Asian Aerospace | Exhibition for Civil Aviation and MRO with China Focus


THE CONGRESS CONGRESS PROGRAMME AND BOOKING


Agenda	Tuesday 8 September: Future Watch: Aerospace and Air Transport Trends

	09:30 – 10:30	Asian Aerospace Opening Ceremony

	11:00 – 12:30	The outlook for aerospace and aviation in China

	11:00 – 11:10	Opening remarks An introduction to aerospace manufacturing strategy in Shenyang - Qi Fazi, Vice Mayor, Shenyang Municipal Government

	11:10 – 11:30	Hand-in-hand for win-win cooperation – the home-grown COMAC airplanes soon soaring in the skies - Wang Wenbin, Assistant General Manger, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China

	11:30 – 11:50	Plan of development of Airbus Tianjin final assembly line and new international aviation town in China - Wei Yongjiu, Vice President of the Administrative Commission of Tianjin Free Trade Zone & Vice Secretary-General of Tianjin International Trade Association

	11:50 – 12:10	Working in partnership – Bombardier and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Building the C Series fuselage in China – lessons learnt from this East-West partnership – plus the vision and outlook for aerospace and aviation in China - Trung Ngo, Vice President Sales Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

	12:10 – 12:30	Asia's role in driving the global aerospace/aviation industry - Robert Laird, Vice President China, East Asia, South & Southeast Asia Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

	12:30 – 12:40	Panel discussion and audience Q&A

	12:40 – 14:00	Lunch and networking break

	14.00 – 16.30	Air transport trends and evolving airline models in Asia Pacific

	14:00 – 14:20	The outlook for aviation The impact of the global economic down turn on the Asia Pacific Airline sector and regulatory and other critical issues impacting on future growth - Andrew Herdman, Director General, Association of Asia Pacific Airline

	14:20 – 14:40	Surviving the downturn – a fresh look at airline economics How Cathay Pacific is evolving its business strategies to address the current economic crisis, future constraints and preparing for the resumption of growth - Tony Tyler, Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific Airways

	14:40 – 15:00	Aviation market performance and forecasts Capacity and growth forecasts, air transport profitability indicators and trends - Laurent Rouaud, Senior Vice President of Market and Product Strategy, Airbus

	15:00 – 15:10	Panel discussion and audience Q&A

	15:10 – 15:30	Networking break

	15:30 – 15:50	Evolving airline business models in India How Jet Airways will evolve its full service airline as well as the low cost and no frills carriers Jet Lite and Jet Airways connect to meet the current challenges and prepare for future opportunity. - Sudheer Raghavan, Chief Commercial Officer, Jet Airways

	15:50 – 16:10	Evolving airline business models in Australasia Learning from the Regional Express strategy, its response to the current tough trading conditions and how its business model is evolving, plus trends in the Australasia market and the outlook for growth. - Lim Kim Hai, Executive Chairman, Regional Express

	16.10 – 16.30	Panel discussion and audience Q&A

	Wednesday 9 September: Engine Technologies

	10:00 – 12:30	Next-generation engine innovation

	10:00 – 10:20	Leveraging experience for future benefits New engine technology for next-generation aircraft, with insights and specifications from the Leap X programme - Fabienne Lacorre, General Manager, Product Strategy and Market, CFM International

	10:20 – 10:40	The power of options Reducing an airline's fuel bill and carbon footprint will be a significant issue for the next generation aircraft. The precise requirement for the future market remains uncertain, as does the timing of such aircraft. In response to this complex challenge, Rolls-Royce will combine the optimum product technologies and architectures at the right time to deliver the best overall solution. Option 15-50 is Rolls-Royce's approach to meeting this challenge. - James Barry, Vice President, Customer Business, North and Central Asia, Rolls-Royce

	10:40 – 11:00	Gearing up for next-gen innovation The new technology and benefits of the PurePower family of engines for the next generation product family - Shigeaki Nakano, Vice President Sales, Greater China, Pratt & Whitney

	11:00 – 11:30	Networking break

	11:30 – 11:50	Future engine concepts The geared turbo fan versus alternative concepts, geared turbo fan technologies and product road map and the CLAIRE programme to deliver technologies for further CO2 emissions reduction - Sven Hugel, Operations & Business, Next Generation Product Family, MTU Aero Engines

	11:50 – 12:10	Advanced materials in today’s and tomorrow’s engines Composite materials replacing metals in aero engines – current specifications and material being considered for next-generation engines and on the long-term horizon, plus impact these materials will have on engine design, performance, and the environment. - Paul Marks, Chief Executive Officer, Argosy International

	12:10 – 12:30	Panel discussion and Q&A

	12:30 – 14:00	Lunch and networking break

	14:00 – 15:00	Green technologies – working to improve fuel burn, reduce noise and emissions

	14:00 – 14:20	Bio fuels – the opportunities and challenges Exploring how the latest advances in fuel burn optimisation, alternative and bio fuels can deliver enhanced performance. - Thomas Hoang, Regional Director, Cargo Marketing & Environment Strategy, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

	14:20 – 14:50	The VITAL contribution to reducing noise and polluting emissions Objectives of Europe’s VITAL project, achievements/technological break-throughs, industrial feasibility and impact on future engine design, plus what needs to happen next. - Fabienne Lacorre, Vice President, Product Strategy and Market, Snecma – SAFRAN Group

	14:50 – 15:10	Harnessing green technologies on the C Series Insights and learning from initiatives to ensure the C Series aircraft delivers improved fuel burn, reduced noise and polluting emissions. - Trung Ngo, Vice President Sales Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

	15:10 – 15:40	Networking break

	15:40 – 16:15	Green technologies panel discussion Panel discussion on the challenges of balancing noise costs and emission benefits. How can you reduce costs and improve the environmental impact? What are the next steps for the industry to address future economic and environmental targets? - Fabienne Lacorre, Vice President, Product Strategy and Market, Snecma – SAFRAN Group - James Barry, Vice President, Customer Business, North and Central Asia, Rolls-Royce - Thomas Hoang, Regional Director, Cargo Marketing & Environment Strategy, Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Trung Ngo, Vice President Sales Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft - Mun Young Choi, Dean of the School of Engineering, University of Connecticu

	Thursday 10 September: The outlook for air transport infrastructure

	11:00 – 12:15	Airspace and airports – Managing future growth and strategies to address demand

	11:00 – 11:20	Preparing Hong Kong for future growth Initiatives underway to tackle airspace and runway constraints, enhance air traffic control handling capacity and how the Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong is working with regional partners to prepare for future growth. - Norman Lo, Director General, Civil Aviation Department, Hong Kong

	11:20 – 11:40	Future airport growth and strategies to address demand The outlook for investment in airport infrastructure, strategies to address future demand across the Asia Pacific region, including tackling congestion, driving efficiencies and competitive pressures - Peter Morris, Chief Economist and Head of Airport Economics Ascend

	11:40 – 12:00	Preparing for growth at Incheon International Airport Insights from the fulfilment of Incheon International Airport’s master plan to handle 100m passengers by 2020, infrastructure issues still to address and how the airport is evolving its hub strategy. - Seong-Soo Kang, Board Member and Executive Director, Incheon International Airport Corporation

	12:00 – 12:15	Panel discussion and audience Q&A

	12:15 – 13:45	Lunch and networking break

	13:45 – 16:00	The outlook for MRO in Asia Pacific

	13:45 – 14:05	MRO market trends How the global economic recession and down turn in airline capacity is impacting on MRO suppliers, the challenges ahead, competitive pressures and the outlook for MRO demand across Asia Pacific - Dennis Ling, Associate Consultant, AeroStrategy

	14:05 – 14:25	MRO supply and demand in China The outlook for MRO in China, opportunities for East-West partnerships and meeting the critical requirements of the Chinese market - Patrick Gaines, Vice President – Customer Support, Asia Pacific, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services

	14:25 – 14:45	MRO challenges and opportunities in Asia Pacific - David Jones, Area Sales Director, SE Asia, SR Technics

	14:45 – 15:05	Improving efficiency and opportunities for innovation - Mark Hayman, Director of Engineering, HAECO

	15:05 – 15:30	Networking break

	15:30 – 16:00	Challenges and opportunities: Panel discussion and audience Q&A Panel discussion on the impact of future fleet rebalancing as newer aircraft replace older models and next-generation aircraft come on stream; addressing efficiencies and innovation in Asia Pacifi's MRO sector, constraints to growth and exploiting new opportunities - Dennis Ling, Associate consultant, AeroStrategy - Patrick Gaines, Vice President – Customer Support, Asia Pacific, Boeing Commercial Aviation Services - David Jones, Area Sales Director, SE Asia, SR Technics - Mark Hayman, Director of Engineering, HAECO - Henri Hurlin, Single Aisle Fleet Director, New Aircraft and Corporate Fleet Planning Department, Air France