World Aviation Conference 2024

Hag Jae Lee President & CEO, Incheon Int’l Airport Corp.

Hag Jae LEE is the President & CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation. Before being appointed as the CEO in June 2023, he was an adjunct professor in the Real Estate major at Sang Myung University in Seoul. He was also assigned as a director of ACI Asia-Pacific and Middle East as of August 2023.
Mr. LEE started his public service career as the Mayor of Seogu District in Incheon City, Korea, from 2002 to 2007. Subsequently, he served as a three-term Congressman of the Korea National Assembly from 2008 to 2020.
In terms of academic qualifications, he graduated from Seoul National University and holds a Doctorate and a Master’s degree in Economics from Chung-Ang University in Seoul.

Hag Jae Lee President & CEO, Incheon Int’l Airport Corp.

Hag Jae LEE is the President & CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation. Before being appointed as the CEO in June 2023, he was an adjunct professor in the Real Estate major at Sang Myung University in Seoul. He was also assigned as a director of ACI Asia-Pacific and Middle East as of August 2023.
Mr. LEE started his public service career as the Mayor of Seogu District in Incheon City, Korea, from 2002 to 2007. Subsequently, he served as a three-term Congressman of the Korea National Assembly from 2008 to 2020.
In terms of academic qualifications, he graduated from Seoul National University and holds a Doctorate and a Master’s degree in Economics from Chung-Ang University in Seoul.

Luis Felipe de Oliveira Director General, ACI World

Educational Background & Professional Experience

June 2020-Present, ATAG, Board member
May 2019-March 2022, Hermes Air Transport Organization, Board member
October 2017-June 2020, ALTA. Latin America & Caribbean Air Transport Association, Executive Director and CEO
October 2015-September 2017, World Fuel Services, Vice President Supply Development
2002, Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management, , Post MBA. Leadership, Negotiations and Brand
2002-2003, Fundacao Dom Cabral, , MBA, General Management
1996, Universidade de Sao Paulo FEA/FIA, , Post Graduate. Financial Management
1990-1995, Pontificia Universidade Catolicado Rio De Janeiro, , Degree, Chemical Engeneering

Martin Adler Senior Researcher Competition, Innovation & Aviation, SEO

Educational Background & Professional Experience

2021- Present, SEO Amsterdam Economics, Senior Economics Researcher / Head of Global Aviation, Aviation, mobility, competition
2019 – Present, Placemaking Europe, Network Leader, Urban economics
2011 – Present , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute, (Guest) lecturer, Researcher, PhD, Urban economics, mobility

Chris Crist Senior Deputy General Manager & CTO, Atlanta airport

Educational Background & Professional Experience

2023, Vanderbilt University, Doctorate, Leadership and Learning in Orgs
2012, Western Governors University, MBA, IT Management
2011, Western Governors University, Bachelor, Information Systems

Fırat Ocak Aviation Development Director, Istanbul Airport

2004-2008 | Bilkent University | Student | Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2008-2017 | TAV Airports Holding | Project Development Coordinator | Business Development
2017-2024 | İGA İstanbul Airport | Aviation Development Director | Business Development/Aviation Development

Jeff Moomaw Vice President – Asia Pacific, Delta Air lines

June / 2023 - Present | Delta Air Lines | Vice President, Asia Pacific
December / 2022 - May / 2023 | Delta Air Lines | Managing Director, Asia Pacific
October / 2020 - November / 2022 | Delta Air Lines | Managing Director, Int’l Customer Experience and Partner Consulting
October / 2018 - September / 2020 | Delta Air Lines | Managing Director, Alliance Customer Experience
June / 2017 - September / 2018 | Delta Air Lines | Managing Director, UK JV Integration
October / 2014 - June / 2017 | Delta Air Lines | Managing Director, UK Alliance Development
December / 2011 - September / 2014 | Delta Air Lines | Director, Alliance Sales Development
September / 2010 - November / 2011 | Delta Air Lines | Director, Agency and Specialty Sales Development
December / 2008 - September / 2010 | Delta Air Lines | General Manager, Corporate Sales Development
January / 2008 - December 2008 | Northwest Airlines | Manager, Agency Programs
November / 2006 - January / 2008 | Northwest Airlines | Manager, Corporate Programs
June / 2005 - October / 2006 | Northwest Airlines | Senior Analyst, Corporate Sales
September / 2003 - May / 2005 | Michigan State University | MBA, Marketing & Finance
September / 1996 - May / 2001 | Michigan State University | BS, Electrical Engineering

Stephen W.K.LAM General Manager, Airport Authority Hong Kong

Educational Background & Professional Experience

1989 | University of Southampton, UK | PhD | Civil Engineering (Transportation)
1989-1994 | Consultancy companies | Transportation specialist | Transportation and airport projects and studies in UK.
1995-now | Airport Authority Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport | General Manager, airport operations & facilities planning | airport planning & design, airport operation, business development, ORAT etc

Chen SI President, Inspire Entertainment Resort

Educational Background & Professional Experience

Oct/2010 ~ June/2012 | Stanford University Graduate School of Business - | Master of Business Administration
Sep/2003 ~ June/2007 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | - | Bachelor of Economics
July/2007 ~ July/2010 | Mckinsey & Co., | Analyst |
June/2012 ~ Oct/2020 | Las Vegas Sands Corp, MarinaBay Sands, Sands China Ltd ., | Vice President of International Marketing
Nov/2020 ~ July/2022 | Macau Legend Development Co., Ltd | Executive Vice President Head of Casino & Hotel
Aug/2022 ~ July/2023 | INSPIRE Entertainment Resort | COO
July/2023 ~ Present | INSPIRE Entertainment Resort | CEO

Maruchy Cantu Executive Vice President, Dallas Fort Worth Airport

Educational Background & Professional Experience

University of North Texas | Bachelor of Business (BBA) | Business Administration with a Minor in Human Resources
Dallas Baptist University | Master of Business Administration (MBA) | Business Administration and Management
December 2021 – Present | DFW international Airport | Executive Vice President (EVP) of Administration and Chief Administrative Officer
July 2019 – December 2021 | Reece USA | Chief Human Resources Officer
March 2006 – July 2019 | PepsiCo (Frito Lay North America) | Senior Director Human Resources (and various other leadership roles)
April 2003 – March 2006 | Grainger | Human Resources Manager
April 1997 – April 2003 | Northrop Grumman | Human Resources Generalist and Compliance Officer (and various other HR roles)

Chang-Kyu KIM Vice President of Future Business, Incheon airport

Educational Background & Professional Experience

December 2023-Present | Future Business Division | Vice President |
2021-2023 | Public Relations Group | Executive Director |
2018-2021 | Concessions Development Group | Executive Director |
2015-2018 | Terminal Facilities Group | Executive Director |
2014-2015 | Government Relations Team | Director |
January 2010-2014 | Concessions Development Team | Director |
2014 | KOREA AEROSPACE University | | Master, Business Administration
1992 | CHUNGNAM National University | | Bachelor, Economics

Jarrod Kris Head of partnerships APAC, Skyscanner

Educational Background & Professional Experience

2019 – Present | Skyscanner | Head of Destinations |
2016 - 2019 | Concrete Playground | Director of Partnerships | Digital Publisher
2002-2006 | Univsersity of South Australia | Bachelor of Marketing , Management | Marketing & Advertising

Sandro Kaulartz Chief Innovation Officer, Ipsos Synthesio

Educational Background & Professional Experience

08/2018 - present | Ipsos Synthesio, Global | Chief Innovation Officer | AI & Big Data Product Development in the Social Intelligence domain
12/2008 – 08/2018 | Ipsos Germany | Head of Research Innovation & Applied Technology | New Market Research Method development
02/2005 – 12/2008 | Dynata & Dialego | Sales Lead | Key Account Management, Dach

Justin Hong General Manager, Trip.com Korea

Educational Background & Professional Experience

Bachelor degree, Law, Korea University
2001 | Johnson and Johnson(Product Manager)
2006 | Booz & Company(Sr. Consultant)
2011 | Accenture(Project Manager / 부장)
2014 | Expedia(Area Manager / 본부장)
2016 | Agoda(Regional Manager / 이사)
2020 | Trip.com Korea(General Manager / 지사장)

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Joery Strijtveen Head of Aviation Partnerships, Royal Schipol Group

Joery Strijtveen joined Royal Schiphol in 2014 and has served in various roles. Currently, he is Head of Aviation Partnerships. Together with his team, he focuses on maintaining strong relationships with airlines and ground handlers and building a real Team Schiphol. Prior to this, he was Manager of Public & Community Affairs. Before he joined Schiphol, Joery worked as a public affairs consultant in The Hague.

Joery Strijtveen holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from Leiden University.

Dylan Jones Executive Director of Boeing Research & Technology

Educational Background & Professional Experience

2021 - Current | Boeing Research & Technology,
Global Technology - Korea & Japan | Executive Director
2015 - 2021 | Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Development ∙ Advanced Materials and Fabrication – WA USA | Senior Engineering Manager
2012 - 2015 | Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Development ∙ Innovation Center ∙ Propulsion Projects | Multi-Skill Engineering Manager
2010 - 2012 | Boeing Commercial Airplanes ∙ Major Projects & 787-9 Dreamliner | Lead Structural Engineer
2006 - 2010 | Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Development | Structural Engineering Analyst
2005 - 2006 | Corporate Consulting | Project Manager |
University of California, Berkeley | | Finance
University of Southern California | | Engineering Aerospace & Astronautical

Leandro TONIDANDEL General Manager Korea, Lufthansa Group

Educational Background & Professional Experience

2021 till today | Lufthansa Group - Korea | Country Manager | General management
2015-2020 | Lufthansa Group - Norway | Country Manager | General management
2011-2014 | Lufthansa Group - Indonesia | Country Manager | General management

Sercan O. Arik Research Scientist and Manager, Google Cloud AI

Educational Background & Professional Experience

September 2011 – September 2016 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | PhD, Electrical Engineering
September 2011 – April 2013 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
September 2007 – June 2011 | Bilkent University Ankara, Turkey | Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
October 2018 – Current | Google Cloud AI Sunnyvale, CA | Research Scientist and Manager
- Led impactful research and development projects in high value enterprise AI use cases, from Technology, Finance, Retail, Healthcare, and many other industries. Managed research scientists and software engineers at large-scale projects. The inventions have been published at top ML venues and integrated into products, contributing to $XXXM in deals to Google Cloud.
- Involved in executive-level discussions with numerous companies and organizations from many industries, to develop strategic solutions to their key AI problems.
- Devised research agenda for LLMs, multimodal learning and GenAI in high priority areas based on enterprise needs. Research has been integrated into many launches of Google Cloud, and have been used by numerous enterprises.
- Developed superior LLM adaptation and grounding improvement methods for search/retrieval. Demonstrated state-ofthe- art LLM-based search results on customer datasets.
- Developed methods to bring LLMs language interfaces for structured data (e.g. via SQL generation), with state-of-the-art results.
- Developed automated prompt design methods to improve the usability of LLMs.
- Led 20+ people team on AI-enhanced epidemiology for Covid-19 modeling and forecasting. Launched products have been used by major public sector organizations (including US State and Japan governments) and leading healthcare companies to determine public policy, and optimize healthcare supply.
- Invented novel approaches for design of explainable deep neural network architectures. Inventions played a key role in unlocking AI uses cases from enterprises with model governance concerns.
- Developed novel models for the two data types that are the most common in enterprise AI: tabular and time-series data, that achieve state-of-the-art performance. These are launched as horizontal Cloud products, and integrated into numerous high value enterprise use cases. Tabular data learning models have shown significant improvements in many key use cases of various companies. Time-series forecasting models improved retail customer results by 40%.
- Invented novel methods for anomaly detection, leading significant improvements in finance and security related use cases.
- Developed reinforcement learning-based transfer learning and domain adaptation frameworks, yielding state-of-the-art performance results.
- Developed robust learning frameworks for learning with noisy and imperfect data, demonstrating performance results unprecedented before.
- Invented novel methods for evaluation of value of data in machine learning, towards improved performance and novel business data valuation based models.
- Invented novel methods to integrate rules into deep learning, a key capability to improve performance in use cases with prior knowledge.
- Led academic collaborations with faculty members, hosted +20 interns.