Speakers

Guillaume joined GREEN AEROLEASE as Chief Operating Officer and is also working for Finistair since 2021, right after getting his engineer diploma from ENAC (French National School of Civil Aviation) with a specialization in air operations and safety.

Within Finistair and Green Aerolease, he is working to develop new projects about sustainable aviation and its access to air operators. Directly in link with most of the OEMs working on new types of aircraft, he has a great knowledge of the current state of the technology regarding clean aviation and new types of air mobility.

Harri Airaksinen is the CEO of the Tampere regional development agency Business Tampere and the tourism marketing and development company Visit Tampere Ltd. His previous positions include the Vice President, Customer Solutions and Marketing and the Vice President, Public Services and Real Estates and Construction at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Mr. Airaksinen’s former work experience covers positions such as the Deputy Mayor at the City of Porvoo and the Director of Business Development at the City of Tampere. He also has held positions in the European Parliament, in the Finnish Parliament and in the Ministry of Defence of Finland. He is a Master of Social Sciences, majoring in economics.

Airaksinen holds several positions of trust in the public administration and board memberships in several companies and foundations. For example, he is a member of the Tampere Student Housing Foundation TOAS and the Tampere Adult Education Centre TAKK. Until 2017, he was a member of the city council and the city board in the City of Tampere.

Bojan Arandjelović is the Head of Network Planning and Scheduling of Air Serbia since August 2020. He joined the carrier eight years ago from an Italian TMC company and during that time he changed several positions within the airline. He started his journey in Sales as country manager for Italy, Austria, and Denmark, then he was appointed as regulatory compliance and project manager for the relaunch of the long-haul operations between Belgrade and New York. He is with Air Serbia Network Planning team since August 2018.

Together with his team, Bojan oversees Air Serbia’s network strategy, including the airline’s route network and schedule design, ensuring its profitability and efficiency. Since joining the team, Air Serbia has launched operations from secondary airports in Serbia (Niš and Kraljevo) while the carrier’s network saw great expansion in 2019 by operating to more than 60 airports in Europe, Middle East, North America and Africa in scheduled and charter operations.

Bojan graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome and holds a degree in Banking, Finance, Financial markets and Insurance.

He is passionate about flying and foreign languages. Bojan speaks Italian, Spanish, Greek, English and currently is improving his German.

Bernie Baldwin has been in aviation publishing since he joined the Royal Aeronautical Society in January 1988 as production editor of The Aeronautical Journal. In October 1993, he became head of the Society’s publications department and editor of Aerospace, later Aerospace International.

In June 1998, Bernie became editor of Airlines International, published by Insight Media on behalf of IATA. At Insight Media, he was also associate editor of ACI’s Airport World.

Bernie moved in May 2000 to become editor of Regional Airline World. In 2007, he led the magazine’s change to become Low-Fare & Regional Airlines. In 2016, Bernie was instrumental in the latest brand change of the magazine to LARA.

Bernie left LARA in February 2017 to pursue a career as a freelance writer and editor.

In October 2015, Bernie received the ERA Award for Personal Excellence from the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) for "Outstanding contribution to intra-European air transport". He has also won three Aerospace Journalist of the Year awards (2000, 2003 and 2007) in the Best Regional Aviation Submission category.

Marylin joined EUROCONTROL as Head of Aviation Sustainability in 2020. She has over 15 years of technical, operational and environmental experience within the air traffic management (ATM) community including the management of multinational projects.

Prior to joining EUROCONTROL, Marylin worked at Skeyes, the Belgian Air Navigation Services provider where she was responsible for Environment & Procedure design. She has chaired the European CCO/CDO task force as well as the Standing Committee on Environment for FABEC (Functional Airspace Block Europe Central), working on the FABEC Environmental policy and ensuring the integration of the environmental pillar into the optimized performance of the ATM-system. 

Marylin is a Belgian national and holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and an Executive Degree in Environmental Management.

Patrick Baudis joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s division MHI RJ Aviation in June 2020 as Vice President, Marketing and Aero Advisory Services.

A seasoned professional with wide-ranging industry expertise, he brought solid executive experience to his new dual role leading the marketing strategy for MHI RJ Aviation and developing the new Aero Advisory Services team. Patrick is responsible for all marketing activities, including product strategy, positioning and promotion of MHI RJ products and definition of requirements for product developments. He is also responsible for all analytical and business development activities for the Aero Advisory Services, which aims at providing consulting services to other Mitsubishi divisions and to many aviation industry stakeholders such as airlines, airports, lessors, financial institutions, service providers and suppliers.

Patrick previously worked for Bombardier as Vice President Marketing where he successfully re-launched Bombardier’s C Series aircraft, CRJ Series regional jets and Q400 turboprops. Before that, he worked for Airbus for over 19 years where he held various positions in Marketing, based in France and in the US, and was instrumental in providing marketing direction, influencing product developments and maximizing sales success.

With almost 30 years of strategic marketing expertise, Patrick’s successful career began at Mitra Aviation, a consulting company he joined right after completing a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering at l’École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile-ENAC, in Toulouse, France.

Patrick speaks English, French and Spanish, and held positions of increasing authority in various domains such as Marketing, Market Development and Strategy. He lives in Paris and has three sons.

I consider myself as an aviation enthusiast, since all my education and expertise is connected to aviation. In 2005, I obtained my Master degree in Aeronautics along with the Air Force education. From 2005, I was in service in Croatian Air Force as a helicopter instructor and officer, which was a great experience for my development. From 2008, I worked at Pula airport as a Ramp Agent, but soon I was promoted to Airport Duty Officer. Working as a Duty Officer, I learned about airport operation complexity and during these years I obtained IATA Advanced Airside Operations diploma. In 2013 I was being promoted to COO and 2 years later to CCO. Being a person who is not afraid of new challenges and leaving its comfort zone, in 2017 I accepted a job offer from Eindhoven Airport where I am currently working as a Head of Aviation development & Partnerships.

A French/Danish national, Karin Butot worked for both French and Belgian media before joining the aviation industry more than 25 years ago. During this time, Karin established CONNECT Route Development Forum, a premium aviation event which has grown every year and is now in its 18th year. The last event took place in Antalya, and attracted over 650 delegates. Karin is based in Lyon, France, from where she runs The Airport Agency and CONNECT.

Born in India in 1970, the Hon. Vijay Daryanani MP moved to Gibraltar aged 1 where he was raised and educated.

Minister Daryanani joined the Executive Committee of the Liberal Party in 1995 and was the 1st person of Indian descent in Gibraltar to stand for election in 2000. He narrowly missed out on a seat in the Gibraltar Parliament by 60 Votes. He has since represented the Liberal Party in conferences abroad, especially through Liberal International.

With a professional background in business, Minister Daryanani has run his family business successfully for over twenty-five years and is a founding member of the Gibraltar Federation of Small Business in 1995.

The Minister has also since been the Chairman for the Business Licensing Authority from 2013 to 2019, a member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal from 2017-2019 and a member of the Nursing Board from 2018 to 2019.

In 2019, Vijay Daryanani became the first Person of Indian descent in Gibraltar to be elected as a Member of Parliament and as Minister for Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar.

Today Minister Daryanani has responsibility for Business, Tourism, Commercial Aviation and The Port.

One of his main briefs is to market Gibraltar as a premier tourist destination. The promotion of Gibraltar International Airport as the gateway to the area is also a priority for Minister Daryanani.

Laurent Donceel joined A4E as a Policy Director in April 2016, where he is in charge of sustainability dossiers.

Laurent’s expertise is in political communication both in Brussels and across EU capitals. He has significant experience engaging with decision-makers, media and influencers on legislative dossiers and political issues. He has worked with blue chip companies, trade associations, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs in the fields of transport, energy and climate change.

Laurent spent time with the Directorate-General for External Trade in the European Commission and Belgium’s Foreign Affairs ministry. He studied at the London School of Economics (LSE), the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and at the Universidad de Granada. Laurent speaks English, French, Spanish and is improving his Icelandic.

Simon Dreschel has been appointed CEO of Bordeaux Airport in August 2020. As a graduate of ENAC, he has a strong background in industrial performance, complex infrastructure operations and market development. He developed a policy to reduce fuel consumption on aircraft fleets early in his career, and went on to work on several sustainable development and ecological transition projects in the space industry, as well as in the airport sector. His background and qualities are in perfect synergy with the strategic commitment of Bordeaux Airport in its economic, social and environmental challenges, and with the objective of a sustainable revival of airport activities, serving the region's territories.

Patrick is the founder and Managing Director of Altair Advisory, a specialist aviation strategy advisory and consulting firm focusing on airline network strategy and aviation sustainability. Patrick has over 20 years of aviation-industry experience across senior commercial roles in the airline, airport and aircraft leasing sectors, as well as a background in strategy consultancy: Patrick studied Computer Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and Carnegie Mellon University in the USA, and also holds a MSc in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University in the UK and a MBA from Purdue University in the USA.

Hatim El Gharbi joined ONMT in 2003 as a product manager. He has since held various positions including those of country director in Germany, Benelux and France but also that of Chief of Operations in Rabat.

As Commercial and Sales Director, he oversees the activities of the various ONMT offices around the world and manages relations with ONMT's main international commercial partners, whether they are airlines or travel distributors.

Hatim El GHARBI is Born and raised in Rabat. He graduated with a master's degree in Business and International Affairs from the University of Montpellier.

Martin Gauss is the CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of airBaltic since November 2011. Under his leadership, airBaltic has successfully carried out a robust turnaround plan and achieved a strong growth path. With the early decision of ordering up to 80 Airbus A220 Gauss has built a foundation for the airline’s global success story. Martin Gauss is an experienced CEO who has worked in the aviation industry in different countries for nearly 30 years. He still holds a Captain's license on Airbus A220.

Since March 1st, 2018, Marius Gelzinis has been the Chief Executive Officer of SE Lithuanian Airports. Under Marius Gelzinis leadership, Lithuanian airports executed a robust business turnaround program leading to major improvements of the net result of the Lithuanian airports, record growth in passenger numbers and profits in 2018 and 2019. The main pillars of the change towards a new and fresh Lithuanian airport are operational efficiency, revenue improvement, network incentives reconfiguration, employs and stakeholder engagement. These have been instrumental for the management team to consistently beat its own business turnaround plan and lay a sound basis for sustainable future profits. Marius Gelzinis is a professional with over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry. Marius Gelzinis started his aviation career as a check-in agent of Lithuanian airlines in 1998. Through his aviation career Marius Gelzinis has also held managing positions in the ground handling sector. Before taking over management of Lithuanian airports, Marius successfully managed Palanga Airport. Under Marius leadership, the small, regional airport tripled the number of passengers from 100 thousand to 350 thousand passengers per year and became a profitable, self-sustaining airport. Marius earned a Master of Business administration at ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania and BI Norwegian business school, also, Master of Public administration at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania. He is fluent in Russian and English.

Mark is an insight-driven, strategic marketer and is an established leader in deploying new media marketing.  He leads the Central Marketing Division of Tourism Ireland – the public body responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas.  Mark has guided Ireland’s development to become a European leader in digital tourism. 

Mark has responsibility for the organisation’s marketing functions on the island of Ireland, with teams based in both Dublin and Coleraine.  His remit covers strategy development, research, content development, marketing communications, eMarketing, customer contact and responsibility for national tourism initiatives such as “The Gathering 2013” and “Northern Ireland 2012”. 

Before joining Tourism Ireland Mark was Strategic Development Manager with the Internet arm of Horizon Technology Group plc.  Before that again he was Head of Research & Planning for the e-business subsidiary of Eircom, the former state telecommunications company.  Mark possesses Masters degrees in both Psychology and Business Administration.  

Kristiina Hietasaari was appointed as Senior Director of Visit Finland in January 2021. She has worked in the tourism industry for more than ten years, first at the Finnish Tourist Board (MEK) and then at Visit Finland as the Director of Travel Business Development, being responsible for the development and co-operation of the Finnish tourism industry. Visit Finland is responsible for promoting travel from abroad to Finland. Main functions include marketing and communications activities in international markets to boost Finland’s image as an attractive travel destination. The mission is also to support and increase international business of Finnish tourism companies and destinations throughout Finland as well as supporting the accessibility of the whole country. Visit Finland is part of Business Finland, a government organization for innovation funding and trade, travel and investment promotion.

Anna-Kaisa Ikonen is the Mayor of Tampere. She has a doctorate in social sciences and she has worked in several fields and leadership roles.

She has been a Member of the Finnish Parliament, Secretary of State in two previous governments and has held various leading positions in the city administration.

Ms Ikonen was appointed the Professor of Practice at Tampere University, the Faculty of Management and Business in 2017. Ms Ikonen last served as mayor of Tampere in 2013-2017.

Glyn started his career with British Airways where he was trained in sales and marketing.  He moved from aviation to aerospace, joining BAe Commercial Aircraft, where he was responsible for sales of commercial aircraft in Asia.  He then moved to DHL as a marketer, before becoming Commercial Director for the UK. Glyn’s first role in general management was at Bournemouth Airport, where he was Managing Director for four years. He then ran the palletised distribution network, Palletline, for four years before becoming Managing Director at London Luton Airport, where he worked for 7 years.

Glyn joined Stobart in September 2015 as Chief Executive Officer for the aviation division. 

He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and fluent in French and Italian.

Birgir took on the role of CEO of Play in April 2021 and the airline commenced flight operations in June after having raised 90m USD and being listed on the Nasdaq First North stock market in Iceland.
Birgir has extensive experience in international management and operations. He was Ossur's Regional Director in Asia, based in Hong Kong, CEO of Iceland Express, an Icelandic low-cost airline, and later Deputy CEO of WOW air. He lived and worked in Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary, where he was CEO of Infopress Group, one of the largest printing companies in Eastern Europe. He was also CEO of Iceland Post, where he led a turnaround effort from heavy loss to profit. Furthermore, he has also been involved in many projects in the field of restructuring and transformation across a diverse range of industries. Birgir holds an MBA from the University of Westminster in London and a BA (Hons) from the University of the Arts London.

Tuomo Karppinen is the Senior Sustainability Manager at Finnair the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland. He has 19 years of experience in aviation and acquired expertise in sustainability, environmental safety, occupational safety, flight safety and compliance, aircraft maintenance, and the development of management systems.

Prior to Finnair, he has worked in the construction industry in sales, marketing, and project management positions. Tuomo holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.

Ray, having formerly served as the Ryanair Group Head of Tax, now leads its Route Development Department which is responsible for securing and maintaining low-cost airport deals across the network.

Now charged with the enviable task of allocating 210 Boeing 8-200 “Gamechanger” aircraft and flying 225 million passengers per year across a fleet of over 620 aircraft by 2026, Ray and his team are looking forward to meeting like-minded, low-cost and growth-hungry airports.

Prior to joining Ryanair in 2016, Ray worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and holds a Master of Science in Accounting, as well as dual qualifications as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor.

Mr. Majid Khan is Vice President Aviation Development of Istanbul Airport (IST). He is 41 years old and Danish citizen with Pakistani background. He is educated Engineer in Business Administration, M.Sc, from Technical University of Denmark. Furthermore, he holds a degree in Executive Leadership Development, Cranfield Directors Programme, from Cranfield University in United Kingdom.  He has been part of aviation industry for almost 10 years by playing a central role in developing hubs around Europe. Majid Khan joined aviation industry in 2011 at Copenhagen Airport where he was part of Aviation Development team to develop Northern Europe`s largest Hub. From 2016 – 2020 he worked as Senior Director traffic development at Avinor, Norway’s 45 airports, where he was responsible for leading the team to develop Oslo Airport as a leading hub in the region and Gateway to Norway. Majid Khan has won several industry awards in 2013,2014,2015 & 2018 together Copenhagen Airport & Avinor Airports. Currently Mr Majid Khan is reporting to the CEO of Istanbul Airport, Mr Kadri Samsunlu.

Nicolai Krøyer, 51, checked-in as CEO of Aarhus Airport on 1st March 2021. The Aarhus gateway is more than mid-way through a wide-reaching expansion and redevelopment of facilities valued at over DKK 140 million (close to 19 million Euro) and including a new ultra-efficient security screening area, seven new departure gates, a striking glass-walled two-story departure and sky lounge, plus a brand new in-terminal Nordic-inspired airport hotel. All wrapped in a beautifully gold façade.

In May 2019, Aarhus Airport set out its ambitious strategy to triple the number of passengers at the mainland Danish airport and provide Scandinavia’s fifth-largest metropolitan area with an efficient and thriving international airport. Aarhus Airport has already gained significant attention among international scheduled and charter airlines, and the focal point in the coming time is commercial growth.

Over the past 10 years, Nicolai Krøyer has been CCO at the Port of Aarhus and has been involved in developing the Port of Aarhus into Denmark's largest commercial port.

Annabelle Lepièce is head of the Competition and European law department of CMS Belgium. Annabelle advices airports, airlines and groundhandlers on all aspects of European law (antitrust, State aid, European directives and regulations) relating to the air transport sector.

She has been representing French, Belgian, Dutch, Romanian and Spanish airports and regions implicated in investigations led by the European Commission on alleged aids to airlines and airports. She also assists public authorities, airports and airlines in the notification of State aids for the infrastructure, start-up aids, etc. and advises them on strategies and legal options to develop new routes. Recently, she has advised ACI and the UAF (the French Airports’ association) on the revision of the European Commission’s 2014 Aviation Guidelines and on the legal framework applying to State aid in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. Since the beginning of the pandemic, she has worked for various actors of the sector on identifying available public funding and setting up aid schemes for the relaunch of routes.

After studying economics and having 5 years’ experience in Air Traffic control, Oliver took the position of Network Planner at Transavia in November 2015. Now as the most senior Network Planner in the company he is responsible for the route network from the Netherlands as well as determining the long term network and fleet strategy.

Mr. Harri Ojala (M.Sc. - Financial Management, B.Sc. - International Business) works as a Director of Investments and Global Operations at Business Tampere Ltd. serving companies from multiple industries with their growth and development. Business Tampere is the economic development agency of the city of Tampere and the seven surrounding cities, which as a region is the fastest growing in Finland by population. As part of his responsibilities, Harri works as an executive director of the region’s international accessibility program, which serves airlines and logistics operators to set up connections and new business in Tampere. He has an extensive experience with airlines for over ten years. Harri also works as a board professional in different SME’s.

Miguel is a highly experienced senior aviation manager with up-to-date knowledge of the airline market, having worked for over 20 years for one of the leading European regional airlines.

He has recently worked on the development of the Air Nostrum Regional Airline model in South America, especially in Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia, as well as on the development of new airlines for the group in Ireland and Malta.

As part of the group’s diversification he has participated in the design of a high-speed train network for ILSA, the first private high-speed train operator in Spain, starting operations in 2022.

As a member of the board of AECFA (Spanish Association for Slots coordination) he has a detailed view of the SLOTS situation in Spain.

In relation to his training and studies, he has a multicultural background, both with a business administration degree and an MBA at Sunderland and Oxford University, as well as an executive education at universities such as Stanford University, Instituto de Empresa or ESADE, and complemented with specific international aviation training, endorsed by IATA, which gives him great knowledge in multicultural environments.

My aviation experience started in 1989 when I was appointed CEO of Malmö Aviation, today BRA and one of the most significant regional airlines in Sweden. In 1994 I was appointed CEO of the Skyways Group, which for many years was one of the fastest-growing companies in Sweden and became the biggest regional airline in Sweden serving most of the regional airport destinations. In 2007 I was appointed Vice President of the Salénia Group, mother company to Skyways and to the regional air cargo airline Amapola Flyg AB, which I started in 2004 and was the CEO until 2010 when I retired and was elected to the board.

In September 2011 I took on an assignment as CEO of the listed company Cimber Sterling Group A/S in Denmark and in November 2012 I took on another assignment as CEO with the mission to “turnaround” Estonian Air AS in Tallinn. In 2016 we started a new Estonian-owned airline Regional Jet OÜ (branded as Xfly) with a focus on becoming the European Capacity Provider supporting major airlines with regional aircraft capacity.

Throughout my time in the aviation industry, I have been involved in issues affecting the future of aviation. I became Vice Chairman of the Aviation Employers’ Association in Sweden in 1992. To provide a voice for aviation in the transportation-related political discussions in Sweden. I participated in the formation of the Swedish Air Transport Society. The organization comprises airlines, aviation industries and airports and works to strengthen aviation’s role in public transportation and to protect the interests of Swedish aviation in general.  From 1995 to 2013, I served as Chairman of the Swedish Aviation Association, which is the Swedish counterpart to ERA. The work carried out by all these organizations focuses heavily on issues affecting the future market conditions for airlines in Sweden as well as in Europe as a whole. 

Accordingly, it was natural to become involved at an early stage in ERA’s activities and I have been a Board Member since 1995 and Vice President during the period 2000-2003 and again from 2015 and since the end of 2019, I have been elected President of ERA. 

Perttu started his work in the event sector at the end of the last century. He produced music festivals, TV productions and theatre plays, and was also the festival director of Scandinavia’s largest comedy festival. In 2009−2012 he was the Deputy Mayor of Tampere, Finland and was in charge of economic development, sports and culture. In 2012 the city decided to open Tampere Major Event Office and Perttu went from politics to life as a civil servant as the director of the new department. Presently, Perttu is working for the City of Tampere as Director of Major events.

Sanja is COO and leads operational activities for ch-aviation with focus on data research and development. After her career with an airline, where she managed a commercial team, Sanja joined the management team for one of the largest and most valuable brands in aviation intelligence – ch-aviation. Sanja is focused on making ch-aviation the most desired data tool in the airlines' industry and industry suppliers from the aircraft finance, MRO, IT and airports. Sanja (37) is married with one child.

Yves has more than 20 years of experience in the airline and aerospace industry. He started his career as an aeronautical engineer with Rolls-Royce in the UK, dealing with Trent 900 engine preliminary design. He then worked for Air France, in the Environmental Affairs Directorate, implementing ISO 14001 certification at the airline and successfully contributing to adopt new ICAO standards for aircraft emissions. Yves then moved to Air France Cargo’s Fleet and Business Planning team, completing several aircraft conversion and acquisition projects, as well as managing the buildup of the airline’s new 5-year strategic plan in the frame of the merger with KLM Cargo.

Yves was then recruited by Airbus’s Customer Affairs Directorate, successfully marketing and selling aircraft to various airlines from startups to majors. Yves now leads the Airbus team in charge of running network and fleet planning projects with our customers all over the world.

He holds a Masters degree in Aeronautical Engineering from ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France.

Christophe is the founder and CEO of Milanamos, voted the Best Aviation Travel Data and Analytics Provider in 2021. Our objective is making travel technology as simple as possible, but not simpler! Our tool PlanetOptim.Future addresses the needs of airports, aircraft manufacturers, consulting, and small to medium and large airlines by providing market intelligence solutions. AIR.PM provides an integrated marketing planning suite for airlines, including scheduling, fleet optimization, route development, and dynamic pricing.

Christophe has twenty years of experience in the aviation industry working for a large international airline and for a major US based IT firm before launching his new ventures. He has an international experience during his consulting, working with major airlines such as Delta Air Lines, Aeroflot, Avianca, JAL, or EgyptAir. Christophe started his career in aviation working in pricing and revenue management and later worked on Network Planning. His consulting practices led him to manage airline restructuring and turnaround, start-up carriers, network and route development, commercial optimization, and specific system implementation projects.

Christophe has completed his academic studies in Econometrics with a thesis on “Systemic Models of Economic Disorganization” at the University of Aix-en-Provence and he has also graduated from the IAE Business School with a specialization on Marketing. Christophe is an invited contributor to the Air Business Academy and HEC business schools’ MBA programs.

A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) in 2001 and the French National University of Civil Aviation (ENAC in Toulouse) in 2003, Pierre-Hugues has also spent one year in UC Berkeley as a graduate student in transportation engineering. Pierre-Hugues worked at the French CAA for 7 years, 3 of which is the head of the French Airlines Department (2006-2009). From 2010 to 2012, Pierre-Hugues was working as an advisor to the French Transportation Minister.

He then joined Aéroports de Paris as deputy director of the Le Bourget division. In 2014, along with three partners he founded La Compagnie, a scheduled airline based in Paris delivering pure business class service to New York.

Pierre-Hugues joined VINCI Airports in June 2017 where he supervises the airport business expertise on air service development, extra aeronautical activities and airport operations.

Director John Strickland is a graduate of the University of York and has almost 40 years of experience in the airline industry, specialising in network planning and revenue management.  He has held senior positions with a number of airlines including British Caledonian, British Airways, KLM uk and Buzz. His experience spans all the major airline business models.

London-based JLS Consulting was established in 2003, an air transport consultancy providing strategic insight and advisory services for clients including airports, airlines and investors.

John provides expert independent business and financial commentary on the sector for leading global media including the BBC, Sky, Bloomberg and CNN. He is a regular conference chair and moderator at industry events, frequently interviewing leading senior executives.

Predrag Todorovic is CEO of the new national airline Air Montenegro. He brings more than 10 years of aviation and general consulting experience. His perfect understanding of the aviation market, high analytical skills, and strategic thinking with a learn-how approach have been crucial in achieving set goals - having the first flight of the new national airline Air Montenegro to Belgrade, in just three months after establishing the new airline. From 10. June until the first weeks of September Air Montenegro has transported over 70.000 passengers.

Predrag holds an Executive MBA at HULT International Business School, Master in International Business at ISC Paris, and Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana. His entrepreneurial mindset, oriented towards constant improvement of performances and innovation brought him to some extraordinary carrier achievements as VP Commercial and Sales of Citizen Plaine, such as building one of the world’s biggest Virtual Airlines with an inventory of more than 3 million seats yearly, and year to year growth of 225% since 2018 (pre-Covid). He participated in the creation of a French branch of Pro Sky, one of Europe’s leading air broker companies. As a Head of Charters sales, Predrag led to purchase and sales negotiations with over 100 airlines globally on different projects. He used his knowledge and vast expertise in a range of consulting projects all over Europe.

He speaks 4 languages and has traveled to over 60 countries. Besides aviation and travel, one of his passions is water polo. As a young athlete, he was U21 World Champion in 2003.

Paul leads the EMEA Travel and Transportation Commercial Teams at Cirium with teams based in the UAE and the UK. Prior to joining Cirium, Paul led Data, Insight and Analytics Commercial Teams within the Aerospace, Defence, Maritime and Engineering sectors. Paul has a BSc in French and Economics and previously served in the British Army.

As Senior Director for the EMEA and APAC regions at Expedia Media Solutions, Andrew drives business development and sales for the growing display advertising space. His team works closely with agencies, destination marketing organizations, hotel and airline partners in the region. Prior to joining Expedia Media Solutions in 2016, he worked with travel focused organizations such as the Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions (NBTC) and VisitScotland.

Andy studied Marketing and French in Scotland, continued his postdoc education at the Institute of Marketing in Edinburgh, and attended the Executive Educational Programme in General Management at the London Business School.

Petri Vuori is Senior Vice President Sales and Route Development at Finavia Plc, which operates 20 airports in Finland. He joined Finavia from Finnair where he was responsible for Network Planning and, prior to that, Global Sales and distribution.

Before joining the aviation industry Petri has worked in sales and finance management roles at global cable, packaging and paper industry companies. Helsinki, Finland native, Petri holds a Master of Science degree in Finance.

His interests involve sports and travel.

Peer is an experienced commercial leader with expertise in airline distribution, airline and tour operator sales, information technology, and revenue management. During his time at Lufthansa Group, he has held executive positions directing multi-channel growth strategies for clients such as SunExpress. As the JV company was founded by Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, Peer developed strong intercultural skills that carry through his leadership today.

As VP of Sales with Hahn Air, Peer contributed to substantial growth by signing full-service carriers and major low-cost carriers, while concurrently launching Hahn Air’s entry into NDC. Two years prior, Peer joined WorldTicket, a sister company of Air Black Box, and quickly grew the GDS sub-hosting and global ticketing business by acquiring large enterprise clients, such as Deutsche Bahn AG, and other major low-cost carriers. Peer holds a bachelor’s degree in tourism management.

Today, Peer is VP of Commercial Business Development at Air Black Box.