VIETNAM. Beauty powerhouse L’Oréal Travel Retail has been named as a Platinum Partner for The Trinity Forum, which takes place on 5-6 November in Ho Chi Minh City. It marks the latest statement of support from the industry in the world’s most influential airport commercial revenues conference.
The event is owned by The Moodie Davitt Report and co-organised with Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East. The Trinity Forum 2024 is being co-hosted by Airports Corporation of Vietnam and IPP Group (IPPG).
L’Oréal Travel Retail serves a diverse audience with 30 brands ranging from luxury to accessible, including dermocosmetics and haircare. It provides a variety of experiences, with its pop-up stores, retailtainment, exclusive gifts, travel kits, ‘Looks on the Go’, makeup bars, expert advice and click-and-collect services.
L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific Managing Director Jesús Abia said: “The Trinity Forum has always been an important congregation of innovative discourse and outlook towards the future. As the leading beauty player in the travel retail industry, we seek to constantly bring forth the best consumer experiences in multiple spheres including digital and sustainability.”
Abia is the latest influential figure to join a stellar speaking line-up at The Trinity Forum. He will participate in a panel exploring the evolution of travel retail over the next decade.
Since joining the company in 2010, he has held senior positions across various subsidiaries and headquarters in Asia and Europe, including seven years at L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas and L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific.
Abia added: “I am pleased to participate in person together with industry leaders to envision and create the travel retail industry of the future.”
As reported, the powerful speaker line-up for the Forum includes IPPG Founder & Chairman Johnathan Hanh Nguyen; Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Ramesh Cidambi; Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths; Heathrow Airport Retail Director Fraser Brown; Lagardère Travel Retail Chairman and CEO Dag Rasmussen; Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol; Qatar Airways Chief Retail and Hospitality Officer Thabet Musleh; SSP Group CEO Patrick Coveney; CDFG Assistant General Manager Michelle Sun; Diageo Global Travel Commercial Director for APAC, MENA and India Sandra Tassilly; Mondelez World Travel Retail Managing Director Jaya Singh and Denver International Airport Senior Vice President of Concessions Pamela Dechant.
Joining them are influential industry executives including Yamuna International Airport Private Limited Chief Commercial Officer Prashant Gaurav Gupta; Fraport Bulgaria Head of Commercial and Airports Non-Aeronautical Revenues and Activities (ANARA) Vice-Chair Svetlana Simeonova; Altavia Travel Retail Director Hugo Vanderschaegh; TAV Operation Services CEO and TAV Airports Holding CCO Aude Ferrand; and GrayMatter Software CEO Vikas Gupta.
The conference will also feature Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) General Director Vu The Phiet; Southern Airports Services (a subsidiary of ACV) Manager of Planning & Investment Department Le Dai Duong; Noi Bai International Airport, ACV Deputy Director Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; and Long Thanh International Airport, ACV ORAT Department Deputy Director Truong Trung Thanh.
Other confirmed speakers include ACI World Director General Justin Erbacci; Vantage Airport Group Vice President of Commercial Sammy Patel; Airport Dimensions CEO Mignon Buckingham; Suntory Global Spirits Revenue Growth Director Global Travel Retail Ashish Sagar; Travel Food Services Executive Director Varun Kapur; and Nestlé International Travel Retail Global Head of Category Development Nicola Wells.
More notable names in the line-up include ServiceQ CEO and Founder Jaquie Scammell; Navi Mumbai International Airport Commercial Head Rahul Sahni; Malaysia Airports Senior General Manager Commercial Services Hani Ezra Hussin and CAVU Head of Growth (Experiences) Rob Hassard.
Other leading industry figures to speak at the conference are Concession Planning International Managing Partner Susan Gray; Adani Airports Holding Chief Executive Officer Arun Bansal; Riyadh Airports Company Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al Asaker; and Possibilitarians Chief Executive Officer Mant Hawkins.
IPP Travel Retail CEO Phillip Nguyen will outline a myriad of positive developments in Vietnam within the wider travel and tourism ecosystem, with a special emphasis on the exciting new Long Thanh International Airport.
Sessions will be moderated by The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie, President Dermot Davitt, ACI World Senior Vice President, Programmes and Commercial Services Antoine Rostworowski; Cappell Consulting Founder and President Daniel Cappell; Pragma Consulting CEO Alex Avery; Paccaya Resources Managing Partner and ANARA Chairman Andrew Ford; and ACI World Economic Policy & Sustainability Director and ANARA Secretary Slava Cheglatonyev.
Smile Train, the global leader in world cleft care, was announced as the official charity of the event. IPPG is organising a unique, high-value auction at The Trinity Forum Gala Dinner to be hosted at Gem Center on 6 November to raise funds and visibility for the charity.
The Conference & Gala Dinner will be held at the Gem Center, located at the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s central business district.
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