World Routes Strategy Summit Attracts Industry Experts

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

Leaders of United & Emirates to keynote at World Routes in Chicago

Senior figures from the aviation industry are signing up in force
to speak at this year's World Routes Strategy Summit which, held in
partnership with ICAO and the World Bank, will take place alongside
World Routes in Chicago, 20-23 September 2014.

Jim Compton, Vice Chairman & Chief Revenue Officer for
Chicago-based United Airlines, will deliver the keynote address at
this year's Summit, joined by Sir Tim Clark, President & CEO of
Emirates, who also will have a keynote role at the Strategy Summit on
21st September.

Occurring on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September, the World
Routes Strategy Summit is open to all attending delegates, The
Strategy Summit will open the 20th World Route Development Forum
which will take place in Chicago, Illinois, USA co-hosted by the City
of Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Choose Chicago, the
city's tourism organisation.

"In Chicago, we are known for 'making no small plans'. On behalf
of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, we are thrilled to be the host of this
prestigious event and we have ambitious plans to make it the biggest
and best World Routes conference to date," said Rosemarie S.
Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation who will open
the Summit. "As a leading global city and as the birthplace of the
International Civil Aviation Organization 70 years ago, Chicago is
the ideal setting for the largest gathering of airline and airport
officials from around the world. Attendees will have a unique
opportunity to meet face-to-face with their peers, create new
partnerships and establish new connections that will shape the future
of the aviation industry."

"World Routes is a must-attend event for the industry and the
Strategy Summit is the only forum where senior leaders and key
stakeholders from aviation, tourism authorities and governments come
together to participate in discussions that will set the commercial
and political agenda for the industry," says Michael Miller, Head of
Content & Industry Relations for Routes. "The great speakers and
themes of the conference programmes reflect that."

The Strategy Summit will bring together senior leaders and key
stakeholders from aviation, airports and tourism under one roof to
participate in a number of discussions covering topics affecting the
industry today such as route development, infrastructure, airport
processing and security, sustainability, regulatory challenges and
how new aircraft will alter route planning.

Other confirmed speakers at the Strategy Summit so far include
Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines; Angela Gittens,
Director General of ACI World; Antonio Miguel Marques CEO Sao Paulo -
Guarulhos and Dr Sani Sener, CEO / Executive Board Member, TAV
AIRPORTS HOLDING.

The 20th anniversary World Routes event will be held at Chicago's
McCormick Place, the largest convention facility in the Western
Hemisphere. With the most diverse economy in the United States, and
home to several of the aviation industry's leading companies, Chicago
makes the perfect home for the 20th World Route Development Forum.

For more information and to register for World Routes in Chicago
visit http://www.routesonline.com

About Routes

- Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events
through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is one
global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and CIS
respectively. http://www.routesonline.com
- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd., a
consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.
http://www.asm-global.com. Routes and ASM are part of the UBM Live division of UBM
plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five
continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their
brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC,
TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes portfolio of events,
Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs,
publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of
the marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.
http://www.ubmlive.com

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