APTRA INDIA 2024 CONFERENCE UPDATE

Singapore and Delhi 25 January 2024 APTRA has been in Delhi this week, meeting event partners as the preparation for the APTRA India Conference 2024. Since the opening of delegate registration, dozens of executives from across the industry have signed up from as far afield as North & Southeast Asia and the Middle East to Europe and the Americas.

Sunil Tuli, President of APTRA and Group Chief Executive Officer King Power Group (Hong Kong) comments: “We are grateful to Delhi Duty Free as Platinum Host and to our growing list of conference partners whose vital support enables us to create a dynamic agenda at a competitively priced delegate rate. The speaker programme will be packed with valuable insights on the business of Travel Retail in India, including: the political and economic dynamics driving the national agenda following the economic liberalisation of the past decade; the unstoppable rise of the aviation industry, airport and airline investments creating the customer base for Travel Retail; navigating the complicated ecosystem of regulations, policies and procedures in a country that has both national and state legislature; a deeper understanding of Indian consumer and cultural references in India 3.0, with presentations and insights from India market experts.”

With many more Travel Retail industry experts and India specialists to be announced over the coming weeks, speakers include:

ACI APAC & Middle East – Stefano Baronci, Director General, ACI Asia-Pacific &Middle East
Aer Rianta International – Ray Hernan, Chief Executive Officer
APTRA & King Power Group (Hong Kong) – Sunil Tuli, APTRA President & Group CEO
Avolta – Vijay Talwar, Chief Commercial Officer
Delhi Duty Free – Ashish Chopra, Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Duty Free – Ramesh Cidambi, Chief Operating Officer
Lagardère Middle East – Dr Munif Mohammed, Chief Executive Officer
Mastercard – Kaveri Khullar, SVP, Consumer Marketing & Sponsorship, APAC
Mondelez World Travel Retail – Jaya Singh, Managing Director
Mumbai Travel Retail – Avishek Bambii Das, Chief Executive Officer
Nestle International Travel Retail – Nicola Wells, Head of Category Development

Conference details

19 March 2024
Registration opens, networking time in The Pullman Hotel & Novotel
Welcome Cocktail Reception in partnership with Diageo

20 March 2024
Speaker programme 0900-1700
Networking lunch in partnership with Changi Airport Group
Refreshment breaks in partnership with Kit Kat
Gala Dinner at the Pullman in partnership with Bacardi

21 March 2024
Speaker programme 0900-1400.
Refreshment break in partnership with Lindt
Lunch is followed by a networking afternoon and closes with sundowner cocktails

Delegate booking:
Price USD600 per person. Bookings: sharolyn.paul@aptra.asia

Venue:
The Pullman Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi
Conveniently located c. 15 minutes by taxi from Delhi International Airport and within 5 minutes’ walk of Aerocity metro station

A limited number of preferential rates are available at The Pullman Hotel and the immediately adjacent Novotel for 18-22 March 2024 inclusive. Visa assistance is also available, details on both from sharolyn.paul@aptra.asia

Partnership packages:
Some partnership and exhibition packages are still available, details from anne.kavanagh@aptra.asia

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