Dominic Walters, VP, Marketing Communications & Strategy, Inmarsat Aviation and Dr. Joe Leader, CEO, APEX kick off and round up the day’s event.

Maryann Simson, Director, Apex Media and Alex Preston, Editor of Inflight magazine, provide a round-up and analysis of the industry’s news, with a focus on APAC, EMEA and the Americas regions. 

Examining the current challenges facing the aviation industry, what are the opportunities for recovery and long-term resilience? Nick Careen, Senior Vice President for APCS at IATA, and journalists Seth Miller and John Walton discuss the paths to recovery. 

What does the future look like for the aviation industry and its eco-system in a post-COVID-19 world? Victoria Moores interviews Christoph Mueller, former CEO of Air Malaysia and Aer Lingus and Anko van der Werff, CEO of Avianca and Futurologist, Rohit Talwar share their thoughts on learnings from previous crises.

How can we achieve a more sustainable aviation industry and what role will disruptive technology have to play? Alex Preston interviews Paul Stein, Chief Technical Officer of Rolls-Royce, whilst Karen Walker asks Michael Gill, Director of Environment at IATA, Anko van der Werff, CEO of Avianca, Carlo Elia from the European Space Agency and Sylvie Sureda-Perez from Inmarsat Aviation their thoughts on sustainable aviation.

What role will digital technologies play in rebuilding the aviation industry and global economy following the pandemic? And will the journey towards a global digital society will be accelerated? Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat and Phil Balaam, President of Inmarsat Aviation discuss this and highlight some pertinent learnings we can take from the road to digitalisation in the maritime industry. 

This segment looks at the next generation of air passengers; what do they expect from travel and how can airlines prepare now to meet these future demands? Contributions include, Joanna Bailey, Editor of Simple Flying, futurist Rohit Talwar, behavioural scientist Rory Sutherland, Aviation Analyst Alex Macheras, and Alexis Hickox from Collins Aerospace.

With our eyes firmly set on the future, what are the latest industry technology trends and what role will these play in shaping air travel in a post-COVID world? Featured speakers include, Ingo Wuggetzer from Airbus, David Fox from Deutsche Telekom, Shashank Nigam, CEO of SimpliFlying, Anko van der Werff, CEO of Avianca, Sebastian Petry from Panasonic Avionics, Josh Melin from Honeywell and Tony Chapman and Shiv Trisal from Collins Aerospace.

Inflight connectivity technology has come leaps and bounds over the last decade, but what can passengers expect next? And will more airlines look to free Wi-Fi offerings?

Different professional and personal perspectives from around the world on important topics, in a quickfire Q&A format. Featuring Akira Mitsumasu, VP Global Marketing at Japan Airlines, Simon Lamkin, VP Global Head of Travel Advisory at NIIT Technologies, Andrew Ward, Director of Advisory Services at Alexander Mac Limited, Mathieu Blondel, Global Head of Aviation Competence Center at Arthur D. Little, and Alex Macheras, aviation journalist and analyst.