Kenya Airways, Swissport and AFRAA are among the headline speakers at GHI’s Digital Reconnect Africa virtual event on February 16, which is examining how stakeholders can deliver a safe and effective restart.
GHI’s Digital Reconnect Africa is a digital alternative to our African Stakeholders' Conference and will combine a premium One-to-One Meetings service with keynote conference seminars.
Our goal is to provide a conduit for stakeholder collaboration at a critical time for the region.
Keynote sessions at the one day virtual event include:
- Digitisation: How can tech solutions boost our ability to make more from less in a protracted period of reduced volumes created by COVID? Henry Obare, Head of Information Systems Development, Kenya Airways
- GSE: Equipment strategies to counter the COVID-19 crisis: What adaptions can handlers make to their GSE strategies to mitigate the aftershocks of reduced volumes and longer turnaround times?
- Innovation to combat COVID-19: Exploring the measures put in place by airline association, AFRAA for the sustainability of the aviation industry in Africa and recovery from the devastating effects of COVID-19. Gaoussou Konate, Consulting Director Technical and Operations, African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
- Cargo: The African cargo opportunity: While pax demands has slumped, Africa’s air cargo demand is up almost 10% year-on-year. This session will investigate the opportunities for African aviation operators to capture cargo capacity. Panellists: Bob Gurr, Chief Commercial Officer, Swissport; David Bunting, Managing Director- EMEA, JBT Aerotech; Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO, Astral Aviation
- Pharma: Delivering the COVID vaccine in Africa: With the pharmaceutical manufacturing sites for the COVID vaccines located in Europe, the Americas and Asia, how do we ensure African nations aren’t forgotten when it comes to the roll-out? And what are the cold chain storage solutions essential for effective delivery? Emanuel Chaves, Vice-President, ACI Africa; Lukasz Skorupa, Group Head of Commercial, National Aviation Services; Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO, Astral Aviation
GHI is offering free-to-attend Content Only passes for Digital Reconnect Africa. Register for your complimentary pass now by clicking here
