CONFERENCEPROGRAMME(DRAFT: UPDATED – 21 FEBRUARY 2019)

Thursday, 28th February 2019

INANDA CLUB: SANDTON – JOHANNESBURG

“Collaborate-Innovate-Disrupt: Propel to 2020”

BARSA Aviation Summit 2019

07:30 – 08:30 Registration and Arrival Snacks

SESSION ONE

08:30 – 08:40 Remarks by Programme Directors – Vusi Thembekwayo & Iman Rappetti.08:40 – 08:50 Welcome Address by Ms. June Crawford – Chief Executive O�cer: BARSA. From the Blueprint for Collaboration – Propel to 2020. 08:50 – 09:15 O�cial Opening Address by the Hon. Ms Sindisiwe Chikunga – Deputy Minister of Transport. Building a Resilient Airline Industry of the Future – Innovation as an Indispensable

Catalyst for Sustainable Growth. 09:15 – 09:40 Keynote Address by the Hon. Mr Derek Hanekom – Minister of Tourism. Collaborate, Innovate and Disrupt to Unlock the True Value of Air Transport, Travel and

Tourism. Changing the Status Quo.09:40 – 10:10 Keynote Address by Mr. Vivek Wadhera – A Keynote Speaker &Thought Leader on using

Culture to Innovate: Transforming Organisational Culture to Enable Innovative Solutions.10:10 – 10:30 Industry Insights by Mr. Matthys Serfontein – President Air Travel Solutions: SITA.

Leading Innovation and Transformation of Air Transportation in a World of Uncertainty – The Big Airline Challenge.

10:30 – 11:00 Tea Break

SESSION TWO

11:00 – 11:20 Strategic Insights by Professor Nicola Kleyn – Dean: Gordon Institute of Business Science. Building Brand Equity Through Innovation – Leveraging Innovation and Technology to Build Competitive and Customer Centric Airline Brands.

11:20 – 13:00 Panel Discussion: Are Airlines Ready to Lead the Innovation Charge: Driving Airline Industry Evolution Through Disruptive Technologies.

Panellists: Mr. Nico Bezuidenhout – Chief Executive O�cer: FastJet. Mr. Charles Johnson – Chief Commercial O�cer: Air Seychelles. Dr. Sandile Malinga – Chief Operations O�cer: Air Tra�c and Navigation Services. Ms. Fundi Sithebe – Chief Operating O�cer: Airports Company South Africa. Ms. Michi Messner – Deputy Chairman of BARSA and Regional Manager Africa:

Qantas Airways. Mr. Abel Alemu – Regional Manager for Southern Africa: Ethiopian Airlines. Facilitator: Professor Graham Braithwaite – Director of Transport Systems: Cranfield

University, United Kingdom.

Programme Director: Vusi Thembekwayo and Iman Rappetti

13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch

SESSION THREE

14:00 – 14:30 Presentation by Dr Petrus de Kock – General Manager Research: Brand South Africa. Aviation as an Enabler of the South Africa Nation Brand.

14:30 – 15:30 Panel Discussion: Strengthening Partnerships Between Airlines and the Travel & Tourism Industry in order to Embrace New Technologies for Continuous Industry Improvement.

Panellists: Mr. Vuyani Jarana – Chief Executive O�cer: South African Airways. Mr. Blacky Komani – Chairman: Tourism Business Council of South Africa. Mr. Maher Koubaa – Executive Vice President Airlines, Middle East, Turkey and

Africa: Amadeus IT Group. Ms. Mary Shilleto – Chief Executive O�cer: Thompsons Travel Group. Ms. Liezl Gericke – Head of Middle East & Africa: Virgin Atlantic Airways. Mr. Isaack Wambua – Country Manager, South Africa: Qatar Airways. Facilitator: Mr. Sisa Ntshona – Chief Executive O�cer: South African Tourism.

15:45 – 16:15 Tea Break

CLOSING SESSION

16:15 – 16:45 Industry Insights by Professor Keith Mason – Head, Centre for Air Transport Management: Cranfield University, United Kingdom. Airline Business Models that Work: Why Does Innovation Matter for Airline and Travel & Tourism Industry in the Age of Digital Vitality.

16:45 – 17:15 Summary and Way Forward: From the Blueprint for Collaboration: Propel to 2020.17:15 – 17:30 Closure and Vote Thanks. Ms. June Crawford – Chief Executive O�cer: BARSA.

17:30 - 21:00 COCKTAIL EVENT

BARSA Aviation Summit 2019Programme Director: Vusi Thembekwayo and Iman Rappetti

CONFERENCEPROGRAMME(DRAFT: UPDATED – 21 FEBRUARY 2019)

Thursday, 28th February 2019

INANDA CLUB: SANDTON – JOHANNESBURG

“Collaborate-Innovate-Disrupt: Propel to 2020”