VIETNAM. Excitement continues to build as The Trinity Forum 2024 fast approaches, taking place in Ho Chi Minh City (5-6 November).

The world’s leading airport commercial revenues event is owned by The Moodie Davitt Report and organised in partnership with Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East and ACI World.

The Trinity Forum 2024 is being co-hosted by Airports Corporation of Vietnam and IPP Group (IPPG).

The conference will be staged at the Gem Center, located at the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s central business district.

The event continues to garner industry support, with Bluedog Group company Kounter joining as Lunch Partner.

With over 25 years of experiential and digital expertise, Kounter offers insights into the unique challenges and opportunities within travel retail. Its focus includes the demand for entertainment and education, the convergence of bricks and mortar and digital channels, consumer escapism and the potential for positive shopper disruption, all underpinned by its leading data and analysis.

Operating from multiple global headquarters, Kounter offers tailored solutions for operators, F&B concessionaires, retailers and brands. It oversees projects from inception through design, manufacture, installation and continued maintenance, ensuring quality throughout the project’s life cycle.

The Trinity Forum 2024 promises to be a seminal edition of the event, featuring an outstanding programme with some of the industry’s most influential executives, including IPPG Founder & Chairman Johnathan Hanh Nguyen; Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Ramesh Cidambi; Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths; Heathrow Airport Retail Director Fraser Brown; Lagardère Travel Retail Chairman and CEO Dag Rasmussen; Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol; Qatar Airways Chief Retail and Hospitality Officer Thabet Musleh; and SSP Group CEO Patrick Coveney.

They are joined by CDFG Assistant General Manager Michelle Sun; Diageo Global Travel Commercial Director for APAC, MENA and India Sandra Tassilly; Mondelez World Travel Retail Managing Director Jaya Singh; L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific Managing Director Jesús Abia; and Denver International Airport Senior Vice President of Concessions Pamela Dechant.

The Gem Center in Ho Chi Minh City will serve as the primary venue for The Trinity Forum 2024

The line-up is further bolstered by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited Chief Commercial Officer Prashant Gaurav Gupta; Fraport Bulgaria Head of Commercial and Airports Non-Aeronautical Revenues and Activities (ANARA) Vice-Chair Svetlana Simeonova; Altavia Travel Retail Director Hugo Vanderschaegh; TAV Operation Services CEO and TAV Airports Holding CCO Aude Ferrand; and GrayMatter Software CEO Vikas Gupta.

The conference will also feature Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) General Director Vu The Phiet; Southern Airports Services (a subsidiary of ACV) Manager of Planning & Investment Department Le Dai Duong; Noi Bai International Airport, ACV Deputy Director Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; and Long Thanh International Airport, ACV ORAT Department Deputy Director Truong Trung Thanh.

Other confirmed speakers include ACI World Director General Justin Erbacci; Vantage Group Vice President of Commercial Sammy Patel; Airport Dimensions CEO Mignon Buckingham; Suntory Global Spirits Revenue Growth Director Global Travel Retail Ashish Sagar; Travel Food Services Executive Director Varun Kapur; and Nestlé International Travel Retail Global Head of Category Development Nicola Wells.

More notable names in the line-up include ServiceQ CEO and Founder Jaquie Scammell; Navi Mumbai International Airport Commercial Head Rahul Sahni; Malaysia Airports Senior General Manager Commercial Services Hani Ezra Hussin and CAVU Head of Growth (Experiences) Rob Hassard.

The Gem Center in Ho Chi Minh City offers expansive conference space and top-class facilities

Also speaking at the conference are Concession Planning International Managing Partner Susan Gray and Riyadh Airports Company Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al Asaker.

The latest confirmed high-profile speakers include Western Sydney International Airport General Manager Retail Glyn Williams; Airport Dimensions Global Strategy Director Stephen Hay; NACO Airport Commerce & Customer Experience Advisor Adam Ekman Pedersen; ARI Middle East Projects & Design Manager Tracy Ross; Avolta Chief Executive Officer Southern Europe Isabel Zarza; MATARAT Holding General Manager Commercial (Non-Aero) Marcus Spahn; Airport Dimensions President, EMEA & APAC Errol McGlothan; and Southern Airports Services (SASCO) Chief Executive Officer Nguyen Van Hung Cuong.

IPP Travel Retail CEO Phillip Nguyen will outline a myriad of positive developments in Vietnam within the wider travel and tourism ecosystem, with a special emphasis on the exciting new Long Thanh International Airport.

Sessions will be moderated by The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie and President Dermot Davitt; ACI World Senior Vice President, Programmes and Commercial Services Antoine Rostworowski; Cappell Consulting Founder and President Daniel Cappell; Pragma Consulting CEO Alex Avery; Paccaya Resources Managing Partner and ANARA Chairman Andrew Ford; and ACI World Economic Policy & Sustainability Director and ANARA Secretary Slava Cheglatonyev.

Smile Train, the global leader in world cleft care, has been announced as the event’s official charity. IPPG is organising a unique, high-value auction at The Trinity Forum Gala Dinner on 6 November to raise funds and visibility for the cause.

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The full event programme can be found here.