Summit

Taking place the day before the exhibit hall opens, and thereby allowing delegates to take part in the full schedule without detracting from time spent with customers, suppliers & colleagues on the exhibit floor, the ap&m europe summit provides 8 hours of additional networking, insight and critical industry updates.

Opening hours: Summit registration opens at 8.30am with the lectures, discussion panels and case studies starting at 9am, ending at 5.15pm.

See below for a summary. To see the full programme, click here to download our brochure.

ap&m europe Summit 2013
Tuesday 7th May 2013, Hilton Olympia, 380 Kensington High Street, W14 8NL, London 

09.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Richard Brown, Principal, ICF SH&E

09.10  Views of a global operator: Operating, maintaining & renewing a fleet in a changing global dynamic

Garry Copeland, Managing Director, Operations, British Airways

09.40  The airline panel: The future of the airline industry in the current economic climate
This interactive panel debate will bring together speakers from across a range of airlines, varying in size and global reach to discuss the driving trends behind the global and European airline industries. 

Swaran Sidhu, Head of Fleet Technical Management, easyJet
Amir Ali, Chief Engineer, Pakistan International Airlines
Leonor Bullon, Head of Purchasing and Repairs, Binter Canarias
Rajan Bindra, Engineering Commercial Sales Manager, British Airways 
Milan Cornelson, Director Fleet & Aircraft Management, TUIfly

10.30 Morning break & networking session

11.00  The aftermarket panel: Assessing the impact of the increased role of OEMs in the traditional aftermarket sector 
This special focus panel will bring together speakers from across the industry chain to discuss and debate the changing dynamics in the traditional aftermarket sector and the impact of increased OEM activity over the past few years.     

Richard Brown, Principal, ICF SH&E
Pat Markham, VP Technical Services, HEICO
Senior Representative, Boeing
Thibaut Campion, VP Sales Head of Component Services, Sabena Technics

11.50 Case study: Managing an effective maintenance and support supply chain

Nasser Shukri, Head of Procurement and Logistics, Royal Jordanian Airlines
Harmen Lanser, Director of Component Management, KLM E&M

12.20  Networking lunch

13.20 Complying with airworthiness regulations and contractual obligations: Managing the risks associated with end of lease returns

Cengiz Turkoglu, Chair (Technical Committee), International Federation of Airworthiness & Senior Lecturer, City University

14.10 Joint industry case study: Optimising inventory management strategies

Mike Cazaz, President and CEO, Werner Aero Services
Leonor Bullon, Head of Purchasing and Repairs, Binter Canarias
Matthias Zimmermann, Project Manager Product Sales, Aircraft Component Services,  Lufthansa Technik 

14.50 The MRO panel: The European MRO industry - outlook and current trends
This exclusively MRO focussed panel will bring together MRO providers from Europe Asia and the Middle East to discuss the core issues facing the maintenance and repair market today. 

Remzi Saltoglu, Commercial Director, myTechnic MRO Service
Fraser Currie, CEO, Qualitair Aviation Group
Andy Mackay, Operations Director, KLM UK Engineering
Yossi Zohar, Deputy General Manager, IAI-BEDEK Aviation Group
Sakher Haddadin, Director, Material Management, NASTECH

15.40 Afternoon tea and networking break

16.00 Examining how the latest in inventory and supply chain management developments are benefiting airlines, MROs and suppliers

Brian Tolley, CIO, PartsBase
Ashish Tewary, Industry Principal, Consulting & Systems Integration, Infosys
Michael Armstrong, CEO, Armac Systems
Juan Munoz, Director, Business Development, Aeroxchange

16.30  Commercialising the disposal of fleet assets and cost effective end of life asset management

Derk-Jan van Heerden, Director, AELS / AFRA

17.00 Chairman's closing remarks

17:15 End of summit

19.30 -21:30 Welcome reception and official opening of the exhibition

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