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AviaDev Africa 2023, the leading aviation route development conference for Africa, is just around the corner. The event brings together airports, airlines, tourism authorities, governments and industry suppliers. They focus on finding effective ways of unlocking African travel potential by increasing air connectivity.
The 2023 edition takes place on June 14-16 in Kenya. Ink Innovation is one of the Silver Sponsors. And we’re setting the stage for gripping conversations on driving efficiency, building resilience, and improving profitability across the African aviation industry.
Javed Malik, the Chairman of Ink's Advisory Board and one of the leading experts at Ink+, will be speaking in two thought-provoking sessions. The first one will focus on raising capital for airport projects in Africa. The second will delve into the use of technology to drive efficiency. Read on for all the juicy details.
Javed Malik on airport real estate investments
Ink Innovation will take the stage on the first day of the event at the AviaDev Real Estate forum. The Chairman of our Advisory Board, Javed Malik, will be bringing his wealth of experience to the table at the session ‘Raising Capital for Airport projects in Africa: Understanding the Financing Landscape and Investors' Priorities’.
He’ll provide insights on securing investment for African airports looking to diversify their revenue and discuss what organisations are looking for when investing in airport real estate projects. He’ll also share anecdotes and lessons learnt from his days as the COO at Bangalore Airport.
If you're looking to raise capital for your airport project, this session is a must-attend.
Mark your calendars:
AviaDev Real Estate
14 June 2023 - 10:00-11:00
Harnessing technology for more robust growth
On June 15th, fasten your seatbelts for an inspiring panel session on how the latest technological innovations are enabling the African aviation industry to operate more efficiently and sustainably. Javed Malik will be joining other tech providers to discuss solutions that are perfectly tailored to the current environment. Ink’s unique ecosystem of digital ID, biometrics, self-service, mobile and cloud systems is among them.
The session’s title is ‘Innovating for Success. How technology is driving efficiency, building resilience and improving profitability across the African Aviation Industry’.
Mark your calendars:
AviaDev Africa
15 June 2023 - 11:40-12:30
Flashback to AviaDev 2022
To understand better the value that AviaDev brings to the attendees, let's take a quick trip down memory lane and revisit the highlights from last year's edition.
One of the event's highlights was the panel session on implementing practical technology to propel African aviation. The industry is ripe for modernisation, but the key obstacle is the high cost. Blaine Powell, CSO at Ink, emphasised the need for vendors to offer technology that is accessible and can save money in the long run.
'From our perspective, it is about bringing innovation into people’s hands, and to do that is to make it accessible. It is about democratising technology.'
Blaine Powell
Chief Sales Officer at Ink Innovation
While stressing the need for migrating away from obsolete and unreliable infrastructure, Blaine suggested that a cloud-based approach and embracing mobile technology are the answers to the heavy cost challenge.
Watch the recording of the entire panel session to find out more:
Let’s connect before AviaDev Africa 2023
Participating in the thought-provoking panel sessions is a treat. But for us at Ink Innovation, the biggest highlight of every event is connecting with the attendees and exchanging ideas.
So don’t be shy and reach out to Javed and Blaine now or meet them in person at Ink’s booth at AviaDev. You’ll have the opportunity to pick their brains about translating processes into digital product opportunities and improving customer experiences both on the ground and in the air.
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Meet Javed Malik
Chairman of the Advisory Board and one of the leading experts at Ink+
Javed has been in aviation for over 27 years and held Group and C-suite level roles across both full-service carriers and low-cost airlines, Ground handling service Providers and Airport operators.
He is a positive disruptor in the way service and efficient operations are delivered. A leader who has brought significant transformation in complicated and highly regulated operational environments with teams of over 22,000 across Australasia, South Asia, the Far East, the U.K., the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
He has achieved this by merging innovation, technology, robust processes and people development that drives success.
Meet Blaine Powell
Chief Sales Officer at Ink Innovation
Blaine is passionate about helping airports, airlines and ground handlers of all sizes access advanced technology to deliver unrivalled experiences for passengers.
He started his career in the Telecommunications industry in 1999, before moving into the Identity Management and Biometrics sector with Sagem Defence Securitiè, working directly with national aviation and border control authorities across the Asia-Pacific region. In 2008, Blaine moved to the United Kingdom, where he gained extensive experience expanding Lockheed Martin’s airport technology business with various clients throughout the world.
