Strategy Summit

Sunday, 23 February 2014

• 14:00 - 14:10

  Welcome & Opening Remarks

  • José Napoleón Duarte Durán, El Salvador Minister of Tourism, El Salvador Ministry of Tourism
  • Nigel Mayes, Vice President Commercial, UBM Live Routes
• 14:10

  Keynote Address

  Eduardo Iglesias, Executive Director, ALTA

• 14:30 - 15:05

  Session 1

  The Consolidators: In Search of Stability and Continuity

  • Moderator: Michael Bell, Consultant, Spencer Stuart
  • Estuardo Ortiz, Executive VP and Chief Revenue Officer, Avianca
  • Pete McGlade, Sr. Strategic Advisor, Southwest Airlines
  • Todd Scott, Global Network Planning Manager, UPS
• 15:05 - 15:40

  Session 2

  The Niche Players: In Search of Change and Niche Success

  • Moderator: Michael Bell, Consultant, Spencer Stuart
  • Juan-Emilio Posada, Executive Chairman, Irelandia Aviation, VivaColombia
  • Capt Jagmohan Singh, CEO, Caribbean Airlines
  • Albert Kluyver, CEO, InselAir
• 15:40

  Networking Break

• 15:55 - 16:10

  Market Focus

  Presentation by Summit Sponsor

  Andrew O'Brian, President & CEO, Quito International Airport

• 16:10 - 16:45

  Session 3

  Airport Privatisation – The Price is Right?

  • Daniel Ketchibachian, Commercial Director, Corporación America
  • Lee Lipton, Director of Air Service Marketing, Vantage Airport Group
  • Aluizio Margarido, Commercial Director, Viracopos International Airport
  • Matt Cornelius, Managing Director of Air Policy, ACI-NA
  • Amit Rikhy, Vice President/Head of Acquisitions, ADC & HAS Airports Worldwide

  Have the latest airport sales been overpriced? Have all the best prospects been privatised? Will there be a change of pace in USA airport privatisation? Are airport operators improving services and investing enough to bring airports to the next level

• 16:45 - 16:55

  Market Focus

  Presentation on Caribbean

  Beverly Nicholson, Chairperson, CTO and USVI Commissioner of Tourism

• 17:00 - 17:35

  Session 4

  Visions of Future Flying

  • Moderator: Peter Cerdá, Regional Vice President, America, IATA
  • Hernan Pasman, Head of the Directorate LAN Colombia, LAN
  • Ciro Camargo, Alliances, Gol Transportes Aereos
  • Zhihang CHI, VP & General Manager, North America, Air China, Air China
  • Dr. Fariba Alamdari, VP Marketing and Value Analysis, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

  What’s the market outlook for North America, Central and South America? Which manufacturer is best placed to serve the market of the future? Can full service carriers respond to the market changes? Can you teach an old dog new tricks? How can the regulators support the market growth? Future for LCC’s in markets such as Chile, Peru and Ecuador that don’t have any LLC’s yet

• 17:40 - 18:00

  Closing Remarks