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Forthcoming Events
CAPA to organise two aviation events in Mumbai
EAW Staff - Mumbai
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) will be organising two exciting
aviation events to be held in June at Mumbai. The two events will have the highest
calibre of speakers addressing major issues facing the sector.
3rd Annual Aviation & Tourism Investor Summit
Taking place at JW Marriott, Mumbai on June 11 and 12, 2007 the 3rd Annual Aviation
& Tourism Investor Summit will cover major global developments and investment
opportunities, and will also include special focus sessions on two of the most
exciting regions in the world, India and the Middle East.
It will allow the 250-odd delegates to experience the buzz, and meet with the
key decision makers first-hand. It will build on the resounding success of last
year's events which featured keynote addresses by India's Minister of Civil
Aviation, Praful Patel; Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder and chairman of the easyGroup
and Dr Vijay Mallya, chairman and CEO of Kingfisher Airlines.
Speakers include:
• Dr Vijay Mallya, chairman & CEO, Kingfisher
Airlines
• Peter Harbison, executive chairman, Centre
for Asia Pacific Aviation
• Robert Johnson, CEO, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
• Kjeld Binger, CEO, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise
Airports
• Waleed Youssef, head of strategy, Abu Dhabi
Airports Company
• Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways
• George Bellew, CEO, Oman Airports Management
Company
• Andrew Miller, CEO, CAPA Consulting
• Dimitrios Gatsonis, director of aviation Hochtief
Airport
• Abdul Wahab Teffaha, secretary general, Arab
Air Carriers Organisation
• Ms Rimzie Ismail, GM (marketing & corporate
communications), department of civil aviation, Dubai
• Frank Tietjen, director, corporate development,
TUI
• RC Sinha, vice chairman & managing director,
Maharashtra Airport Development Company
• Sumit Guha, VP (projects & development),
Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces
• V Thulasidas, chairman and managing director,
Air India
The event brings together CEOs from the region's airlines, airports and the
travel industry, along with senior executives and government officials.
Who should attend?
• Investment banks, private equity and hedge funds
• Airlines
• Aircraft manufacturers and lessors
• Business aviation and fixed base operators
• Maintenance, ground handling, catering and cargo ventures
• Airport owners, investors & operators duty free, retail & commercial
operators
• Global retail brands
• Hotel, leisure ad entertainment developers
• Travel technology companies
• Aviation and tourism authorities
4th Annual India and Middle East Low Cost Airline Symposium
Now in its fourth year, the CAPA Low Cost Airline Symposium is established as
the leading event for India and the Middle East. This year it will be held in
Mumbai on 13 June 2007.
Speakers include:
• Tony Fernandes, CEO, Air Asia
• Peter Harbison, executive chairman, CAPA
• Bill Franke, managing partner, Indigo Partners
• Adel Ali, CEO, Air Arabia
• Lawrence Hunt, CEO, Silverjet
• Andrew Cowen, managing director, Sama
• Abdul Wahab Teffaha, secretary general, Arab
Air Carriers Organisation
• Stefan Widrig, chief commercial officer, Bangalore
International Airport
• Capt GR Gopinath, managing director, Air Deccan
• Jeh Wadia, managing director, Go Air
• Ajay Singh, director, SpiceJet.
The event will consider the outlook for the region's low-cost sector. In India,
LCCs have driven domestic traffic growth of almost 50 per cent, but face critical
issues related to profitability, funding, infrastructure and regulation. This
year will be a pivotal year for the long-term viability of the sector and the
symposium will provide critical insights into the likely outcomes.
Meanwhile, in the Middle East, the model is gaining momentum, Kuwait and the
UAE already have successful operators and in 2007 low-cost airlines are set
to launch in the largest Gulf market - Saudi Arabia.
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