CAPA Middle East & Africa Aviation Summit

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

29-30 Apr 2019

Tuesday 30 April 2019

08:00	Registration, Networking & Coffee
09:00	Chairman’s Welcome
09:05	Fireside Chat and Q&A flydubai, CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith
09:30	Fireside Chat with IBM Chief Innovation Officer Moderator: IBM, Global Managing Director, Dee Waddell [Download Presentation] IBM, Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus, Bernard Meyerson
09:50	What’s driving travel and tourism demand? The role of air services partnerships What are the main source markets for Middle East and Africa inbound tourism? What are the key source markets for international growth? Is the region well positioned to attract key inbound markets? How can these regions target further growth? How do the superconnectors drive tourism growth from current transiting customers? Moderator: IBM, Global Managing Director, Dee Waddell Panel: IBM, Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus, Bernard Meyerson ICF, Vice President, Managing Director Aviation, Jared Harckham South African Airways, Group CEO, Vuyani Jarana WTTC, Regional Director APAC & MEA, Nigel David
10:35	Airline Keynote South African Airways, Group CEO, Vuyani Jarana
11:00	Coffee Break & Networking
11:40	Short-to-long-haul connectivity, particularly as LCC-long haul airlines expand How do long haul-short haul partnerships enable growth and scale? Are these new partnership arrangements set to disrupt network carriers’ long haul operations? How seamless are self connecting platforms and virtual interlining? What role can airports play in enabling connectivity? In which markets do long haul-short haul LCC partnerships proliferate? Can long haul low cost carrier operate as stand alone entities without short haul partners? Moderator: CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Chief Analyst, Brendan Sobie Panel: flyadeal, CEO, Con Korfiatis ICF, VP, Managing Director Aviation, Jared Harckham London Stansted Airport, CCO, Aboudy Nasser
12:30	Closing Remarks
12:40	Lunch & Networking
13:40	Close of Conference