A forum for the Industry by the Industry
An impressive gathering of industry experts and key stakeholders from the entire ground operations value chain, the IATA Ground Operations Symposium and IGHC Annual Meeting offer you the opportunity to examine the most vital issues facing today`s industry and gain the insight to generate more creative and profitable ground operations processes with expert advice from the best.
In addition to the perennial favorites including the impressive IGHC exhibition and the Symposium's cutting-edge plenary & specialised sessions led by some of the best industry experts, this year`s Symposium will offer optimised networking features, allowing you to develop connections and benchmark your strategy.
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Key industry experts supporting the symposium include:
- Capt. Tawfik Assy, Chairman, EgyptAir Holding Company
- Eng. Abed ELhamid Eid, Chairman, Egyptair Ground Services Company
- Clement Woon, President and Chief Executive Officer, SATS (Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited)
- Adel Ali, Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia
- Dr. Chris J. Smith, Managing Director, Seabury Aviation & Aerospace
- Sally Leible, President and COO, ATS (Airport Terminal Services)
- Nick Yeadon, Managing Director, Air Dispatch
- Regula Dettling-Ott, Prof. Dr., Managing Director International Relations and Government Affairs, Swiss International Air Lines
- Mohamad Issa, Director Ground Operations, MEAG (Middle East Airlines Ground Handling)
- Marsha Rivera-Ragusa, Director, Contracts - the AmericasFuel and Ground Operations Procurement, British Airways
- Henrik Ambak, Vice President, Head of Ground Services & Commercial IT, Cargolux Airlines International
- Toru Sasaki, Director, Social & Environmental Affairs, All Nippon Airways
- Kati Ihamaki, Vice President Sustainable Development, Finnair
- Francis Couillard, General Manager Environmental Affairs, CFM International
- Kenneth Bell, Director, Service Delivery, HACTL (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited)
- Steven Howards, Executive Director, Clean Airport Partnership
- Enno Osinga, Senior Vice President Cargo, Schiphol Group
- Allen Bruford, Deputy Director, Compliance & Facilitation, WCO (World Customs Organization)
- Barbara Schaffner, Inspector Facilities, Federal Office of Civil Aviation – FOCA, Switzerland
- Neale Millett, Head of Global Airside & Standards, DHL
- Elaine Liew, Risk Management Consultant; former Manager, Risk and Policy Advisory Services, Malaysia Airlines
- Muath Majali, Head of Passenger Services, Royal Jordanian
- Ahmed Sultan, Director – Bilateral Agreement & Civil Aviation Relations, National Air Services (NAS)
- Sumeet Nadkar, CFO and Head-Logistics SBU, Kale Consultants
- David Harman, Chief Executive Officer, Unitpool
and many more, including key IATA subject matter experts.
Consult the updated Speaker Directory.
700 attendees from the world`s airlines, ground handling companies and airports have already registered to attend the 2009 edition of the Symposium.
Here are their organisations
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