Aviation Forum

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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