ABU DHABI. As interest continues to build in this month’s Trinity Forum, host Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is preparing to deliver a high-class social programme of events around the conference.
The Trinity Forum takes place on 29-31 January at the Yas Viceroy Hotel and Yas Marina F1 Circuit International Media Centre. It is organised by The Moodie Report and ACI and promises to be one of the best Trinity events yet – ten years on from the inaugural conference. Click here for the updates and registration details. Scroll down for the latest conference programme.
Courtesy of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, delegates will enjoy a magnificent evening – and a number of surprises along the way – during the Gala Dinner at the Emirates Palace Hotel, one of Abu Dhabi’s great landmarks.
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ADAC is pledging an evening of surprises at the Emirates Palace |
In addition, on the morning of 29 January, before the event begins, visitors will have the opportunity to play the stunning Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, courtesy of ADAC. The Gary Player Design Championship Course is both challenging and rewarding, with each hole boasting its own unique character. Delegates who wish to take part should do so via registration on the ACI website or by emailing events@aci.aero
Numbers are restricted so players who are interested are urged to register as soon as possible. A pack will be given to each player which includes a polo shirt, cap, balls, tees and pitch repairer. Players without their own clubs or shoes can hire them at the course; ADAC is generously covering the cost of green frees, buggies and will provide transport to the course, leaving the Yas Viceroy at 7.30am.
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The breathtaking Saadiyat Beach Golf Club will host a pre-event tournament |
In what promises to be another highlight, ADAC is also organising a visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, after the event concludes on 31 January. The Mosque represents great sentimental and moral value for the people of the UAE, and their leadership. It is also one of the most beautiful architectural monuments in the Arabic world.
A maximum of 100 places are available and coaches will depart from the front of the Yas Viceroy at 16.00. Delegates can register by emailing events@aci.aero or book at registration on-site.
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A visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque promises to be a Trinity highlight |
VISA APPLICATION
In other information for Trinity delegates, The Viceroy Yas Hotel & Resorts will process visa requests for delegates requiring an on-site visa. Simply fill out the Visa Form and send to yas.reservations@viceroyhotelsandresorts.com
Transit Visa is required by individuals entering the UAE with the exception of British, French, Italian, German, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican city, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong Citizens and Citizens of the GCC countries.
Click here for full details and application requirements.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
JANUARY 29
15.00 Registration Opens
19.00 Welcome Reception sponsored by DFS and Diageo
JANUARY 30
08.30 Welcome
Dermot Davitt, Vice Chairman, The Moodie Report
08.35 Welcome
Angela Gittens, Director General, Airports Council International
08.45 Host’s Opening Remarks
Mohammed Al Bulooki, Chief Commercial Officer, Abu Dhabi Airports Company
09.00: Ten Years of Trinity (including a special announcement)
Martin Moodie, Founder & Chairman, The Moodie Report, with a special “˜Trinity’ panel, including Muriel Zingraff-Shariff, Retail Concessions Director, London Heathrow Airport; Andrea Belardini, CEO Europe, The Nuance Group; Francis Gros, Group Travel Retail Director, Luxottica; and Dan Cappell, Senior Vice President Commercial, Abu Dhabi Airports Company.
09.50 Keynote Address
Philippe Schaus, Chairman & CEO, DFS Group
10.35 Coffee Break sponsored by Nestlé International Travel Retail
11.05 Film – Innovation in Travel Retail (1)
Marshall Arts International
11.15 A Trinity challenge issued; a Trinity challenge accepted
Roland Stieger, Commercial Director, Nestlè international Travel Retail
Peter Jacobson, Commercial Director Global Travel & Middle East, Diageo
Murat Akyildiz, Director Global Distributor and Travel Retail, P&G Prestige
Muriel Zingraff-Shariff, Retail Concessions Director, Heathrow Airport Limited
Eugenio Andrades, Chief Commercial Officer, World Duty Free Group
Sue Gosling, Head of Global Experiential Marketing & Creative Solutions, World Duty Free Group
12.00 Taking Travel Retail to a New Level
Roland Abella, Managing Director, Diageo Global Travel & Middle East
12.40 Understanding the Luxury Chinese Traveller
Dr. Zhou Ting, Associate Professor of Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics & Dean of Fortune Character Institute
13.10 Lunch: Sponsored by American Express Foreign Exchange Services
14.30 Destination Unknown
Are airports and their partners really delivering a Sense of Place?
René Baumann, Vice President – Commercial, Bangalore International Airport
Eric De Jager, CEO Travel Retail, Tourvest
15.15 Trinity Panel Discussion (1)
How can the Trinity raise its collective game to grow the pie for all? What more can each Trinity stakeholder do?
Susan Whelan, Senior Executive Vice President, King Power International Group (Thailand)
Keith Hunter, Senior Vice President, Qatar Duty Free
Barbara Lavernos, Managing Director, L’Oréal Luxe – Travel Retail Worldwide
16.15 Coffee Break sponsored by Guylian
16.45 How Trinity Really Can Work – a Case Study
Peter-Jan Rozenberg, Director, Schiphol Airport Retail
Alan Brennan, Customer Marketing Manager; Nestlé International Travel Retail
17.30 Conference closes
19.15 Pre-Gala Cocktails
20.15 Gala Dinner
Hosted by Abu Dhabi Airports Company
JANUARY 31
08.45 Film – Innovation in Travel Retail (2)
Marshall Arts International
08.55 Getting serious about innovation
Rick Blatstein, CEO, OTG Management
09.25 Keynote Address
Dag Rasmussen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lagardère Services
10.00 Benchmarking Airport Commercial Revenues and Airport Commercial Quality
Bill Matz, President, The S-A-P Group
Dr. Rafael Echevarne, Director of Economics, ACI
10.45 Coffee Break sponsored by Al Nassma Chocolate
11.10 `The Travel Retail Republic’
A unique perspective on our industry
Jim Perry, Vice President and Managing Director, Global Travel Retail, Brown-Forman
11.40 Best practice in a virtual world
Shashank Nigam, CEO, SimpliFlying
Including best of the best case studies from “˜The Moodies’ Digital and Social Media awards 2012
12.30 A Trinity panel discussion (2)
How do we drive growth in the next decade?
Garry Stock, Chairman, James Richardson Duty Free
Andreas Fehr, Managing Director, Kraft Foods World Travel Retail
Carsten Nørland, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Copenhagen Airports
13.30 Conference Closing remarks
13:40 Farewell Lunch
