Speakers

​​​​​​​​​​​​Session 1 - Liberalization of International Air Transport: The Journey So Far! 

Moderator:

• Prof. Pablo Mendes de Leon, Director, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University

Panelists:

• Mr. Stefano Baronci, Director of Economics, Airports Council International (ACI) World
• Dr. Kostas Iatrou, Director General, Hermes - Air Transport Organisation
• Mr. Bashir Ahmad​, Advisor, GMR Airport ​
• Dr. Ian Douglas​, Senior Lecturer, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Australia​​

Session 2 - Sharing Regional Experiences in Liberalization​
 

Moderator:

• Mr. Yap Ong Heng, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Transport, Singapore ​

Presenters:

• Dr. Young Tae Kim​, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum (ITF) -OECD
• Ms. Gabrielle Hubler​, Head of Communications, European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
• Mr. Brendan McRandle, Executive Director, Aviation & Airports, Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development & Cities, Australia
• Dr. Marc Rioux, Executive Director, Air Policy (International), Transport Canada ​
• Mr. David Duenas, Acting Secretary General, Civil Aeronautics Board, Chile
• Mr. Saheed Sulaman, Director, Air Transport Management, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority
• Mr. Iljoo Cho​, General Manager of Financial Team, Air Busan ​

Session 3 - Safeguards for Liberalization of Market Access: What Safeguards? ​
 

Moderator:

• Dr. Young Tae​ Kim​, Secretary-General, International Transport Forum (ITF) -OECD​

Presenters:

• Capt. Jack Netskar​, Executive Vice President, Professional and Government Affairs, International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA)
• Mr. Gabriel Mocho Rodriguez​, Civil Aviation and Tourism Services Secretary, International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
• Ms. Beatrice Lim, Director-Industry & Regulatory Affairs, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)
• Mr. Mark Bosly, Chief Air Services Negotiator, Department for Transport, UK ​
• Mr. Bo-Young Song​, Managing Vice President, Passenger Network & Sales, Korean Air
• Dr. Ian Douglas​, Senior Lecturer, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Australia​

Session 4 - Liberalization of Air Cargo: Regional and Global Approaches ​
 

Moderator:

• Mr. Vladimir Zubkov, Secretary General, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) ​

Panelists:

• Mr. William Gottlieb, Past President, International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA)
• Lt. Col. Egbert Field, Director General, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority
• Ms. Shiumei Lin​, Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability, Asia Pacific Region, UPS
• Dr. Chikage Miyoshi​, Associate Professor, Ningbo Supply Chain Innovation Institute China/MIT Network Scale 

Session 5 - Promoting Cross-Border Investments in Airlines​
 

Moderator:

• Mr. Mark Bosly, Chief Air Services Negotiator, Department for Transport, UK

Presenters:

• Dr. Marc Rioux​, Executive Director, Air Policy (International), Transport Canada
• Dr. Kostas Iatrou, Director General, Hermes - Air Transport Organisation
• Mr. Michiel Laumans​, Coordinator International Affairs, Air France/KLM
• Ms. Michelle Dy​, Legal Counsel, AirAsia
• Dr. Jae Woon Lee, Assistance Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Mr. Katsuhiro Yamaguchi​, Visiting Researcher, University of Tokyo ​

Session 6 - Achieving Regulatory Convergence​

Moderator:

• Lt. Col. Egbert Field, Director General, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority

Presenters:

• Mr. Brendan McRandle, Executive Director, Aviation & Airports, Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development & Cities, Australia
• Prof. Pablo Mendes de Leon​, Director, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University
• Dr. Jae-Hyun Han​, Research Fellow, Korea Transport Institute 
• Mr. Rayhan Wanniappa, Director, Air Transport & Economic Regulation, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka​
   

Session 7 - Impact of Levies on Air Transport Sustainability​
 

Moderator:

• Mr. Boubacar Djibo, Director of Air Transport Bureau, ICAO

Presenters:

• Mr. Vladimir Zubkov, Secretary General, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) ​​
• Mr. Stefano Baronci, Director of Economics, Airports Council International (ACI) World
• Ms. Beatrice Lim, Director-Industry & Regulatory Affairs, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)
• Mr. Saheed Sulaman​, Director, Air Transport Management, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority 

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