FOCUS ON: Southeast Europe + Eurasia
67% discount for airlines, airports & travel agencies
May 28, 2025, Zagreb, Croatia, 4th annual conference

How to Develop Traffic

Southeast Europe Aviation Network

ABOUT THE EVENT

Third aviation network conference for Southeast Europe will continue to focus on civil aviation development in this region of growing importance. Beyond traditional role of serving leisure traffic some destinations in this region start to serve as connecting points between Asia and Europe. This creates new opportunities for launching new routes, modifying traditional networks and build new infrastructure to support these changes.

Southeast Europe Aviation Network is a prestigious event in the aviation industry, during which representatives of airports and carriers meet to decide about new connections.

partners 2024

REASONS TO ATTEND
  • Discover
    the potential of the local markets
    01
  • Gain
    insights from key figures and find new ideas
    02
  • Find out
    how to approach new markets
    03
  • Foster
    new business relationships
    04

Main topics

 
  • Traffic at the airports of the region: who does provide the maximum growth. Which airports has maximum potential for connecting flights between Asia and Europe?
  • Any future for airline startups in the region?
  • Legacy vs LCC: who will take the lead?
  • Role of national tourism boards and the tour operators in development of regional and intercontinental traffic.
  • Local and foreign airlines and their role in development new air travel networks
  • What technology would be most critically efficient in current environment to support aviation growth in Southeast Europe?
among speakers 2024
  • Gerasimos Kontos
    Associate Professor, ADU College of Engineering, Aviation
  • Anca Apahidean
    Regional Head for Eastern Europe, IATA
  • Chris Tarry
    Aviation Industry Research and Advisory, Ctair
  • Mario Antonio Ebcim
    Director, Commercial Airplanes Sales, Eurasia, Boeing
  • Laurent Pierre
    VP, International Sales Europe/CIS, CFM
  • Jiří Marek
    CEO, Air Serbia
  • Jaap Bouwer
    Travel, Logistics & Transport Infrastructure in Aviation, McKinsey & Company
  • Christophe Verstreken
    Engagement Manager, McKinsey & Company
  • Jordan Karatzas
    Founder, MD IKAN Aviation Advisors former CEO, Olympic Airways
  • Luka Popovic
    Founder & Chief Editor, EX‑YU
  • Paul Sies
    ex’CEO, Cyrpus Airways
  • Leonidas Raftopoulos
    Head, Airline Development & Marketing, Athens International Airport
  • Ioanna Papadopoulou
    Director, Communications & Marketing, Athens International Airport
  • Gürhan Sözen
    General Manager, Zagreb, Turkish Airlines
  • Alen Šćuric
    CEO, Zamaaero
  • Josip Klišmanić
    CEO, Zadar Airport
  • Natalija Trivic
    CEO, Banja Luka Airport
  • Petra Bonačić Sargo
    CEO, Airport Brač
  • Mark Anzur
    CEO, Air Montenegro
  • Viktor Šober
    CEO, Dubrovnik Airport
  • Dževad Halilčević
    Director, Tuzla Airport
  • Stjepan Bedić
    CEO, ETF Airways
  • Marko Đuzel
    CEO, Mostar International Airport
  • Marko Cvijin
    CEO, Trade Air
  • Saba Kassaye
    Country Manager, Austria & Eastern Europe, Ethiopian Airlines
  • Vladan Drašković
    CEO, Airports of Montenegro
  • Nina Žagar Vojnić
    CEO, Pula Airport
  • Ashwin Naidu
    Managing Director, Marketing – Eurasia & India, Boeing
  • Sinisa Topalovic
    ISHC, Global Head of Tourism Advisory, Managing Partner, Horwath HTL Croatia
  • Jorge Díaz
    Founder & CEO, AirGateway
  • Boris Padovan
    Partner, Travel in Motion AG
  • Aras Kubilay
    Business Development Director, Hitit
  • Brian Wishlinski
    Director, Partnerships & Alliances in the Travel Space, PROS
  • Goran Leutar
    CEO, Niko Airport Information Systems
  • Boris Rybak
    CEO, mark comm
  • Emre Pekesen *
    Sales & Network Planning Group Director, Pegasus Airlines
  • Lars Gaebler *
    Head of Airline Technology, Mystifly
  • Dr. Andreas Papatheodorou *
    Professor, FHEA, FTS, Member of the Executive Board, Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
* — Program Committee

Media partners 2024

WHO WILL YOU MEET?

Southeast Europe Aviation Network will bring together airlines and airports leaders from across the Europe and Mediterranean region along with representatives of air transport providers companies from across the world.

WHO WILL YOU MEET?

Southeast Europe Aviation Network will bring together airlines and airports leaders from across the Europe and Mediterranean region along with representatives of air transport providers companies from across the world.

among Airlines and airports

Networking Opportunities

The event included a variety of formats for business communication, which increased the value of the event for all conference participants:
  • Networking at the booth
  • The appointment system for organizing meetings
  • Meet you clients and colleagues during the networking breaks
  • Evening cocktail reception

Attendees testimonials

Registration
Your registration includes
  • Unlimited networking: request and arrange meetings through meeting service
  • Full conference programme
  • Coffee breaks, lunch and evening reception served at the event
Note: the organizer has the right to refuse registration and limit the number of seats available for an event.
Airline, airport & travel agencies
250 €
 
Attendees

800 €
 
Attendees

560 €
–30% for 5+ group

Testimonials

Paulos Lakew
Head of Industry Analysis, IATA Economics
It was a great pleasure to participate in the conference. I thoroughly enjoyed the lively interaction with the audience and moderators. Thank you for inviting me and for hosting such a well-organized event! I’m looking forward to the conference report and future events where we can collaborate
Boris Rybak
CEO, mark comm
The conference in Ljubljana has demonstrated a significant interest from professional aviation and travel industry communities of the South-eastern Europe region for air transport development. There is an obvious demand for new research and planning for successive creation of new airlines, upgrading airports and opening new routes. It is expected that many new developments will happen within next few years
CONTACTS
Location
Zagreb, Croatia
May 28, 2025

Organizer
mark comm, ato comm
+1 202 350-22-92
+386 1 600-31-33
Agenda
Anastasia Zamotina
a.zamotina@atocomm.eu
Participation
Amir Manzhukov
a.manzhukov@atocomm.eu
Become an exhibitor and partner
Olga Rybak
orybak@atocomm.eu
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