TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2017

08:00	Registration & Coffee
09:00	Chairman’s Welcome SANZAAR, Chairman, Brent Impey ACTE / Troovo, President / Chief Executive Officer, Kurt Knackstedt
09:20	CAPA’s New Zealand and Asia Pacific Aviation Outlook CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison [Download Presentation]
09:30	The Air New Zealand Keynote Air New Zealand, Chief Revenue Officer, Cam Wallace
10:00	Aviation Keynote Malaysia Airlines, Global Head of Sales, Yeoh Hock Thye
10:25	Coffee, Expo & Networking
11:00	The Aviation and Tourism infrastructure and access challenges: Making the most of investment Are government policy settings on air access and infrastructure achieving the best outcomes? Can airports, airlines, shareholders and customers be viewed as ‘partners for growth?’ Growing the pie: making sure airports and airlines are collaborating for the sustainable future growth of New Zealand aviation Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison Airlines for Australia and New Zealand, CEO, Alison Roberts NZ Airports Association, Chief Executive, Kevin Ward Air New Zealand, Group General Manager Airports, Roger Gray NZ Ministry of Transport, Principal Adviser, Sonya Van De Geer
11:50	Executive Panel: Serving New Zealand by Air: The evolution of airline partnership/alliances versus ‘your own metal’ New Zealand has a long off-peak season, so it’s a challenge to fill flights year-round. So what’s driving the sustained growth in capacity and new routes? Is it sustainable? What role do airport/tourism incentives play in network planning decisions? Moderator: Aviation Week, Air Transport Editor - Asia Pacific, Adrian Schofield Lufthansa Group, Senior Manager Corporate Strategy and M&A, Sebastian Strube Auckland Airport, General Manager Aeronautical Commercial, Scott Tasker Hong Kong Airlines, General Manager New Zealand, Daniel Yuen Air Canada, Pricing and Sales Manager, Rick Pomery Malaysia Airlines, Global Head of Sales, Yeoh Hock Thye
12:35	Joint Presentation: Facilitating the growth in China/Asia inbound - overcoming the challenges [Download Presentation] Visitor numbers to New Zealand were up 12% in 2016 to 3.5 million – marking the first double digit gain in more than a decade. According to Air New Zealand CEO, Christopher Luxon, New Zealand “is really on a big growth trajectory for the next 30 years. What we are seeing is lots of opportunity to strengthen and add capacity”. Is government policy and the rest of the travel and transportation industry value chain prepared for the influx of travellers? Tourism Industry Aotearoa, Chief Executive, Chris Roberts Tourism & Transport Forum, CEO, Margy Osmond
12:57	Welcome to lunch United, Director Australia & New Zealand, Julie Reid
13:00	Lunch Hosted by United Airlines
14:00	Executive Panel: Airline business model evolution: Low Cost-long haul and Ultra long-haul implications for New Zealand New Zealand is currently home to two of the world’s longest route, Auckland-Doha and Auckland-Dubai, opening up new one-stop possibilities to Europe/Africa and beyond. Low Cost-long haul operators are also eyeing new connectivity possibilities over their new generation Asia hubs. How are the ultra-long haul routes and outbound markets performing? Which Asian LCCs are poised to ‘go long-haul’ and target New Zealand? Moderator: CAPA, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison Helloworld, Executive General Manager, Simon McKearney VietJet, Member Board of Directors, Cuong Chu Air New Zealand, Chief Operations Officer, Bruce Parton First Travel Group, Managing Director, Andrew Bowman
14:40	Executive Panel: New Zealand’s Corporate Travel Outlook Meeting customers’ expectations in the NZ corporate market: What are the challenges they have to face either as a customer or a supplier; is the NZ market so very much different? Facing today’s business travel risks with a modern travel policy. Some fascinating ‘war stories’ about unique travel programmes in New Zealand. Moderator: ATMC, Chairman, Rob Dell International SOS, Manager of Travel Risk, New Zealand, Andy Patten Orbit, Managing Director, Paul Rennie SANZAAR, Head of Operations, Brendan Morris Westpac, CPO, Rob Halsall
15:15	Coffee
16:00	The China Eastern Keynote: China Eastern Airlines, Company Secretary, James Wang [Download Presentation]
16:20	Executive Panel: Getting the strategic mix right as Aviation & Travel Distribution and Payments evolve Travel payments and distribution is undergoing rapid and irreversible change, with implications across the travel supply chain. What are the new developments, how are they impacting industry, and what’s coming down the pipeline? Update on NDC (New Distribution Capability) and New Gen ISS (new settlement systems and processes) Moderator: ACTE / Troovo, President / Chief Executive Officer, Kurt Knackstedt TAANZ, CEO, Andrew Olsen The Lido Group in partnership with HRS, Chief Commercial Officer, Jon West UATP, Regional Commercial Manager, Oceania, Craig Bowen IATA, Area Manager South West Pacific, Ian Lorigan
17:00	Networking reception hosted by MasterCard

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