Lecture Series
Event Date

October 19, 2012 at 8:00AM - October 19, 2012 at 9:00AM

Location

Location: 32-124
Stata Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This event is co-promoted with the Transportation Club. A light lunch will be served.

Presentation

Sadiq Gillani
Senior Vice-President, Corporate Strategy, Lufthansa Group

Topic: The Future of the Global Airline Industry
This interactive session will address key trends emerging in the airline industry over the next decade, including winners and losers as well as major challenges and opportunities.

Time: Friday, October 19 (updated!), 12:00 to 1:00pm. Lunch to be served shortly before noon.

Bio:
Sadiq Gillani is a Senior Vice President at Lufthansa Group, responsible for developing the Group's strategic direction. He was previously a partner with Seabury, a boutique airline consultancy and was based in New York and Sydney advising airlines across the globe including Air Canada, Qantas, US Airways, Malaysian and Etihad.

Mr. Gillani served as the Chief Commerical Officer of Webjet, a startup Brazilian low cost carrier, based in Rio de Janeiro. He also supported with the launch of two US startup carriers.

Mr. Gillani started his career at Bain & Company, the stategy consultancy, in London and Johannesburg, and is a British Citizen.

He completed his MBA at Harvard Business School and holds a BA and MPhil in Management Studies from Cambridge University. He is a keen traveller, having visited over 100 countries, and has lived on 6 continents.

More information can be found on Mr. Gillani's web site: http://sadiqgillani.com.

More information on the Speaker Series can be found on the Distinguished Speaker Series webpage.