Speakers’ profiles in alphabetical order by their surnames.
Abela,Craig
Craig Abela
Standard and Technical Pilot
Pacific Air Express Australia
Standard and Technical Pilot
Pacific Air Express Australia
Craig Abela is a professional Standards and Technical Pilot qualified on Boeing 757/767/777/787 and Airbus A320 series aircraft.
Serving 15 years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, mostly flying Boeing 757 aircraft; Craig’s resume includes: military Boeing 757 display pilot, Instructor, Heads of State Pilot and Antarctica project lead pilot (Captaining the first Boeing commercial airliner to conduct Antarctic operations).
Craig served 5 years with Air New Zealand as a jet recruiter and Standards pilot (instructor) on Boeing 777s and Airbus aircraft. He was recruited by Pacific Air Express Australia in 2017 as a Standards and Technical Pilot in order to lead them through the Australian Air Operators Certificate (AOC) process. Craig has set up the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system for the Boeing 757 fleet, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approvals and other associated flight technical approvals for global flight operations. The Australian AOC process was accomplished in December 2018.
Craig holds a Bachelor of Aviation amongst other military and civilian regulatory qualifications.
Serving 15 years in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, mostly flying Boeing 757 aircraft; Craig’s resume includes: military Boeing 757 display pilot, Instructor, Heads of State Pilot and Antarctica project lead pilot (Captaining the first Boeing commercial airliner to conduct Antarctic operations).
Craig served 5 years with Air New Zealand as a jet recruiter and Standards pilot (instructor) on Boeing 777s and Airbus aircraft. He was recruited by Pacific Air Express Australia in 2017 as a Standards and Technical Pilot in order to lead them through the Australian Air Operators Certificate (AOC) process. Craig has set up the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system for the Boeing 757 fleet, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approvals and other associated flight technical approvals for global flight operations. The Australian AOC process was accomplished in December 2018.
Craig holds a Bachelor of Aviation amongst other military and civilian regulatory qualifications.
Alamzad ,Jahan
Jahan Alamzad
President of Americas
Laminaar Aviation InfoTech Pte. Ltd
President of Americas
Laminaar Aviation InfoTech Pte. Ltd
Jahan Alamzad is president of Americas at Laminaar Aviation InfoTech Pte. Ltd. He has served as managing principal of CA Advisors. He was also director of strategy and analytics at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and director of airline, aerospace, and operations research at Applied Decision Analysis, Inc. Before his consulting career, he worked at American Airlines and United Airlines, and co-founded California Airlines and was its CEO. He has served on the faculty of the School of Business and Management at Notre Dame de Namur University, and on the faculty of the Department of Aviation at San Jose State University. Jahan holds a masters in management science and engineering from Stanford University.
Bachan,Allan
Allan Bachan
Vice President
ICF
Vice President
ICF
Allan is a Vice President at ICF with 32 years of industry experience as an Aviation M&E, MRO and Supply Chain solutions and systems domain expert. He is responsible for ICF’s MRO Operations and IT practice and he manages the Aircraft Commerce Consulting relationship with ICF. He specializes in solution blueprinting for MRO, Supply Chain and ancillary IT systems
His experience includes managing application design, development, and full cycle implementation – from selection to go-live – for strategic clients in the MRO industry using different commercially available MRO IT products. He has also spearheaded many carriers’ M&E and MRO systems solution design, customizations, integrations and implementations including project governance, data migration and change management.
In his career, Allan has fulfilled the following leadership roles:
• MRO IT practice and technical lead for industry leading solutions companies realizing more than 20 go-lives involving at least 8 different systems
• MRO systems Product Principal for a large global IT solutions and systems integration company
• M&E and MRO Solutions Director for a large global aviation software and solutions provider
• Manager of Technical Records, Maintenance Planning and Production Control at a mid-size commercial airline with full MRO
His experience includes managing application design, development, and full cycle implementation – from selection to go-live – for strategic clients in the MRO industry using different commercially available MRO IT products. He has also spearheaded many carriers’ M&E and MRO systems solution design, customizations, integrations and implementations including project governance, data migration and change management.
In his career, Allan has fulfilled the following leadership roles:
• MRO IT practice and technical lead for industry leading solutions companies realizing more than 20 go-lives involving at least 8 different systems
• MRO systems Product Principal for a large global IT solutions and systems integration company
• M&E and MRO Solutions Director for a large global aviation software and solutions provider
• Manager of Technical Records, Maintenance Planning and Production Control at a mid-size commercial airline with full MRO
Bessinger,Sam
Sam Bessinger
Product and Partner Marketing Manager
Boeing Global Services
Product and Partner Marketing Manager
Boeing Global Services
Sam Bessinger is the Product and Partner Marketing Manager for Boeing Global Services flight deck and flight data solutions. Based in the Boeing Digital Solutions & Analytics Lab in Frankfurt, Germany, Sam supports product development teams engaged in preparing innovative Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solutions for the market. He also provides guidance on strategic marketing planning supporting the future vision of EFB solutions for Boeing.
Sam joined Jeppesen, a Boeing subsidiary company, in October 2014. Prior to joining Boeing, Sam was Joint Managing Director at mk2 Marketing und Kommunikation GmbH.
Sam received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Utah.
Sam joined Jeppesen, a Boeing subsidiary company, in October 2014. Prior to joining Boeing, Sam was Joint Managing Director at mk2 Marketing und Kommunikation GmbH.
Sam received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Utah.
Bryan,Michael
Michael Bryan
Managing Director
Closed Loop
Managing Director
Closed Loop
Michael has enjoyed a full and diverse Aviation Career spanning over 45 years. Recently retired from an A380 Command with a major carrier, Michael has been fortunate to gain a broad base of experience in the Airline, Corporate and General Aviation operations including training, system development and management positions. Michael's management experience within the Aviation Sector has included Strategic Planning and operational system development and Project Management across all industry segments. Michael has completed a Masters in Aviation Management, PRINCE2 Accreditation with the OGC London and Board Financial Management Certification. During the last 20 years Michael has been appointed to various roles within major airline operations, spending considerable time involved in strategic technology development within the global airline industry.
Michael is the founding Principal and Managing Director of Closed Loop Consulting, a niche team focussed on assisting airlines to strategically develop, financially justify and successfully implement a broad range of industry programs and mandates such as EFB, the Connected Airplane, GADDS and the forward components of SWIM and TBO strategies.
Michael is the founding Principal and Managing Director of Closed Loop Consulting, a niche team focussed on assisting airlines to strategically develop, financially justify and successfully implement a broad range of industry programs and mandates such as EFB, the Connected Airplane, GADDS and the forward components of SWIM and TBO strategies.
Casta,Antoiine
Antoiine Casta
Digital Business Development
Aibus
Digital Business Development
Aibus
Antoine is a business development manager with Services by Airbus. He manages a portfolio of innovative connectivity solutions for Airbus Skywise\\\'s digital offering.
He takes benefits of its 15 years’ experience in developing avionics to propose global solutions encompassing together aircraft modifications and services offering in a seamless and efficient framework for customers.
Antoine has an extensive experience in avionics development, project management and commercial management.
Before joining Airbus, Antoine held various positions in space imaging. In addition to his work, Antoine teaches project management and innovation at ISAE Sup Aero.
Antoine holds a master\\\'s degree in mathematics and data science
He takes benefits of its 15 years’ experience in developing avionics to propose global solutions encompassing together aircraft modifications and services offering in a seamless and efficient framework for customers.
Antoine has an extensive experience in avionics development, project management and commercial management.
Before joining Airbus, Antoine held various positions in space imaging. In addition to his work, Antoine teaches project management and innovation at ISAE Sup Aero.
Antoine holds a master\\\'s degree in mathematics and data science
Damraks,Kongkiat
Kongkiat Damraks
Director , Human Resource and Training
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
Director , Human Resource and Training
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
Kongkiat DAMRAKS is Director of Human Resource and Training, TG MRO Project. He graduated with a bachelor degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Royal Thai Air force Academy and continue Master degree in Business Administration from Kasetsart University.
He joined Thai Airways International Public Company Limited in year 1994 initially as Aircraft Instructor, He has very good knowledge in Aircraft technical training as qualified aircraft instructor also being , practical assessor and examiner for the B777, B747 and A350 type training including engine ground run.
With over 24 years solid experience in various aspects of aircraft training , Information Technology SAP system , focal Point for THAI and Airbus A350 training collaboration he also being Sig-Sixma ; black-belt of TG technical department.
Now he is a Director of Human Resource and Training of the TG new MRO project in U-tapao (EEC Area) which must handle quality of smart people
in new smart future hangar.
He joined Thai Airways International Public Company Limited in year 1994 initially as Aircraft Instructor, He has very good knowledge in Aircraft technical training as qualified aircraft instructor also being , practical assessor and examiner for the B777, B747 and A350 type training including engine ground run.
With over 24 years solid experience in various aspects of aircraft training , Information Technology SAP system , focal Point for THAI and Airbus A350 training collaboration he also being Sig-Sixma ; black-belt of TG technical department.
Now he is a Director of Human Resource and Training of the TG new MRO project in U-tapao (EEC Area) which must handle quality of smart people
in new smart future hangar.
de Bree,Sander
Sander de Bree
CEO
EXSYN
CEO
EXSYN
Sander de Bree is founder of EXSYN Aviation Solutions; focussing on engineering & data solutions for aviation and specialized in the field of aircraft data management, data analytics & aircraft data processing. Sander holds a degree in aeronautical engineering with specialization in human factors, airworthiness, business administration and IT. As founder of EXSYN he is heavily involved in business development and R&D projects, utilizing his years in the field to further drive innovation.
de Moor,Sander
Sander de Moor
Director Airline Efficiency and Fuel Efficiency Team Lead
Aircraft Commerce Consulting
Director Airline Efficiency and Fuel Efficiency Team Lead
Aircraft Commerce Consulting
A licensed flight dispatcher with 30+ years’ experience in all areas of flight operations support, Sander has fully specialised in fuel and operational efficiency strategies since 2007. For 2 years he was a core member of the IATA Green Teams, helping to shape that program. He then developed further enhancements to these programs and processes to deliver successful Fuel Efficiency programs at various airlines where he was in charge of Fuel Efficiency, including LOT Polish Airlines (2011-2013), Etihad Airways (2013-2016), Air Serbia (2016) and Air Seychelles (2016). In recent years, he has worked with a leading Fuel Efficiency Software Vendor as an airline consultant and since 2017 in support of Efficiency & Performance topics on behalf of Aircraft Commerce Consulting. Currently he is producing the aircraft performance interactivity of the new Aircraft Analytics venture.
Sander is a regular speaker at industry leading events regarding establishing, delivering and enhancing Fuel Efficiency programs, and his workshops are well attended.
Sander is a regular speaker at industry leading events regarding establishing, delivering and enhancing Fuel Efficiency programs, and his workshops are well attended.
Dorsal Roiz,Borja
Borja Dorsal Roiz
Avionics Engineer / CAMO Fleet Management
Etihad Airways
Avionics Engineer / CAMO Fleet Management
Etihad Airways
Borja Dosal Roiz obtained a Business Management university degree from the University of Cadiz (Spain) in 2002, after not giving up studying he achieved the Aeronautical Engineer university degree from the Catalonian University of Polytechnics (Spain) in 2007, specializing in Air Navigation.
He started his professional career in 2007 working for Iberia Airlines in Madrid, this was followed by his experience in Spanair Airlines (Barcelona) and British Airways (London) always holding the position of CAMO Avionics Engineer building up experience in both Airbus and Boeing fleets. Finally, in 2013 he settled down in Abu Dhabi and currently continues his Avionics Engineering endeavors working for Etihad Airways.
Over the recent times he has been a keynote speaker at several conferences:
Avionics Maintenance Conference (Dallas, April 2018): ADS-B OUT DO-260B Mandate.
MRO Middle East (Dubai, February 2019): Big Data, Prognostics and Predictive Maintenance.
Collins Aerospace Airline Symposium (Barcelona, April 2019): The benefits of predictive maintenance and Big Data on the connected aircraft.
He started his professional career in 2007 working for Iberia Airlines in Madrid, this was followed by his experience in Spanair Airlines (Barcelona) and British Airways (London) always holding the position of CAMO Avionics Engineer building up experience in both Airbus and Boeing fleets. Finally, in 2013 he settled down in Abu Dhabi and currently continues his Avionics Engineering endeavors working for Etihad Airways.
Over the recent times he has been a keynote speaker at several conferences:
Avionics Maintenance Conference (Dallas, April 2018): ADS-B OUT DO-260B Mandate.
MRO Middle East (Dubai, February 2019): Big Data, Prognostics and Predictive Maintenance.
Collins Aerospace Airline Symposium (Barcelona, April 2019): The benefits of predictive maintenance and Big Data on the connected aircraft.
Ekstrand,Fredrik
Fredrik Ekstrand
CEO
Cervino Consulting
CEO
Cervino Consulting
Fredrik has over the last 15 years been working as business consultant and project manager in the aviation, defense and MRO market. Fredrik have participated in over 10 major implementation projects of aviation MROsoftware such as AMOS, Aura/M3 and Maintenix with end customers such as Swedish Airforce, Royal Thai Airforce, Hungarian Airforce, Czech Airforce and Scandinavian Airlines. Fredrik also founded Cervino Consulting and have been CEO from the start. Cervino is today a 25 FTE, company with offices in Stockholm, Oslo and Gothenburg with specialties in aviation and defence. Fredrik Ekstrand holds a M.Sc. in Industrial engineering from Linköping Institute of Technology.
Hansen,Kim
Kim Hansen
Managing Director
Cervino Consulting
Managing Director
Cervino Consulting
Kim Hansen is an Aviation Professional with over 20 years’ experience from the airline industry, working in various positions at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and with numerous other companies as a consultant.
He has project managed and/or had the role as subject matter expert in several optimization, digitalization and implementations of MRO software systems such has AMOS, Aura, Movex, M3 projects.
For the last 6 years, he has together with his partners in Cervino built up the company to be a solid and known consultancy company in the industry.
He has project managed and/or had the role as subject matter expert in several optimization, digitalization and implementations of MRO software systems such has AMOS, Aura, Movex, M3 projects.
For the last 6 years, he has together with his partners in Cervino built up the company to be a solid and known consultancy company in the industry.
Herzog,Marc
Marc Herzog
Lead Business Data Analytics
zeroG
Lead Business Data Analytics
zeroG
He joined the data science start-up & subsidiary of Lufthansa Systems in January 2018 and has since implemented numerous use cases on the basis of generating value from data for clients within the Lufthansa Group.Marc’s previous role was Manager eFreight at Lufthansa Cargo where he was deeply involved in a major, worldwide project to roll out digital air freight documentation processes and tools across the LH Cargo network. He has a Master’s degree in Logistics Engineering from University of Duisburg-Essen and is owner of a commercial pilot licence which he upholds in his spare time.
Hoey,Mark
Mark Hoey
General Manager of Operations
Cathay Pacific
General Manager of Operations
Cathay Pacific
Mark Hoey serves as the General Manager of Operations for Cathay Pacific. He has worked in the airline business for 40 years and is a Captain on 747 and 777 type aircraft. His roles have covered the full range of flight operational tasking and he is currently working to create synergies across multiple AOCs. One of the objectives is to remove the complexity of Operational Content Management in order to benefit the Frontline Staff and add value to the Operation as a whole. Mark is responsible for operational compliance and is leading Cathay Pacific in their partnership with Comply365 to simplify and automate Operational Content Compliance in order to reduce costs, increase efficiency and reduce risk within the Operation.
Karlsson,Michelle
Michelle Karlsson
Cervino Consulting
Cervino Consulting
Michelle holds a Master of Science from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and work as a aviation & transport advisory consultant at Cervino Consulting. She is also product owner and lead for the development of the Cervino Spare Part Optimization System (SPOS). Michelle have over the last years been involved in many projects at different airlines with process development, AMOS and Maintenix and have also in her past worked 5 years as crew member for Scandinavian Airlines.
Nakai,Yuki
Yuki Nakai
Director IT Planning
JAL Engineering
Director IT Planning
JAL Engineering
Senior Director, IT Planning, JAL Engineering1)
Leads 30 staff to achieve following missions;
• 24/7 Operations of M&E System
- SAP ECC6.0, NetLine/Ops and whole M&E sys
• Digital Transformation of Aircraft Maintenance
- IBM Mobile App
• Insight Beyond Data
- Predictive Maintenance, AI, Drone
2002 Join JAL as an Aircraft Engineer
2007-2008 Migration team – JAL’s 1st ERP sys
2008-2012 Project Manager – Aircraft Cabin Interior
2013-2016 Director – Fleet Transaction /Procurement
2017-2019 Senior Director - IT Planning
* 1) JAL Engineering is Maintenance and Engineering Division (100% Subsidiary) of Japan Airlines (JAL), managing 100% of JAL aircraft and providing MRO services to more than 50 global operators.
Leads 30 staff to achieve following missions;
• 24/7 Operations of M&E System
- SAP ECC6.0, NetLine/Ops and whole M&E sys
• Digital Transformation of Aircraft Maintenance
- IBM Mobile App
• Insight Beyond Data
- Predictive Maintenance, AI, Drone
2002 Join JAL as an Aircraft Engineer
2007-2008 Migration team – JAL’s 1st ERP sys
2008-2012 Project Manager – Aircraft Cabin Interior
2013-2016 Director – Fleet Transaction /Procurement
2017-2019 Senior Director - IT Planning
* 1) JAL Engineering is Maintenance and Engineering Division (100% Subsidiary) of Japan Airlines (JAL), managing 100% of JAL aircraft and providing MRO services to more than 50 global operators.
Nonaka,Hiroyuki
Hiroyuki Nonaka
Flight Operations Engineering Manager
Peach Aviation
Flight Operations Engineering Manager
Peach Aviation
Hiroyuki Nonaka is the Flight Operations Engineering Manager for Peach Aviation. His team is responsible for developing the FCOM, QRH, MEL, performance calculation and EFBs. Prior to his current role at Peach Aviation, Hiroyuki was a Flight Operations Engineer for All Nippon Airways where he created the flight crew procedure of Boeing 737, 747-400, 767, 777 and 787 fleets.
Noon,Glenn
Glenn Noon
Senior Consultant – Engineering IT Systems
Aircraft Commerce Consulting
Senior Consultant – Engineering IT Systems
Aircraft Commerce Consulting
In nearly 40 years, Glen has gained a reputation for integrity, problem-solving, professionalism, depth of knowledge and perseverance. Starting in 1978 as a Royal Navy aircraft engineer, with fixed and rotary wing aircraft, he rose to manage the British Military’s first Aircraft Management System.
Glen joined Computer Science Corporation in 2000, working with GKN Westlands & Lockheed Martin UKIS to deliver MSSAS logistical solution for the Merlin, later working with Lockheed Aeronautics, managing an Asset Management tool supporting C130J assets for global users. He joined XL Airways in 2006 and implemented AMOS for three Group companies before, as a consultant, joining easyJet to assist their AMOS implementation.
Glen’s next project at BMI meant working on both MRO and Flight Operations solutions, and in the sale of the Airline. British Airways Next Generation project for the induction of the B787 and A380’s connected Aircraft followed, before, in 2013, moving to consult with Etihad Airways on their Entry into Service project. Having delivered an MRO Solution for the e-Enabled fleet plus built up and led a Technical Competency Center, Glen left Etihad Airways in 2017 for Europe and clients including Vueling Airways and Flybe.
Glen continues to apply, across a wide spectrum of aviation clients, his deep understanding of aircraft, component maintenance, e- Enablement, IT systems and problem-solving.
Glen joined Computer Science Corporation in 2000, working with GKN Westlands & Lockheed Martin UKIS to deliver MSSAS logistical solution for the Merlin, later working with Lockheed Aeronautics, managing an Asset Management tool supporting C130J assets for global users. He joined XL Airways in 2006 and implemented AMOS for three Group companies before, as a consultant, joining easyJet to assist their AMOS implementation.
Glen’s next project at BMI meant working on both MRO and Flight Operations solutions, and in the sale of the Airline. British Airways Next Generation project for the induction of the B787 and A380’s connected Aircraft followed, before, in 2013, moving to consult with Etihad Airways on their Entry into Service project. Having delivered an MRO Solution for the e-Enabled fleet plus built up and led a Technical Competency Center, Glen left Etihad Airways in 2017 for Europe and clients including Vueling Airways and Flybe.
Glen continues to apply, across a wide spectrum of aviation clients, his deep understanding of aircraft, component maintenance, e- Enablement, IT systems and problem-solving.
Paskevicius ,Ramunas
Ramunas Paskevicius
Head of IT and Innovations
FL Technics
Head of IT and Innovations
FL Technics
Ramunas holds extensive experience in Informational Technologies (IT) gained during over 15 years of professional activity.
Prior to joining FL Technics, Ramunas Paskevicius has worked with private and public sectors’ IT projects while developing, implementing and managing various IT solutions for academic, state, finance, HoReCA and other consumers. Since 2011, Ramunas leads FL Technics team in developing, integrating and supporting a wide range of IT solutions for MRO, sales and administrative purposes.
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management as well as a Master’s Degree in International Trade gained at Vilnius University, Ramunas has a clear understanding of what businesses expect from IT as well as how IT solutions should be developed in order to ensure both smooth integration within company’s daily operations and higher engagement of the users.
Prior to joining FL Technics, Ramunas Paskevicius has worked with private and public sectors’ IT projects while developing, implementing and managing various IT solutions for academic, state, finance, HoReCA and other consumers. Since 2011, Ramunas leads FL Technics team in developing, integrating and supporting a wide range of IT solutions for MRO, sales and administrative purposes.
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management as well as a Master’s Degree in International Trade gained at Vilnius University, Ramunas has a clear understanding of what businesses expect from IT as well as how IT solutions should be developed in order to ensure both smooth integration within company’s daily operations and higher engagement of the users.
Regalado,Wilfredo E.
Wilfredo E. Regalado
Director Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning and Information Technology
Aplus
Director Corporate Finance, Strategic Planning and Information Technology
Aplus
A highly accomplished and results-driven Certified Public Accountant with more than 20 years of CFO-role experience gained from diverse global organizations that are engaged in Shared Services, BPO/IT/Call Center operations, airline and MRO operations, telecommunications, hospital, hygiene and healthcare services, manufacturing, advertising, property development, hotel and condominium operations, and financial services which run from hybrid or full IT environment. Proficient in developing and implementing controllership functions, corporate strategic plans, business process improvement, treasury management, tax and statutory compliance and business risk management. With an excellent IT vision and leadership skill in designing, implementing, executing and enhancing computerized environment to lead the companies into digital transformation in order to meet various business requirements and to provide new ways to generate revenues and improve the profitability.
Revie,Dr Hugh
Dr Hugh Revie
Sales Director, Aerospace
Ubisense
Sales Director, Aerospace
Ubisense
Hugh has now been working within the Aerospace sector for more than 30 years. He recently moved to Ubisense to help them focus on the Aerospace sector. Ubisense have more than 900 customers across many sectors and have been influential at implementing Industry 4.0 in many of their existing customers. Prior to joining Ubisense, Hugh has consistently been working with aerospace companies helping them become more efficient through using their own data more effectively.
He started his career in aviation after graduating with a doctorate in Engineering from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland. Initially he working for British Aerospace who at the time manufactured small commercial commuter aircraft. During his time with BAE Systems, he moved with his family to Toulouse, France where he was involved in helping create the joint venture with ATR and BAE Systems.
Around 18 years ago, he created his own company, CoreData Limited, which focused on providing airlines, MROs, OEMS and aircraft supply chain companies with solutions that could help them drive value from the large amounts of data they were accumulating. CoreData was a successful venture and he finally sold the company to Rolls Royce. Since then he has been working with customers to improve efficiencies by using their own data and continues to do this with Ubisense.
He started his career in aviation after graduating with a doctorate in Engineering from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland. Initially he working for British Aerospace who at the time manufactured small commercial commuter aircraft. During his time with BAE Systems, he moved with his family to Toulouse, France where he was involved in helping create the joint venture with ATR and BAE Systems.
Around 18 years ago, he created his own company, CoreData Limited, which focused on providing airlines, MROs, OEMS and aircraft supply chain companies with solutions that could help them drive value from the large amounts of data they were accumulating. CoreData was a successful venture and he finally sold the company to Rolls Royce. Since then he has been working with customers to improve efficiencies by using their own data and continues to do this with Ubisense.
Riegler,Michael
Michael Riegler
Manager Innovation and Support
Quantas
Manager Innovation and Support
Quantas
Michael has 30 years’ experience in aviation industry. First as an air traffic control officer in the Royal Australian Air force, then a variety of roles in a 22-year career working for Qantas, including roles in Load Control, Flight Dispatch and Flight Dispatch Systems.
System analysis and development has consumed the last ten years of Michael’s career. Michael managed the Dispatch Systems business area and from here Championed the business case to replace an aging mainframe flight planning system.
Michael had various leadership roles in the numerous phases of the flight planning system replacement project. Much of Michael’s time and energy was spent as manager aeronautical information management for the flight planning future project in Qantas Flight Operations. This role was integral in pulling together the end to end flight planning solution.
As of August 2018 Michael, has taken up the new role of Manager Innovation and Support in Flight Operations overseeing the commissioning of the system and fleet roll out that culminated in the successful cutover of the final B737 fleet in June 2019.
System analysis and development has consumed the last ten years of Michael’s career. Michael managed the Dispatch Systems business area and from here Championed the business case to replace an aging mainframe flight planning system.
Michael had various leadership roles in the numerous phases of the flight planning system replacement project. Much of Michael’s time and energy was spent as manager aeronautical information management for the flight planning future project in Qantas Flight Operations. This role was integral in pulling together the end to end flight planning solution.
As of August 2018 Michael, has taken up the new role of Manager Innovation and Support in Flight Operations overseeing the commissioning of the system and fleet roll out that culminated in the successful cutover of the final B737 fleet in June 2019.
Run Kristjánsdóttir,Gisla
Gisla Run Kristjánsdóttir
Cervino Consulting
Cervino Consulting
Gisla work as a senior consultant within aviation & transport advisory and has a 10 years aviation experience with diverse assignments such as project management, Maintenix expert (implementation and improvements) and as a Powerplant Engineer at Icelandair. Gisla has also worked as a Powerplant Engineer at WOW Air and was a part of the team implementing AMOS at WOW air and was a project manager for the V12.20 upgrade.
Taran,Atila
Atila Taran
Deputy Chief Pilot
Air Hong Kong
Deputy Chief Pilot
Air Hong Kong
Joined Air Hong Kong in 2004 then joined management team as Deputy Chief Pilot in 2007. Besides dealing with day to day operations in the fleet office, Atila also responsible for the test flight programme and serve as A300-600F Senior Training Captain.
In 2011, moved to B747 aircraft and appointed as Manager Line operations. When B744 retires in 2018, he reverts back flying the A300-600F. In 2014, he was given the responsibility to set up company paperless programme. Right now apart from his job as the Manager Line Operations, he is also acting responsible manager for the EFB.
In 2011, moved to B747 aircraft and appointed as Manager Line operations. When B744 retires in 2018, he reverts back flying the A300-600F. In 2014, he was given the responsibility to set up company paperless programme. Right now apart from his job as the Manager Line Operations, he is also acting responsible manager for the EFB.
Torres,Francesc
Francesc Torres
Director - Operations Support
CEBU Pacific
Director - Operations Support
CEBU Pacific
Francesc is the Director Operations Support in Cebu Pacific Air leading the digital transformation, the introduction of Big data and AI in the operations arena, improving operational efficiencies, and merging markets technologies and trends with Airlines’ Operations. Part of his current duties also includes Fuel Optimization, Dispatch and oversight on Technical Operations Support.
Francesc has experience in several operational environments, from LCC to flag carriers, and in different regions, from Europe, to Middle East and now in South East Asia.
He holds an engineering degree in Aeronautics and a Bachelor Degree in business management, complemented with several continuous professional courses in INSEAD and Stanford.
Francesc has experience in several operational environments, from LCC to flag carriers, and in different regions, from Europe, to Middle East and now in South East Asia.
He holds an engineering degree in Aeronautics and a Bachelor Degree in business management, complemented with several continuous professional courses in INSEAD and Stanford.
Varfis,Gesine
Gesine Varfis
Airline and MRO Marketing
APSYS
Airline and MRO Marketing
APSYS
At APSYS Gesine is responsible for Airline and MRO Marketing. APSYS is assuring safe and secure aircraft design and production advancing to meet future digitalization challenges like data analytics, safety and security in its entirety for maintenance and operations. Gesine is responsible for customer relations ensuring the digital transformation in close cooperation with our clients. One key element is ramping up APSYS’s early adopter program for maintenance innovation acceleration #nextgen4M. Gesine worked as CIO and COO advisor for Aeroflot Russian Airlines engaged in the upgrading of Aeroflot\'s OPS systems (crew, flight planning, OCC, RMS, HCC, CDM, mobile solutions). Prior to Aeroflot Gesine was engaged as Management Consultant for Lufthansa Consulting with a focus on cost cutting, operational excellence, performance management, Operations Control and Hub Control Center re-engineering and IT speciation, verification and implementation projects.
Wm. Denis,Michael
Michael Wm. Denis
Principal - Aviation & Aerospace Strategy
Capgemini
Principal - Aviation & Aerospace Strategy
Capgemini
As a principal in Capgemini’s aviation and aerospace business unit, Michael Wm. Denis leads business strategy, enterprise architecture and technology engagements for A&D clients.
Denis coined the term Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) in 2004 and has dedicated his consulting career to aviation engineering, maintenance, supply chain and aerospace aftermarket services. For the past two decades, Denis has focused on advanced analytical capabilities such as autonomic logistics, predictive maintenance, diagnostics, prognostics, health management, service parts optimization, aircraft financial performance optimization, servitization and anything-as-a-service (XaaS) strategies and business models.
Prior to joining Capgemini, Denis worked for various aviation consultancies, aerospace software companies and aviation business services companies. Denis began his career in the U.S. Navy as a gas turbine engineer and Surface Warfare Officer. He is also a renowned author, speaker and consultant on service lifecycle management capabilities, servitization business models and enabling technologies.
Denis holds a Master of Decision Science from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Nuclear Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is married to Jacqueline Kelly Denis and has three children.
Denis coined the term Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) in 2004 and has dedicated his consulting career to aviation engineering, maintenance, supply chain and aerospace aftermarket services. For the past two decades, Denis has focused on advanced analytical capabilities such as autonomic logistics, predictive maintenance, diagnostics, prognostics, health management, service parts optimization, aircraft financial performance optimization, servitization and anything-as-a-service (XaaS) strategies and business models.
Prior to joining Capgemini, Denis worked for various aviation consultancies, aerospace software companies and aviation business services companies. Denis began his career in the U.S. Navy as a gas turbine engineer and Surface Warfare Officer. He is also a renowned author, speaker and consultant on service lifecycle management capabilities, servitization business models and enabling technologies.
Denis holds a Master of Decision Science from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Nuclear Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is married to Jacqueline Kelly Denis and has three children.
