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Duty Free Americas’ Enrique Urioste is one of travel retail’s most dynamic executives |
CHINA (MACAU). Duty Free Americas Airports Division President Enrique Urioste has joined an already powerful speakers’ line-up for next week’s ACI Airport Business & Trinity Forum in Macau.
Urioste is one of the industry’s most dynamic retail executives. Duty Free Americas is the biggest duty free company in the US with 150 shops divided into three national divisions: (airports, the northern border, and the southern border) and an international division with operations in Central and South America, plus Asia.
The Trinity Forum, as it is popularly known, is a joint venture between The Moodie Report and Airports Council International (ACI) with CAM – Macau International Airport Company hosting this year’s event.
Despite the economic crisis, around 180 delegates are expected to attend the Forum, including many of the industry’s most influential figures across the “˜Trinity’ of airports, concessionaires and brands.
The event has also attracted tremendous sponsorship support. Platinum Sponsors are Qatar Duty Free Company and GMR Group. Dubai Duty Free is a Gold Sponsor.
King Power Group Hong Kong is hosting the Gala Dinner and DFS the first-day lunch. The Opening Cocktail is sponsored by a “˜Trinity’ line-up of airport company (GMR Group), concessionaire (Travel Food Services) and brand company (The Patrón Spirits Company).
Other sponsors include Villiger, The Macallan, Beschle, Hugo Boss, Johnnie Walker Black Label, MCM, Puig, Shanghai Tang, Sheaffer and SSP.
Companies represented include Abu Dhabi Airports Company, Aer Rianta International-Middle East, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Airports Company South Africa, Aldeasa, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, Auckland International Airport Limited, Bally, Beijing Airport Commercial & Trading Company, Beijing Capital International Airport Co, British American Tobacco, Cadbury, CAM – Macau International Airport Company Limited, Caviar House, China Duty Free Group, The David King Partnership, Delaware North Companies Australia, Delhi International Airport Ltd, The Design Solution, DFASS, DFS Group, Diageo Global Travel & Middle East and Duty Free Americas.
They will be joined by representatives from Fraport (Saudi Arabia), Gebr Heinemann, GMR Group, GMR Hyderabad International Airport, IDFS Tradings, Incheon International Airport Corporation, Israel Airports Authority, Japan Tobacco International, Jonathan Holland & Associates, King Power Group (HK), King Power International (Thailand), Kraft Foods, Lacoste Fashion, Lagardère Services, L’Oréal Produits de Luxe International – which is sending a major team including new Scental General Manager Olivier Dubos, Malaysia Airports, Marshall Arts International, MCM, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Nigel Dolby Consulting, The Nuance Group, Nuance-Watson (HK) and The Patron Spirits Company.
Also present will be delegates from Perth Airport, Philip Morris World Trade, Qatar Airways, Qatar Duty Free Company, Regstaer, Rémy Cointreau, The S-A-P Group, Scental, Shanghai Tang, Simply New Zealand, SSP, Stratixy Group, Sydney Airport Corporation, Travel Food Services, Tax Free World Association, Valgold Enterprises, Valiram, Villiger Sons, Zürich Airport and others.
Registrations are still open – please click here for details.
Delegates will have the chance to win several outstanding prizes at the Forum. Dubai Duty Free is offering two tickets in its US$1 million Millennium Millionaire draw as well as two tickets in the Finest Surprise draws for a luxury motor vehicle and a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
On the eve of the Singapore Grand Prix which takes place two days after The Trinity Forum concludes, Diageo Global Travel & Middle East is offering delegates three chances to win exclusive half-scale hand-signed replica Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen racing helmets.
Here is the latest programme:
SEPTEMBER 23
15.00: Registration open
19.00: OPENING COCKTAIL (Sponsored by: GMR, The Patrón Spirits Company & Travel Food Services)
SEPTEMBER 24
Session 1 Seizing the commercial initiative
09.00: Welcome and Introduction to the Trinity Concept: Martin Moodie, Founder & Publisher, The Moodie
Report
09.10: Introductory remarks: Angela Gittens, Director General, Airports Council International
09.20: Host welcome and opening address: Suning Liu, Executive Director, Macau International
Airport Company Limited
09.35: 360° Horizon: A Future In Our Hands? An open-minded and positive evaluation of the future of our
industry: Christian Strang, Senior Vice President of Business Development, DFS Group
10.20: Film: Maximising Penetration: A documentary by Peter Marshall, Marshall Arts International
10.40: Coffee Break: (Sponsored by: The Macallan)
Session 2 The Principles that matter
11.10: An audience with Eva Tsang, General Manager Retail & Advertising, Airport Authority Hong Kong
11.40: ‘New India, New Airport Model, New Principles: Suredj Autar, Chief of Commercial & Airport Strategic Development, GMR
12.30: Seeking a world-class marriage between aeronautical and non-aeronautical:Dan Cappell, Vice President of Commercial Revenues, ADAC
13.00: Lunch (Sponsored by: DFS)
Session 3 Removing the barriers to commercial growth
14.15: Maximising dwell time to drive spending: Nigel Dolby, Dolby Consulting
15.00: The great design debate: Robbie Gill, The Design Solution
15.45: Coffee Break (Sponsored by: The Macallan)
16.15: Rethinking food & beverage in India and beyond. Sunil Kapur, Chairman, Travel Food Services and Rajeev Panjwani, Chief Executive, Travel Food Services
Prize draws courtesy of Dubai Duty Free and Johnnie Walker Black Label (Diageo Global Travel & Middle East)
19.00: Pre-Gala Cocktails
20.00 Gala Dinner Hosted by King Power Group Hong Kong
SEPTEMBER, 25
Session 4 Defending our industry
09.00: Why duty free tobacco must be preserved: Sunil Tuli, President, Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association
Session 5 The big picture
09.25: Creating a grand consumer stage: Phil Humphreys, Managing Director, Global Travel &
Middle East, Diageo
10.00: An Audience with Akbar Al Baker, CEO, Qatar Airways and Doha International Airport – A film interview followed by Live Q&A with Qatar Duty Free Company Vice President, Keith Hunter
10.35: Coffee Break (Sponsored by: The Macallan)
Session 6 An integrated consumer experience – two case studies
11.00: Sydney Airport’s great leap forward – Derek Larsen, General Manager Retail, Sydney Airport Corporation Limited
11.50: Balancing airport efficiency and consumer excitement – Peter Eriksson, Chief Commercial Officer, Zurich Airport
Session 7 Shaping the Industry’s Future
12.20: Enrique Urioste, President Airports Division, Duty Free Americas followed by panel discussion of industry members representing the ‘Trinity’ (airports, concessionaires and brands)
13.00: Lunch
14.30 The future of Macau retail development, including optional tour of key downtown travel retail developments
The ACI Airport Business & Trinity Forum, Macau, China, 23-25 September |
