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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