Day 0 15:00 ACMG Steering Committee Meeting By invitation only IATA/ACMG Steering Committee Members
Day one 8:30 9:00 9:15 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:45 12:00 Registration & Welcome Coffee Non-Competition Rules & Governance Structure Rachel Nazarin IATA Legal Counsel Welcome Address Charles de Gheldere IATA - Director, Financial and Distribution Services (FDS) ACMG Chairman s Report Josua du Plessis South African Airways - Head of Operational Research/Chairman ACMG ACMG in review and the way forward (reinforcement of the importance of ACMG). Morning Coffee Break Keynote Presentation: Airline Industry Financial Health: Current Situation and Future Issues Brian Pearce IATA - Chief Economist Panel Discussion: Harnessing the Power of ACMG Benchmark Data Josua du Plessis, South African Airways (Head of Operational Research/Chairman ACMG); Mr. Dimitri Tziortzis, Air Canada (Managing Director, ACMG Vice-Chairman); Ms. Suha Alarda, Royal Jordanian (Head of Treasury) How airlines have used ACMG benchmark data to bring efficiencies to their operations (discussion to be led and moderated by SC members). Latin American Aviation Outlook: How Legacy Carriers Intend to Compete in the Wake of Rising Competition from Low Cost Carriers Jose Montoya Avianca Holdings, S.A. Director, Financial Planning and Analysis Lunch
Day one 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 BI Web Tool Launch Jean Ruiz IATA - Head, Industry Data Management Experience the new BI Web Tool a single portal to evaluate an airline s operational performance with benchmark comparisons of critical cost and operational performance indicators. Another Successful ACMG Year Babber Pervez IATA - Manager, ACMG The presentation will focus on ACMG recent developments and key highlights of the FY2017 ACMG Benchmarking Report. It will cover both financial (mostly focused on cost) and operational performance. Fuel Hedging, Policy Market, and Cost Mitigation Julian Keites Kinect Energy Group - Director, Fuel Risk Topics include: the hedging dilemma, jet fuel market price risk how to improve your cost control mechanism, and policies that build flexibility. IATA CFM Agreement Dr. Chris Markou IATA - Head, Operational Cost Management Potential benefits of the IATA CFM agreement on aircraft maintenance cost. Afternoon Coffee Break How Data Driven Technology will Shape the Future of Aviation? Mauricio Arteaga Airbus Transformation Leader, Skywise Digital
Day one 16:00 16:30 17:00 Airline Rights: Defending Rights to Foster Competition and Efficiency Alex de Gunten HEICO - Business Development Manager Those who don t stand up to monopolistic behavior will not survive. From Maintenance Costs to Big Data the stakes are in the Billions. Expanding Risk Management Horizons in the Travel Distribution Industry Ignacio Mula Diaz IATA Head, Standardization Participation Learn about the latest developments on IATA Industry Settlement System Agency Risk Management and how airlines are benefiting from it! Closure
Day two 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 Distribution Cost Initiative Henry Coles IATA - Head, Airline Distribution Standards The presentation will focus on key highlights of the FY2017 Distribution Cost Data Collection Digital Transformation in Finance: Enhancing User Experience while Maximizing Operational Efficiencies User Case: Santander Bank Francisco Requena, Inari (CEO); Alberto Fernández Tomé, Santander Bank, Digital Division (Head of Channels re-imagination Area). Why Cost Transformations are Hard Sybren Hahn McKinsey & Company - Associate Partner - Airline Practice The everlasting downward pressure on cost drives airlines to dig deeper not an easy task. Why is cost transformation important now? What are the common themes that airlines find hard to get right? Where to best invest your resources? How to think about new technologies? How to inspire your organization to transform? How to make sure you get it all done? Morning Coffee Break Panel Discussion: Transform your Costs, Transform your Business Best Practices in Cost Transformation Sybren Hahn, McKinsey & Company (Associate Partner, Airline Practice); Josua du Plessis, South African Airways (Head of Operational Research/Chairman ACMG); Dr. Chris Markou, IATA (Head, Operational Cost Management); Ms. Yuliya Gerasymchuk, Ukraine International Airlines (Financial Manager); Ashraf Suleman, Saudi Arabian Airlines (Vice President, Finance); Jose Montoya, Avianca Holdings, S.A. (Director, Financial Planning and Analysis).
Day two 12:00 12:30 13:00 14:00 17:30 Enhancing Benchmarking Capability with ACMG Data Sveinn Ingi Steinþórsson WOW AIR - Director Financial Planning & Analysis How WOW Air uses the ACMG benchmark data to monitor its performance against the industry, and how it leads to cost & operational efficiencies. The Cost of Revenue Leakage! What can be done to reduce Leakage and the costs associated with it Attila Nagy Accelya Director of Product Strategy Lunch BI Tool Hands-on Session For ACMG paying participants only Closure
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