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CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit 2014 Agenda

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7 August 2014
08:00 Registration
09:00
 Welcome and Industry Overview by CAPA Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison
09:15 Keynote Conversation
With Etihad Airways, CCO, Peter Baumgartner
09:45 Executive Panel: Foreign LCCs and the Australian tourism growth opportunity
  • Up to a dozen LCCs plan to enter the market from Southeast Asia. Is there enough room for all the players?
  • Are new low-cost long-haul models driving all the growth, or will short-haul models also expand successfully? 
  • Why does Australia offer a unique tourism opportunity? How are we capitalising on those opportunities?
  • What are the policy priorities to facilitate tourism growth? (visas, bilaterals, operating restrictions)
  • What can airports do to enhance long-haul LCC to short-haul connectivity?
Moderator: CAPA, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison 

Panellists:
Nok Air, CEO, Patee Sarasin
Citilink, President & CEO, Arif Wibowo
Scoot, CEO, Campbell Wilson
AirAsia X, Head of Commercial Australia & New Zealand, Stuart Myerscough
11:00 COFFEE
11:30 Keynote Address: ‘How the changing US landscape will affect airlines in Asia. Consolidation and its impact’
Hawaiian Airlines, President & CEO, Mark Dunkerley
Followed by a brief Q&A with Peter Harbison
12:05 Special presentation by Airlink
Airlink, Member Board of Trustee, Tetsuya Nozaki
12:15 Keynote Address: ‘Rise of the boutique airline. The story of Fiji Airways’ – Stefan Pichler, Managing Director & CEO, Fiji Airways 
 Followed by a brief Q&A with Peter Harbison
12:50 Innovation Roadshow 

Moderator: MW Travel Consultancy, Principal, Martin Warner

Panellists:
eBay Enterprise, Director of Technical Services – Asia-Pacific, Bryan Dobson
 4th Dimension Business Travel Consulting, General Manager, Virginia Fitzpatrick 
13:00 LUNCH
13:05 Meta Aviation Hub launch
Location: Boeing Media Room, Level 2, Sheraton on the Park
14:00
 Keynote Conversation
With Qantas CFO, Gareth Evans
14:50 COFFEE
15:20
 Keynote Address: Royal Brunei Airlines – Meeting the challenges 
Royal Brunei Airlines, Chief Commercial and Planning Officer, Karam Chand
15:50 Executive Panel: The Passenger is going mobile and social – implications for airlines and travel

Moderator: Airline Business Strategist and Published Author, Nawal Taneja

Panellists:
Facebook, Head of Travel, Australia, Paul McCrory
 Google Australia, Head, Travel & Tourism, Ross McDonald
Priceline Group, SVP Corporate Development, Adrian Currie
Travelport, Vice President, Global Distribution and Sales, Damian Hickey
17:00 End of Day
19:30 Pre-dinner drinks
19:45 Gala Dinner, hosted by Travelport

Keynote Address: How can Australia optimise our share of international tourism by 2020?
Tourism Australia, Chairman, Geoff Dixon
8 August 2014
08:00 Registration
08:30 CAPA Membership - Latest Features LIVE! Main Stage
CAPA, GM Marketing & Sales, Jonathan Bond
09:00
 Conference Day Chairman's Introduction
CAPA, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison
09:05 The Australian International Aviation Market Outlook
Keynote Addresses:

Jetstar, Group CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka
Followed by a brief Q&A with Peter Harbison

Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Secretary, Mike Mrdak
10:00 Executive Panel: Getting the policy settings right for international airline expansion 

  • Views on Australia’s bilateral aviation policy, and opportunities/threats under ASEAN open skies expansion
  • Insight into the major facilitation roadblocks for further air travel and tourism growth
  • Policy roadblocks (customs, taxation, fees/charges), in international markets with a focus on China and New Zealand
Moderator: Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF), Chairman, The Hon Bruce Baird AM

Panellists:
Sydney Airport, CEO, Kerrie Mather
South African Airways, Chief Strategy Officer, Barry Parsons
Australian Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Secretary, Mike Mrdak
Tourism Australia, Managing Director, John O’Sullivan
10:45 COFFEE
11:15 Airline, e-commerce, marketing & sales strategy

Keynote Address: 'United’s merchandising and e-commerce strategy'
United Airlines, Vice President, eCommerce & Merchandising, Scott Wilson
11:35 Executive Panel: The e-airline – What’s driving the e-commerce, merchandising and retailing revolution?

Airline revenues are predicted to soar as carriers and their technology partners grasp and leverage the vast opportunity in passenger records and data.

Moderator: Airline Business Strategist and Published Author, Nawal Taneja

Panellists:
United Airlines, Vice President, eCommerce & Merchandising, Scott Wilson
Travelport, Head of Supplier Relations, Ian Heywood
Fiji Airways, CEO, Stefan Pichler
AirAsia X, Head of Commercial Australia & New Zealand, Stuart Myerscough
12:25 Executive Panel: South Pacific aviation strategies 

Moderator: CAPA Consulting, Managing Consultant, Ian Thomas

Panellists:
Air Rarotonga, Managing Director, Ewan Smith
Nauru Air Corporation (Our Airline), CEO, Geoff Bowmaker
Association of South Pacific Airlines, Secretary General, George Faktaufon
13:15 LUNCH
14:30 The GREAT DEBATE live on SkyNews: Sydney's second airport

Moderator: Sky News, Political Editor, David Speers

Panellists:
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC), President Clr, Tony Hadchiti
The Hon. Nick Greiner AC
NRMA, Group CEO, Tony Stuart
Australian and International Pilots Association, President, Nathan Safe
HOSTPLUS, CEO, David Elia
Sydney Business Chamber, Western Sydney Director, David Borger
Greens NSW MP, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC
Unions NSW, Secretary, Mark Lennon
15:30 Conference close