7:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Virtual One-to-One Meetings
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
GHI Digital Reconnect Conference welcome
Max Gosney, Portfolio Director & Conference Chairman, Ground Handling International
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Market analysis: The aviation market outlook for 2021
Max Gosney, Portfolio Director & Conference Chairman, Ground Handling International
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM
The Big Debate: ‘Where do we go from here?’: Establishing a blueprint for aviation’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis
Javed Malik, Group Chief Operations Officer, AirAsia
Kristof Philips, Chief Operating Officer, TCR
Liam Bolger, Head of Airside Operations, London Luton Airport
Matthias Huettner, Senior Vice President Global Operations, Swissport
Fleets grounded, mass redundancies and our faith in the unstoppable rise in passenger demand shattered. This has been a uniquely devastating year for the aviation community, but what lessons can we take out of the crisis to deliver a more sustainable, resilient and equitable industry in the future? And how do we make sure our businesses are in better shape for the next time a pandemic strikes?
Our panel of industry leaders representing airlines, GSPs, regulators and airports will then share their views on a recovery strategy for the year ahead and how we turn stakeholder collaboration from a principle into standard practice.
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Stakeholder Collaboration: The end of OTP as we know it? Building the SLA, version 2.0
Peter Hewett, Aviation Consultant,
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Aviation trailblazers: Cash is king, but collaboration is queen – AirAsia vs Covid-19
Javed Malik, Group Chief Operations Officer, AirAsia
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Aviation trailblazers: Taking the fight to Covid-19 – the Celebi Aviation story
Funda Eraslan, Global Marketing and Communications Manager, Celebi
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual One-to-One Meetings
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Market focus: The Americas story – an update from the global region hit hardest by Covid-19
Gustavo Di Cio, Director, Abiax Air Aviation
Raul Barrera, SVP Sales and Commercial Operations Americas, Menzies Aviation
Ruben Atehortua, Director Cargo Operations , Avianca
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Virtual One-to-One Meetings
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Stakeholder Collaboration: ‘OTP is a misguided measure’ - the London Luton Airport story
Liam Bolger, Head of Airside Operations, London Luton Airport
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Legal: The Ground Handling Directive: what does the future hold?
Catherine Erkelens, Founder, Erkelens Law
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Contract negotiation: Prisoner’s Dilemma – increase your rates now or wait to react to rivals?
Wolfgang Fasching, Owner, AGORA Consulting
4:40 PM - 5:30 PM
Stakeholder collaboration: Who is going to pay? Finding an equitable agreement between aviation stakeholders for funding the Covid-19 crisis response
Christian Bergfelder, Senior Director Network Airside & Airport Affairs – Europe, DHL
Fabio Gamba, Director General, Airport Services Association (ASA)
Thomas Konietzko, Global Sales and Marketing Executive Vice President, Celebi
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Pride of Ground Handling Awards Virtual Ceremony
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Virtual One-to-One Meetings
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Virtual One-to-One Meetings
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Pharma: Delivering the Covid-19 vaccine
Andrea Bombelli, International Sales & Marketing, BOMELLI
Celine Hourcade, Transition Director (Consultant) , The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
Samuel Speltdoorn, Cargo Business Development Manager, Brussels Airport
Terence Yong, Regional Cargo Development Director, APAC, dnata
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
Legal: adapting the SGHA to the post Covid-age
Peter Coles, Partner, Clyde & Co
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM
Cleaning: Exploring innovations for improved and long-lasting hygiene on board
Dr. Ralph Brückner, Co-founder, Hecosol
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
Automation: Contactless boarding and boosting passenger confidence in the age of Covid
Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Strategy & Development Officer, Bangalore International Airport
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Sustainability: Can Covid-19 be the great catalyst for a greener aviation age?
Helmuth Von Grolman, CEO, Colibri Energy
Lars Barsoe, VP Sales & Marketing, Vestergaard Company
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual One-to-One Meetings
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
GSE Focus: Developing a smarter equipment strategy
Guillermo Martinez, International Sales Director, Textron GSE
Stelton Powell, Director of Engineering, Textron GSE
3:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Virtual One-to-One Meetings
3:40 PM - 4:20 PM
Cargo: The Great Air Cargo Opportunity
Benoit Dumont, CEO, Unilode Aviation Solutions
David Bunting, Managing Director – EMEA, JBT Aerotech
Robert Fordree, Executive Vice President – Cargo, Menzies Aviation
Steven Polmans, Chairman, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
Digitisation/Automation: how automation and new tech can help your operation overcome the challenges of the pandemic
Jan Willem Kappes, Director Business Development EMEA & APAC, Assaia International
Michael Gassner, Head of Aviation Management, Stuttgart Airport