Program

19:00 – 21:00

Welcome cocktail reception at The Ritz-Carlton, Baku

08:15

Coffee and registration

09:00

Opening session

Welcome remarks

Rashad Nabiyev
Minister of Transport, Communications & High Technologies of Azerbaijan

Zaur Akhundov
President, Silk Way Group

Glenn Wicks
Attorney at Law, Founder & Managing Director, The Wicks Group
Conference chairman

09:20

Global Air Cargo Developments – The Air Carrier Perspective

Martin Drew, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide
Damien Mazaudier, Chief Executive Officer, CMA CGM Air Cargo
Wolfgang Meier, President & CEO, Silk Way West Airlines

10:20

Fireside chat with Boeing Executive

Darren A. Hulst
Vice President Commercial Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

10:40

Coffee & Networking Break

11:10

Review Market Development – The Forwarder Perspective

Stefan Krikken, Head of Air Freight, Global, DSV
Bruno Sidler, Chairman & Owner, Gulflog
Thomas Mack, Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Mack Advisors LLC-FZ

12:10

World Trade in Turmoil – Expected Market Dynamics

Alina Fetisova, Trade Facilitation Programme Officer, International Trade Centre

12:25

Lunch

13:25

E-Commerce – Latest Market Trends

Shailesh Kumar, Head of EU Air Cargo, Amazon
Joanna Li, Hactl-Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd.
Marco Vezjak, Director Sales & Charters, United Cargo
Tammy Holloway-Servedio, Director Performance & Revenue Management, United Cargo

14:20

Global Air Freight Outlook

Marco Bloemen, Managing Director, Aevean
Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA-The International Air Cargo Association
Sebastiaan Scholte, Chief Executive Officer, Kales Group

15:00

Coffee & Networking Break

15:15

Sustainability – Moving to the Next Level

Ismar Sabanovic, Manager Sustainability Programs, IATA
Anna-Maria Kirchner, Head of Global Sales, Finnair Cargo
Noor Salman, Global Head of Environment & Sustainability, dnata
Johnny Rubio, Director Middle East & Head of Sustainability, Silk Way West Airlines
Tonci Peovic, Chief Executive Officer, Alat Airport Authority

16:00

Future of Cargo Aircraft

Jeff Egilsrud, Regional Director – Product Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Ievgen Gavrilov, Acting General Director, JSC Antonov
John Skelly, Business Development Director, Airbus
Jason Sutcliffe, Marketing Director – ME, Africa & Central Asia, Rolls-Royce

16:45

End of Conference Day 2

19:00

Gala Dinner

08:45

Coffee & Registration

09:15

Key Note

Valeh Alasgarov, Chairman of the Board, AFEX Authority

09:30

ALAT Project & Innovation in Air Cargo

Jawad Dbila, Chief Executive Officer, Silk Way AFEZCO
Guillaume Crozier, Chief Cargo Officer, dnata
Bernhard Kindelbacher, Chief Executive Officer, ACL Airshop
Riad Fataliev, Chief Commercial Officer Europe, Silk Way West Airlines

10:30

Coffee & Networking break

11:00

Outlook Central Asia & Middle East

Goker Kose, President & CEO, Almaty International Airport
Vugar Mammadov, Vice President CIS, Central Asia & Turkey, Silk Way West Airlines

12:00

Celebrating 10th Caspian Air Cargo Summit / Those were the days…

Fireside chat

Lars-Gunnar Comén, Director, Euroavia International
Russi Batliwala, Chairman of the Board, Chapman Freeborn Group
Wolfgang Meier, President & CEO, Silk Way West Airlines

12:30

End of Conference & Lunch

14:30

City tour (optional)

Silk Way West Airlines will arrange possibilities for those delegates who are highly keen on visiting the Silkway Cargo Village at Alat Free Economic Zone at the new airport construction site outside Baku. Departure in afternoon just after ending lunch Wednesday September 24th. Details to be advised.