Aviation and Tourism: Challenges and opportunities
30 August 2023 – Rhodes, Greece
Air transport and tourism and structurally interdependent; the demand for air transport is of derived nature essentially depending on leisure, business and other tourism activities taking place in situ. Tourism collapsed during COVID-19 but it is now strongly rebounding: 2023 is expected to be a record year in many European Mediterranean countries at least. Sustainability and resilience prove of major importance for tourism destinations and this is also inevitably related to air transport strategies and operations. This year’s Summer Aviation Forum will bring together leaders of the aviation sector to discuss the future of air transport and tourism in the post-COVID19 world and how to navigate emerging geopolitical and economic uncertainties.
28 August – Ancient Theater of Lindos – Agios Stefanos Square
20:00 Classical Music Concert
Evgenia Votanopoulou (piano) & Nina Patrikidou (violin)
Organizers: South Aegean Region / Municipality of Rhodes / ΔΟΠΑΡ / Mozarteum Hellas
Under the auspices of the Austrian Embassy in Greece & Austrian Honorary Consulate of Dodecanese
21:30 Dinner (by invitation)
29 August – New Wing of Nestorideion Melathron – Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes
20:00 Classical Music Concert
Evgenia Votanopoulou (piano), Nina Patrikidou (violin) & Dr Wolfgang Gerold (singer)
Organizers: South Aegean Region / Municipality of Rhodes / ΔΟΠΑΡ / Mozarteum Hellas
Under the auspices of the Austrian Embassy in Greece & Austrian Honorary Consulate of Dodecanese
In cooperation with Mozartgemeide Wien
21:30 Dinner (by invitation)
30 August – Kallithea Springs
13:00 Network by the beach
16:00 Welcome Addresses
-Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General, Hermes – Air Transport Organisation*
16:20 Keynote Addresses
-Antonis Cambourakis, Mayor of Rhodes*
-Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General, ACI World
-Henrik Hololei, Hors Classe Adviser, European Commission*
-Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA
17:00 The OPS Award Ceremony
17:10 Airline & organisation Leaders panel
Moderator: Dr Michael Kerkloh, Board Member, Lufthansa Supervisory Board*
-Adel Ali, CEO, Air Arabia
-Mehmet Nane, Chairperson, Pegasus Airlines*
-Catalin Radu, Director General, Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan*
-Fadimatou Noutchemo Simo, President, YAAPA*
-Michal Nowak, VP EMEA & Central Asia, Embraer
18:20 Airline & Airport Leaders panel
Moderator: Professor Andreas Papatheodorou, President, Hellenic Aviation Society*
-David Ciceo, CEO, Cluj International Airport
-Dimitris Gerogiannis, CEO, Aegean Airlines
-Jeffrey Goh, CEO, Gulf Air Group Holding
-Riccardo Lambiris, Chairman, Athens International Airport
-Carlos Munoz, CEO, Volotea
19:35 Conclusions
Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General, Hermes – Air Transport Organisation
19:40 Cocktail dinner by the beach
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