Supported by Conference Programme Day One: 17th June 2014 0800 - 0900 Registration, Coffee & Table-top Exhibition in the Senate Room 0900 - 0915 Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks Bob Gurr, Director Sales & Marketing, BidAir Services 0915 - 0940 ICAO’s perspective of the achievements so far and the challenges ahead for the African aviation industry Gaoussou Konate, Deputy Regional Director, WACAF Office, ICAO 0940 - 1005 Airline/ground handler partnership at an airport Elijah Chingosho, Secretary General, AFRAA 1005 - 1030 ACI Activities in Africa: focus on the Airport Excellence Programme (APEX) Tebello Mokhema, Communications & Project Director, ACI Africa 1030 - 1100 Coffee break, One-to-One Meetings and tabletop exhibition in the Senate Room 1100 - 1125 A Civil Aviation Authority perspective on ground operations Fadhili Manongi, Consultant, former Director General of TCAA, Premier Consulting 1125 - 1150 Case Study: airport authority’s perspective on the ground operations environment in South Africa Rishi Thakurdin, Group Manager Safety & Compliance, ACSA 1150 - 1215 Ramp of the future: efficient, safe & ecological Marc Flamme, Regional Territory Aviation Manager, Africa, Cavotec 1215 - 1330 Lunch break, One-to-One Meetings and table- Thanks to our sponsors top exhibition in the Senate Room 1330 - 1355 Airports of the future Yngvar Sundsfjord, Chief Project Manager, COWI 1355 - 1420 Achieving a higher level of operational safety: systems, technology, competence Maurizio Anichini, Director Safety & Quality Assurance, WFS 1420 - 1445 Cargo handling in Africa ‐ ACC3, not another cash cow Jaap deLange, Managing Director & EU Independent Validator, IATP 1445 - 1530 Coffee break, One-to-One Meetings and tabletop exhibition in the Senate Room 1530 - 1615 Afternoon panel session: From regulations to operations ICAO, ACI Africa, ACSA, Premier Consulting, Cavotec, COWI Facilitator: Maurizio Anichini, WFS 1615 - 1630 Wrap up session 1640 - 1705 Supplier workshops session one TRILOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES: Conference Room DAMAREL: Claudius Room 1720 - 1745 Supplier workshops session two SITA: Conference Room SAGE PARTS: Claudius Room 1745 - 1900 At delegate’s leisure 1900 Meet in Senate Room to leave for delegate dinner THE VENUE Johannesburg, South Africa is our location, at the luxurious Emperors Palace next to OR Tambo International airport. Johannesburg is the economic hub of South Africa and is the second largest city in Africa, a vibrant bustling metropolis, home to more than 3 million people. FEES The full delegate fee is US$950. This includes three days’ conference including the conference sessions, conference papers, lunches, coffee breaks and the delegate dinner on 17th June and one-to-one meeting arrangements. WHO SHOULD ATTEND The Ground Handling International conferences are specifically designed to bring senior industry executives together to exploit networking opportunities and to discuss major industry issues. If you are part of the international ground handling community, responsible for airline ground handling decision making or a supplier of services or equipment to the ground handling industry, you should attend. HOTEL Hotel accommodation is not included in the delegate fee. Information about special rates at the Emperors Palace Hotel will be provided in the booking confirmation email. Day Two: 18th June 2014 0900 - 0930 Coffee & Table-top Exhibition in the Senate Room 0930 - 0945 Chairman’s welcome & opening remarks Bob Gurr, Director Sales & Marketing, BidAir Services 0945 - 1010 How to develop and deliver the required training programme Hervé Gueusquin, Sales & Customer Support Manager, Air France KLM 1010 - 1035 How to achieve a very high level of training across your station network Craig McBride, Manager Training, dnata 1035 - 1100 Using technology to improve operational safety Christian Faure, VP Commercial ‐ South Africa & Namibia, Menzies Aviation 1100 - 1145 Coffee break, One-to-One Meetings and tabletop exhibition in the Senate Room 1145 - 1220 Evolution in ground operations services: a view from West Africa Kayode Oluwasegun-Ojo, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NAHCO Aviance top exhibition at the Senate Room 1515 - 1700 ISAGO update & workshop: everything you need to know about ISAGO Edition 3 Nektarios Chazirakis, Assistant Manager, Global Operational Audits & Larry Ward, Manager Safety and Flight Operations Africa, IATA Conference Room 1515 - 1700 The Essentials of the IATA SGHA & SLAs Maurizio Anichini, Director Safety & Quality Assurance, WFS Claudius Room 1700 - 1800 Farewell reception in Senate Room Day Three: 19th June 2014 SMS Seminar 0900 - 1230 SMS Implementation methodology: an overview Maurizio Anichini Director Safety & Quality Assurance WFS & Jaap deLange, Managing Director IATP 1220 - 1330 Lunch break in Senate Room 1330 - 1445 Afternoon Panel session: Achieving operational efficiency, quality, safety & security dnata, Menzies, Aviance Ghana, NAHCO Aviance, IATP Facilitator: Bob Gurr, BidAir Services 1445 - 1515 Coffee break, One-to-One Meetings and table- Exhibitors For more information please contact: Joanna Snell Tel: +44 1892 839215 e-mail: [email protected] www.groundhandling.com