30-31 October 2007 | Hilton Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Hotel

PROGRAM

DAY 1 – Tuesday October 30
AIR CARGO ECONOMICS
08:00- Registration and morning coffee
08:45- Conference chairman:
Dr. Chris J. Smith,
Sr. Vice President & Managing Director, SH&E Europe

Welcome keynotes


• The role of air services for the Finnish economy and current issues
Harri Pursiainen, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of
Transport and Communications

• Development plans for Helsinki Airport
Samuli Haapasalo, President & CEO, Finavia-Ilmailulaitos

• The competitive edge of the flag-carrier
Antero Lahtinen, Sr. VP Finnair & Managing Director, Finnair Cargo
10:00- Key note address

• Survival and prosperity in the global air cargo market
Stavros Evangelakakis, Manager Sales, Cargolux
10:30- Coffee
11:00- Restructing business models for future success

• Reviewing various business models
Dr. Chris J. Smith, Sr. Vice President & Managing Director, SH&E Europe

• New wings under the sun
Massimo Panagia, Founder, CEO & Managing Director, Cargoitalia

• Optimizing for belly-hold and all-cargo
Sr. Executive, Icelandair Cargo (inv.)

12:30- Lunch
13:45- The high-tech supply chain

• Presentation from Nokia
Tommi Laine-Ylijoki, Director Supply Chain Solutions, Nokia


14:30- Airport Marketing

• Case-study: Successful cargo network development
Bjorn Ragnebrink, Director Business Development Intercontinental Routes &
Cargo, LFV Group Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

15:00- New tools for managing alliances

• Presentation by
Mike Navin, Managing Director, OAG Cargo Solutions
15:20- Coffee
15:50- The latest applications for revenue enhancement

• Maintaining the unbroken chain
Thomas Bjork, Director Marketing & Sales, Aircontainer

• Cargo revenue and capacity optimization
Hans van der Zwet, Director, CargoNext SARL
16:30- Helsinki as a Cargo Gateway

• The market potential for air cargo at Helsinki airport and the need of new
terminal investments
Martti Huomo, Vice President, Finavia-Helsinki Vantaa Airport

• Developing the Russian and Asian markets
Pasi Nopanen, CEO, Polar Logistics

17:10- End of day 1
17:10-
19:00-
Cocktail reception
DAY 2 – Wednesday October 31
AIRPORT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
The Next Generation of Air Cargo Facilities
08:30- Morning coffee & registration
09:00- Opening session

Juhani Paajanen, Mayor, City of Vantaa

Frank E. Wade, Sr. Vice President, AMB Property Corporation,
Chairman day 2
09:20- The Challenge

• The challenge of accommodating air cargo growth – Case study Madrid
Tomas Vazquez Gallego, Commercial Director, CLASA
09:45- The next generation of facilities

• Facility design - Building in efficiency and flexibility
Frank E. Wade, Sr. Vice President, AMB Property Corporation

• Airport security - Regulation compliance, breaches and liabilities
Leonard D. Kirsch, Partner (Head of Commercial Law and Aviation Law Practicies),
McBreen Kopko Attorneys At Law New York

10:30- Coffee
11:00- Critical connectivity

• Airport/logistics parks and facilities planning
Frits Bisschop, Managing Partner, Districon Management Consulting

• Logistics parks and economic development
Michel van Wijk, Project Manager, Schiphol Area Development Corporation

• Improving air cargo infrastructure in India
Sanjiv Edward, Director Property Development, GMR Delhi International Airport

12:15- Lunch sponsored by Greater Helsinki Promotion
13:15- Businesss in Helsinki region

• Locating your operations in Helsinki region
Tatu Laurila, Managing Director, Greater Helsinki Promotion

• NISSAN Nordic Europe headquarters taking advantage from locating to Helsinki
Fredrik Heinonen, Executive Public Relations, Nissan Nordic Europe Oy
13:35- Developing RFID applications for airports

• Case study Finnair Cargo: Air cargo asset tracking with RFID
Antti Virkkunen, CEO, Vilant Systems

• Baggage and logistics cases
Mikko Nikkanen, Global Business Development Manager RFID, UPM Raflatac

• Mobile RFID and security
Atte Kaskihalme, Director Sales & Marketing, NordicID
14:45- Concluding remarks
15:00- END OF CONFERENCE
   
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