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| Date: | 18 June: 2:30pm-5:30pm: Conference 5:30pm-7:30pm: Networking Reception 19 June: 9am-5pm: Conference 5:30pm-6:30pm: Networking Reception |
| Location: | Delta Hotels Downtown Calgary, Canada |
| Delegates: | +200 |
| Register: | Register Now Pricing: Airlines/Travel: $249 USD / Vendors: $1199 USD (Until 3 of May) |
Register now to secure your place in this event! Last year’s conference sold-out. This year’s is in the same venue and early registrations are heavy.
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Join the “Mega Conversation” at Mega Event 2024!
Join us in Calgary for the “Mega Conversation” at Mega Event 2024! As travellers return to the skies and our industry starts to recover, it has been loyalty programs (and especially co-branded credit card revenues), as well as ancillary income, that have kept many airlines and travel related companies afloat. There are lots of lessons to learn and that continue to be learnt from these past few turbulent years. Join Mega Event 2024 to gain the best practices and contacts to stay ahead of our rapidly changing travel market.
A few of the hot industry topics that will be presented, discussed and debated include:
- What is AI, and who is using it effectively now? Can it really change loyalty and ancillary strategies?
- Big Data is (was?) meant to have revolutionised segmentation and personalisation – who is delivering in the real world?
- What impact will regulators have on ancillary selling practices? Will they stop the billion dollar industry with legislation?
- Taking your co-brand program global – what are the lessons from more regulated markets?
- Are there new ancillary products to add to your existing mix? Our Lions’ Den product pitching competition will showcase potential new ones
- Loyalty meets payments – as more tech companies claim to be able to turn points instantly into cash at point of sale, and more programs over points + cash is this a long term trend or just a passing fad?
- Are Industry Initiatives like NDC and One Order positive for airlines?
Mega Event is the place to meet industry professionals looking to discover and share best practice. To update themselves on the likes of AI and how it will (or will not) change loyalty, co-brands and ancillary merchandising.
Scroll down to see the initial conference agenda.
If you are interested in speaking, please send an email to the Event Chairman, Michael Smith by clicking here.
Sponsorships are also available and to get up-to-date details of what is available, please reach out to Airline Information’s Managing Director Christopher Staab for more details. Sponsorship options are also listed here.
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DAY ONE: Mega Event 2024
Tuesday 18 June
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1:30pm – 2:00pm
Welcome Coffee & Registration Sponsored by StatusMatch
2:00pm – 2:40pm
Love, Loyalty, and Lots of Cash – Too good to be true and how long will it last?
– Jay Sorensen, President, IdeaWorksCompany
2:40pm – 3:05pm
What exactly is AI – Big Data by another name? Everything you wanted to know but didn’t have time to ask!
Speaker to be announced
3:05pm – 3:30pm
Now you know what AI is what are the current use cases and what difference might they make in the future?
Speaker to be announced
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Coffee Break & Networking
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Panel Discussion: Will industry initiatives like NDC and One Order make any difference to ancillary merchandising strategies?
Moderator
– Michael Smith, Board Advisor, Airline Information
Panellists
….to be announced
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Networking Reception with Fireside Chat: Will the Billion Dollar Club continue? Sponsored by Avis Budget
This session will also feature a short fireside chat and Jay Sorensen. As President of IdeaWorksCompany, Jay is a recognized global thought leader in the airline and travel industry in both Loyalty and Ancillary Revenue Generation. He’ll be sharing his views on where the industry could be heading.
DAY TWO: Mega Event 2024
Wednesday 19 June
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8:30am – 9:10am
Welcome Coffee & Registration
9:10am – 9:15am
Welcome Remarks from the Chairman
– Michael Smith, Board Advisor, Airline Information
9:15am – 9:40am
Loyalty driven by spend? As more programs become revenue based who benefits?
Speaker to be announced
9:40am – 10:05am
How to take your co-brand card partnership to the next level
Speaker to be announced
10:05am – 10:30am
Will Ancillary Revenue be killed by the regulators?
Speaker to be announced
10:30am – 11:00am
Coffee Break & Networking
11:00am – 11:30am
Loyalty Partnerships Track
Is technology helping loyalty or holding it back?
Speaker to be announced
Ancillary Track
Ancillary Partnerships Case Study: Win-win-win benefits for customers and partners
Speaker to be announced
11:30am – 12:00pm
Fireside Chat: Loyalty meets Payments: The growing trend for points & miles to be turned in to cash and for part payment for redemption has taken off as the cost of living bites. Is it a passing fad or a growing trend?
What New Products can be added – or should be – to the Ancillary Revenue Mix?
Speaker to be announced
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Loyalty Partnerships Track
Can loyalty programs really use the data they have to drive loyalty or is it just about revenues?
Speaker to be announced
Ancillary Track
Understanding the Flight Path | How to drive conversion across channels
Speaker to be announced
2:30pm – 3:00pm
Is Loyalty the key to a seamless multi channel customer experience?
Speaker to be announced
How Buy Now Pay Later Can Take Your Ancillary & Revenue Management To A Higher Level
– Ian Citulsky, Partnerships Executive, Uplift and Airline Client (invited)
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Fireside Chat: Additional Features and Benefits – is complexity killing loyalty?
Speaker to be announced
Cross and Upselling | How much is too much and what’s the best strategy?
Speaker to be announced
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Coffee Break & Networking
4:00pm – 5:00pm
The Famous Lions´ Den | Pitching new products and services for loyalty, ancillary and co-brands!
This is an exciting pitching contest where new Travel Tech solutions to drive engagement and new revenues are pitched for 5 minutes. Pitchers are then questioned by the Lions (judges) for an additional 5 minutes. The judges will then crown winners for Best Product.
This session is a fun way for the audience to see some of the new fintech solutions coming to market.
Ringmasters
– Michael Smith, Board Advisor, Airline Information
– Sinead Finn, Director, Affinnity
Judges (invited)
– Máire Walsh, CEO, Belayer (Chief Lion)
– Samuel Williams, Senior Manager Customer Loyalty, Sun Country Airlines
– David Feldman, Director – Loyalty Strategy, Radisson Hotel Group Americas (invited)
– Frank Reeuwijk, Partner Marketing Manager Flying Blue, Air France/KLM (invited)
Pitching Companies
….to be announced
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Networking Session
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