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May 14th-15th 2015 Shanghai China
Why you attending this jointly conference ?
One of the key benefits of this event is that it allows airlines, air transport associations, universities,
industrial research laboratories and consultants with an excellent chance to review and demo all the
major reservations and revenue management systems in one place, in 2 days. Extended refreshment
breaks during the presentation programme allows lots of time to browse the exhibition area, and:
¤ Try out all the major reservations and revenue management systems from the world’s leading
vendors and see how they can benefit your company
¤ Discuss with the vendors best practice and how to overcome any problems you may be having with
your current systems
¤ Try out all the latest upgrades and add-ons to compliment your current systems
The annually China Airline Revenue & Pricing Management Conference, which is the first event of its kind
to cover completely reservations and revenue management systems issues for the airlines in China. It’s
also the only event in China and Asia Pacific that provides airline senior managers, airline personnel,
vendors and consultants with a one-stop shop to be able to review and demo the latest cutting edge
technology, designed to streamline and increase airline revenue, as well as reduce costs dramatically.
The 2nd China Airline Revenue & Pricing Management Conference 2015 will be held jointly with
AGIFORS Revenue Management 2015 on the May 14-15 in Shanghai China. The joint conference will
bring more than 30 industry speakers from airlines, air transport associations, universities, industrial
research laboratories and consultants will discuss new ideas and present technical papers. There are
more than 50 Airlines from China and around the world would participate in this jointly conference !
The topics in the area of reservations and revenue management systems includes: revenue optimization,
overbooking management, O&D forecasting, distribution channel issues and some marketing issues.
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Who Should Attend This Conference?
This conference is a forum for airline senior managers, airline personnel, vendors, consultants and
members of academia to review the most pressing issues facing airline revenue management today, to
offer potential solutions and to provide an opportunity for high-level networking.
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A Wednesday – May 13
Thursday – May 14, Day One
18:00 – 20:00 Welcome Cocktail Party Receptionat Wyndham Bund East ShanghaiSponsored by Pincaux Media
08:00 – 08:45 Conference Registration
08:45 – 09:00 Conference OverviewTassio Carvalho – American Airlines
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome SpeechVP of RM – China Eastern Airlines
09:15 – 09:45 Airline UpdateSunny Ja – American Airlines
09:45 – 10:15 Keynote Speech (Sponsor Session)
10:15 – 10:35 Coffee break
10:35 – 11:05 Latest PODS Simulation WorkPeter Belobaba - MIT
11:05 – 11:35 PODS Simulation Case StudyPeter Belobaba - MIT
11:35 – 12:05 Revenue Management at China AirlinesVP of RM at China Airlines
12:05-13:20 Lunch at Wyndham Bund East Shanghai
13:20 – 13:50 Revenue Management at Air ChinaNa Na, VP of Revenue Management Department Air China
13:50 – 14:20 O&D Revenue Management Practice
Richard Denman – British Airways
14:20 – 14:50 Big-data and Revenue Management (Session confirmed by Sabre)Ben Vinod – Sabre
14:50 – 15:10 Coffee break
15:10 – 15:40 Joint Optimization of Virtual Capacities and Bid-Prices for Revenue ManagementGustavo Vulcano – New York University
15:40 – 16:10 MNL Choice Models in PODS NetworkLarry Weatherford – University of Wyoming
16:10-16:40 The impact of correct seasonality in Revenue ManagementGert Hartmans - KLM
16:40 – 17:40 Airline Table Panel discussionModerator: Sunny Jia, American AirlinesPanelists:Air ChinaChina West AirlinesKLMBritish AirwaysQatar Airways
18:30 – 22:00 Networking Dinner Eventat BI FENG TANG
18:20 End of Day One
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A Friday – May 15, Day Two
Saturday – May 16
09:00 – 09:30 RM practice at Qatar AirwaysPraveen Kumar Bala - Qatar Airways
09:30 – 10:00 Network Planning and Revenue ManagementTassio Carvalho – Amerrican Airlines
10:00 – 10:30 Sponsor Session
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break
10:50 – 11:20 Revenue Management Best PracticeBurak Ozdaryal – United Airlines
11:20 – 11:50 Revenue Management at Singapore Airlines
VP of RM at Singapore Airlines
11:50 – 13:00 Lunch at Wyndham Bund East Shangha
13:00 – 13:30 RM case study at Etihad AirwaysJohn Reavy – Etihad Airways
13:30 – 14:00 Revenue Management at Spring AirlinesZhang Wu’an, General Manager of Marketing DepartmentSpring Airlines
14:00 – 14:30 The Theory and Practice of Revenue ManagementKalyan Talluri - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
14:30 – 14:50 Coffee break
14:50 – 15:20 Sponsor Session
15:20 – 15:50 A General Attraction Model and Sales-Based Linear Program for Network Revenue Management Under Customer ChoiceRichard Ratliff - Sabre
15:50 – 16:10 Closing CeremonyTassio Carvalho – American Airlines
16:10 End of Day Two
09:00 – 17:00 Full-day Shanghai City TourSponsored by Pincaux Media