2023 AGENDA

08:00 REGISTRATION OPENS

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08:00 – 09:00 BREAKFAST

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09:00 OPENING REMARKS

09:15 – 10:15  SESSION ONE: PANEL — Air cargo and freighters in the Asia-Pacific region: A brightening future?

· Passenger fleet and network trajectories for the Asia-Pacific market and the implications

· Recovery and prospects for 2023 and beyond

· Renewing and expanding freighter fleets at the region’s carriers

PANELISTS: 

• Francis Antony, Head of Commercial Cargo, Teleport
• Kersti Krepp, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Polar Air Cargo
• Catriona Larritt, Executive Manager of Freight, Qantas Airways
• Mark Sutch, Chief Commercial Officer – International Cargo, IndiGo

MODERATOR:

• Guillermo Ochovo, Director, Cargo Facts Consulting

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10:15 – 10:45 SESSION TWO: Fireside Chat

Marco Isaak, Group CEO of Asia Cargo Network, will take the stage to talk economy, trends in freighter fleets and outlook for the Asia-Pacific region.

MODERATOR:

• Jeff Lee, Editor, Cargo Facts

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10:45 – 11:30 MID-MORNING BREAK

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11:30 – 12:15 SESSION THREE: Current aircraft values and their implications for Asia Pacific

· Which way are narrowbody feedstock values trending?

· Regional differences in valuation by aircraft type

· Forecast for aircraft values through 2023

PRESENTER:

• Mark Calver, CEO & Founder, Aeronave

MODERATOR:

• Jim Edgar, Senior Consultant, Cargo Facts Consulting

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12:15 – 13:30 LUNCH

PRESENTER:

• Tom Hoang, Regional Director, Market Analysis – Air Cargo, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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13:45 – 14:30 SESSION FOUR: PANEL — Fleet implications of Asian e-commerce

· E-commerce demand trends in Asia

· The growing demand for own-controlled capacity – projections for Asia

· India and Southeast Asia: today’s key to Asian e-commerce-fueled airfreight growth

PANELISTS:

• Gilles Collaveri, Business Development Director, ATR Aircraft
• Chung Mak, Special Advisor, SF Express
• Benny Rustanto, Founder & Commissioner, Raindo United Services
• Jason Winata, Executive Director, Rimbun Air

MODERATOR:

• Jeff Lee, Editor, Cargo Facts

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14:30 – 15:15 AFTERNOON BREAK

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15:15 – 16:00 SESSION FIVE: PANEL — Asian express evolution: post-pandemic reinvention

· Trends in time-definite express delivery across Asia

· Operator and fleet diversification update

· Facilitating improvements in ex-Asia express delivery and infrastructure

PANELISTS:

• Audrey Cheong, VP of Southeast Asia Operations, FedEx
• Vivian Lau, Chair & Group Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Air Holdings Limited
• Ricky Xue, General Manager of Southeast Asia, Cainiao Network
• Ricky Yeung, Head of Business Development & Services, Air Hong Kong

MODERATOR:

• Guillermo Ochovo, Director, Cargo Facts Consulting

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17:00 COCKTAIL RECEPTION

08:00 – REGISTRATION OPENS

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08:00 – 09:00 BREAKFAST

09:00 OPENING REMARKS

09:05  – 10:00 SESSION SIX PANEL – Feeding Asia’s appetite for widebody freighters

· Assessing the latest generation of production and converted widebody freighters

· Replacing 747s: strategies and realities

· A look at Asia-specific demand, usage patterns and order books

PANELISTS:

• Rich Greener, Head of Cargo, AerCap
• Crawford Hamilton, Head of Freighter Marketing, Airbus
• Brian Hermesmeyer, Senior Director of Product Marketing & Freighter Customer Leader, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
• Rafi Matalon, Vice President & GM Marketing, IAI Aviation Group

MODERATOR:

• Jim Edgar, Senior Consultant, Cargo Facts Consulting

10:00 – 10:30  SESSION SEVEN: PRESENTATION – 20-Year Freighter Forecast for 2023 unveiled

· The future of a 747-less widebody segment

· Gauging NG momentum

· Regional fleet implications

PRESENTER:

• Guillermo Ochovo, Director, Cargo Facts Consulting

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10:30 – 11:00 MID-MORNING BREAK

11:00 – 12:00 SESSION EIGHT: PANEL — Freighter leasing in Asia: The lessor perspective

· Growing lessor interest in the latest generation of freighter conversions

· Feedstock availability of 737NGs, A320s, A321s and A330s

· New startups and managing risk

PANELISTS:

• Mike Berger, Chief Strategy Officer, ATSG
• Tan Boon Keng, SVP, GM & Head of Aircraft & Freighter Leasing Aviation Asset Management Commercial Aerospace, ST Engineering
• Shelley Raina Talwar, Vice President of Airline Analysis, Avolon

MODERATOR:

• Jeff Lee, Editor, Cargo Facts

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12:00 – 13:15  Luncheon

PRESENTER:

• Jan Zoeppel, Head of Conversion Programs & Customer Support, EFW

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13:15  CLOSING REMARKS