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