10am – 11am
Ribbon cutting & official opening with governmental guests
Oliver Luksic MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport
Dan Gelber, Mayor of Miami Beach
Jimmy Morales, Chief Operations Officer Miami-Dade County
Alex Fernandez, Commissioner Miami Beach
Ralph Cutié, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Andreas Siegel, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany
David Whitaker, President & CEO, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Stanley Rigaud, Vice President Trade & Logistics, Miami-Dade Beacon Council 
Steven Polmans, Chairman, TIACA
Robert Schönberger, Director of air cargo and transport logistic exhibitions, Messe München
Thomas Wimmer, President, German Logistics Association
Ben Tabatabaei, Chief Economist & Executive Director of the International Center for Economic Development

11am - 11:20am
Industry Outlook
Sander Schuringa, Commercial Manager, SEABURY CARGO (part of Accenture)
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association

11:20am - 12:20pm
CEO Roundtable on current business environment, future opportunities and how the industry must evolve
Moderation: Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA and Reji John, Editor, STAT Media Group
Speakers:
Tim Strauss, CEO Amerijet International
Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO, Astral Aviation
Gabriel Oliva, CEO Avianca Cargo
Tobias König, Global CEO, Rhenus Air & Ocean
Audrone Keinyte, CEO Bluebird Nordic
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association

12:20pm - 1:10pm
Innovation: The industry License to Grow
Moderation: Kester Meijer, Director Operational Integrity, Compliance & Safety - ISCM, KLM
Speakers:
Mammen Tharakan, Director, E-Commerce, Cargo & Aviation Real Estate, Edmonton International Airport
René Droese, Chief Development Officer, Budapest Airport
Matt Petot, CEO, Cargo AI
Svilen Rangelov, Co-Founder & CEO, DRONAMICS
Jorge Galvez, Director of Marketing & Development, LATAM Cargo
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association

1:10pm - 1:45pm
Regulatory and Industry Compliance
Moderation: Kenneth Gibson, Head of Membership & Business Development, TIACA
Speakers:
Brandon Fried, Executive Director, Airforwarders Association
Laura Pullins, President and Head of Cargo The Americas, CNS
Arnoud Wink, Manager Border Control & Regulatory Affairs, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Digital Testbed Air Cargo – Opensource powered Solutions
Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Harald Sieke, Head of Aviation Logistics, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics
Welcome: Oliver Luksic MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport
Speakers:
Dr.-Ing. Harald Sieke, Head of Aviation Logistics, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics
Oliver Ditz, Project Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics
Organiser: Fraunhofer Institute for Materials Handling & Logistics / Aviation Logistics

4pm - 5pm
Managing Global Supply Chains / New Strategies in the Light of Changing Global Supply Chains
Moderation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wimmer, Chairman of the Board,  BVL The Supply Chain Network
Speakers:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wimmer, Chairman of the Board,  BVL The Supply Chain Network
Philip Blumenthal, Chief Transformation Officer, ECU Worldwide
Steve Markham, SVP / Head of North American Supply Chain Consulting Division, Körber Supply Chain
Organiser: BVL The Supply Chain Network

5pm - 6pm / Press Conference Room 
Workshop:  TIACA BlueSky - Sustainability Verification Program 
Celine Hourcade, Founder & Managing Director, Change Horizon
Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA

9am - 9:45am
Excellence in Pharma Logistics: how the next generation of technologies will contribute to a sustainable pharma logistics eco system
Speakers:
Frank Van Gelder, Secretary General, Pharma.Aero
Kristof De Smedt, Global Business Unit Director Cargo Covers, Cold Chain Technologies LLC
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Ziegler, CEO, Mytigate GmbH
Trevor Caswell, Manager Demand & Product Development (Cargo), Edmonton International Airport & Chairman, Pharma.Aero
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association & Pharma.Aero

9:45am - 10:05am
Boeing Freight Forecast
Darren Hulst, VP Marketing, Boeing

10:05am - 10:45am
Fuelling the Future of Air Cargo
Presentation: Nicolas Guillaume, Renewable Aviation Partnership Manager, Neste
Speakers: 
Susanne Bouma, Head of Partnerships and Programs, Renewable Aviation, Neste 
Helene Goury, Product Manager, Renewable Aviation, Neste
Matt Petot, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, CargoAi

Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association

11:10am - 12:05pm
CEO Roundtable the sustainability challenges being faced by the air cargo industry
Moderation: Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA
Speakers:
Deborah Flint, CEO, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Turhan Özen, Chief Cargo Officer, Turkish Airlines
John Carver, CEO, Burrell Aviation
David Barker, CEO Airport Operations, dnata
Martin Drew, Senior Vice President Global Sales & Cargo, Etihad
Adrien Thominet, CEO/Chairman ECS Group
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association

12:05pm - 12:40pm
TIACA Sustainability Awards – The FINAL
Moderation: Glyn Hughes, Director General, TIACA
Finalists: 
Cargo AI
Champ Elite
AeroVect

12:40pm - 12:55pm
TIACA Hall of Fame inductee
Host: Sebastiaan Scholte, CEO Kales Airline Services and Chair TIACA Chairmans Council
Recipients:
Larry Coyne (2020)
Olivier Bijaoui (2022)

12:55pm - 1pm
TIACA Sustainability Awards – The WINNER
The votes will have been counted and the winner of the 2022 TIACA Sustainability Awards will be announced.
Host: Steven Polmans, VP Business Development and Regulatory Affairs, Abu Dhabi Airports and Chair of TIACA and Chris McDermott, CEO, CHAMP Cargosystems S.A.

2pm - 3pm        
Logistics made in Germany – Logistics for the future
Moderation: Ms. Birgit Faßbender, Deputy Head of Department, Division G-14 (Freight Transport), German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport
Speakers:
Oliver Luksic MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport
Martin Schulze, CEO, Blue Box Systems
Johannes Köberl, CEO, FAIRFIX GmbH
Frank Seeger, CEO & Co-Founder, Co2OPT
Christian Wolff, CEO & Co-Founder, PRIOjet
Organiser: Your German Logistics

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Women in Logistics
Moderation: Jennifer Diaz, Esq, BCS, President, Diaz Trade Law
Speakers:
Ashley Boroski Mendoza, Director of Sales & Marketing, Interport Logistics
Michelle Fajardo, President, Cargo International Consolidators Inc
Jenette Prince, LCB, MCS, Director US Trade Control – Imports, Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
Chelsie Taveras, Global Trade Operations & Compliance Director, Cargill
Jana Schebera, Regional Director US West Coast, Rhenus Logistics
Crystal A. Page, Supervisor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer, Trade at International Mail Facility
Organiser: Miami-Dade Beacon Council Trade and Logistics Committee

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Air Cargo – From Spotlight to Highlight
Moderation: Brigitte Gledhill, Chief Correspondent & Heiner Siegmund, Publisher, CargoForwarder Global
Speakers: 
Kirsten de Bruijn, Executive Vice President Cargo at WestJet
Diana Schoeneich, CEO of GEORGI Handling
Guillaume Crozier, SVP of Cargo for dnata
Timo Stroh, Head of Global Airfreight and Life Science & Healthcare at Dachser
Organiser: CargoForwarder Global

9:00am - 10am         
Air Cargo – a rewarding career
Host: Michelle Lawrence, Director of Marketing, Airline Services International Inc. and 
Sam Quintelier, Cargo Business Development Manager, Brussels Airport Company
Key Note Speaker:
Steve Townes, CEO, ACL Airshop
Speakers:
Lotte van Rooij, Director Operations Europe, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo
Phaedra den Hertog, Customer Success Project Manager, Awery
Alberto Torres, President, Animal Transportation Association (ATA)
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association 

10am - 10:45am
Airports - conducting the Orchestra
Moderation: Mike Webber, President, Webber Air Cargo
Speakers:
Anne Marie van Hemert, Head of Aviation Business Development, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Steven Polmans, VP Business Development and Regulatory Affairs, Abu Dhabi Airports
Emir Pineda, Director of Marketing and Air Service Development, Miami International Airport
Milton De La Paz, Vice President Airline Relations / Global Strategy Development, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association 

10:45am - 11:30am
What does the future bring?
Moderation: Sara Van Gelder, Director of Products, Nallian
Speakers:
Edip Pektas, Founder, Airblox
Ruth Lamdan, North America & Mexico Commercial Manager, Challenge Group
Dan Sheehan, Director of Industry Affairs, UPS Airlines
Milind Shah, Director of Technology and Business Solutions, Polar Air Cargo
Skye Carapetyan, BETA Technologies
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association 

11:30am -12:15pm
Digitization – the key for growth 
Moderation: Eric Hartmann, CEO, AirMann
Speakers:
David Linford, Director, Global Sales & Account Management, CHAMP Cargosystems
Simon Watson, Director and Co-Founder, CharterSync
Camilo Garcia, VP Global Business Development, WebCargo
Jasraj S Chug, Co-Founder & Director, Cargo Flash Infotech
Amar More, CEO & Co-Founder, Kale Logistics Solutions
Organiser: TIACA - The International Air Cargo Association      

1pm - 2pm
Innovation – Start ups & Tech Scene
Moderation: Jaap Donath, Ph.D., Assistant Executive Director, Programs, The Alan B. Levan, NSU Broward Center of Innovation
Speakers:
Miles Verghese, Co-founder & CEO, Cargologik
Julian Alvarez, CEO, Logixboard
Marlon Ramirez - Managing Partner, BlueStone
Organiser: Miami-Dade Beacon Council Trade and Logistics Committee

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Career Opportunities in Logistics
Moderation: Basil Khalil, VP Operations, Caribbean & Central America Region, FedEx
Speakers:
Nabil Malouli, SVP eCommerce Global, DHL
Gabriel Rodriguez, President, A Customs Brokerage
Esperanza Lopez Virtue, Vice President Human Resources, FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean Region
Organiser: Miami-Dade Beacon Council Trade and Logistics Committee