Program
Monday October 7th
19:00 – 21:00
Welcome cocktail reception at Fairmont Baku Flame Towers Hotel – Fairmont Gold Lounge, 19th floor [sponsored by Budapest Airport]
Tuesday October 8th
09:00
Coffee and registration
10:00
Opening session
Welcome remarks
Arif Mammadov, Director, State Civil Aviation Agency
Zaur Akhundov, President, Silk Way Group
Glenn Wicks, Attorney at Law, Founder & Managing Director, The Wicks Group – Conference chairman
10:30
Key Notes
“Unlocking the Potential of the Silk Road”
Vladimir Zubkov, Secretary General, TIACA-The International Air Cargo Association
“Why Cargo Matters for Airports”
Steven Polmans, Chairman, TIACA & Director Cargo and Logistics, Brussels Airport
11:00
Global Market Outlook – Challenges and Opportunities
- Who’s Coming up with the Disruptive New Ideas?
- Review on Challenges and Opportunities
Glyn Hughes, Global Head of Cargo, IATA-International Air Transport Association
Bruno Sidler, Group COO, Lonrho
Wilson Kwong, Chief Executive, HACTL-Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals
12:15
Lunch at Alov Restaurant, 3rd floor
13:15
One Belt – One Road
- Will Silk Road Initiatives Transform Asia-Europe Tradelanes?
- Implications for the Air Freight Industry
Anson Fan, Chief Executive Officer, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Wolfgang Meier, President & Chief Executive Officer, Silk Way West Airlines
Vitaly Andreev, Commercial Director, ATRAN LLC
14:30
Airports Role for the Silk Road Initiative
- Opportunities for Airports
- How can Airports Contribute to the S.R. Infrastructure Networks?
Youssef Beydoun, Head Cargo Business Relationships | Cargo Business Development, Dubai Airports
René Droese, Chief Property & Cargo Officer, Budapest Airport
Jenny Zhao, Vice President Asia-Pacific, Silk Way West Airlines
15:30
Coffee [sponsored by Aviation Plus]
16:00
CIS Air Cargo Market Update
Thomas Crabtree, Market Analysis-Air Cargo, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Elena Konkina, Deputy General Director – Commercial Director, Sheremetyevo Moscow Cargo
Aytan Mastaliyeva, Regional Sales Manager & Account Manager CIS, Baltic States, Russia & Turkey, Amadeus IT Group
Artem Andriyashkin, Head of Global Operations, Sky Gates Cargo Airlines
17:00
End of conference day 1
18:40
Buses for Gala Dinner start leaving from Fairmont Baku Flame Towers Hotel
19:00
Gala Dinner
Mangal Steak House, Mirza Mustafayev Street 3, near National Flag Square
Wednesday October 9th
09:30
E-Commerce – What’s Next?
- Assessment of Latest Trends
- How can Airports attract E-Commerce?
- How Should Air Carriers Adapt to the Needs of E-Commerce?
Steven Verhasselt, Vice President Commercial & Strategy, Liege Airport
Denis Ilin, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Russian Post
10:15
Latest Trends in Perishables Logistics
- How to Improve Quality and Efficiency in the Value Chain?
- Sustainable Collaboration in Air Cargo – What’s Next?
- Challenges & Opportunities in Pharmaceuticals & Perishables
Emile Khasanshin, Vice President Global Operations, Silk Way West Airlines
Markus Muecke, Global Head of Air Freight Procurement & Product Management, DSV Panalpina
Samir Shirin, Vice President Middle East, Silk Way West Airlines
11:15
Coffee
11:45
Innovation in Logistics & Supply Chain
- Digital Transformation
- Future of ULD’s
- Innovative Technology for Air Cargo
Steve Townes, Chief Executive Officer, ACL Airshop
Sunil Malhotra, Managing Partner, Bchain Consultants FZ LLC
Varun Visruthan, Sales Manager, ALS Logistic Solutions
13:00
Lunch at Alov Restaurant, 3rd floor
Due to unforeseen circumstances the program may change.