CAPA Airline Leader Summit Latin America & Caribbean

Day 2 - Wednesday 10^th September, 2025

09:00-09:10

Chairperson's Welcome

09:10-09:40

Airline Leader Interview SKY Perú CEO José Raul Vargas

SKY Perú, CEO, José Raul Vargas

Moderator: ASM Global Route Development, Director Air Service Development, David Appleby

09:40-10:25

Airport infrastructure and investment

With traffic volumes expected to rise steadily, continued investment in infrastructure will be essential to sustain service quality and accommodate future demand. What options do governments, airport operators, and investors have to proactively manage this growing demand on airport systems? This session will examine the state of aviation infrastructure in Latin America and highlight successful approaches to funding, building, and expanding airports in Latin America.

Moderator: ACI Latam, Director General, Rafael Echevarne

Panel:

Quiport, CEO, Ramón Miró

Lima Airport Partners, CEO, Juan Jose Salmón

Fraport Brasil S.A. Aeroporto de Porto Alegre & Fortaleza, CEO, Andreea Pal

Aeropuertos del Perú, CCO, Ernesto Di Laudo

10:25-

11:05

Digital Skies: How Technology is Reshaping Latin America's Aviation Landscape

Latin America's aviation sector is increasingly turning to cutting edge technologies to transform their operations, improve safety, solve workforce challenges and enhance efficiency and profitability. Regional airlines are already adopting AI-based systems for everything from aircraft maintenance to passenger service, pricing and revenue management. Digital transformation is no longer just a luxury of the region's largest players, it is increasingly becoming a necessity regardless of the size or role of the organisation. This session will focus on regional trends when it comes to the rapid development and adoption of digital technologies, looking at questions such as:

• What regional aviation businesses are leading the technology transformation?
• How are AI technologies actually changing operations?
• Are younger, more aggressive regional LCCs better placed than their larger but better financed competitors to drive technology adoption?
• While digital transformation promises much, it also comes with significant costs. Should the investment priorities be around cost reduction, problem solving, revenue generation or something else entirely?
• What are the unique challenges in the region that have the potential to slow technology adoption?

Moderator: Seabury Airline Strategy Group, Executive Advisor, Charles McKee

Panel:

iCoupon, Sales Director, Viktoriya Soubra

HITIT, Head of Business Development Americas, Maximiliano Vicini

Air Transat, COO, Marc-Philippe Lumpé

11:05-11:35

Coffee break & Networking

11:35-12:15

Resilient small/island state aviation and tourism development - building aviation connectivity and tourism in the Caribbean

Tourism in the Caribbean has boomed in recent years, but travel to/from the region still largely depends on carriers based outside the region and their major hubs located elsewhere in the Americas. This reduces travel convenience and the overall attractiveness of the region as a tourist destination. Furthermore, Caribbean states face an increasing challenge in the form of climate change, with their delicate environments and important tourism sectors increasingly subject to disruption from severe weather events in recent years. This session will examine how the region's tourism-dependent small island states can build sustainability and resilience into their tourism and air travel sectors.

Moderator: ASM Global Route Development, Director Air Service Development, Dave Appleby

Panel:

BermudAir, Founder & CEO, Adam Scott

Curacao Airport, Senior Vice President Aviation Market Development, Peggy Croes

Arajet, CCO, Garret Malone

12:15-13:00

Inbound international trends - from Peru to Latin America to the world

Peru's international travel market represents a microcosm of the broader Latin American travel market - with strong regional links, growing connectivity with the important North America and European markets and ambitions to attract travellers from the growing Asia Pacific market. This session will examine major inbound international travel trends in Peru and the wider Latin American region, examining questions such as:

• What inbound travel markets should regional destinations be targeting in the short term?
• Are airlines seeing an uptick in international inbound passengers, as global travellers opt for other destinations than the US?
• What are the best enablers that can support growth in international connectivity, particularly in developing long-haul travel?
• Where should stakeholders and partners be focusing efforts to support connectivity growth?
• How is Latin American airline consolidation impacting regional inbound travel?

Are trends like cultural and experiential tourism supporting inbound travel into Latin America and the Caribbean.

Moderator: Alvarez & Marsal, Managing Director, Neil Glynn

Panel:

LATAM, VP Network & Strategy, Kamal Hadad

WTTC, Regional Manager LAC, Roxana Puente

Promperu, Director of Tourism Promotion, Maria del Sol Velásquez

Air Canada, MD International Sales, Rocky Lo

Kiwi.com, Chief Business Development Officer, Mitzi Berberi

13:00-13:05

Chairperson's wrap up

12:45-14:00

Closing Lunch & Networking