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Agenda 2009

 

Wednesday, October 14th
3:00pm – 8:00pm Registration Open - Atrium Second Floor
 
6:30pm – 7:00pm Hotel Lobby Pickup and Transfer to Baluarte San Francisco
 
7:00pm – 10:00pm Welcome Reception and Dinner

“A Taste of Colombia” Baluarte San Francisco
Keynote Speaker: Colombia Minister of Transport, Andres Uriel Gallego
Sponsored by Proexport
 
Thursday, October 15th
7:00am – 9:00am Registration Open – Atrium Second Floor
 
8:00am Exhibit Area Opens – Atrium Second Floor
 
8:00am – 8:45am Opening Breakfast
Address by Cartagena Mayor Judith Pinedo
Sponsored by Oficina de Turismo de Cartagena – Cartagena Ballroom Second Floor
 
9:00am – 9:30am Official Opening
Grand Salon Bolívar – Second Floor
Presiding Authorities and Honored Guests
 
9:30am – 10:00am “The Airline Industry Struggle to Survive and Prosper”
IATA Director General & CEO, Giovanni Bisignani
 
10:00am – 10:20am Coffee Break
Sponsored by Sociedad Aeroportuaria de la Costa S.A.
 
10:20am – 10:50am “Latin America and the Caribbean: Land of Opportunities and Challenges”
ALTA Vice President and Avianca CEO, Fabio Villegas
 
11:00am – 12:00pm Keynote Presentation
President of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe Vélez
 
12:00pm – 1:00pm “Aviation Safety Oversight: The Regional Challenges”
Moderator: Marsh Sr. Vice President Aviation & Aerospace Practice, Eduardo Dueri
  • Minister of Transport of Costa Rica, Karla Gonzalez
  • Minister of Transport of Guatemala, Guillermo Andrés de Castillo Ruiz*
  • COPA Airlines CEO, Pedro Heilbron
  • TACA Chairman and CEO, Roberto Kriete
  • FAA Director for the Western Hemisphere, Dawn Veatch
 
1:00pm – 2:30pm Lunch
Keynote Speaker: UPS President, Bob Lekites
Sponsored by Embraer– Cartagena Ballroom Second Floor
 
2:35pm – 3:30pm “The New Brazilian Model: Lessons to be Learned”
Moderator: Embraer VP Commercial Aviation Latam Mkt, Luiz Hamilton Lima
  • Synergy Group CEO, German Efromovich
  • TAM CEO, David Barioni Neto
  • GOL CEO, Constantino de Oliveira*
  • TRIP CEO, Jose Mario Caprioli dos Santos
  • Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) Director, Marcelo Pacheco dos Guaranys
 
3:30pm – 4:30pm “Technology Developments for a More Efficient Industry”
Moderator: BAIN Partner, Stan Pace
  • Iberia Managing Director & COO, Rafael Sanchez-Lozano
  • Supplier's Panel
    • Airbus Americas President & CEO, Barry Eccleston
    • Boeing Commercial Airplanes Vice President, Ihssane Mounir
    • CFM International Reg Gen Mgr-Sales Latam & Carib, Doug Izarra
    • Mechtronix CEO, Xavier Herve
    • Pratt & Whitney Commercial Airplanes Dir of Mktg, Paul Finklestein
 
4:30pm – 4:50pm Coffee Break
Sponsored by IBS Software Systems
 
6:30pm – 7:00pm Hotel Lobby Pickup and Transfer to Teatro Heredia
 
7:00pm – 11:00pm Cocktail Reception & ALTA Awards Dinner
Teatro Heredia
Sponsored by Proexport
Master of Ceremonies Spencer Stuart Managing Director Michael Bell
  • The Rolim Amaro Award Sponsored by Boeing
  • The Federico Bloch Award Sponsored by Boeing
 
Friday, October 16th
8:45am – 9:45am Breakfast
Address by Corporacion Turismo Cartagena Presidente Ejecutivo, Luis Ernesto Araujo Rumie
Sponsored by Oficina de Turismo de Cartagena – Cartagena Ballroom Second Floor
 
10:00am – 10:30am “The Wall Street Perspective”
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Senior Analyst, Mike Linenberg
 
10:30am – 11:30pm “The Industry and the Environment: Big Steps, Small Footprint”
Moderator: IATA Environment Director, Paul Steele
  • Grupo LAN Executive Vice President, Enrique Cueto
  • Caribbean Airlines CEO, Phillip Saunders
  • Mexico GIACC IV Chairman, Gilberto Lopez Meyer
  • U.S. Department of Transportation/FAA*
 
11:30pm – 11:45pm Coffee Break
Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney
 
11:45pm – 12:35pm “The Customer Experience – How to Reduce Passenger Hardship and Improve the Bottom Line”
Moderator: Luis Carlos Velez, CNN
  • Aerorepublica CEO, Roberto Jungito
  • TSA Director Global Policy and Programs, Ann M. Zipser
  • ACI-LAC Director General, Eduardo Flores
  • Amadeus Director Airline IT Commercial, Jean-Philippe Mesure
  • SITA Vice President Airline & Passenger Solutions, Brian Cook
 
12:35pm – 1:25pm “Smart Ways to Face the New Financial Realities and Risks in the Region”
Moderator: Airline Business Editor, Mark Pilling
  • Mexicana CEO, Manuel Borja Chico
  • Air Jamaica CEO, Bruce Nobles
  • Supplier's Panel:
    • CIT Managing Director CIT Aerospace Int’l, Markus Weinseiss
    • ILFC CEO, Steven Udvar-Hazy
    • Willis Lease, Charlie Willis*
 
1:30pm – 3:00pm Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Volaris CEO, Enrique Beltranena
“Social Media: Connect with Your Customers”
Lunch Sponsored by Lufthansa Systems – Cartagena Ballroom Second Floor
 
3:00pm – 3:20pm Closing Remarks
Cartagena Ballroom Second Floor
ALTA President & TACA CEO, Roberto Kriete
ALTA Executive Director, Alex de Gunten
 
6:30pm – 7:00pm Hotel Lobby for Pickup and Transfer to Castillo de San Felipe
 
7:00pm – 11:00pm Cocktail Reception & ALTA Dinner Fiesta
Castillo de San Felipe
Sponsored by Proexport and Airbus
 
Please note The ALTA Airline Leaders Forum Agenda is subject to change.
*Invited
Conference Attire: Business Casual
Oct. 14th Welcome Reception: business casual; comfortable shoes recommended; outdoor event with light walking.
Oct. 15th Awards Dinner: business casual; indoor event.
Oct. 16th Dinner Fiesta: business casual; comfortable shoes recommended; outdoor event with light walking.

 

 
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