 15:20 GOOGLE—Digital Trends for the Aviation Industry • Outlook—isitsci-fiorisitourpresent? • Travellers’journey • CPAadvertisingmodell • Futureofbookings—DIYapproach PresentedbyMs. Henrietta Boncsér,IndustryHEADofGOOGLE 16:30 Closing Remarks of the Conference www.cee-aviation.com SPONSORS PARTNERS MEDIA PARTNERS
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