CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Asia & Awards for Excellence

Singapore, Singapore

30-31 Oct 2025

Day 1 - 30 October 2025
08:00-09:00	Registration, Networking & Coffee
09:00-09:10	CAPA Welcome
09:10-09:20	Host Airport Welcome Changi Airport Group, Executive Vice President, Air Hub and Cargo Development, Lim Ching Kiat
09:20-09:40	Airline Leader Interview, Thai Airways CEO Chai Eamsiri Thai Airways, CEO, Chai Eamsiri Moderator: Aviation Week Network, Regional VP Asia Pacific & Middle East, Paul Burton
09:50-10:40	Boardroom Conversation - Calculated risk and co-operation - how do aviation leaders collaborate in periods of chaos? Uncertainty is a universal acid to aviation businesses: eroding confidence, undermining business plans and forcing leaders into undesirable positions. With uncertainty - economic, political, regulatory and structural - growing for the industry, how do aviation businesses, regulators, lawmakers and other stakeholders respond and adapt to this challenge? Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Head of Analysis, Rich Maslen Panel: SalamAir, CCO, Steven Allen Batik Air Malaysia, CEO, Chandran Rama Muthy Cathay Pacific, Director of Customer Travel, Erica Peng
10:40-11:10	Coffee Break & Networking
11:10-11:30	CAPA State of the Industry Join CAPA - Centre for Aviation, the world's most trusted source for aviation intelligence, for a comprehensive snapshot of the state of commercial aviation across the globe. Featuring exclusive insights generated from CAPA's extensive data and aviation knowledge tools, this session will not only examine key performance metrics for aviation, but will examine implications for major trends in regional aviation that are shaping the industry's outlook. Aviation Week Network, Regional VP Asia Pacific & Middle East, Paul Burton
11:30-11:50	Inside Asia Pacific Travel - Insights from Visa Visa's Lead Economist (Asia Pacific) shares fresh perspectives on Asia Pacific's travel recovery and growth corridors. - revealing how transactional data uncovers emerging travel patterns, evolving customer behaviours and the economic forces shaping the region's travel landscape. Visa, Vice President, Visa Business and Economic Insights, Principal Economist, Asia Pacific, Dr Simon Baptist
11:50-12:40	Can the Southeast Asian market regain its momentum Southeast Asia has been one of the world's fastest growing aviation regions. However, a number of key regional markets, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, have seen a recent slowdown in growth. Is the recent slowdown in these markets just a transient phenomenon, or is there something more structural going on? What are the options to accelerate intra-regional aviation liberalisation? How is ASEAN open skies progressing? Are regional low cost carriers starting to run out of new markets to develop? Is it time for them to move up the customer value chain? What are the competitive responses of full service carriers in the region to a new surge in competition, both from other network carriers from outside the region and from LCCs within? Moderator: National University of Singapore, Professor of Law, Alan Tan Panel: AAPA, Director General, Subhas Menon Deloitte Southeast Asia Transportation, Hospitality & Services Sector Leader, Thomas D. Pellegrin Airbus, Global VP Customer Marketing, Marisa Lucas Indonesia AirAsia, Head of Indonesia Affairs and Policy, Eddy Krismeidi Soemawilaga
12:40-13:00	Easing Customer Anxieties Customers expectations are rising while airlines are facing more frequent and more complex causes of delays and cancellations impacting customer trust. Oliver will discuss addressing this issue through innovative product design and how AI integration can be the invisible architecture protecting customers and simplifying life for airlines. Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Head of Analysis, Rich Maslen Kiwi.com, CEO, Oliver Dlouhý
13:00-13:05	Introduction to Lunch Aeroprime Group, Vice President, Vineet Gupta
13:05-14:15	Lunch Break & Networking
14:15-14:45	Airlines and Alliances: understanding the mutual benefits - SkyTeam and Korean Air Moderator: Aviation Week Network, Asia Pacific Correspondent, Chen Chuanren SkyTeam, CEO, Patrick Roux Korean Airlines, Senior Vice President of International Affairs & Alliances, Tae Joon (TJ) Kim
14:45-15:05	Beyond Miles: Building true loyalty with Gen Z Cover Genius, SVP Strategic Partnerships Travel, Peter Smith
15:05-15:25	PayTalk: What's New, What's Next Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Head of Analysis, Rich Maslen UATP, Chief Financial Officer, Mike Marrone UATP, Chief Marketing Officer, Wendy Ward
15:25-16:00	Coffee break & Networking
16:00-16:15	15 Green Facts in 15 Minutes Envest Global, Executive Director, David Wills
16:15-17:00	Asia Pacific sustainability initiatives are finally taking off, but will they be enough? Aviation's sustainability transition in the Asia Pacific seems to be making headway - both institutional and industrial. After years of lobbying, more favourable policy environments are emerging across the region. These are increasingly being met by much-needed investments from the public and private sectors, particularly in the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector. In the meantime, airlines continue to update their fleets and seek out new technologies that will allow them to reduce emissions and improve the efficiency of their businesses. What is the role of regional governments in supporting airlines in achieving their sustainability objectives? Are SAF targets and usage mandates - which are already being introduced or contemplated in Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand - realistic and effective? Is there a risk that the Asia Pacific won't be able to meet its own SAF production need? Facilities in South Korea and mainland China are due to be joined by new plants in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia this year, but is this enough to even meet current demand? Is there space, or political will, for a more collective approach to aviation sustainability in the Asia Pacific? Can regional economic groupings like ASEAN work to support frameworks that will accelerate adoption of sustainable policies and generate greater momentum? With business travel still on a rapid growth trajectory, do corporate customers have a role to play in supporting the sustainability of regional airlines? Moderator: Envest Global, Executive Director, David Wills Panel: Airbus, APAC SAF & Sustainability Officer, Hélène Burger Cebu Pacific, VP of Corporate Strategy, Aileen Isidro (Mac) Asia Sustainable Fuel Association, Founder & CEO, Fabrice Espinosa IAG, Head of Carbon Markets, Leigh Hudson
17:00-17:05	Day 1 Closing Remarks
19:00-22:30	Networking Dinner Pre Dinner Drinks Gala Dinner & Sustainability Awards Join us as we celebrate the CAPA Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence 2025.