The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will host its annual Wings of Change Americas event (WOCA 2023) in Mexico City on 27-28 June. Under the theme “Fostering aviation in support of socioeconomic recovery”, the conference is a forum for meeting and dialogue between the airline industry, governments, the tourism sector, and other stakeholders in the air travel value chain.
The objective is to analyze, discuss and debate the future courses of action to further aviation’s fundamental role in the region, acting as a strategic partner that facilitates social connection and is an engine for the development of countries, even amid a challenging economic and political landscape.
The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and will gather the sector’s leading executives, experts, regulators, civil aviation and government authorities, regional and local associations, manufacturers, as well as other important members and suppliers of the aviation value chain.
Influential voices who have confirmed their participation in WOCA 2023 include:
- Jorge Nuño Lara, Mexico’s Secretary of Infrastructure, Transportation and Communications
- Pedro Heilbron, CEO Copa Airlines
- Luis Sierra, CEO Mas Air
- Julio Gamero, CEO Tag Airlines
- Juan Carlos Zuazua, CEO Viva Aerobus
- Enrique Beltranena, CEO Volaris
- Ricardo Sanchez Baker, CFO Aeromexico
- Frederico Pedreira, COO Avianca
- María Jesús López Solás, Commercial Director of Iberia
- Diana Olivares, General Manager in Mexico of LATAM Airlines Group and President of CANAERO
- Ricardo Catanant, Director of ANAC Brazil
- Alfonso Arroyo, EASA Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Guillaume Gressin, International Vice President, Strategy and Commercial Operations Airbus Latin America and Caribbean
- Gabriela Frias, journalist, business anchor for CNN en Español
- Peter Cerdá, IATA Regional Vice President for the Americas
Program highlights include:
- Economic forecasts for the region
- Outlook for the future of air transport in the region
- Regulatory challenges and opportunities
- Aviation’s transition to sustainable fuels: Challenges and opportunities
- A roadmap for modernizing airline retailing in the region
- The importance of Mexico and the region for a global airline
- Improving the future passenger experience through biometrics
- Infrastructure needs in the region
- Latin American travel and tourism
- Importance of air connectivity
Registration for Wings of Change Americas, as well as all relevant information to be part of this important IATA regional event, is available here.
For media accreditation please email woca@iata.org
