Dufry CEO Julián Díaz to open HKIA Trinity 2015

By Doug Newhouse |

This September’s 16-18 Trinity Forum 2015 will feature a major address from Dufry Group CEO Julián Díaz, entitled ‘Putting the Consumer at the Heart of the Trinity’, along with several other leading names in the international DF&TR and F&B businesses.

 

The event is being hosted by Airport Authority/Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and organised once again by The Moodie Report, ACI World and ACI Asia-Pacific, with the hotel venue, the Intercontinental Hong Kong. [The organisers have already opened their early bird registration period, with full details available at www.trinity2015.com-Ed].

 

Dufry Group CEO Julián Díaz will take on the major opening presentation which is entitled, ‘Putting the Consumer at the Heart of the Trinity’,

 

PRELIMINARY SPEAKER LINE UP

The total line-up is still being formulated at this early stage, but other major confirmed speakers include Jean-Charles Decaux, Executive Board Chairman and Co-CEO of the JCDecaux, the well known advertising company; Rick Blatstein, CEO of US travel retailer and restaurateur OTG; Garry Stock, Chairman of JR/Duty Free; Adil Raihani, Senior Vice President Center Management at Vienna Airport; and Cissy Chan, Executive Director, Commercial, Airport Authority Hong Kong. Many more speakers are expected to be announced as the programme is being finalised.

 

In addition, the Opening Cocktail and Gala Dinner are being co-sponsored by HKIA, JC Decaux and SSP and the Platinum Partners for the event are L’Oréal Travel Retail, Pernod Ricard and Mondeléz, while the silver Partner is MARS. Other sponsors include Furla (lunch); Ferrero (coffee) and Lacoste and Qatar Duty Free (sponsoring partners).

 

David Hourng-Jiun Fei, CEO of Taoyuan Airport, the hosts of the last Trinity 2014 event in Taiwan.

 

The relative ‘early bird’ registration cost for attendees is $1,100 for non-ACI members and $900 for ACI members, with a group discount of 15% applying to the total amount for three or more registrations from the same company under one account.

 

Top image: Dr Rafael Echevarne, ACI Director of Economics and Programme Development provided some very interesting insights from ACI’s ASQ research at the Taipei Trinity last year.

 

CONTACT DETAILS:

For More Information contact: Joanna Kufedjian, Manager, Events, Marketing and Member Services ACI World, Tel: +1 514 373 1232. Email: [email protected];

 

Sponsorship/Event Contact: Sarah Genest, VP Sales & Events The Moodie Report. Tel: +44 7515 011881. Email: [email protected];

 

Registration Contact: Anita Berthier, Assistant Manager, Events ACI World. Tel: +1 514 373 1254. Email: [email protected].

 

Hotel contact details are: Intercontinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: +852 2721 1211. Email: [email protected]. Website: hongkong-ic.intercontinental.com.

 

 

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