AGENDA

09:00 - 09.45	Registration
09:45 - 09:55	Chair's Opening Remarks Rob Watkins, Regional Vice President, Northern Europe and Sub-Sahara Africa, SITA
09:55 - 10:15	Keynote Address: A new strategy for UK Aviation Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State for Transport
10:15 - 10:25	Q & A
10:25 - 10:45	The future of UK Aviation regulation Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Civil Aviation Authority
10:45 - 11:05	Aviation Growth - Responding to the Challenge Cllr Daniel Moylan, Deputy Chair, TfL
11:05 - 11:25	Why the South East needs aiport expansion Baroness Jo Valentine, Chief Executive, London First
11:25 - 11:40	Q & A
11:40 - 11:55	Refreshment Break
	Industry debate: The future of aviation taxation
11:55 - 12:15	Why switching from Air Passenger Duty to Per Plane Tax is the wrong approach for industry Steve Ridgway, Chief Executive, Virgin Atlantic
12:15 - 12:35	The case for shifting towards a Per Plane Tax Chris Gadsden, Head of Regulatory Affairs, easyJet
12:35 - 12:55	Impact of aviation taxation on aviation sector and on overseas destinations Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive, Abta
12:55 - 13:10	Q & A
13:10 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 14:20	Advice to the new Government on aviation's role in decarbonising the transport sector David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change
14:20 - 14:40	Will bringing aviation in to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme be enough to safeguard the environment? Tim Johnson, Director, Aviation Environment Federation
14:40 - 14:55	Q & A
14:55 - 15:15	Refreshments
15:15 - 15:35	Can we make Heathrow better without making it bigger? Colin Matthews, Chief Executive, BAA
15:35 - 15:55	Growing the role of regional airports in rebalancing the North of England and UK economy John Jarvis, Transport Director, Northern Way
15:55 - 16:15	Strategies without evidence are dangerous Sir David Rowlands, Chairman, Gatwick Airport
16:15 - 16:30	Q & A
16:30 - 16:35	Closing Remarks