Asia’s Arrival, Alliances & Ancillaries: a changing world. CAPA World Aviation Summit agenda
CAPA will organise and host this year's leading knowledge event on the global commercial and strategic aviation landscape in 2013, the World Aviation Summit. Featuring CAPA's Aviation Awards for Excellence gala dinner, the event will draw CEOs from airlines and airports worldwide - delivering rich content and networking.
The draft Agenda for the two-day event, to be held in Hong Kong on 28/29 November, has been released, involving CEOs from airlines from across the globe. More CEOs are expected to confirm their participation in coming weeks.
- CAPA will host the World Aviation Summit in Hong Kong on 28/29 November 2012, featuring CEOs from airlines and airports worldwide.
- The event will include discussions on the future of premium travel, the success of foreign airlines in Asia, global alliances and the new Gulf coalitions, and the growth of Asia's LCCs.
- The agenda also covers topics such as marketing and distribution strategies, coordinating industry infrastructure and environmental policies, and China's airlines and aviation policy.
- The event will include the CAPA Awards for Excellence gala dinner.
- Early bird rates for registration are available until 30 September 2012.
- The event aims to provide valuable networking opportunities and insights into the global aviation industry.
Day 1 - 28 November 2012
Session 1: The Asian Airline model: where is it heading?
Keynote Address: Cathay Pacific and the future of premium travel Cathay Pacific CEO, John Slosar
Asia in the Ascendancy as LCCs and New Age Airlines arrive
The new Asian markets, especially short haul, have a much more predominant leisure component, with uncertain prospects for the traditional premium markets. Demand for premium travel will endure, but is the leisure-premium balance changed forever? And, in this environment, are LCC subsidiaries sustainable in Asia - while the rest of the world harbours doubts? Almost every full service airline in the region has its low cost operation.
• Jetstar CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka
Coffee Break
Session 2: What do foreign airlines need to succeed in Asia?
CEO Panel Discussion: No long-haul airline can afford to ignore the potential of Asia's growth over coming decades. But it is neither a homogeneous market, nor an easy one to address. As the balance of power shifts in the region - for example as the Chinese airlines become more active - existing markets will take on new shapes. This is a challenging but potentially rewarding market. Does success involve partnerships or can foreign airlines go it alone?
• Finnair President & CEO Mika Vehviläinen • Turkish Airlines CEO, Temel Kotil • Ethiopian Airways CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam
Lunch
Session 3: Global Alliances and the New Gulf Coalitions
Keynote Address: Etihad Airways CEO, James Hogan
CEO Panel Discussion: Over the past year, the unthinkable has moved into the mainstream. The global alliances have seen the fast expanding Gulf airlines as major threats. But then the "if we can't beat them join them" movement began. Etihad started by acquiring interests in several airlines and entering discussions with SkyTeam's Air France; it is no secret that Qatar Airways is likely to join one world; and Emirates and Qantas have entered a partnership that is much deeper than mere codesharing, leading Qantas to sever its longstanding alliances with British Airways and Air France. These moves cut across the expansion of the global alliances, as well as complementing them. Whatever happens from here on, the global balance of power has shifted irrevocably. But it is anybody's guess what happens next…
Coffee Break
Session 4: Taking Asia's cross-border joint ventures to the next level
Out of nowhere only eight years ago, Asia's LCCs - independent and associated with full service airlines - have become a dominant force in Asia's short haul international markets. The fact that the growth has occurred in international markets, each with their own disparate regulation and bilateral constraints, something that is unique globally, offers its own special features. This is an evolution that is unique to Asia. So where will this region's carriers head next?
End of Day 1 Conference
GALA DINNER: CAPA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Day 2 - 29 November 2012
Session 5: Gaining and retaining the Marketing and Distribution edge
Keynote Address: The next paradigm for airline and travel distribution
Panel Discussion: In recent years US majors have derived billions of dollars - and most of their profits - from ancillary charges. But these are not so much add-ons as "take-aways" of existing services. Can the industry do it better, especially in Asia, where consumers are quick to adopt innovations? The answer has to be yes. It will however be a demanding process for suppliers, as increasingly complex and airlines seek to gain competitive edge with each technological innovation. Already it is clear that mobile technology will be central to these demands, but how fast these preferences will change and how adaptable providers are able to be will shape the form of the survivors.
Coffee break
Session 6: Coordinating industry infrastructure and environmental policies to allow airlines to deliver aviation's potential economic benefits
Keynote: The economic benefits of the airline industry
Panel Discussion:
• Incheon International Airport Co President & CEO, CW Lee • Airport Authority Hong Kong CEO, Stanley Hui
Lunch
Session 7 China's airlines and aviation policy
CEO Panel Discussion: China's major airlines have undergone massive growing pains over the past decade as the domestic market has boomed, like no other before it. At the same time, a number of strong private airline groups have established. Yet the impact of China's airlines on international markets is yet to be felt, as a combination of government policy and airline product evolution makes for cautious expansion. China's industry seems poised to explode on the international scene, once policy and product settings are altered. When it does, it will be a powerful influence on the future aviation development, not just of the region, but globally.
- End of Conference - NB: Programme is subject to change.
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We look forward to seeing you at this year's leading knowledge event on the global commercial and strategic aviation landscape in 2013!