The joint IATA World Financial Symposium and IATA World Passenger Symposium event is where airline retailing, finance and passenger experience unite to create a dynamic platform for strategic exploration, actionable insights, and transformative innovation. The next edition of WFS & WPS will be held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Strategy Fellow
Melanie is a Strategy Fellow at ATPCO with over 30 years of experience in airline pricing standards. She played a key role in the development of ATPCO’s data collection and distribution standards for airline fares and related data and has led multiple industry working groups, including recent efforts on dynamic offers.
Airline Retailing Consortium perspectives: How much will we simplify with Offers and Orders?
Thursday, 31 October, 2024 from 1110 - 1140
What are the game changers with Offers & Orders in terms of processes and standards? What are the phase-out strategies for booking classes, tickets, proration and fares rules?
Director of Pricing Partner Success, Asia Pacific
Ritchie brings extensive experience from key roles within the aviation and technology ecosystems across the APAC region. Prior to joining ATPCO, Ramsamy spent three years as the Sales & Account Director, APAC, at Infare.
Before Infare, Ritchie spent years with Japan Airlines as the Director, Passenger Sales & Marketing. Prior to that, Ritchie spent over a decade with airline giant Lufthansa, where he held multiple pivotal roles. His last role at Lufthansa saw him as the Head of Corporate Sales Development, Asia and Pacific.
Chief Strategy Officer
For over 25 years, Tom has been working to develop products that enhance the travel industry. Throughout his career, he has gained insight and provided leadership through his various roles at airlines and global distribution systems, and with ATPCO since 1996. In his current role, Tom leads the Strategy organization and is responsible for creating the long-term vision for ATPCO and exploring new business ventures. His focus is on industry standards and effective ecosystem governance, as well as driving forward concepts like dynamic pricing and tax automation. Tom has built a reputation for being a thought leader and implementer of industry solutions in the distribution space.
Sr. Manager, Tax Transformation
As the Head of Ticket Taxes, Fees, and Charges (TTFC) for ATPCO, Pablo Londoño-Betancur is an aviation industry professional of 17 years with 11 of those directly in the areas of TTFC automation strategy and TTFC policy and affairs. A native of Colombia, and raised in New York City, his combined professional career in the aviation and banking/finance sectors spans 25 years in commercial, operational, administrative, and strategic roles. Pablo holds an MBA in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the United States, is a certified Executive Coach, and is bilingual in English and Spanish.