View the complete AGM 2018 Event Agenda (pdf) for an overview of the sessions.
Day 1 - Monday 4 June - World Air Transport Summit
Speakers’ Corner: Revolutionizing How Passengers Get From Home to Their Planes
Surface transportation could unlock even greater efficiency in the air transportation industry. Flying is the easy part of air travel. More often, time buffers have to be built into the journey to the airport owing to heavy road congestion, traffic jams, etc., and a lack of alternative options. Passengers arrive stressed and travel-weary before they even board an aircraft. Read more
Speaker: Brogan BamBrogan
20 minute interview: The Future is Alternative Fuels
Ten years on from the first biofuel flight, are alternative fuels the future? Although the growth from 1 flight in 2008 to more than 100,000 flights in 2018 has been impressive, overall, the contribution of SAF to aviation fuel use is still tiny. Read more
Moderator: Andrew Stevens
Speaker: Matti Lievonen
20 minute interview: The Benefits & Risks of Travel and Tourism
Travel and tourism generates enormous social and economic benefits and in some cases is the very heartbeat of an economy. But a long-term view must be taken to ensure the industry remains sustainable. Read more
Moderator: Rod Eddington
Speaker: Gloria Guevara
20 minute interview: Driving Gender Equality in Aviation
The aerospace sector has done good work in the area of improving gender parity including OEMs. But airlines have to make a much bigger effort. In a packed room of almost 1,000 people, just a handful of women self-identified as being at the C-Suite level. Industry has to accelerate training and find ways to bring more women into the airline workforce. Read more
Moderator: Andrew Stevens
Speakers: Mandi Samson, Mylene Scholnick
20 minute interview: Airport Privatization
The debate was heated on the subject of airport privatization, with conflicting airline/airport narratives emerging. But, ultimately, common ground was found. Read more
Moderator: Richard Quest
Speakers: Alison Roberts, Emmanuel Menanteau
Speakers’ Corner: Why Is Aviation Not Making Better Use of Data?
Speaker: Mario Hardy
Panel Discussion: Aviation Security: What Next?
Aviation is a globalized network business, so it needs a global approach to ensuring security. Unilateral actions are not very effective. Industry needs to be consulted, to be given the opportunity to present ideas and to have time to implement new measures. Read more
Moderator: Andrew Stevens
Speakers: Henrik Hololei, David McLean, Mark Shield
Keynote Address: Fighting Human Trafficking – How Aviation Can Help
Exact statistics are hard to come by, but it is thought that about 25 million people are living in modern slavery—the equivalent of the population of Australia. Most are women and children.
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Mira Sorvino
Jean-Luc Lemahieu
Panel Discussion: Airline CEO Insight Debate
Consistent profitability in the past few years suggests these are good times for the industry. But a wide-ranging panel discussion noted the various challenges looming on the horizon that could seriously erode margins, if not destroy them entirely. Read more
Moderator: Richard Quest
Speakers: Calin Rovinescu, Tim Clark, Rupert Hogg, Pieter Elbers, Christopher Luxon
Day 2 - Tuesday 5 June - Annual General Meeting
Update: Airlink
Airlink will provide an update on the incredible work it is doing to link airlines with non-profit organizations in order to provide support to disaster relief operations around the world.
Speakers: Steven Smith, Peter Davies
Update: International Airline Training Fund (IATF)
Captain David Savy, a member of the IATF Council, will provide an update on the IATF's work to sponsor training, most notably in the operational safety area, to airlines in regions of the world where it is most needed.
Speaker: David Savy