10 AM Registration Opens
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Pre-Conference Session: Roundtable Discussions
We invite you to come together in small groups to talk about key issues facing the air cargo industry and new technologies. Through frank and informal dialogue, our goal is to provide each of you with valuable networking opportunities and actionable insight that you can take away from the conference. Attendees do not need to pre-register to participate in the Roundtable Discussion Session, it is included in all registration types.
Discussion topics that will be covered during this session:
- Digitalization
- Safety
- Sustainability
DISCUSSION LEADERS:
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Networking Lunch
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1:15 PM Opening Remarks
Featuring welcoming remarks from Geert Aerts, Chief Cargo & Real Estate Officer at Brussels Airport Company.
2023 Host Partner
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Session 1: Air cargo operating systems: Digital booking platforms, capacity management and beyond (PANEL)
- Expanding routes and revenue networks in digital booking
- Role of digital booking platforms in expanding services, automated payment systems and more
- Technology to maintain data integrity across the air logistics ecosystem
PANELISTS:
- Ben Kozy, Chief Operating Officer, Airspace
- Sebastien Podgorski, Senior Manager of Cargo Digital, Air Canada Cargo
- Michelle Williams, Managing Director of Strategy & Business Services, Southwest Airlines Cargo & Charter
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2:30 PM – 3 PM Session 2: Fireside Chat – What’s Next in Air Cargo
Brian Hodges, Managing Director of Strategy & Planning at American Airlines Cargo, will join an Air Cargo World editor for a one-on-one discussion on key industry trends. With technology transformation creating new paradigms worldwide, this fireside chat will delve into the opportunities for change in an industry reorienting toward a technology-first posture, as well as one facing new sustainability goals.
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3 PM – 3:45 PM Afternoon Coffee Break
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3:45 PM – 4:30 PM Session 3: Sustainability in air cargo equipment and fuel: how far can we go in 2023 (PANEL)
- Update on global SAF developments
- Aircraft technology improvements to comply with new environmental standards
- Regulations and government incentives crucial to sustainability
PANELISTS:
- Chris Bowden, Head of Cargo Global Partnerships, Cathay Pacific Airways
- Céline Crahay, Founder & Managing Director, 3CeL SàRL
- Michiel Potjer, Strategic Sustainability Lead, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo
- Mike van Berkel, Account Manager, VRR
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4:30 PM – 6 PM Cocktail Reception
8:30 AM Registration Opens
9 AM – 9:45 AM Session 4: Cargo handling & warehousing innovation and automation: an insider’s perspective (PRESENTATION)
- Digitalization efforts for improving on-the-ground efficiencies
- Automated warehouse features and robotics
- Automation to help combat the labor crisis
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9:45 AM – 10:30 AM Session 5: STARTUP DEMOS A
Startup founders at air logistics tech companies demo their newest technology in a fast-paced presentation.
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10:30 AM — 11:00 AM Morning break
11:00 AM Session 6: STARTUP DEMOS B
A continuation of demos from new air logistics startups.
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11:45 AM — 12:20 PM Session 7: Key advancements in drone development and deployment (PANEL)
- Drone infrastructure and networks
- New cargo use-cases beyond medical shipments
- A rundown of progress among piloted and unmanned drone startups
PANELISTS:
- Kenneth Chircop, General Manager, Dronamics
- Matthew George, Chief Executive Officer, Merlin Labs
- Ed de Reyes, Chairman & CEO, Sabrewing Aircraft Company
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12:20– 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Session 8: Digital records go mainstream: best practices for the air cargo ecosystem (PANEL)
- E-air waybills: Where are we now?
- Digital customs clearance platforms to cut expenses
- Working with global regulators to streamline digital record adoption
PANELISTS:
- Stéphane Graber, Director General, FIATA
- Ingrid Lee, Head of Cargo Digital, Cathay Pacific Airways
- Gianluca Marcangelo, Head of Industry Relations & Marketing, Challenge Group
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2:15 PM – 2:45 PM Afternoon break
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM Session 9: Cybersecurity technologies and best practices (PRESENTATION)
- Addressing cybersecurity risks in the supply chain
- Methods of protection, from physical to digital
- Best practices for anticipating the cyberattacks of tomorrow
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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Session 10: Cargo community systems and vertical data integration (PANEL)
- Methods for streamlining cargo ops
- Exploring the costs and risks associated with an airport CCS and airport digitalization
- Best practices for involving more airport stakeholders in a CCS
PANELISTS:
- Joke op Den Acker, Senior Product Manager Cargo, Brussels Airport Company
- James Golding, Head of Cargo, Heathrow Airport
- Alex Lowe, Director of E-Commerce, Cargo & Aviation Real Estate, Edmonton International Airport
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