Distribution Conference
19.00: Tuesday 28 March: the event opens with an evening Welcome Reception sponsored by Enterprise Ireland. Wednesday 29 March: a full day of keynote speakers and informative business sessions beginning with: 

UATP and Airline Business present Airline Distribution 2006, 28-30 March, Dublin at The Burlington Hotel.
To listen to feed of the conference, visit
www.traveltalkradio.com/UATP06.html
9.00: Airline Executive Panel: Moderated by Mark Pilling.
Featuring: Michael Cawley, Deputy Chief Executive, Ryanair; Padraig O’Ceidigh, Managing Director, Aer Arann; Al Lenza, Vice President, Distribution, NWA.
10.45: Keynote Address: Duane Futch, Director Global Travel Services, Wal-Mart “Think Globally, Act Locally”
11:30: New Airline Distribution Strategies: Moderated by Chris Tarry, Managing Director, CTAIRA Consultancy
Featuring: Robin Kamark, SVP, Airline Commercial, SAS; Ubiratan Da Motta, Director of Commercial Logistics, TAM; Marc Heinicke, Euro Shuttle Manager, Air Berlin
14.00: Next Generation Payment Models: Moderated by Pascal Burg, Director, Edgar Dunn & Company
Featuring: Roy Vella, Director, Merchant Services, PayPal, Inc.; George Eubank, Director, CheckFree; Martijn Hovinga, CEO BilltoBill; Scot Bealer, Vice President, Worldwide Sales, UATP
16.00: Data Privacy and Fraud: Moderated by Bill Houck, Director, Risk Management, UATP
Featuring: Peter Warner, EVP, Retail Decisions; Herman Mensink, EVP, Prism Group, EMEA; Paul Buelens, Fraud Manager, MasterCard International, ESAMEA; Cherie Lauretta, Manager, United Airlines
8.30: Thursday 30 March 2006
Keynote address: Onno van den Brink, President and Chief Executive Officer, transavia.com – new business strategy for harnessing Transavia’s technology to create a competitive and profitable online booking portal.
9.00: GDS: New Deals and Models: Moderated by Richard Clarke, Director, Travel Technology Research Ltd. Group
Featuring: Reet Wiseman, VP, North Region & Global Accounts, Sabre Travel Network; Bryan Conway, VP, Distribution, EMEA, Cendant Travel Distribution Services; John Dabkowski, Managing Director, Navitaire
10.30: Expanding Choices in Distribution: Moderated by Mark Pilling, Editor Airline Business
Featuring: David Peller, Senior Director, Worldwide Business Development, ITA Software; Christoph Lang, Program Manager of FACE, Lufthansa Systems; Maurice Coleman, Head of Commercial Strategy, Aer Lingus; Darren Peisley, General Manager of Distribution Strategy and Sales Planning, Qantas; Graham Wareham, GM for product Distribution,
Star Alliance/Air Canada
11.40: The Continuted Rise of the Online World: Moderated by David Field, Americas Editor, Airline Business
Featuring: Ellen Keszler, President, Corporate Solutions, Sabre Holdings; Werner Tschiesche, Director of Sales, EMEA, Cendant; Declan Boland, Director, Global Commercial Industries, Unisys; Glen Drury, Managing Director Yahoo! UK





