9:30 Registration and morning coffee

Introduction and Welcome, Alexey Komarov, Editor-in-Chief, Air Transport Observer

Session 1. Russian Air Transport Competitiveness. Equals among Equals?

Moderators: Alexey Komarov, Air Transport Observer

Alan Kartashkin, Debevoise&Plimpton

Government Efforts to Increase Competitiveness of the Russian Air Transport, Karl Ruppel, Director, Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation, Russian Transport Ministry

Competitiveness of the Russian Airlines on International Marketplace, Valery Okulov, General Director, Aeroflot – Russian Airlines

11:20-11:40 Coffee break

Reducing Cost through Innovation, Hans-Peter Kohlhammer, General Director, SITA SC

The Human Factor and the Two-Pilot Cockpit, Jarle Gimmstad, Captain, SAS Flight Academy

Russian Business Aviation: Competing in Unequal Conditions, Evgeny Bakhtin, General Director, AVCOM

13:30-14:30 Lunch

Session 2. Quasi-monopolies and Airline Cost Hikes: on the Verge of a System Crisis?

Moderator: Ilya Kabachnik, Avicos – AFES

Quasi-monopolies on the Verge of a System Crisis, Andrey Martirosov, General Director, UTair

Quasi-monopolies and Airline Cost Hikes, Mikhail Kritsky, General Director, Aeroflot - Don

15:40-16:00 Coffee break

Oil and Jet Fuel Price Evolution. A Perspective from Turbo-prop Regional Market, Salvatore Di Bartolo, Sales Director, ATR

Financing Fuel Programs for Airlines, Olga Polulyakh, Financial Director, Airport Fuel Supply Trading House

17:30 Cocktail reception

Day 2. Wednesday, October 12

9:30 Registration and morning coffee

Session 3. Russian Airlines Fleet Modernization. Financial and Investment Backing of Air Transport Activities

Moderators: Sergey Koltovich, Aeroflot – Russian Airlines,

Alan Kartashkin, Debevoise & Plimpton

Air Transport Infrastructure Stabilization: State-Owned Bank Approach, Vyacheslav Sheyanov, Managing Director, Corporate Banking Department, Vneshtorgbank

RRJ Family: Innovative Product of the Russian Aircraft Industry, Victor Subbotin, General Director, Sukhoi Company

Ilyushin Finance and VASO. What's next? Nicolai Kuznetsov, Executive Director, Ilyushin Finance Co.

Obstacles to Regional Airline Modernization, Vadim Yudin, Head of New Aircraft Department, Ural Airlines

11:20-11:40 Coffee break

Russian Airline Industry - An Urgency for Action, Doug Winter, Vice-President, GE Capital Aviation Services

Adding Fuel to the Fire, Philip Scruggs, Vice-President, International Lease Finance Corporation

Managing the Daily Maintenance Operation, Gabor Szilagyi, Sales Manager, Sabena Technics

Entering Financial Markets: a Vision for Russian Airlines, Anatoly Khodorovsky, Analysis & Information Director, REGION Investment Group

13:30-14:30 Lunch

Session 4. Route Network Development and Airline Hubs. Possessed by Myths?

Moderator: Alexey Sinitsky, Air Transport Observer

Developing Ruissia’s Federal Airport Network, Igor Konkov, Councilor to the Minister, Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Developing New Markets. Pre-requisites for Creating Competitive Business Models, Vladimir Kamymin, Director, Business Development, Domodedovo International Airport

Potential for Transit and Network Air Cargo Operations via Russian Hubs, Alexey Isaikin, President, Volga-Dnepr Group

Closing Remarks, Aleksey Komarov, Editor-in-Chief, Air Transport Observer