CAPA Airline Leader Summit World & Awards for Excellence 2024

Belgrade, Serbia

22 Nov 2024

Day 2 -Friday 22 November 2024
09:00-09:05	Chairperson's Welcome
09:05- 09:25	European Air Traffic Management Challenges and Solutions EUROCONTROL, Head of Airspace & Capacity Division, Razvan Bucuroiu
09:25-09:55	Aviation Leader Interview Air Lease Corporation Executive Chairman Steven Udvar-Házy Air Lease Corp, Executive Chairman, Steven Udvar-Hazy Interviewer: BBC, TV & Radio Presenter, Nuala McGovern
09:55-10:35	The rise of the airport group - the way of the future for airports? Twenty-seven specialist airport groups now control around 425 airports globally. These collectively handle nearly a third of global passenger traffic and a quarter of cargo tonnage. The top 38 largest investor-owned (fully or partially) airport companies represented almost a third of world airport revenue; and half of that was at just five companies. Are infrastructure funds and airport groups now the vehicle of choice for airport privatisation? Are there market and circumstances that make airports more (or less) attractive to such groups? How do airports perform financially and operationally after airport group takeover? What implications does airport group ownership have for the relationships between airlines and airports? What is the role of airport groups in the development of greenfield and brownfield infrastructure projects? Moderator: ASM, Aviation Consulting Director, Edmond Rose Panel: Leeds Bradford Airport, CEO, Vincent Hodder Air Connectivity Program, CEO, Majid Khan VINCI Airports, Regional Director, Emmanuel Menanteau
10:40-11:10	Coffee break & Networking
11:10-11:40	Airline Leader Interview Aegean Airlines Deputy CEO & CFO Michalis Kouveliotis Aegean Airlines, Deputy CEO & CFO, Michalis Kouveliotis Moderator: Aviation Week Network, Executive Editor Commercial Aviation, Jens Flottau
11:40-12:20	Workforce - building a future pipeline and meeting a generational change The pandemic produced profound changes in the way people work and also disassembled aviation workforces globally. The aviation industry, already deep in a skills crisis, now faces the uncertainties of a generational change in the expectations of those entering the workforce. What strategies are proving successful as the industry seeks to recruit and train skilled workers? With workers more likely than ever to move jobs or switch industries, how does the sector ensure continuity of employment and rebuild the installed knowledge base? How is the industry adapting to changes in expectations seen from the new generation of workers? Should governments be stepping in to support workforce pipelines and ensure that skills shortages don't create operational disruptions? Moderator: KornFerry, Senior Client Partner, Michael Bell Panel: Fly4 Airlines, CEO, Jochen Schnadt Icelandair, Chief HR Officer, Elísabet Helgadottir Norse Atlantic, SVP People, Miika Inkiläinen SAS, EVP & Chief People Officer, Pernille Ormholt Vang SunExpress, Chief HR Officer, Dr Yasin Öztürk
12:20-12:50	Airline Leader Interview IndiGo Airlines VP Strategy Neha Narain IndiGo Airlines, VP Strategy, Neha Narain Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Chief Financial Analyst, Jonathan Wober
12:50-13:00	Chairperson's wrap up
13:00-14:00	Closing Lunch & Networking