Cincinnati Region Welcomes Top Aviation Executives During 2020 Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit
Cincinnati will host top aviation executives for one of the industry’s most prestigious events, the 25th Annual Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit (IAFS), October 11-13. Representatives from airports, airlines, financial institutions, manufacturers, suppliers, and mass media, will gather to discuss emerging changes and forecasting that will affect all areas of aviation at a hybrid virtual and in-person event hosted at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati.
With the global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever for aviation leaders to come together to chart the path to the future. The IAFS will deliver insight, information, data, and perspectives from the decision makers of the industry. The impressive group of speakers include:
Airlines
- Airlines Confidential, Seth Kaplan & Ben Baldanza, Co-Hosts
- Allegiant, Gregory Anderson, EVP, CFO & principal accounting officer
- American Airlines, Alison Taylor, chief customer officer
- Atlas Air, John Dietrich, president & CEO virtual
- Delta Air Lines, Joe Esposito, senior vice president of network planning
- DHL, Cain Moodie, SVP America's network operations & aviation
- Frontier Airlines, Daniel Shurz, SVP commercial
- Japan Airlines, Akira Mitsumasu, VP of global marketing virtual
- Spirit Airlines, Ted Christie, president & CEO
- Southwest Airlines, Andrew Watterson, EVP & CCO
- Sun Country Airlines, Jude Bricker, president & CEO
- United Airlines, Patrick Quayle, VP intl network & alliances
- United Airlines, Ankit Gupta, VP network planning & scheduling
- Volaris, Holger Blankenstein, EVP airline & commercial operations virtual
Airport/Aircraft Manufacturers
- Airbus, Matthew Saks, vice president marketing
- Boeing, Darren Hulst, VP commercial marketing
- Boom Supersonic, Blake Scholl, CEO & founder virtual
- Bye Aerospace, George Bye, CEO & founder virtual
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Candace McGraw, CEO
- Embraer, Daniel Galhardo Gomes, strategy director virtual
- GE Aviation, Kim Schleiff, chief marketing officer
- Rolls Royce, Jamie Sismey, marketing executive – Americas virtual
Industry Organizations
- ACI North America, Kevin Burke, president & CEO virtual
- ACI World Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director general virtual
- Airlines for America, John Heimlich, VP & chief economist
- IATA, Peter Cerda, regional vice president, the Americas
Boyd Group International, a leading aviation research, forecast and consulting firm, is bringing the conference to Cincinnati for the first time in its 25-year history. The event is co-hosted by the Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).
“We are entering a new phase of global trade and it is regions such as Cincinnati USA that are in line for a much wider role,” stated Michael Boyd, president of Boyd Group International. “The location, the 21st century business base, and the presence of a world-class airport will result in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky emerging as one of America’s most important global trade centers. This makes it a perfect venue for the International Aviation Forecast Summit, drawing industry leaders from across the world.”
“Our hospitality community and Boyd Group International have gone above and beyond to ensure that the attendees and tourism industry employees have a safe and healthy experience. The event will strictly adhere to state and CDC coronavirus prevention guidelines,” said Julie Calvert, president and CEO, Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We are thrilled to welcome this group and optimistic that this event will signal a safe and responsible return to meetings, events and conventions in our region very soon.”
"Airports and the overall aviation industry are vital to economic recovery and, as such, it is a privilege to co-host this hybrid event in a safe and healthy manner," said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer at CVG Airport. "I look forward to discussing the opportunities and challenges currently facing our industry, and how we’ll continue to respond to rebuild traveler confidence.”
