The Global Connected Aircraft 2014 Summit will take place in Long Beach california from June 3-4, 2014 and will focus in very important topics to take advantage of the actual bandwith comunications to offer new business models to maximize the return on the ‘Connected Aircraft, ’where Passengers want video and lots of it and Tablet devices have become part of the mainstream, and as part of it, how to become more efficient.
The actual Agenda with speakers in the event is posted below:
TUESDAY JUNE 3rd
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TIME
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PANEL
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7:00 a.m.– 8:15 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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08:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
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Opening Remarks/Keynote
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09:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
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THE CONNECTED AIRCRAFT 2.0: BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE FUTURE
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Most airlines have revealed their plans to connect the fleet.
However, this is only the start of the investment. This panel will
feature key decision makers from airlines and talk to them about what
they think the business models of the future will be as they look to
maximize the return on the ‘Connected Aircraft’.
Speakers:
Angela Vargo, Manager, Product Development, Southwest Airlines
Jaime Perry, Business Development Director, JetBlue
Mohamad ElAssaad, Senior Manager IFE & Communications, Gulf Air
Gudmundur Oskarsson, director, marketing and business development, Icelandair
Alexander Krinichansky, Executive Director, Transaero Airlines (Russia)
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10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Tea/Coffee Networking Break- Sponsored by:
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10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
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FUTURE PROOFING THE CONNECTED AIRCRAFT
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Passengers want video and lots of it. Tablet devices have become
part of the mainstream. As bandwidth demands among travelers continues
to go up exponentially, how can the whole eco-system around connected
aircraft cope with these surges in bandwidth demand. This panel will
talk to various players in the eco-system from the manufacturers of the
actual aircraft to manufacturers of the equipment.
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11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Airline Case Study: Emirates Airlines
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Patrick Brannelly, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Marketing & Brand Product, Publishing, Digital & Events, Emirates
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12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Lunch & Keynote
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1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
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CONNECTED AIRCRAFT 2.0: COCKPIT AND MAINTENANCE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
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How can airlines use the Connected Aircraft to become more
efficient? This panel will look at how these processes can be improved
as a result of a ‘Connected Aircraft’. We look at how maintenance
processes can be improved. We examine how pilots could benefit from more
data on the aircraft as well as look at the opportunities to do things
such as real-time fuel monitoring/real-time weather monitoring etc.
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2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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A GUIDE TO SATELLITE BANDWIDTH: MAKING SENSE OF THE KU/KA BAND EQUATION
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This panel will aim to answer questions about satellite bandwidth
and will explain how bandwidth is used and how it gets divided up on the
aircraft. Airlines want more understanding about how the whole
satellite eco-system works to provide the connectivity. This panel will
provide the answers.
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3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Tea/Coffee Networking Break- Sponsored by:
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4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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CONNECTED AIRCRAFT: BUSINESS JET OPERATORS MARKET ASSESSMENT
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While much is spoken of the commercial airline market, business
travelers also need connectivity. We look at this particularly segment
of the market and how the business jet operators are looking to provide
connectivity to their customer base.
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5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
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Reception
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 4th
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TIME
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PANEL
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7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
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8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
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Opening Remarks
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8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
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THE CONNECTED AIRCRAFT: HOW WILL THE THIRD PARTY APPLICATION/SOFTWARE MARKET DEVELOP?
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Once connectivity becomes a commodity, the opportunity will be for
third party providers and software developers to bring new services that
will benefit passengers/crew. This market is still at the nascent stage
and this panel will look at this market will develop over the next few
years, and see what applications we could start to see as a result of
having connectivity on the aircraft.
Speaker:
Chris Kiley, Director of Web & Mobile Solutions, Jeppesen
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10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Tea/Coffee networking break
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10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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Airline Case Study
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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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ALTERNATIVE INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE: LEARNING FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES
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The industry is still at an early stage. In this panel, we look at
other industries that provide connectivity to groups of people and find
out what the airline industry can learn from them in terms of best
practices and how they can make they can best utilize the ‘Connected
Aircraft’.
Speaker:
Gregory Martin, IT Director, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd
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12:00 p.m.
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Closing Remarks |
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