“The Challenge of Change”
IFSA Global Leadership Conference–Asia Pacific
Post Conference Review
Tokyo, Japan

Initial reviews are in, and though there were many languages from the 30 countries represented, they were all saying the same things—the 2005 IFSA Global Leadership Conference—Asia Pacific was an overwhelming success. More than 200 registrants, representing 17 airlines, 30 caterers and 31 suppliers from around the globe, came to Tokyo last week for the same reason—attending the IFSA Global Leadership Conference will help their organizations create an advantage in the Asia Pacific region. Here’s what some had to say:

“I thoroughly enjoyed and benefited from the IFSA Asia Pacific conference. The quality of the presentations was excellent and I particularly enjoyed the very pertinent presentations from the Airbus and Boeing companies, as well as the networking opportunities provided by the conference."

Kazuyuki Morooka
President
Cosmo Enterprises Co. Ltd.
Narita, Japan

“The entire day was very informative and pleasant. It was time well spent.”

Jan Bijsterbosch
General Manager
Food Point
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

“The presentations were absolutely incredible—really great information.”

Herman Schaap
Managing Director
MARFO Martinair Food
Lelystad, Holland

“We could only attend one conference in Asia this year and we chose the IFSA Asia Pacific Conference. The caliber of attendees at the IFSA conference made it well worth attending.”

Julie Hanlon
Export Manger
Ballantyne Foods Pty. Ltd.
South Melbourne, Australia

For more information on the IFSA Global Leadership Conference—Asia Pacific, click here. For presentations from the event visit our members only site.

Sights from the Event

More than 200 registrants representing 17 airlines, 30 caterers and 31 suppliers from more than 30 countries were treated to a conference that featured an exceptional package of education, networking, culture and accommodations, in the truly incredible host city of Tokyo, Japan.	Isabelle Devatine-Lacaze; Ground Operations Senior Engineer on the Airbus 380, who has spent her career with Airbus, presents on “Catering the Airbus 380.”
The Challenge of Preparing Authentic Onboard Cuisine, one of three panel discussions, is addressed by regional experts including (from left to right): Dilip Nijhawan, Chief Executive Officer, Sri Lankan Catering Services Ltd.; Kriengsakdi Phatharacharukul, Director, Inflight Services Catering Administration Department, Thai Airways International Plc. Co. Ltd.; Shigeru Miyata, Managing Director, TFK Corporation, and Chief, JAL Inflight Food Services; Jon Hollands, Manager Food Production, Changi International Airport Services Pte. Ltd.; and H.W. Jo, Senior Manager, Asiana Airlines.	The IFSA Asia Pacific Conference included unbeatable networking opportunities. Pictured from left: Duncan Davis, Emirates Flight Catering Company; David Lau, Do Food Co; Haroon Siddiqui, Emirates Flight Catering Company; Jan Bijsterbosch, Food Point; Ken Samara, AMI Group Inc.

Thank you to the following contributors:

IFSA President Sandra Pineau recognizes Hideo Miyabe, Managing Director for TFK Corporation, for directing the many efforts of the Asia Pacific Conference Planning Committee in his role as Committee Chairman, and ensuring conference success.

Asia Pacific Conference Planning Committee:
Hideo Miyabe, TFK Corporation, Chair
YY Kim, Asiana Airlines, Board Liaison
Joseph Chew, LSG Lufthansa Service Asia, Ltd.
Eiichi Ishii, Japan Flight Catering Association
Shige Kusu, Advisor
David Lau, Do Food Co.
John Long, Flying Food Group
Tim Zandbergen, TFK Corporation

 

Record Breaking Number of Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors