Organiser: Asia-Pacific Technology Network
TUESDAY 20 MAY 2008
First seminar in a series comparing Chinese and Indian performance in specific sectors.
Chair
Speakers:
This is the first seminar in a series comparing Chinese and Indian performance in specific sectors. In Aviation, both India and China are faced with an explosive domestic demand, with a resultant demand for airport expansion, along side growing strains on air control systems, airline maintenance etc. At the same time, new entrants are challenging established domestic airlines, while liberalising trends in the global industry mean that "Western" airlines are seeking to deepen their penetration of both markets.
This seminar will seek to paint a picture of developments in these two key fast-growing countries. What are the opportunities for Western airlines, aerospace manufacturers and suppliers of aviation infrastructure? To what extent will India and China produce companies (be they airlines or suppliers) which will challenge the underlying competitive dynamics of the global industry?
Satyaki Raghunath
Associate Director Jacobs Consultancy (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry) September 2002 – Present (5 years 8 months) Aviation Management Consultant with focus on business and facilities planning at airports around the world. Extensive work at airports across the United States, Europe, India and the Middle East.
Recent or ongoing advisory work at following airports: Abu Dhabi BAA Airports Bangalore Birmingham Bahrain Bratislava Chicago O'Hare Fort Lauderdale Hyderabad Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Mumbai New Delhi Spanish Infra Firm
Dr Kerry Brown
Kerry
is Associate Fellow at
Chatham House, and a Government Relations Consultant and Contractor. He served as First Secretary, at the British Embassy in Beijing from 2000 to 2004, covering aviation and airports, and in the China section at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
He focusses on introducing the Chinese non-state sector to the UK, to list, acquire companies and networks here, and internationalize. He has worked for the Chongqing, Xian, and Inner Mongolian governments. Also responsible at Chatham House for providing the best interface between the UK and China for dialogue on key strategic areas. Promoting the understanding of China in the UK. He has written three books on China, including `Struggling Giant, China int he 21st Century' and `Rise of the Dragon - Chinese INward and outward investment since the Reform Era.' He has also written for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Far East Economic Review, and World Today, and commented on China for BBC, CNN. CNBC. SKy, Press TV, Al Jazeera, amd ITN. He is committee member for the Great Britain China Centre, 48 Group Club, an associate of the China Policy Centre in Nottingham, and the British Association of Chinese Studies.
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP
Timing: 5.30 - 7.30 pm.
Nearest Tube Station: Oxford Circus, Regents Park
Pricing: £40 + VAT (Executives) £20 + VAT (Asian citizens/institutions, officials, executives from Small Companies)£10 + VAT (Academics), Free for the Media.
To Register: please send your details (name, institutional affiliation, email address, phone number) to biz@aptn.org