Online Guest Lecture: Strategies for a future resilient Belgian air transport sector. A dream or a reality?
10 December 2021
The air transport sector is an indispensable, yet vulnerable industry. This has been demonstrated again by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has thrown the aviation sector into its most profound crisis since its inception. A crisis has significant threats but also creates many opportunities. How do major players in the Belgian air transport sector currently stand in the fight against COVID-19? How have the major players renewed their business models? What steps should be taken to make the Belgian air transport sector more resilient?
Prof. dr. Wouter Dewulf and dr. Sven Buyle invite two Belgian airline CEOs to their classroom for an exciting and interactive guest lecture. A guest lecture which is put open for an online audience.
Programme
All times are in CET.
- 10:30 - 10:35 Welcome address
- 10:35 - 10:45 21 months into the pandemic. Recovery patterns and challenges for the post-COVID era.
Dr. Sven Buyle, University of Antwerp
- 10:45 - 11:05 How to survive as a carrier in the post-COVID era? The need of a resilient and agile strategy.
Mr. Niky Terzakis, CEO, Air Belgium
- 11:05 - 11:25 Challenges and opportunities in the leisure flight market. The changing TUIfly business model.
Mr. Günther Hofman, Managing Director, TUIfly
- 11:25 - 12:00 Panel discussion: Strategies for a future resilient Belgian air transport sector. A dream or a reality?
Moderator: Prof. dr. Wouter Dewulf, Academic Director, C-MAT/AMS, University of Antwerp
Panelists:
Mr. Niky Terzakis, CEO, Air Belgium
Mr. Günther Hofman, Managing Director, TUIfly