Program

Monday 27 April

16:00

Airport/Cargo terminal tour (optional)

A guided visit to new cargo terminal and RIX Riga Airport. Tour only available for registered conference delegates.

19:00-
22:00

Welcome Networking Reception –

27th floor, Radisson Blu Latvijas Hotel

Tuesday 28 April

08:15

Registration and morning coffee

09:00

Welcome key notes

09:25

Key note address

09:45

The Big Picture – Future Perspectives

  • Review of challenges, opportunities and trends
  • What sort of air logistics industry will emerge beyond the turbulent times?
  • Collaboration and the supply chain

10:45

Coffee [sponsored by RAVA Cargo]

11:15

Outlook Freighter Aircraft in Northern Europe

  • Review of challenges, opportunities and trends
  • Balance belly & cargo aircraft in the Nordics
  • Next generation freighters

12:15

Update Seafood Market

  • Current demand for salmon & seafood – Future outlook
  • Will air carrier’s be able to provide needed capacity in coming years?

12:45

Lunch

14:00

Focus Baltic Air Cargo Market

  • Market trends & outlook in the Baltic region
  • Update infrastructure developments
  • Local update Riga Airport & Latvia

15:00

Pharma & Life Science

  • Session hosted by Pharma Aero

15:45

Coffee

16:10

The E-commerce Boom

  • The capacity crunch – how to deal with it?
  • Future of cross-border e-commerce in Europe
  • How can airports attract e-commerce flights?

17:00

Innovation, Digitalization and AI

  • How to optimise digitalisation in the supply chain?
  • Driving innovation in logistics
  • Predictive AI and air cargo

17:25

Concluding remarks

17:30

End of conference & coffee

Due to unforeseen circumstances the program may change.