World Routes Strategy Summit Attracts Industry Experts
World Routes Strategy Summit Attracts Industry Experts
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MANCHESTER, England, June 11/PRN=KYODO JBN/ --
Leaders of United & Emirates to keynote at World Routes in Chicago
Senior figures from the aviation industry are signing up in force to speak at
this year's World Routes Strategy Summit which, held in partnership with ICAO
and the World Bank, will take place alongside World Routes in Chicago, 20-23
September 2014.
Jim Compton, Vice Chairman & Chief Revenue Officer for Chicago-based United
Airlines, will deliver the keynote address at this year's Summit, joined by Sir
Tim Clark, President & CEO of Emirates, who also will have a keynote role at
the Strategy Summit on 21st September.
Occurring on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September, the World Routes Strategy
Summit is open to all attending delegates, The Strategy Summit will open the
20th World Route Development Forum which will take place in Chicago, Illinois,
USA co-hosted by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Choose
Chicago, the city's tourism organisation.
"In Chicago, we are known for 'making no small plans'. On behalf of Mayor Rahm
Emanuel, we are thrilled to be the host of this prestigious event and we have
ambitious plans to make it the biggest and best World Routes conference to
date," said Rosemarie S. Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
who will open the Summit. "As a leading global city and as the birthplace of
the International Civil Aviation Organization 70 years ago, Chicago is the
ideal setting for the largest gathering of airline and airport officials from
around the world. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face
with their peers, create new partnerships and establish new connections that
will shape the future of the aviation industry."
"World Routes is a must-attend event for the industry and the Strategy Summit
is the only forum where senior leaders and key stakeholders from aviation,
tourism authorities and governments come together to participate in discussions
that will set the commercial and political agenda for the industry," says
Michael Miller, Head of Content & Industry Relations for Routes. "The great
speakers and themes of the conference programmes reflect that."
The Strategy Summit will bring together senior leaders and key stakeholders
from aviation, airports and tourism under one roof to participate in a number
of discussions covering topics affecting the industry today such as route
development, infrastructure, airport processing and security, sustainability,
regulatory challenges and how new aircraft will alter route planning.
Other confirmed speakers at the Strategy Summit so far include Tewolde
Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines; Angela Gittens, Director General of ACI
World; Antonio Miguel Marques CEO Sao Paulo - Guarulhos and Dr Sani Sener, CEO
/ Executive Board Member, TAV AIRPORTS HOLDING.
The 20th anniversary World Routes event will be held at Chicago's McCormick
Place, the largest convention facility in the Western Hemisphere. With the
most diverse economy in the United States, and home to several of the aviation
industry's leading companies, Chicago makes the perfect home for the 20th World
Route Development Forum.
For more information and to register for World Routes in Chicago visit
About Routes
Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events through
its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is one
global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and
CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com
Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd., a
consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.
http://www.asm窶身lobal.com. Routes and ASM are part of the UBM Live division
of UBM plc.
UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five
continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,
promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as
MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes
portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions,
conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and
certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies
across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com
Follow us on twitter: @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes, @NLPROU,
@airlineroute
About UBM plc
UBM plc is a global events-led marketing services and communications company.
We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers
together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing news and
specialist content. Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organised
into expert teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping
them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com; follow us on Twitter at
@UBM_plc to get the latest UBM corporate news; follow @UBM for news from all
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UBM's Twitterati.
SOURCE: UBM Live Routes Ltd
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