Sydney, 1-2 August
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth

Adaptive Australia/NZ aviation and travel strategies

Proudly hosted by
Strategic Sponsor Airport Host Airline Host
 
Cloud9 Airline Distribution & Selling - 2 August 2017
Location: Melbourne Room
09.00 - 11.00  General Session
09.00 Welcome by Conference Chairperson
CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Managing Director, Stephen Pearse
09.05 Qantas Keynote
Qantas Airways, Group Executive, Government, Industry and International Affairs, Andrew Parker
09.40 Accor Keynote
AccorHotels Asia Pacific, Chairman and CEO, Michael Issenberg
10.00 Fiji Airways Keynote: When the Model Works
Fiji Airways, Chief Marketing Officer, Marc Cavaliere
10.25 Keynote Address: Designing the airports of the future
Foster+Partners
, Partner, Antoinette Erickson Nassopoulos 
10.35 Hawaiian Airlines Keynote: No Room at the Inn: Airport Access and the Public Interest
Hawaiian Airlines, President & CEO, Mark Dunkerley
11.00 Coffee & Networking
11.30 Breakout Session: Cloud9 Airline Distribution & Selling

Session Chairperson and Provocateur at Large:
WebinTravel (WIT),
Founder & Editor, Siew Hoon Yeoh 
11.30
Travel Trends that really matter

WebinTravel (WIT),
Founder & Editor, Siew Hoon Yeoh
11.35 The Google Keynote

Google Asia Pacific, Head of APAC, Business Development, Travel, Eugenie Lam
11.50 Executive Panel: Hot new technology driving irreversible change in airline distribution, marketing, loyalty and technology
  • Are airlines keeping pace with digital innovation taking place in other sectors?
  • The big picture trends that are driving change in customer behaviour
  • The Next Stage - creation of a ‘Virtual’ Airline?
Moderator: WebinTravel (WIT), Founder & Editor, Siew Hoon Yeoh

Panellists:
  • Booking.com, Strategic Partnerships, APAC, David Peller 
  • Catch Group, CEO, Nati Harpaz
  • Concur, SVP, Supplier Management, Charlie Sultan
  • Expedia, VP, Transport Partner Services, APACJames Marshall 
  • Travelport, Global Head of Product & Marketing, Ian Heywood 
12.30 Startup spotlight

Meet some of the startups that are trying to find their slipstream in the world of aviation and travel. What are the opportunities to work with them and are there possibly lessons to be learnt?

Moderator: WebinTravel (WIT), Founder & Editor, Siew Hoon Yeoh

Panellists:
  • BeMyGuest, Head of Global Partnerships, Nabil El-Shafeay
  • HotelsCombined, CEO, Hichame Assi
  • Leezair, CEO & Founder, Enguerrand Vidor
  • Playwings, Founder, Curtis Oh
13.00 Networking Lunch & Summit Close