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Countdown to Seoul – CAPA LCCs and New Age Airlines in North Asia summit

Press Release

Following successful aviation Summits in Singapore, Dublin and Sydney this year, CAPA's next high level industry event, LCCs and New Age Airlines in North Asia, will be held at the Conrad Seoul, on 4/5 September 2013.

Some exciting developments for North Asian aviation will emerge at the Summit, which will be attended by senior executives representatives from Air Busan, Air Do, Air Link Co Ltd, Air New Zealand, AirAsia, AirAsia X, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines, Eastarjet, Hong Kong Express, IATA, Ibaraki Airport, Incheon Airport, Japan Airlines, Jeju Air, Jetstar Japan, Jin Air, Juneyao Airlines, Korean Air, MEGA Maldives Airlines, Nok Air, Peach, Scoot, Spring Airlines, TransAsia Airways, t'way, Vanilla Air, Vietjet, West Air, and many more.

The Summit will also feature government regulators and leading travel and tourism authorities and organisations. Hosted by Incheon Airport and supported by Travelport, SITA, Sabre, Bombardier and ebay enterprise, it comes at a pivotal time for the aviation industry in North Asia. A confluence of more liberal aviation policies, new airline business models and rising incomes across Asia is spurring a new wave of aviation activity and travel is burgeoning. But it is not without challenges.

Several North Asia-based airlines have established budget airline subsidiaries to defend and grow core markets. Meanwhile, cross-border joint ventures are establishing, albeit with some difficulties.

Summary
  • CAPA's LCCs and New Age Airlines in North Asia Summit will be held in Seoul on 4/5 September 2013.
  • The event will feature senior executives from various airlines, government regulators, and travel and tourism authorities.
  • The Summit will focus on the challenges and opportunities in the North Asian aviation industry, including the rise of budget airline subsidiaries and cross-border joint ventures.
  • CEO panels will discuss key markets in Korea, Greater China, Japan, and Hong Kong/Macau.
  • Industry panels will cover topics such as travel distribution, the regulatory environment, and fleet and financing.
  • The Summit will provide networking opportunities, including a Gala Dinner and golf/city tours. Early bird discounts are available until 21 August.

The Summit will feature CEO panels on the key markets of Korea, Greater China, Japan and Hong Kong/Macau, as well as industry panels on the unique features in North Asia of travel distribution, the regulatory environment and the fleet and financing sector.

CAPA will welcome some 200 delegates to attend this unique LCCs and New Age Airlines forum. The Summit will feature unique networking events, including a Gala Dinner and golf/city tours. Early bird discounts expire on Wednesday 21 August.

Click here to view the latest Agenda.

Media registrations are essential. Please register by emailing us.

Confirmed speakers

James Rhee
CEO North Asia
AirAsia


Ken Choi
CEO
Jeju Air

FEEDBACK FROM OUR 2012 EVENT...

"Excellent job - substantial discussions and good networking opportunities" - Jonathan Hutt, Spring Airlines (Deputy GM, Strategy)



"Panel discussions [were] very interactive, and good information/opinions from panelists (many were CEOs/Senior executives) and fantastic networking opportunities in between sessions.
One of the best organized conferences I've attended" - Paul Wan, CLSA (Equity Analyst)





"Content was excellent! Panel discussions led into some excellent debates. Peter was an excellent host" - Thomas Scruby, World Aviation (JTG) - Jetstar Travel World (Head of Commercial)




"Presentations and panel discussions were good to wrap up what's going on in the market. Networking was the best take away" - Inaki Uriz Millan, Change Your Flight (CEO & Co-founder)




"Presentations were excellent [and] meeting with people in the industry was very nice" - Seung-Kyu (Starsky) Park, Philippine Airlines - Korea (Director)



"A good list of topics and variety of speakers" - Nicholas Cunningham, Macquarie Securities Japan (Analyst)






"Good airline representation" - Peter Huijbers, Hong Kong Aviation Capital (Head of Commercial - Asia Pacific & Latin America)




"Good panel discussions and sharing new ideas by the speakers" - Mavis Chan, Air Macau (GM - Networking Planning)

Miyuki Suzuki
CEO
Jetstar Japan

Soo Jeon Park
President & CEO
Eastarjet

Won Ma
CEO
Jin Air

Xiuzhi Zhang
CEO
Spring Airlines

Sadao Saito

CEO

Air Do

Azran Osman-Rani
CEO
AirAsia X

Chul Ho Hahm
CEO
t'way

Patrick Murphy
Non-executive Director
Peach

Andrew Cowen
Managing Partner
Mango Aviation and Deputy CEO
Hong Kong Express


Duc Khanh Luu
Managing Director
Vietjet

Chang-soo Jung
CEO
Incheon Airport

Patee Sarasin
CEO
Nok Air

Campbell Wilson
CEO
Scoot


Masami Watanabe
Senior Director of Airport Promotion Division, Ibaraki Prefectural Government
Ibaraki Airport

Victor Luciano
CEO
Clark International Airport

Yashuhiro Shinohara
Vice Commissioner for International Affairs
Japan Tourism Agency

Peter Harbison

Executive Chairman

CAPA - Centre for Aviation

Charm Lee
President
Korea Tourism Authority

Maunu
Von Lueders
Regional VP Asia Pacific
IATA

Adrian Currie
Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Booking.com

Pei Tsen Chen
Taiwan Tourism

Kei Shibata
Co-Founder & CEO
Venture Republic Inc

Ross Veitch
CEO & Co-Founder
Wego.com


Tae Oum
President
Air Transport Research Society

John Mims
Senior VP World-Wide Sales & Resort Marketing Asia
Las Vegas Sands Corporation

Chris Eite
Vice President for Passenger Solution Line
SITA
Ian Heywood
Head of Global Supplier Strategy
Travelport
David Huttner
SVP,
Nyras

Con Korfiatis
Partner,
Heidrick & Struggles

Siew Hoon Yeoh
Founder & Editor
Web in Travel

NB: Programme is subject to change

Register now!

CAPA will welcome some 200 delegates to attend the LCCs and New Age Airlines in North Asia 2013 Summit. The event will feature unique networking events, including a Gala Dinner and golf/city tours. Early bird discounts expire on Wednesday 21 August. Click here to register.

Media registrations are essential. Please register by emailing us.

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