CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean

Lima, Peru

9-10 Sep 2025

Day 1 - Tuesday 9^th September, 2025
08:00-09:00	Registration, Networking & Coffee
09:00-09:05	Chairperson's Welcome
09:05-09:25	Host Welcome PromPeru, Executive President, Ricardo Limo del Castillo Peru Ministry of Foreign Trade & Tourism, Úrsula Desilú León Chempén
09:25-09:45	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. CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Senior Analyst, Lori Ranson
09:45-10:15	CEO Interview LATAM Airlines, Group CEO Roberto Alvo LATAM Airlines, CEO, Roberto Alvo Moderator: ASM Global Route Development, Director Air Service Development, Dave Appleby
10:15-11:00	Navigating Turbulence: Strategic Priorities for Airline Leadership in the Americas The session will bring together leading C-suite executives from carriers across the Americas to address critical challenges and opportunities facing the aviation industry. The discussion will highlight strategic priorities, emerging trends, and collaborative approaches to industry-wide issues. Moderator: HEICO, Senior VP Government & Industry Affairs, Alex de Gunten Panel: Arajet, COO, Garret Malone LATAM Airlines Peru, CEO, Manuel van Oordt JetSMART, CEO, Estuardo Ortíz
11:00-11:30	Coffee Break & Networking
11:30-12:00	Airline Leader interview JetSMART CEO Estuardo Ortíz JetSMART, CEO, Estuardo Ortíz Moderator: JLS Consulting, Director, John Strickland
12:00-12:45	Growing intra-regional travel in the face of shifting travel preferences Almost half of all international capacity in Latin America operates to other destinations within the region, and demand for intra-regional travel and tourism remains robust. Secondary cities and new travel hotspots are emerging, as regional travel preferences shift and capacity continues to expand. Even in the face of this growth, intra-regional travel still faces a variety of roadblocks - limited bilateral agreements, visa restrictions, onerous charges and broader economic and geopolitical challenges. How are traveller preferences changing with Latin America and how do regional markets set themselves apart as a destination of choice? Where are the strongest growth markets for intra-regional travel and what are some common features? Is there a threat of too much capacity being inserted into those markets? Are the demands of intra-regional travellers different compared to intercontinental travellers? With thousands of routes unserved or underserved with Latin America, who should take the lead in stimulating connectivity development? How are airlines utilising next generation aircraft on intra-regional routes? Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Senior Analyst Americas, Lori Ranson Panel: LATAM, VP Network & Strategy, Kamal Hadad IATA, Regional VP Americas/ALTA CEO, Peter Cerdá SKY Airline, Planning, Network and Strategy VP, Pedro Navarro Jetsmart, CCO, Victor Mejia
	Lunch Sponsor Inspire Solutions, Founder, CEO & CTO, Saritha Ramanath
12:50-14:00	Lunch Break & Networking
14:00-14:30	Airline Leader Interview Abra Group CEO Adrian Neuhauser Abra Group, CEO, Adrian Neuhauser Moderator: JLS Consulting Director, John Strickland
14:30-14:50	Beyond Miles: Building true loyalty with Gen Z Cover Genius, SVP Strategic Partnerships Travel, Peter Smith
14:50-15:30	Regional regulatory approaches, taxation and economic balance Latin America and the Caribbean encompass 29 countries with disparate governing philosophies, economic priorities and regulatory approaches. Cooperation and coordination between these governments is essential to ensuring the region has an air travel sector that is efficient, competitive and prepared for the future. Yet, barriers for the development of aviation keep creeping up, whether in the form of taxes and charges on travel, approaches to liberalisation and infrastructure or general bureaucratic inertia. This session will consider how to push forward regulation and government approaches that recognise aviation's vital role in connecting the region and in driving collaboration and economic activity. Moderator: HRB Aviation Consultants, President, Helane Becker Panel: BermudAir, Founder & CEO, Adam Scott ALTA/IATA, CEO/Regional VP, Peter Cerda Asociación de Empresas de Transporte Aéreo Internacional - AETAI, General Manager, Carlos Gutiérrez Arajet, COO, Garret Malone
15:30-16:00	Coffee break & Networking
16:00-16:30	Sustainability Facts - Key Numbers in the Transition to Net Zero CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Head of Research, Simon Elsegood
16:30-17:10	Green Horizons: Transforming Aviation Sustainability Across Latin America Latin American carriers have taken a forward-looking approach to sustainability, adopting wide-ranging strategies intended not only to minimize environmental impacts but also to support the communities they operate in and enhance relationships with customers, employees and suppliers. While this has generated substantial environmental and business benefits, it is seen as a cost centre for airlines, requiring purchasing of new aircraft, high-cost sustainable aviation fuel and adding yet more layers of complexity to an already difficult business. Yet, travellers within and to/from Latin America report overwhelmingly that sustainability is important in their travel decisions and influences their spending. This session will examine questions around regional aviation and sustainability, such as Given the paucity of government frameworks and regulatory uncertainty, how do regional carriers establish and maintain sustainability programmes? What sort of feedback programmes are there to modify and adapt sustainability programmes? While regional travellers overwhelmingly report sustainability is important to them, only a minority have shown willingness to actually purchase sustainable travel options. How do regional carriers incentivise green travel and narrow this say-do gap? Is regional aviation better supported by voluntary commitments, or is there room for a regulatory-led approach? If so, should this take the place of mandates, targets or some other measure? Moderator: HEICO, Senior VP Government & Industry Affairs, Alex de Gunten Panel: Avianca, VP Public Affairs & Sustainability, Felipe Gómez SKY Airline, Sustainability Officer, Marco Andres Larson
17:10-17:20	Day 1 Closing Remarks
19:00-22:30	Networking Dinner