International Seminar on “Issues and Perspectives in Global Aviation Industry”
Celebrating the 26th ATRS World Conference in Kobe

Date / Time	Thu, Jun 29,2023 14:00～17:00
Venue	Bellesalle Onarimon Tower （and Online (with English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation)）
Theme	【Opening Remarks】 SHUKURI Masafumi Chairman, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) 【Greetings from Guest of Honor】 ONUMA　Toshiyuki Senior Deputy Director-General, Civil Aviation Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) 【Keynote Speech】 The Future Transport Research Needs in the Changing Global Economic and Political Environments: Some Focus on Air Transport Tae Hoon Oum ATRS Founding President/President,WCTRS/Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia (UBC) 【Report】 Report on recent research activities of JTTRI:“Pathways towards decarbonization in Japan’s Aviation Sector” and “Analysis of Airline Strategies in ASEAN” FUJISAKI Koichi Distinguished Research Fellow/Director General for Research, JTTRI 【Panel Discussion】　 Panelists: Tae Hoon Oum ATRS Founding President/President,WCTRS/Professor Emeritus,UBC Martin Dresner ATRS Chair / Professor, University of Maryland Anming Zhang ATRS President / Professor, UBC OHASHI Hiroshi Vice President/Professor of Economics/Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy,The University of Tokyo HANAOKA Shinya Professor,School of Environment and Society,Tokyo Institute of Technology Moderator: YAMAUCHI Hirotaka Professor Emeritus Hitotsubashi University/Senior Advisor for Research JTTRI 【Closing Remarks】 KAIYA Atsushi Distinguished Research Fellow/Secretary General, JTTRI

Event Summary

The upcoming 26^th Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) World Conference will be held on July 1–4, 2023 in Kobe, Japan, to discuss important and eminent issues that the global aviation industry faces. The issues include measures to rehabilitate the aviation industry, which is severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, as well as measures to decarbonize the aviation sector.
Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) takes this opportunity to invite Tae Hoon Oum (Founding President), Martin Dresner (Chair), and Anming Zhang (President) from ATRS as well as Japanese professionals to participate in this seminar. The seminar is planned for discussing the issues in the global aviation industry arising due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures toward mitigating them, and the mid-term perspectives on the changes in partnerships among businesses and their sphere of influence. The participants are also encouraged to respond against decarbonization. The discussion includes the following potential topics:

●Outlook on the future competition among aviation businesses after the COVID-19 pandemic/relationship between the Full-service carrier and Low-cost carrier
●Relationship between the European and Asian aviation businesses/relationship between the Asian aviation businesses and the Asian internal market
●Issues and expectations of relevant policies
●Effects of decarbonization on competition and sphere of influence of aviation businesses

Main related SDGs

Program of the seminar is as the following

Opening Remarks	SHUKURI Masafumi Chairman, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI)
Greetings from Guest of Honor	ONUMA　Toshiyuki Senior Deputy Director-General, Civil Aviation Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
Keynote Speech	Tae Hoon Oum ATRS Founding President/President,WCTRS/Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia (UBC) The Future Transport Research Needs in the Changing Global Economic and Political Environments: Some Focus on Air Transport bio file
Report	FUJISAKI Koichi Distinguished Research Fellow/Director General for Research, JTTRI Report on recent research activities of JTTRI:“Pathways towards decarbonization in Japan’s Aviation Sector” and “Analysis of Airline Strategies in ASEAN” file
Panel Discussion
Panelists	Tae Hoon Oum ATRS Founding President/President,WCTRS/Professor Emeritus,UBC
Panelists	Martin Dresner ATRS Chair / Professor, University of Maryland bio file
Panelists	Anming Zhang ATRS President / Professor, UBC bio file
Panelists	OHASHI Hiroshi Vice President/Professor of Economics/Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy,The University of Tokyo bio file
Panelists	HANAOKA Shinya Professor,School of Environment and Society,Tokyo Institute of Technology bio file
Moderator	YAMAUCHI Hirotaka Professor Emeritus Hitotsubashi University/Senior Advisor for Research JTTRI（Online Participation）
Closing Remarks	KAIYA Atsushi Distinguished Research Fellow/Secretary General, JTTRI