Conference Programme
 
   

The conference will bring together government officials, investors, industry leaders and international experts to discuss the way forward for the Indian civil aviation industry. It will also be a valuable platform for organisations to introduce new products through in-depth presentations and network with buyers directly. The conference will provide a platform where fruitful partnerships will be formed among government and innovators in the private sector to explore cutting edge solutions for powering the growth of the Indian Civil Aviation sector in the years ahead.

 


26 March 2007 (Day One)

Theme: “Civil Aviation in India – Opportunities & Challenges”

1000 – 1145 hrs Opening Ceremony

Welcome Address & Bouquet Presentation
1000-1010: Mr. Prem Behl, Chairman, Exhibitions India Group

1010-1015: Lamp Lighting & Saraswati Vandana

Special Address
1015-1020: Mr. G. M. Rao, Chairman, GMR Group*

Address by the Guest of Honour
1020-1030: Shri Rajiv Shukla, Hon’ble MP, Govt. of India*

Address by the Chief Guest
1030-1100: Smt. Ambika Soni, Hon’ble Union Minister for Tourism, Govt. of India*

Award Ceremony
1100-1105: Introduction of APAI awards by Mr. Sudhakar Reddy, President, APAI

1105-1120: Presentation of APAI awards by the Chief Guest & Guest of Honour

Vote of Thanks
1120-1125: Mr. Pushpinder Singh Chopra, President, the Society of Aerospace Studies

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Inauguration of Exhibition by Chief Guest

1145 – 1315 hrs Inaugural Session : “Modernisation of Indian Airports: A US$ 50 billion opportunity”

Chairperson Keynote Address
1145-1155: Dr. K. Ramalingam, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI)

Theme Presentation
1155-1210: Mr. Kuljit Singh, Partner – Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.

Speakers
1210-1220: Mr. Vijay Mathur, Chairman & Managing Director, Inapex Ltd.

1220-1230: Mr. Srinivas Bommidala, Managing Director, Delhi Intl’ Airport Limited*

1230-1240: Mr. Marcel Hungerbuehler, COO, Bangalore International Airport Limited

1240-1250: Mr. Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Managing Director, Hyderabad Intl’ Airport Limited*

1250-1300: Mr. S. Bharath, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited

1300-1315: Interactive session


1315-1400 hrs Lunch

1400-1455 hrs Session I: “Regulatory Policy – Present & Future”

Chairperson
1400-1415: Shri Ajay Prasad, Fmr. Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Speakers
1415-1430: Shri V.P. Agrawal, Member Planning, Airports Authority of India

1430-1445: Mr. Marc Lammens, Flames Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.

1445-1455: Interactive session


1455-1505 hrs Tea/Coffee break

1505-1645 hrs Session II: “Aviation Security Solutions”

Chairperson
1505-1520: Shri S.R. Mehra, IPS, Commissioner of Security, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

Speakers
1520-1535: AVM DC Kumaria, ACAS Ops (Space), Indian Air Force

1535-1550:
Mr. Jeremy Attree,
Managing Director, EMEA
"Advances in Screening Technology - checked and carry on baggage"

1550-1605: Mr. Gurudas Parwani, General Manager – Electronic Security Solutions, Gunnebo India

1605-1620:
Mr. Adam Rosenberg,
Vice President, Magal Security Systems
"Airport Perimeter Security"

1620-1635: Mr. Bharat Singh, Head – Vertical Solutions, Honeywell Security

1635-1645: Interactive Session

1645 - 1800 hrs Session III: “Logistics & cargo opportunities“

Chairperson & Speaker
1645-1705: Mr. Christoph Remund, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding*

Speakers
1705-1720: Mr. Vipul Jain, CEO & MD, Kale Consultants

1720-1735: Mr. Jacques Creeten, Vice President, FedEX Express India*

1735-1750 Mr. Sateshwar Tuteja, Head of Key accounts, Schenker Logistics*

1750-1800: Interactive Session

27 March 2007 (Day Two)

Day Keynote Speaker
1000-1020: Dr. Vijay Mallya, Group Chairman, Kingfisher Airlines

1020-1245 hrs Session IV: “Commercial Aviation in India”

Chairperson & Keynote Speaker
1020-1040: Shri. A. K. Chopra, Deputy Director General, DGCA*

Speakers
1040-1055: Mr. Manav Singh, Managing Director, Club One Air

1055-1110: Capt Karan Singh, President, BAAI

1110-1125: Mr. Srinivas Duvvuri, VP & Chief, Bombardier

1125-1145 Hrs Tea/Coffee break

1145-1200: Dr. Vivek Lall, Managing Director, Boeing International Corporation

1200-1215: Brig. Manjeet Singh Rana, VP (Sales & Marketing), Thales International India

1215-1230: Mr. Stefan Billep, Country Head, India Liaison Office, EADS*

1230-1245: Interactive Session


1245-1400 hrs Lunch

1400-1545 hrs Session V: “Air Passengers: Facilitating the paying Customer”

Chairperson & Speaker
1400-1415: Mr. Jeh Wadia, Managing Director, Go Airways

Lead Speaker
1415-1430: Shri. P. Seth, Member (Operations), Airports Authority of India (AAI)*

Speakers
1430-1440: Ms Nisha Maharaj, Country Manager – India, American Airlines

1440-1450: Mr. Bruce Ashby, CEO, Indigo Airlines

1450-1500: Speaker from Indian Airlines

1500-1510: Mr. Sudhakar Reddy, Founder & National President, Air Passengers Association of India

1510-1520: Mr. Yun S. Chong, Senior Director, ARINC Asia Pacific Division

1520-1530: Interactive Session


1530-1545 hrs Tea/Coffee break

1545-1715 hrs Session VI: “Aviation Technologies & Solutions”

Chairperson & Keynote Speaker

1545-1600: Dr. Kota Harinarayanan, NAL

Speakers

1600-1610: Dr. Arjun Singh, AGM, Directorate of CNS (Planning), AAI*

1610-1620: Mr. Shyam Kumar, CADES Digitech

1620-1630: Mr. D Mohanty, Associate VP, Telecom & Networking, HCL Infinet Ltd.

1630-1640: Mr. Craig McLeod, Head - Aerospace and Defense IBU - Asia Pacific, SAP

1640-1650: Mr. Vipul Doshi, CEO, Interglobe Technologies

1650-1700: Mr. Arvind Shrowty, Corporate Advisor, Nicco Corporation Limited

1700-1715: Interactive Session

28 March 2007 (Day Three)

1020-1200 hrs Session VII: “Aviation Training”

Chairperson for the day
1000-1020: Air Marshall (Retd) Denzil Keeler, Director, IST

Lead Speaker
1020-1040: Capt. Deepak Anand, Executive Director (Operations), Air India*

Speakers

1040-1055: AVM A.J.S. Walia, CEO, Aerostar Aviation Pvt Ltd

1055-1110: Shri. H. S. Bains, Member (Personnel & Admn), AAI *

1110-1125: Mr. Surajit Banerjee, VP (Human Resources), Spice Jet*

1125-1140: Ms. Preeti Malik, VP (Aviation Training), Avalon Aviation Academy (An Aptech Enterprise)

1140-1200: Interactive Session

 
 
 
* Awaiting Confirmation
 
 



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