Speakers

ACHL Digital

06th - 07th Oct 2021

Air cargo handling in a post-pandemic world While the threat of the Covid-19 global pandemic might be diminishing thanks to ever-expanding vaccination programmes, it remains a threat and this has informed our thinking at every level. Firstly, and following the success of last year’s online event, the 13th International Air Cargo Handling & Logistics Conference

Chris Notter
Chris Notter
Independent Consultant
Chris Notter started as a Customs Officer and then went into freight forwarding, before entering the airline side of the business and spending almost 29 years with German carrier Lufthansa. Notter has held other senior industry roles including Vice President Cargo Operations at Qatar Airways and he was also previously Vice President Operations. Notter then moved onto his current role as Chief Ground Handling Officer at Saudi Airlines Cargo after joining the airline in 2014. He now currently holds various consultancy roles. 
Stan Wraight
Stan Wraight
SASI
Stan Wraight is the Co-Founder of Strategic Aviation Solutions (SASI) with over 40 years of senior air cargo management experience in operations. His extensive management back ground includes his positions as Vice-President of Global Cargo Sales and Marketing for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines; Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the U.S. firm Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings. Wraight led the team that founded Volga Dnepr’s Airbridge Cargo in 2003, which has grown to be a global scheduled cargo operator. Wraight also serves or served on the boards of various companies including scheduled and all cargo airlines, an all passenger LCC airline based in Europe where he was also Vice President and engaged in ACMI services and strategy, ground handling companies and E Commerce logistics entities.  
Robert Fordree
Robert Fordree
Menzies Aviation
Robert Fordree started his aviation career with Lufthansa Cargo at Heathrow Airport and worked in a number of operational roles. Fordree then moved to Menzies Aviation with responsibility for cargo commercial activity across the UK before assuming responsibility as VP Global Key Accounts. Fordree's next move was to spend 10 years with Etihad Airways where his final role was Head of Cargo Operations in Abu Dhabi. He returned to the UK in October 2017 for his second stint with Menzies Aviation, this time based in Edinburgh as VP Cargo Development with a mandate to deliver product development in the cargo sector.
Brendan Sullivan
Brendan Sullivan
IATA
Brendan has been part of the IATA Cargo team for the past 10 years and in the cargo industry for nearly 20 years.  Brendan is a great role model in providing valued expertise to the industry on cargo markets, e-commerce, operations, safety issues and a well-respected voice in the industry. Brendan is passionate about finding innovative solutions and delivering excellent industry focused solutions. Brendans previous role as Head, E-commerce & Cargo Operations included developing  safe and efficient standards for cargo operations, handling, facilities, e-commerce, air mail and ULDs, working closely with airline, ground handling, freight forwarding and industry partners. Previously he was part of the IATA Dangerous Goods team, working on the dangerous goods publications portfolio. Brendan is also the co-developer of the IATA Future Air Cargo Executive (FACE) program. IATA’s program designed to attract, develop and retain talent in the air cargo industry.
Glyn Hughes
Glyn Hughes
TIACA
Glyn Hughes has been involved in Air Cargo for over 37 years having started his career with British Caledonian in the UK.  Hughes joined IATA in 1991 and become IATA's Global Head of Cargo in June 2014, where he had overall responsibility to deliver the agenda agreed by the Cargo Committee to support the Air Cargo industry.  In February 2021, Hughes joined TIACA as its first Director general where he works with the Board to deliver the organization's vision for a safe, profitable and united air cargo industry that embraces modern technologies and practices sustainably and fairly serve trade and social development worldwide.
Amar More
Amar More
Kale Logistics
Amar More is an accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience in supply chain, consulting and technology industries. More was appointed as the Domain Controller of Cross Border Domain at United Nations CEFACT, and is on the panel of trade facilitation experts at UNECE . More was elected to represent the technology domain in the air cargo industry on the Board of Directors of “The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)” headquartered in Miami, Florida. He also assists several governments on conceptualizing trade facilitation initiatives to usher in “Ease of Doing Business” using digital technology.
Olivier Bijaoui
Olivier Bijaoui
OB Invest
Olivier Bijaoui turned small cargo handling company SFS, now Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), into the largest cargo company in the globe and second largest ground handling company in the world. Between 2004 and 2016 he was Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of WFS. On leaving in 2016, the company had 18,000 employees, was present at 188 airports in 22 countries, serving 300 airlines, handling of four million tonnes of cargo and 50 million passengers per annum. Since leaving Bijaoui has been the President and the Owner of OB Invest.
Thomas Sonntag
Thomas Sonntag
Jettainer GmbH
Thomas Sonntag was appointed Managing Director of Jettainer GmbH in 2019 after more than 10 years with Lufthansa Cargo. Sonntag previously held various management positions at Siemens and ABB, among others. With his broad expertise in procurement and logistics, together with an excellent global network in the aviation industry, Sonntag leads the ULD management company Jettainer with a focus on meaningful innovation and digitization to create transparency and deliver value to all players in the supply chain.
Marcel Fujike
Marcel Fujike
Kuehne & Nagel
Before taking up the position of Global Head Products & Development Air Logistics at Kuehne+Nagel, Marcel Fujike held various management positions within the Lufthansa Group, starting in the first generation of the Lufthansa management trainee program “ProTeam”. For the past 17 years, Fujike has been driving the development and global implementation of air logistics solutions for the key industries, such as aerospace (KN EngineChain) or pharma & healthcare (the award-winning KN PharmaChain product). Fujike has supported the digital transformation of Kuehne+Nagel Air Logistics business unit, starting the way to seamless online customer journey.      
Anton Reznichenko
Anton Reznichenko
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (part of Volga-Dnepr Group)
Anton Reznichenko is an industry expert with 6+ years of experience in the air cargo sector. He started his career in 2015 as part of the Transport and Aviation Security Service team of AirBridgeCargo Airlines in Moscow, Russia and throughout his years with the Company was actively involved in organizing and monitoring of the effectiveness of the state of cargo aviation security and developing proposals for its improvement. His extensive experience and industry knowledge have enabled Anton to become an acknowledged expert in his field and strengthen the Company’s cargo handling system. Being actively involved in the air cargo sector he has broadened and deepened his knowledge with Airline Security Operations Optimization Certificate (IATA), IOSA Airline Auditor Training Certificate (IATA), Transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products (Corporate University of Volga-Dnepr Group), Transportation of dangerous goods by air, ICAO Category 10 (Corporate University of Volga-Dnepr Group), Live animals transportation by air (Corporate University of Volga-Dnepr Group) and Various Development Courses, both in-house and external. His promotion is mostly driven by his innovative and result-oriented approach towards work, coupled with his personal commitment and business-related knowledge. In 2019 he was appointed as Deputy Head, Ground Operations & Cargo Handling Department with the prime focus on further developing of processes and effective operations management.  
Kristof Philips
Kristof Philips
TCR Group
Kristof Philips is TCR Group's Chief Operating Officer, since the beginning of 2020. During its former position as Managing Director of TCR UK, Kristof achieved a substantial transformation of the Groups' British subsidiary, resulting in a tangible positive impact on local people and processes. Besides its experience in the aviation industry, be these Airports, Airlines or independent ground handlers, Kristof has a solid background in M&A, business consultancy, projects' transformation and JV management. His out-of-the-box, passionate and innovative management approach is fully dedicated to consolidating TCR's pivotal role as Integrator for sustainable and long-lasting apron solutions, in a fast-changing industry.  
Kester Meijer
Kester Meijer
KLM Cargo
Kester Meijer works at KLM Cargo as Director Operational Integrity, Compliance & Safety. Meijer is member of the KLM Cargo management team. Meijer has extensive knowledge and experience in both Air Cargo Supply Chain Logistics, Compliance and ICT. Putting this unique combination to work on connecting with stakeholders and orchestrating innovative concepts, where processes are combined with new technology and standards. Meijer strongly believes our industry is in the era of a paradigm shift, where Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Blockchain will provide new ways to collaborate and connect. 
Steve R. Forrer
Steve R. Forrer
AFCO
Steve Forrer joined AFCO in 2011 and is responsible for overall investment and business development initiatives. Forrer has led and managed large transactions and platform level investments that have included private, public, and hybrid capitalization and ownership structures. Forrer holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Virginia Tech and Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, has served on ULI Product Councils, and is the founder and Co-Chair of the ULI Airport Development Council. 
Bryan Schreiber
Bryan Schreiber
Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Bryan is the Manager of Air Cargo Business Development for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority which operates John Glenn International, Rickenbacker International and Bolton Field airports in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Bryan is responsible for strategy and relationship development, facilitating industry growth and assisting economic development entities with respect to air cargo, particularly through Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. This includes promotion of the logistics partners and assets surrounding the airport and oversight of Foreign-Trade Zone 138, one of the busiest in the US, and administered by the airport authority. Bryan focuses on bringing Central Ohio more opportunities for air cargo service, logistics industry growth and international business business attraction. With over 20 years of experience in the Central Ohio airport and logistics industries, Bryan began his career in operations and regulatory compliance. He has served in his Business Development role for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority since 2012. Bryan received his Bachelor of Science in aviation management from The Ohio State University with a minor in city and regional planning. He has also served as the chair of the Airports Council International, Air Cargo Committee, is a Columbus Regional Logistics Council Advisory Board member, and serves on other industry steering groups.
Janet Wallace
Janet Wallace
ACHL Advisory Board, Air Canada Cargo
Janet Wallace has over twenty years of experience across all the customer touchpoints at Air Canada. In 2016 she was appointed Director Cargo Transformation. With overall leadership of process engineering, regulatory, training & third party contracting for Air Canada’s worldwide Cargo operations. Her focus is on building a quality & culture organization that is fit for growth. Also pursuing Masters of Science in Transportation Management- MS Supply Chain at the University of Denver.
Fabio Gamba
Fabio Gamba
Airport Services Association (ASA)
Fabio is a seasoned manager in Air Transport, with more than 20 years in the industry. He was born in 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland, and moved to Brussels in 2002, where he currently resides, with his wife and son. He graduated from the International Relations Institute in Geneva (IUHEI), Switzerland, and got an M.A. in International Relations at the University of Vienna, Austria. Prior to that, Fabio did a two-year apprenticeship of assistant Air Traffic Controller at Geneva airport. He worked for different companies and trade associations, all related to air transport. He started his career at the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) upon his return to Geneva in the late 90s, then joined The Boeing Company as a Deputy Director Air Traffic Management in Brussels. He proceeded with the position of Deputy SG of the now defunct Association of European Airlines (AEA), before leading the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) during six years until 2016. He is currently managing two Associations in parallel, namely the Airline Catering Association (ACA) based in Belgium, and the Airport Services Association (ASA) based in Switzerland. Next to his family and work, Fabio enjoys history books and essays, particularly on the Antiquity period. He is also a regular tennis player and a big fan of any sports that involves rackets.
Stephanie Wear
Stephanie Wear
Philadelphia International Airport
Stephanie Wear is the Director of Air Service Development and Cargo Services, responsible for air service development and cargo portfolios at the airport. She works to attract, retain, and expand air service routes as well as increase cargo volume. Stephanie works within the revenue department by maintaining effective working relationships with carriers, logistical firms, aviation organizations and other airports. She also facilitates corporate and stakeholder relationships that maximize commercial air service operations at Philadelphia, ensuring that PHL thrives as a globally competitive gateway. Stephanie is a member of the United States Tour Operator Association (USTOA), Associate Board of Directors and the Airports Council International-North America's (ACI-NA) Air Service and Cargo Committees. She lives in the Rittenhouse neighborhood of Philadelphia with her husband and their Labrador retriever. She holds an MBA and a master’s degree in marketing and Communications.
Brandon Fried
Brandon Fried
Air forwarders Association (AFA)
Brandon Fried was appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the Airforwarders Association in November 2005. Brandon has more than 38 years of experience in the air freight industry. He started his career as a sales representative in Los Angeles. He then moved to Washington, D.C. where he began, owned and operated the Washington office of a global freight forwarder specializing in time definite air cargo transportation.
Stephen Dawkins
Stephen Dawkins
Air Logistics Group
Mammen Tharakan
Mammen Tharakan
Edmonton International Airport
Mammen Tharakan holds over fifteen years of leadership in aviation across various ground handling, airline and airport functions. Mammen Tharakan joined Edmonton International Airport in 2018 as the Director, E-Commerce, Cargo & Aviation Real Estate, where his duties include identifying new technologies and partnerships that support the aviation sector. Tharakan holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Hult International Business School in Boston, Massachusetts USA.
Massimo Roccasecca
Massimo Roccasecca
SAVE S.p.A
Radhesh Menon
Radhesh Menon
IBS software

Radhesh Menon heads product management and strategy for IBS' offerings in the Airline Cargo Solutions line of business. In this capacity, he is responsible for short- and long-term product goals, competitive benchmarking, product roadmap and innovation practice. He is also responsible for running IBS’ cargo product community model. Radhesh has over 16 years of experience in the air cargo and logistics business systems, industry best practices and new industry initiatives.

Radhesh played a pivotal role in conceptualizing and developing the blueprints for IBS's new generation product line for air cargo management. He was instrumental in setting up and running the IBS Core Group of Influence (CGI) – a partnership of IBS and several industry leading carriers for the conceptualization of IBS' new generation cargo system - iCargo. 

Radhesh is a member of multiple cargo industry associations such as IATA and TIACA and participates in strategic industry initiatives such as CiQ and e-freight. Previously, Radhesh led business process and IT consulting with several leading air carriers such as Qantas, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Austrian, and South African Airways among others.

Alex Lennane
Alex Lennane
The Loadstar
Alex launched a blog for the air cargo industry in March 2011. It was very well-received, and a year later it became The Loadstar that you see now, attracting thousands of freight professionals every day. The Loadstar's focus is on independent, high-quality journalism for the benefit of our readers’ knowledge and understanding. We strive for authenticity and significance by a daily attempt to be first to the story, making the market think, and challenging the global freight industry to do better. Current accolades for The Loadstar’s writing include the Seahorse Awards’ “Journalist of the Year”, “Air Cargo Journalist of the Year”, “Feature Journalist of the Year” and “International Editor of the Year” awards. Alex is an experienced writer on aviation and logistics. After leaving The Guardian newspaper in 2002 she freelanced for many of the key logistics titles. She was editor of the quarterly magazine, Airline Cargo Management for eight years, and Europe editor for the Seattle-based subscription news service, Cargo Facts, for four years. Alex is the current Seahorse Awards’ Air Cargo Journalist of the Year.
Marc Groenewegen
Marc Groenewegen
Unilode
Marc Groenewegen is a Dutch national who has worked most of his career in an international environment. He started his professional life in Amsterdam at a security firm, now part of Securitas, to optimise processes, and later joined a pan-European internet service provider to lead Product Management. After spending around two years in Mexico in the automotive sector, being responsible for Business Development and Supply Chain, Marc returned to the Netherlands to join Driessen Aerospace Group. During seven years at Driessen, Marc led the Innovation teams and was responsible for Business Development which included drafting the 5-year strategies for all business units. He was also in charge of all Sales to the aircraft manufacturers, including Airbus and Boeing, which led to a successful Single Source contract for the Airbus A320 galleys and A350 galley carts. Marc joined the Unilode business in 2012 and at present holds the Chief Commercial Officer position. Marc has a Master's degree in Political Science from the Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands), as well as an MBA from the OneMBA of the Rotterdam School of Management. He speaks Dutch, English and German fluently and some French and Spanish.
Paul Cheng
Paul Cheng
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl)
Paul Cheng joined Hactl in 2000, and and was appointed as General Manager - Service Delivery in 2018. Paul oversees all Hactl operations including cargo terminal services, ramp services and customer services. Paul is also a member of the IATA Cargo Handling Consultation Council and Special Loads Task Force. Hactl is one of the world’s leading air cargo terminal operators, providing services to over 100 airlines and 1000 freighter forwarders. Launched in 1976 to consolidate and streamline all air cargo handling in Hong Kong, Hactl has played a major role in the establishment of Hong Kong as the definitive air cargo logistics hub for Southern China and Asia.
Urs Wiesendanger
Urs Wiesendanger
ULD CARE
As the sitting president of ULD CARE, a position that Wiesendanger assumed in 2010 after co-founding ULD CARE, he is responsible for an organization that offer operations and handling and tracking solutions for all participants on the ULD logistics chain. The president previously chaired the IATA Cargo ULD Board, a position which he maintained until late 2016. Before his current position, Wiesendanger was a long-time Air Canada Cargo employee, serving with the airline for over four decades. He lead many teams including: cargo terminals teams, HDQ, SYS, and OPS.
Ken de Witt Hamer
Ken de Witt Hamer
WorldACD
At WorldACD, Ken is responsible for Commercial. He works with professionals in the air freight industry around the world in the area of business intelligence and market data. He operates at the cross-roads of strategic marketing, sales, product development and analytics. Ken holds a master’s degree in Operations Research from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He has worked in the transportation industry for 20 years, with international experience in management consultancy, marketing & sales in the aviation and express business.  
Hiran Perera
Hiran Perera
Emirates SkyCargo
Mr. Hiran Perera has worked in the airline industry for over 34 years. He joined Emirates in 1986 as a Cargo Instructor and has since then worked in various capacities within Emirates SkyCargo – the freight division of Emirates. From the very beginnings, he was involved in the development of freighter operations within Emirates and has played a key role in developing and expanding the airline’s freighter network. Mr Perera was also involved in the assessment and development of the current Emirates SkyCargo freighter fleet including the Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. More recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr Perera was also spearheading Emirates’ deployment of passenger aircraft for cargo operations and the development of the passenger freighter network. He is currently the Senior Vice President- Cargo Planning and Freighters with an overall responsibility for the freighter programme as well as overseeing Cargo Revenue Optimization within Emirates SkyCargo. Mr Perera has an MBA from the University of Bradford, UK and a Post Graduate Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, U.K  
Dennis Lister
Dennis Lister
Emirates SkyCargo
Dennis Lister is Vice President - Cargo Commercial Development & UAE Sales at Emirates SkyCargo, responsible for the Emirates Product Portfolio and maximizing the commercial performance globally. In addition, he is responsible for the UAE market to lead the Cargo Commercial Operational activities. His career in the air freight and logistics industry began in 1995 and he has a successful track record working in a variety of senior management positions based in South Africa, Switzerland, the UK and the UAE. His vast experience, combined with his in-depth knowledge of the global air cargo industry, has added significant value to Emirates SkyCargo in a very exciting and dynamic time for the industry. He has been the driving force behind the launch of Emirates Delivers, the first E-Commerce specific product launched by Emirates SkyCargo, and is continually exploring ways to develop new opportunities and partnerships to enable sustainable growth and profit for the Emirates Group.”
Thomas Mack
Thomas Mack
DHL Global Forwarding, Freight
Thomas Mack has been Executive Vice President Global Air Freight and Member of the Global Forwarding Management Board since July 2018. In his role, Mack leads the global air freight business of DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group. Mack is a highly experienced manager with more than 40 years of expertise in the airfreight industry. He joined Deutsche Post DHL Group from Schenker AG, where he has been responsible for air freight worldwide since 2001. Prior to this, Mack has worked for Panalpina and Kuehne + Nagel.
Stewart Angus
Stewart Angus
Independent
Stewart has enjoyed a career of 30 years in the aviation industry, with senior roles in dnata, Emirates and British Airways.   In his last role in dnata, Stewart was responsible for dnata’s global ground handling operations at 90 airports in 15 countries.  This role also included dnata's acquisition growth strategy over the past 15 years.  After graduating in Economics from the University of Warwick, Stewart qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in London.  Stewart is married with three children and has recently returned to the UK to be closer to his family.   His interests include aviation history and watching any sport!  
Elliott Paige
Elliott Paige
Thera Solutions Group

Elliott Paige is the Managing Director of Thera Solutions Group, a leading consulting company in trade policy, economic development, diplomacy, aviation, and multi-million-dollar business promotion. Paige started his career in international public policy and business strategy and heading air service development at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Paige has worked for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations-International Trade Center in Geneva, Switzerland — shaping foreign relations whose impact affects all participating nations.  He is the founding head of a Caribbean embassy in Geneva, Switzerland, representing 6-nations to the WTO and the United Nations. Paige is also a senior advisor on economic development to the government of Antigua & Barbuda, chairperson of the Caribbean group of ambassadors; chief technician on the legal team for trade disputes, and, most recently, head of a global consultancy group.

Lilian Tan
Lilian Tan
Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI)
Lilian Tan has over 20 years of global high-level sales and marketing experience. She has worked with companies in aviation, logistics, office automation and electronics such as AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Panalpina South East Asia Area, TNT Express Asia Regional Office, and KLM Cargo. As an experienced cargo practitioner, Lilian develops and delivers programmes on behalf of SASI and The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and IATA as an IATA Registered Instructor.
Charles Edwards
Charles Edwards
SASI
Charles Edwards has been engaged in the freight transport and logistics industry for over five decades. He began his career in the logistics industry as a truck driver and went on to be on the senior management team of the North Carolina-based airline that started United Parcel Service Airlines. More recently, in March 2016 he joined the North Carolina Department of Transportation as the Director – Logistics Strategy. From January through May 2018 Charles served as Acting Director of the NCDOT Rail division. He was also appointed Director of the NCDOT Office of Logistics and Freight in March 2018. Charles is co-developer of the Air Cargo Professional Development workshop program of The International Air Cargo Association. He serves on various international and US logistics industry boards.
Cortney Robinson
Cortney Robinson
The International Civil Aviation Organisation
Cortney Robinson is a senior official at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)—the United Nations’ specialized agency for civil aviation.  Working in the Economic Regulatory Framework Section in the Air Transport Bureau, he delivers results mainly with respect to ICAO’s Strategic Objective - Economic Development of Air Transport and supports other objectives, as well. His specific responsibilities are: establishing policies and guidance on economic regulation, multimodal and intermodal transport (particularly digitalization) and economics of aviation activities; developing policies and guidance to facilitate access to funding for air cargo infrastructure and financing of air transport operations, particularly for air cargo and the broader supply chain; harmonizing air transport policy framework though cooperation amongst the aviation community and all aviation stakeholders; and monitoring regulatory and industry developments in international air transport. Before coming to ICAO, Cortney had contributed to the advancement of international aviation first at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and then at the Aerospace Industries Association, where he worked extensively with ICAO’s Air Navigation Bureau and the International Telecommunications Union on regulatory matters, including unmanned aircraft systems integration and a global framework for aviation infrastructure modernization.
Liam Bolger
Liam Bolger
London Luton Airport
With 29 years’ aviation experience Liam has covered a wide variety of operational roles from Operations Manager, Senior Manager Airfield Operations and more recently, Head of Airside Operations. Over the past 5 years, the focus has been on the restructure of operational activities creating a highly effective team of colleagues encompassed in one single operational department, AirOps. As designated Safety Manager, other key responsibilities include the ongoing development and management of the Operational Safety Management System (SMS), the Airside Training Programme and Competency Scheme and Summer and Winter Operations.
Will Waters
Will Waters
CAAS Magazine
Since 2000, Will has focused mainly on specialist areas including: International trade; globalisation; supply chain management; logistics; freight transport; e-commerce/e-retail fulfilment; EU legislation; sourcing strategies; automation of manufacturing processes; digitalisation; post and parcels; aviation; international transport; and international development. As Editor at CAAS Magazine Will Waters responsibilities include: Commissioning, writing and editing news analysis, features and report articles for this specialist magazine, which focuses on airline cargo operations at international airports and their role in the transport of cargo around the world.
Hendrik Leyssens
Hendrik Leyssens
Swissport International
Hendrik Leyssens was appointed VP Global Operations, Cargo in 2018. In this position he manages the Swissport global cargo team, including the global cargo product, standards, processes, systems and projects. In combination with his position as VP Global Operations, Hendrik is also a Board Member of Cargo iQ and TIACA. Hendrik started his aviation & logistics career in Brussels, with some experience on the passenger handling side of the business. In 2012 he joined the Swissport organization following an acquisition, where he was in charge of the rebranding of the cargo activities. After holding several management positions in the Swissport organization in Belgium, he joined the Swissport headquarters in 2016, where he was responsible for the setting up of the global operations key account management program.  
Peter Penseel
Peter Penseel
CEVA Logistics
Sebastiaan Scholte
Sebastiaan Scholte
ACHL Advisory Board, Kales Airline Services
Sebastiaan Scholte was born in 1970 in Groningen, the Netherlands. After studying Economics and Business Administration at the Rotterdam College, he started his cargo aviation career in 1997, working in Mexico City for Aeromexpress, the cargo division of Aeromexico and Mexicana. From 1998 he was based in Madrid as VP Europe. Based in Mexico City from 2000, he was promoted to VP Sales, Mexico and Central America. In 2002 Sebastiaan joined Cargolux Airlines in Sao Paulo as Regional Manager, Latin America. After successfully restructuring the department, he became Cargolux’ Regional Business Development Manager, Spain and Portugal in 2004. He initiated Cargolux’ Portugal operations, while at the same time completing a Global Executive MBA at the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. Between 2006 and 2010 Sebastiaan was Head of Marketing & Special Projects, based at Cargolux’ headquarters in Luxembourg. In April 2010 he was appointed CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics, based in Roosendaal the Netherlands and in May 2012 was appointed Chairman of the Cool Chain Association. In 2013 he joined the board of TIACA, where he was elected Vice Chairman in April 2015 and Chairman in 2017 until 2019. He currently is the CEO of Kales Group since 2020 and a senior advisor for Boston Consulting Group since October 2020.              
Fred Werginz
Fred Werginz
CHAMP Cargosystems
Fred Werginz’ career in air transport IT spans over 40 years, with the last 20 years solely focused on delivering solutions to the air cargo industry. He has held various leadership positions with CHAMP Cargosystems and its parent company, SITA, with responsibilities for cargo IT product development and management. In his present role as CHAMP’s Head of Commercial Operations for the Americas, Fred is responsible for customer engagement and sales across CHAMP’s community of airline, cargo handler and GSA customers across the region.
Sonny Sehgal
Sonny Sehgal
Transputec

A Graduate from Imperial College – London, Transputec started at the university campus and today it is one of the country’s leading IT companies. A serial entrepreneur Sonny with his brother Rickie continue to innovate in the IT industry, developing solutions for a variety of industries. Co founder of Cyber Security company Cynance www.cynance.co , AI in health tech company VastMindz, www.vastmindz.com and leading secure communications platform company Crises Control www.crises-control.com

Teddy Zebitz
Teddy Zebitz
Saudia Airlines Cargo
Teddy Zebitz has a vast aviation industry experience covering many different areas since his joining in 1983. More than 15 years international experience from PR China, South East Asia, Scandinavia, USA and UK. Zebitz is also an external Lecturer at Copenhagen Business School for Master Class MBA student Transportation and Hospitality Industry. Zebitz holds experience in advisory roles for various ministries of Transport, leadership roles from  SAS and  Emirates and board membership.
Thelma Etim
Thelma Etim
aircargoeye
Thelma is the founding editor of global air cargo industry news website aircargoeye.com. Thelma has been writing, researching and analysing the trends within the air cargo industry for more than eight years. During that time the industry has experienced spectacular lows and highs, none more so than during the global pandemic, a crisis which has catapulted airfreight into the public domain and out of the shadow of its more glamorous passenger travel business. An experienced news and features journalist and reporter, she has worked for British regional newspapers and online publishers, including the BBC, in a successful career spanning more than 20 years. In her spare time Thelma is an enthusiastic portrait artist and have always been fascinated by the minutiae – which so often exposes much more about the subject matter, including air cargo.
Matthew Vaughan
Matthew Vaughan
IATA
Matthew Vaughan is the Director, Aviation Security & Cyber (ACyS) for International Air Transport Association (IATA), based in Montreal, Canada. Matthew’s responsibilities include leading IATA’s international efforts on aviation security and cyber, whilst serving as the Secretary for Security Advisory Council (SAC), reporting into the IATA Board of Governors. Previously, Matthew worked for Etihad Airways, the National air carrier of the United Arab Emirates for over eight years of which he spent the last five years as the Head of Aviation Security. Matthew has a Master’s Degree in Science, majoring in Risk Management and Security. In addition, Matthew holds a Bachelor Degree in Policing and Justice and a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Intelligence, as well a number of aviation management and leadership qualifications.
Bert Selis
Bert Selis
Liege Airport
Bert Selis graduated from Brussels’ Ehsal Business School with a master’s degree in Business Administration and has spent part of that study at the University of Parma, Italy. In 2002 he started his career at the Cargo Handling department of the former Belgian flag carrier Sabena only months after the bankruptcy of that carrier. A few years later Swissport became the owner of the company and by serving more than a dozen of airlines and being part of an international network Cargo Handling proved to be the perfect learning school to juggle the interest of many different stakeholders in a cargo & logistics flow. An inhouse transfer into the Import & Export customs agency and a period at road transport & logistics company H. Essers brought him deeper knowledge on how essential the sharing of information and knowledge is when creating a smooth supply chain. This period of logistics driven activities was followed by 6 year of international business development for a Pilot Training Institute called Sabena Flight Academy (later on part of the CAE Aviation Training Group). Main overseas markets for setting up partnerships and training academies were the Asian market (China, Vietnam & Japan), USA, India & Africa. Nowadays Bert is part of the dynamic Liege Airport in Belgium, one of Europe’s biggest air cargo hubs, and again the integration of all cargo stakeholders is top of mind. An ever growing no-restrictions full cargo airport located at a prime location in Europe combined with an ongoing 470-hectare logistics park development are just some of the features used to welcome the logistics companies of the present and the future to find their new home at Liege Airport. He is married to Sarah and has 2 sons to make his life fun, entertaining and fresh every day.
Dave Bunting
Dave Bunting
JBT AeroTech
Part of a global team of solution providers to aviation ground handling operations!
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