VIETNAM. SSP Group CEO Patrick Coveney has been announced as part of the outstanding programme for the upcoming Trinity Forum, to be co-hosted by Airports Corporation of Vietnam and IPP Group (IPPG) on 5-6 November in Ho Chi Minh City.

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.

Since he was appointed as Group CEO in March 2022, Coveney has accelerated SSP’s growth with the post-pandemic recovery of the travel food market, while driving several acquisitions in North America and Asia.

He offers a wealth of experience and expertise in the food industry having spent 14 years as CEO of convenience food producer Greencore Group, as well as holding non-executive positions at various international F&B companies.

Coveney said: “Our great industry depends on a complex, global network of relationships and a spirit of collaboration. As it evolves, those relationships are becoming ever more important, and the rewards of working in partnership with colleagues from all parts of the travel retail Trinity have never been greater.

“The Trinity Forum offers a fantastic opportunity to come together and share ideas that will benefit us all, and I’m delighted to be taking part.”

Aside from Coveney, the latest confirmed speakers include ACI World Director General Justin Erbacci; Vantage Airport 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.

The Trinity Forum promises to deliver an outstanding conference programme with a stellar line-up of speakers, including (from left, above) ACI World Director General Justin Erbacci; Vantage Airport Group Vice President of Commercial Sammy Patel; Airport Dimensions CEO Mignon Buckingham; (from left, below) Travel Food Services Executive Director Varun Kapur; Suntory Global Spirits Revenue Growth Director Global Travel Retail Ashish Sagar; and Nestlé International Travel Retail Global Head of Category Development Nicola Wells

As reported, the powerful speaker line-up for the Forum includes 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; 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 and Denver International Airport Senior Vice President of Concessions Pamela Dechant.

Joining them are influential industry executives including 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 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.

The sessions will be moderated by 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.

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.

Other leading industry figures to speak at the conference are Concession Planning International Managing Partner Susan Gray; Adani Airports Holding Chief Executive Officer Arun Bansal; Riyadh Airports Company Chief Commercial Officer Abdulaziz Al Asaker; and Possibilitarians Chief Executive Officer Mant Hawkins.

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.

Smile Train, the global leader in world cleft care, was announced as the official charity of the event. IPPG is organising a unique, high-value auction at The Trinity Forum Gala Dinner to be hosted at Gem Center on 6 November to raise funds and visibility for the charity.

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The Conference & Gala Dinner will be held at the Gem Center, located at the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s central business district.

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The full event programme can be found here.