IATS2-Speeches and Presentations
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Introductory Remarks by Master of Ceremonies
Kostas Iatrou, Vice President, Public Relations, ATRS & Managing Director, Air Transport News
Opening Statements:
Session 1 - Contributors' Views for the Sustainable Development of Air Transport
Moderator: Kenneth Button, Advisory Board Member, ATRS & Professor, School of Public Policy,
George Mason University
George Mason University
- Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World
- Eugene Hoeven, Director ICAO Affairs, CANSO
- Michael Gill, Director Aviation Environment, IATA
- Douglas Brittin, Secretary General, TIACA
- Helen Marano, Vice President of Government & Industry Affairs, WTTC
Session 2 - International Agreements: Building for the Future
Moderator: Stephen Perkins, Head of Joint Transport Research Centre, ITF and OECD
Panel discussion:
- Martin Mathews, Secretary for Transport and Chief Executive, New Zealand
- John Byerly, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, United States Department of State
- Beatrice Lim, Director Industry and Regulatory Affairs, AAPA
- Ashok Lavasa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
Session 3 - Lifting Barriers to Air Transport's Growth
Moderator: Martin Dresner, President, ATRS & R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
- David Broz, Vice President, International and Industry Affairs, Emirates
- Brian Pearce, Chief Economist, IATA
- Fredrick Piccolo, President and CEO, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
- Frederic Morais, Director, Marketing, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft
Session 4 - Meeting the Expectations of Consumers
Moderator: Chris Lyle, ICAO Representative, UNWTO
Panel discussion:
- Paul Hooper, Vice President, ATRS & Advisor, Economics and Regulation (Aviation), United Arab Emirates Department of Transportation
- Regula Dettling-Ott, Vice President EU-Affairs, Lufthansa
- John Pepper, Director of Strategic Analysis & Strategic Planning Committee Member, SWAPA
- Robert Donald, Executive Director, CCAA
- Shashank Nigam, Chief Executive Officer, SimpliFlying
Summary:
Martin Dresner, President, ATRS and R.H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Thursday, 8 May 2014
Introductory Remarks by Master of Ceremonies
Kostas Iatrou, Vice President, Public Relations, ATRS & Managing Director, Air Transport News
Session 5 - Getting the Most Out of the Air Cargo System
Moderator: Oliver Evans, Chairman, TIACA
- Anming Zhang, Vice President, ATRS & Professor, University of British Columbia
- Tom Crabtree, Regional Director, Airline Market Analysis - Air Cargo, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
- Sarah Prosser, Managing Director Regulatory, FedEx
- William Gottlieb, Treasurer and Past President, FIATA
Session 6 - Funding and Financing the Air Transport System
Moderator: Kenneth Button, Advisory Board Member, ATRS & Professor, School of Public Policy,
George Mason University
Panel Discussion:
- Paul Riemens, Chairman, CANSO & CEO, Luchtverkeesleiding (LVNL)
- Chunyan Yu, Vice President, ATRS & Professor, Embry-Riddle University
- Charles Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist, World Bank
- Fethi Chebil, Advisor, Safety and Economic Regulation Sector, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Session 7 - The Impact of Levies on Air Transport Sustainability
Moderator: Florian Heinitz, Professor of Transport Economics, Erfurt University
- Andreas Kopp, Lead Air Transport Economist, World Bank & Professor, School of Public Policy,
George Mason University - Paul Steele, Senior Vice President, Member and External Relations & Corporate Secretary, IATA
- Michael W. Tretheway, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Economist, InterVISTAS Consulting Group
- Bijan Vasigh, Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Session 8 - Realizing the Vision
Moderator: Tae Hoon Oum, Chairman, ATRS, and UPS Foundation Chair, Professor, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Panel discussion:
- Mario Diaz, Director and CEO, Houston Airport System
- Eduardo Iglesias, Executive Director, ALTA
- Derek Vanstone, Vice President Corporate Strategy, Government and Regulatory Affairs,
Air Canada Group - Michel Wachenheim, Senior Adviser Public Affairs (GA), Airbus
Summary and Closing Remarks