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SYDNEY – The CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit is being held in Sydney at The Four Seasons Hotel, on 7-9 August 2013. The event will be the biggest ever aviation strategy summit for our region. CEOs from airlines and airports across Australia and New Zealand, plus a selection of leaders from airlines serving the region will present on the industry’s crucial issues.
Sessions on Days 1 & 2 (7/8 August) include the Growth markets to watch, the new duopoly on the Tasman, long haul LCCs, China’s plans for the region, Qantas’ game plan, the Virgin Australia transition, the roles of tourism and liberalisation and the partnership approach to attracting international services.
On Day 3, 9 August, there will be two dedicated streams on Airport Innovation and Corporate Travel Innovation. The Airport Stream will feature leaders from airports and their suppliers, as well as analysts, airport investors and regulators. The Corporate Travel Stream will feature leaders of from Travel Intermediaries, Online Travel Agencies, GDSs, Travel Management Companies, Travel IT companies, Airlines, Corporate Travel Buyers and suppliers.
The event will close with a Sydney Second Airport debate featuring Max Moore-Wilton (Sydney Airport), David Borger (Sydney Business Chamber), Paul Whittaker (The Daily Telegraph), Paul Howes (Australian Workers’ Union), David Elia (HostPlus) and Paul Hughes (Newcastle Airport).
Confirmed speakers include:
Qantas, Alan Joyce, CEO
Etihad Airways, James Hogan, CEO
Cathay Pacific Airways, Ivan Chu, COO
Jetstar, Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO
Virgin Australia, Sean Donohue, COO
Tiger Airways, Rob Sharp, CEO
AirAsia X, Azran Osman-Rani, CEO
Australian Parliament, Anthony Albanese MP, Deputy Prime Minister
Australian Parliament, Martin Ferguson MP, Longstanding Federal Tourism Minister
United Continental Holdings, John Gebo, SVP Financial Planning and Analysis
World Travel & Tourism Council, David Scowsill, President & CEO
Tourism Australia, Andrew McEvoy, Managing Director
Tourism & Transport Forum, Ken Morrison, CEO
Fiji Airways, Aubrey Swift, Acting CEO
Jetstar, David Koczkar, Group COO
Air New Zealand, John Whittaker, Group General Manager, Airports
Malaysia Airlines, Duncan Bureau, SVP Sales and Distribution
Hawaiian Airlines, Peter Ingram, Executive VP and CCO
Hawaiian Airlines, Andrew Watterson, VP, Planning, Pricing & Revenue Management
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Merren McArthur, Group Executive
Regional Express, Garry Filmer, COO
Scoot, Darren Wright, GM Australia
South African Airways, Barry Parsons, Chief Strategy Officer
Qantas, David Orszaczky, Head of Charter Development and Sales
Jetset, Rob Gurney, CEO
Association of South Pacific Airlines, George Faktaufon, Secretary General*
Board of Airline Representatives of Australia, Barry Abrams, Executive Director
CAPA, Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman
Sydney Airport Corporation Ltd, Max Moore-Wilton, Chairman
Sydney Airport, Kerrie Mather, CEO
Sydney Airport, Shelley Roberts, Executive Director Aviation Services
Melbourne Airport, Chris Woodruff, CEO*
Melbourne Airport, Nathan Agnew, Executive GM, Corporate & Aeronautical Development
Brisbane Airport, Julieanne Alroe, CEO
Queensland Airports, Dennis Chant, Managing Director
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director
Adelaide Airport, Mark Young, CEO*
Canberra Airport, Stephen Byron, Managing Director
Mackay Airport, Robert Porter, GM
Sunshine Coast Airport, Peter Pallot, CEO
Newcastle Airport, Paul Hughes, CEO
Morrison & Co, Steven Fitzgerald, Executive Director Airports Group
Sydney Metro Airports, Colin Grove, CEO*
Mildura Airport, Bill Burke, CEO
Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Mike Mrdak, Secretary
New Zealand Ministry of Transport, Bruce Johnson, GM Aviation and Maritime
Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Paul Retter, Executive Director of the Office of Transport Security
Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport, Stephen Borthwick, GM Aviation Industry Policy
Tourism Accommodation Australia, Tony South, Chairman
Australasian Casinos Association, John Lee, CEO
Commonwealth Bank, Michael Blythe, Chief Economist
HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Richard Davis
Macquarie Securities, Russell Shaw, Transport Equity Analyst
Mantra Hotels Group, Bob East, CEO
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, Rob Solomon, Chief Marketing Officer
National University of Singapore, Alan Khee-Jin Tan, Professor of Aviation Law, Faculty of Law
Nawal Taneja, Aviation Business Strategist and author
Pinpoint, Kirsty Rankin, Joint CEO
AIMIA, Evert de Boer, GM Global Business Development Travel
Travelport, Ian Heywood, Head of Global Supplier Strategy
SITA, Ilya Gutlin, President Asia Pacific
SITA, Mark Hilton, Vice President, North Asia and Pacific
Web in Travel, Siew Hoon Yeow, Founder
World Travel & Tourism Council, David Scowsill, President & CEO
ACCC, Joe Dimasi, Commissioner
Accenture, Paul Dalton, Sales Director
Airbiz, Greg Fordham, CEO
AMP Capital, Mar Beltran, Portfolio Manager
Deutsche Bank, Cameron McDonald, Head of Transport & Infrastructure Research
HostPlus, David Elia, CEO
Sky News, David Speers, Political Editor
Sydney Business Chamber, David Borger, Western Sydney Director
The Australian Workers’ Union, Paul Howes, National Secretary
The Daily Telegraph, Paul Whittaker, Editor
Adagold, Jeff Eager, General Manager Commercial
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), Andrew Kelly, Regional Director – Australasia
Booking.com, Adrian Currie, Managing Director APAC
Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Peter Brady, Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand
Corporate Travel Management, Glenn Wilcox, General Manager WA
FCm Travel Solutions, Rob Dell, Global Sales Director
Macquarie Group, Douglas Marcotte, Global Lead – Travel & Entertainment
O business, Oliver Tams, Founder
Platinum Travel Corporation, Greg McCarthy, Managing Director
Rio Tinto, Kurt Knackstedt, Category Lead, Global Sourcing, Travel and Expense Management
Santos, Zarina Carty, Procurement Manager
Travel Innovation Partners, Martin Warner, Partner
Travel Procure, Simon Crunden, Director
Travelport, Alexandra Fitzpatrick, GM Pacific
Webjet, Shelley Beasley, COO
Xstrata, Darren Oliver, Manager, Supply
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