Session I

Airline Cargo CEOs Look at Market Access. Airline CEOs look at the markets served by their companies and describe the routes served, volumes transported, yields and commodities carried. Do the Governments of those countries served encourage market access through liberal policies? Are regulations to obtain landing rights cumbersome and difficult to obtain? Are air cargo facilities at airports served adequately provided and fairly priced? Is jet fuel readily available at competitive prices? Do the airports served permit carriers to provide their own ground services? What is the growth potential in markets served?

Moderator: Paul Page, Editor, Air Cargo World.

Speakers: Alexey Isaikin, President & CEO, Volga-Dnepr Group

Ulrich Ogiermann, President & CEO, Cargolux Airlines International

Scott Dolan, President United Cargo, United Airlines

Session II

The Impact of Air Cargo on the Global Economy. Air cargo is not just a trade facilitator, it is a trade creator that contributes to the competitive advantage of nations. A strong statistical relationship therefore exists between levels of air cargo volume and both GDF and GDP per capita. A panel of economists, government ministers and business analysts examines the influence of efficient, cost-effective air cargo services on national economies and their contribution to industrialization, job creation and higher standards of living.

Moderator: Michael Ducker, Executive Vice President International, Fedex Express

Speakers: Erik Britton, Director Economics U.S., Oxford Economic Forecasting

Heinrich C. Bofinger, Air Transport Consultant, The World Bank

Eduardo Garcia-Godos M., Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Peru

Session III

The View From the Top. Shippers’ perspective of the air cargo services available in some of the world’s most promising markets: Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). Is there adequate freighter capacity to satisfy demand for imports and exports? Do rates and government policies encourage or discourage the use of air cargo? What role is played the freight forwarder for the shipper? Are the forwarder’s services challenged or complemented by the express carrier? What changes are needed to help shippers? What is the potential growth for shippers in these markets? (Discussion format)

Moderator: Paul D. Jackson, Chairman, Triangle Management Services

Speakers: Greg Andrews, Director, Global Logistics-Transportation, ADTRAN, Inc.

Richard W. Macomber, Strategic Distribution Projects Manager, IBM Corporation and Chairman Air Transportation Committee, National Industrial Transportation League

David Pope, Logistics Category Manager, International Logistics, Rohm and Haas

Session IV

Help, We’re Drowning in Paper! IATA claims that the air cargo industry could fill 39 Boeing 747 freighters each year with paper wasted on documentation. In 33 years the average time for an air cargo shipment has only been reduced from 6.5 days to 6 days. Paperless cargo processing could save the industry $1.2 billion each year and reduce shipping time by 25%. What must the industry do to effect these changes?

Moderator: Peter Conway, Correspondent, Payload Asia

Speakers: Bill Gottlieb, President, David Kirsch Forwarders Limited

Christopher Shawdon, Vice President Logistics Solutions, Unisys Corporation

Jens Tubbesing, President, Cargo Network Services Corporation (CNSC)

Jim Friedel, President, Northwest Airlines Cargo and Senior Vice President, Pacific Northwest Airlines Inc.