Speaker Biograghy: Hemant is the Director for Airports & Fuel within IATA’s Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security Division. He works with governments, airports, ground service providers and jet fuel suppliers to build opportunities for partnership, efficiency improvement, effective capacity development and best practice implementation. Prior to taking this role, Hemant worked as Director for Industry Charges, Fuel and Taxation and was responsible for delivering US$3bn in savings for airlines in 2012. Before joining IATA, Hemant worked as a Senior Associate for Booz Allen Hamilton, a global management consultancy, where he led competition and regulatory assessments for the European Commission and performed safety audits for national aviation authorities. He also developed various business cases for airport and ANSP investments. Hemant’s first employment was with UK National Air Traffic Services, where he helped develop ICAO standards and recommended practices for new aviation technologies and operational concepts.


Day 2 - 11 March
Session: IATA Day

09:10 - 09:30 - The IATA Day Introduction