- Eastar Jet, President/CEO, Jong Gu Choi
- Jeju Air, CEO/President, Seok Joo Lee
- Korea Airports Corporation, Director, Market Development & Commercial, Jae Hee Park
- T'way Air, Executive Vice President, Hyung Yi Kim
- Air Daegu, CEO, Gyeongwon Shin
- Air Philip, Strategy and Planning Manager, Sangyun Kim
- Embraer, Marketing Director, Asia Pacific, Adam Young
- Samsung Securities, Junior Analyst, Youngho Kim
- Will North Asia’s alternative airports increase their share of LCC seats as capacity and slot constraints at primary gateways inhibit growth?
- How can non slot constrained airports promote themselves as attractive second bases and achieve growth through tactical partnerships?
- What can secondary airports offer to attract the region’s LCCs? And how can they coordinate efforts with local tourism authorities and other regional bodies to stimulate the market?
- Eastar Jet, Vice President, Pil Je Cho
- Ibaraki Prefecture, Executive Director, Naoki Morizumi
- Korea Airports Corporation, Vice President, Market Development, Commercial & Global Business Division, Soon-Cheon Park
- Sendai International Airport, CCO, Katsuhiko Okazaki
- T'way Air, Executive Vice President, Hyung Yi Kim
- Jetstar Japan, Chief Executive Advisor, Nick Rohrlach
- Peach Aviation, Chief Corporate Planning Officer, Satoru Endo
- Airbus, Senior Vice President Sales Japan, Jean-Pierre Stainnack
- ANA, Senior Director, Mio Yamamuro
- HK Express, Commercial Director, Jonathan Hutt
- Kayak, Vice President, APAC, Amy Wei
- How will the ancillary strategies of the region’s LCC continue to evolve?
- How is technology enabling the growth of the airline as retailer?
- Beyond a la carte pricing, baggage and meals, what are some more creative ways of achieving ancillary revenue?
- Have North Asian LCCs in this region adapted their ancillary revenue models to reflect cultural expectations? On the flipside, what are they doing to attract international inbound passengers?
- Bluebox Aviation Systems, CEO, Kevin Clark
- Inmarsat, VP Aviation, MEASA & APAC, Ben Griffin
- TravelSky, Director Marketing & Sales of Quick PRS of International Department, Lars Gäbler
- Brand loyalty in Northeast Asia is high. How does a new low cost, long haul operation break through incumbents?
- Compared to other regions, Northeast Asian cities have larger catchment areas and integrated ground transport. Are airline partnerships still important?
- Northeast Asia has lagged the distribution revolution. Can low cost, long haul airlines leapfrog?
- Internet penetration, speed and affordability in Northeast Asia are some of the highest in the world. How to build an IT-savvy airline from scratch?
- Joint ventures are growing in Northeast Asia. Is this pushing prices up and helping to grow the LCLH market?
- Without overflight restrictions, how big would the market already be between Northeast Asia and Europe?
- Northeast Asia is one region with many markets – and cost bases. Is one country's low cost airline another country's high-density full service airline?
- Air Premia, CEO, Dr. Jong Chul Kim
- Cebgo/Cebu Pacific, President & CEO/VP-Commercial Planning, Alexander Lao
- Japan Airlines, VP, Strategy Development, Hiroyuki Uehara
- Bombardier, Head of Marketing Asia-Pacific & China, Ross McKeand
- Development Bank of Japan, Senior Vice President, Yu Kimura
- GECAS, Vice President Product Strategy, Damien Trottier
- ANA, Senior Director, Mio Yamamuro
- HK Express, Commercial Director, Jonathan Hutt
- Kiwi.com, Founder & CEO, Oliver Dlouhý
- Spring Airlines, Chairman, Stephen Wang
- Uriel Aviation Holdings, Vice Chairman, Andrew Cowen
- Expedia Group, Director, Transport Partner Services, Northeast Asia, Satoru Arai
- Playwings, Founder, Curtis Oh
- Rockwell Collins, Principal Global Program Manager, Sajin Mohamed
- TideSquare, CEO & Founder, Min Yoon
- Travelport, Senior Commercial Director, Chris Ramm
- Trazy, Co-Founder & CMO, Kristine Hanuhl Um
- Overall, what are LCCs looking for from their airport partners?
- Should airports invest in LCCTs?
- How are North Asian airports using automation, self service facilities and robotics to meet traveller expectations for frictionless travel - especially foreigners hampered by language barriers?
- How can airlines and airports work together to offer personalised services that achieve customer satisfaction (and generate more ancillary revenues)?
- How do duty free outlets, with their premium brands and overall luxury focus, view the fledgling LCC segment?
- Will duty free outlets develop specific strategies to target LCC passengers at dedicated LCCTs?
- Do LCC passengers display different purchasing behaviours compared with full service passengers? If so, how does this affect retailing strategy?
- How are airport retailers working with airport and airline partners in their quest to attract customers?
- AirAsia, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Juergen Keitel
- Amadeus IT Pacific, Head of Airport IT, APAC, Sarah Samuel
- Cebgo/Cebu Pacific, President & CEO/VP-Commercial Planning, Alexander Lao
- Korea Airports Corporation, General Manager, Smart Airport Team, Seung Hyun Kim
- Narita International Airport Corporation, Vice President, Aviation Sales & Marketing, Koji Takahashi
- SITA, Vice President, Airports, Adrian Ching
| SUNDAY 10 JUNE 2018 | ||
| 17:30 | Registration | |
| 18:30-20:30 | Welcome Reception at Lotus Hill Garden (Grand Hilton Seoul, 2F) | |
| MONDAY 11 JUNE 2018 | ||
| 08:00 | Registration, Networking & Coffee | |
| 09:00 | Chairman's Welcome | |
| SESSION 1 | ||
| 09:05 | Host Welcome Korea Airports Corporation, Executive Vice President & Acting President, Myung Woon Kim Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Republic of Korea, Deputy Minister for Aviation Policy, Bon Hwan Koo Seoul Metropolitan Government, Acting Mayor, Joon Byeong Yoon |
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| 09:15 | CAPA North Asian LCC Outlook CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison |
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| 09:35 | Panel: LCC development in South Korea - the accidental success story Korea was Northeast Asia’s first major LCC market and today remains the largest and most vibrant. This success was more by accident than design: there was no explicit policy to develop LCCs. With LCCs having created success on their own, what formal planning can be done to further grow the LCC sector? Can LCCs play a role in unlocking further connectivity between North and South Korea? Moderator: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Assistant Professor, Jae Woon (June) Lee Panel: |
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| 10:20 | Panel: The new kids on the block: what’s in store for South Korea’s start ups? There’s been a flurry of activity from ambitious new airlines keen to dip their toes in the LCC pond, supported by a regulatory regime that has granted approval for start ups to launch from July-2018. But with six LCCs already in market, is there room for more? What are the growth plans of the country’s start ups? Which markets are they targeting? What is the nature of the regulatory and approval process? What can government do to support the sustainable growth of the industry? Moderator: Inha University, Professor, Yonghwa Park Panel: |
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| 11:00 | CAPA Membership Presentation CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Account Manager, Jason Nguyen |
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| 11:05 | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| SESSION 2 | ||
| 11:40 | When the world comes to North Asia: ensuring the success of mega events continues long after the party is over The 2018 Winter Olympics may have come and gone in Pyeongchang but the hard work continues for destination marketers, with the Korea Tourism Organisation aiming to leverage on extensive Games coverage to further boost awareness of the country among the event planning community. With the next few editions of the Olympics returning to Tokyo and Beijing, the region needs to not only create the capacity and infrastructure to handle the massive influx of travellers but also ensure inbound markets remain healthy in the longer term - a challenge which many event host cities have faced. Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Chief Researcher, International Tourism Research Division, Dr. Sung Tae Lee |
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| 12:00 | Panel: Matchmaking for further growth – what are LCCs looking for in establishing new bases and what greater role is in store for alternative and secondary airports? There’s been a surge in new airline-airport partnerships in recent times. Korean LCCs are expanding beyond their primary bases, with T’way and Jin Air setting up additional bases in Daegu and Busan respectively. Meanwhile Japan’s secondary airports are aggressively targeting international flights, particularly Korean LCCs, as well as LCCs (and full service airlines) from elsewhere in North Asia, including China. Also, the new Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge will provide a crucial (fast) road link between the three Pearl River Delta cities, and presents an opportunity for Macau to capitalise on Hong Kong’s growth constraints and attract more services. Moderator: Aviation Cooperation Program, Program Director, Sandeep Bahl Panel: |
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| 12:45 | Travelport Welcome to Lunch Travelport, Senior Commercial Director, Chris Ramm |
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| 12:45 | Lunch Break & Networking Hosted by Travelport  |
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| SESSION 3 | ||
| 13:45 | Keynote: Peach's Strategy & Future Prospects Peach Aviation, Representative Director & CEO, Shinichi Inoue |
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| 14:05 | Fireside Chat: Japan: international growth – and consolidation? After first coming on to the scene in 2012, Japanese LCCs have steadily increased their share of the market, and now carry 1 in 10 domestic passengers - a significant achievement when viewed in the context of infrastructure constraints and the stickiness of Japanese consumers to the full service incumbents. The country’s LCCs may be seeking greener pastures in international markets but overlapping operations and the recent addition of a fifth LCC in the form of AirAsia Japan has brought up various consolidation scenarios and questions of whether the market is saturated. Is there a need for rationalisation? What form would this take? What are the potential partnership opportunities between Japan’s LCCs? Moderator: MIT Scale Network Ningbo, Associate Professor, Chikage Miyoshi Panel: |
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| 14:50 | Panel: Shattering the ceiling - the rise of women in Asian aviation It’s no secret that aviation is still very much a boys club, with only a handful of the world’s airlines headed up by female CEOs. Still, there's been a notable increase in the number of women executives who have risen through the ranks of Asian aviation, taking on roles in a wide range of areas from commercial through to operations. Hear from an array of women about their personal experience in this industry and how they are championing diversity in the workforce. Moderator: Web in Travel, Founder, Siew Hoon Yeoh Panel: |
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| 15:30 | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| SESSION 4 | ||
| 16:00 | Keynote: The new generation of ancillaries AirAsia, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Juergen Keitel |
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| 16:20 | LCC Retail: Maximising ancillary revenues via onboard retailing LCCs are constantly looking at finessing their retailing and merchandising strategies – whether it’s during the booking phase, pre flight or onboard, with relevant, timely offers that are easily accessible (preferably via mobile) and easy to pay for. This is especially important in today’s digitalised environment, where onboard connectivity is virtually a must have and almost as critical for the traveller as getting to the destination. How can airlines make full use of their connected and captive audience – and generate healthy ancillary revenues in the process? Moderator: Korea Aerospace University, Professor, Moon Gil Yoon Panel: |
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| 17:00 | End of Day 1 Sessions | |
| 17:45-18:15 | Buses depart from the Convention Hall Lobby to dinner venue | |
| 19:00 | Dinner Reception at Sebitseom Floating Island Convention (FIC, 2F) Hosted by Korea Airports Corporation
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| TUESDAY 12 JUNE 2018 | ||
| 08:00 | Registration & Networking | |
| 09:00 | Chairman's Welcome | |
| SESSION 5 | ||
| 09:05 | Panel: Is North Asia ready for low cost long haul services? 2018 is the year of low cost, long haul in Northeast Asia. Japan Airlines is launching a new LCLH airline, Jin Air is expanding its widebody fleet, Korea has planned start-up Air Premia and a number of LCCs are considering adding widebodies. Southeast Asian LCLHs are expanding in Northeast Asia while European LCLHs are waiting to launch their first services. Northeast Asia has different requirements and expectations for full- service and short haul LCCs. So long haul LCCs in Northeast Asia will also need local characteristics. Northeast Asia's full service airlines have strong long haul networks and brand recognition, but also high cost bases and other restrictions. Yet populations and travel propensity are increasing. How quickly can new airline platforms nudge the market to new ways of traveling? Moderator: CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Senior Analyst, Will Horton Panel: |
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| 09:50 | Panel: Financing and operating LCC fleets - and the increasingly influential role of lessors Can fleet selection make or break the LCC model? There are a variety of options to consider: only select new aircraft, or exclusively very old aircraft. Direct order or lease? - an especially pertinent issue in the North Asian context given China has big plans for aircraft leasing, Hong Kong has re-written its tax laws to make the practice more favourable and the Japanese banks are pouring money back into the leasing sector. How and where do airlines source the funding to support their growth plans? Which finance models are most attractive? Is there a role for dedicated airline leasing subsidiaries – such as with Lion/AirAsia? Moderator: MIT Scale Network Ningbo, Associate Professor, Chikage Miyoshi Panel: |
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| 10:30 | Coffee Break & Networking | |
| SESSION 6 | ||
| 11:00 | Panel discussion: FSC-LCC partnerships, cross border JVs and LCC alliances in North Asia Partnerships of various permutations, whether they are cross border JVs, alliances with full service carriers or LCCs forming their own alliances, are an increasingly important feature of the LCC landscape. Full service carriers and the global alliances they are part of see merit in partnering with LCCs given their potential to provide access to lucrative domestic markets. Within Asia specifically, the cross border JV model has allowed major LCC groups such as AirAsia, Jetstar, Lion Air, and to a lesser extent VietJet, to accommodate foreign ownership restrictions by taking branded minority stakes in local airlines. Some LCCs have even formed their own groupings to take advantage of cross selling opportunities. What are the opportunities and limitations of each partnership model from a cost, revenue, traffic and brand awareness perspective? Under a multi airline group structure, how does the parent company strategically manage each of their airline brands? Can a non aligned LCC survive without being part of either a branded group or LCC alliance? Moderator: Cebu Pacific Air, Board Adviser, Garry Kingshott Panel: |
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| 11:45 | Panel: Wading through the new distribution pool. What do North Asia’s LCCs really need to know? The distribution ecosystem has changed rapidly over the past few years owing to a proliferation of intermediaries capitalising on new technologies, the emergence of new low cost channels and the implementation of the NDC standard. As well, increasing consumer expectations for personalised service offerings means that airlines need to innovate to capture market share, and it goes without saying that this involves leveraging predictive analytics and data in an intelligent way. What are the region’s LCCs doing to exploit the opportunities presented by the new distribution channels? Who are the new players and how will their emergence influence distribution strategy? Moderator: Web in Travel, Founder, Siew Hoon Yeoh Panel: |
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| 12:30 | Panel: What do LCCs (and travellers) want from airports? There are myriad ways that airports can effectively service both their LCC customers and end travellers. For airlines, assistance can come in the form of incentives and subsidies and building dedicated low cost carrier terminals. For travellers, any initiative that streamlines and enhances the travel experience guarantees a win win for all stakeholders. And while LCCs may have their own distinct needs compared to full service carriers, it remains to be seen whether the same is true of North Asian LCC passengers. If that is the case, do airports and their partners in retail and duty free need to develop offerings that appeals specifically to this fast growing traveller segment? Moderator: Uriel Aviation Holdings, Vice Chairman, Andrew Cowen Panel: |
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| 13:20 | Summit Wrap | |
| 13:25 | Lunch Break & Networking | |
| 14:40 | Buses depart from the Convention Hall Lobby to City Tour | |
| 15:00- 18:00 | City Tour organised by Korea Airports Corporation
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