Conference Agenda


Conference Agenda


1st Annual Airline Revenue Conference:  Strategies for maximising revenue
22nd & 23rd October 2008. Hyatt Regency Istanbul, Turkey

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DAY ONE

08:00 NETWORKING BREAKFAST, REFRESHMENTS & REGISTRATION
09:05 CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
Air Berlin, Wolfgang Kurth, Member of the board
09:10 Keynote address:  Managing airline revenue in a competitve world
THY Turkish Airlines, Sami Alan, SVP Revenue Management
09:40 What is "State of the art" in airline reservation technology?
Sabre, Murray Smyth, Regional Vice President
10:10 Making the move to retailing to maximise travel agency-generated sales
Amadeus IT Group, Cyril Tetaz, Senior Manager Distribution Marketing Airline Business Group
10:40

REFRESHMENT BREAK & SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS
11:10 Emerging GDSs:  A real alternative for airlines?
Air Canada, Graham Wareham, General Manager Product Distribution
11:40 The future of airline sales - strategies for distributing inventory
The Star Alliance, Marcus Puffer, Director of Network & Membership Development
12:10 Current market trends for network optimisation tools
The IBA Group, David Rushe, Business Development
12:40

LUNCHEON & SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS

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14:00

Frequent flyer programmes:  how to keep customers loyal
HITIT Computer Services, Mustafa Ozalcin, Marketing & Sales Manager
14:30

Yield Management:  The art of optimising revenue
m2p, Christian Lambertus, Business Analyst
15:00

REFRESHMENT BREAK & SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS
16:00 The art of war - how to stay ahead of the competition using IT
Lixto Software, Jason Houle, Vice President Travel Solutions
16:30 Making sense of revenue data - executive decision support solutions
Hawaiian Airlines, Richard J. Peterson, Vice President E-Commerce
17:00

What is the next technology revolution for airlines?
Maintrack, Robert Kok, Managing Partner
17:30 CLOSE 1st DAY
18:00-20:00 Cocktail Reception

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DAY TWO

08:00 NETWORKING BREAKFAST &REFRESHMENTS
09:15 CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS
Air Berlin, Wolfgang Kurth, Member of the board
09:20

Plugging revenue leaks:  how to use IT to ensure you maximise revenue
Calidris, Magnis Oskarrson, Chief Executive Officer
Mercator, Hatem Razzouk, Regional Manager Sales & Accounts, Europe & The Americas
09:50 Ancillary revenue, dynamic cross selling and low cost ditribution
CarTrawler Ltd., Bobby Healy, Chief Technical Officer
10:20

REFRESHMENT BREAK & SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS
11:00 Ancillary revenue - lifeline or distraction?
Theideasman Ltd, Hemant Desai, Managing Director
11:30

Software for ancillary revenue
Air Savings, Raphael Bejar, Chief Executive Officer & Founder
12:30

LUNCHEON & SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS
14:00

Improving the customer's experience using IT - dynamic packaging & e-shopping
IBS Software Services Americas, Mrs Aytun Demiral, Sales Director EMEA
14:30

The Future of on-line business for airlines:  panel on the use of e-commerce
Price Systems, George Gendron, Chief Executive Officer
SkyEurope, Steve Greenway, Chief Commercial Officer
15:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK & SOFTWARE
15:30 Lessons in revenue management from other industries
Hilton Hotels, Karin van der Berg, Senior Director of Revenue Europe
16:00 A strategy for co-operation:  Could major and low-cost airlines benefit from mergers in the high fuel cost environment?
AirAsia X, Senthill Balan, Vice President Network Planning & Strategy
17:15

CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

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