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It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Airlines Clearing House Annual Meeting in Seattle! This will be my 14th year as secretary-treasurer, and I am proud to say that I feel this meeting has gotten better every year we have held it.
I hope you find this meeting to be as enjoyable and educational as I do, and I look forward to seeing everyone in Seattle.
Warm Regards,
Lori Tully
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Featured Speakers
John Heimlich joined Airlines for America (A4A) in April 2001 and currently serves as Vice President and Chief Economist. He is responsible for matters pertaining to economics and energy and frequently engages with members of the media. Prior to A4A, Heimlich spent five years at United Airlines in financial planning, financial analysis and international and regulatory affairs. In the latter role, he worked on competition matters, mergers, route cases and antitrust immunity for alliances. A native of Kent, Ohio, Heimlich holds a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Cornell University and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
For over 25 years, Tom Gregorson has been working to develop products that enhance the travel industry.
Throughout his career, he has gained insight and provided leadership through his various roles at airlines and global distribution systems, and with ATPCO since 1996.
In his current role, Tom leads the Strategy organization and is responsible for creating the long-term vision for ATPCO and exploring new business ventures. His focus is on industry standards and effective ecosystem governance, incubation of new concepts like dynamic pricing and tax automation, as well as overseeing R&D and Bridge Labs.
Tom has built a reputation for being a thought leader and implementer of industry solutions in the distribution space.
Tristan Attwood joined Airlines Clearing House (ACH) in 2012 and is the current Manager of Settlement Operations. In addition to ensuring that Settlements process smoothly, he is responsible for emerging technology identification and education with a focus on how they will impact Revenue Accounting and Interline Settlement.
Schedule
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| Time | Event | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast | Sponsored by: ATPCO |
| 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks | Jerry Fonacier-Chairperson |
| 9:15 AM | RAC Attendance Roll Call | Lori Tully-Secretary Treasurer, ACH |
| 9:20 AM | Voting Rules and Antitrust Guidelines | Lori Tully-Secretary Treasurer, ACH |
| 9:25 AM | A Partnered Approach to Payment Modernization in the Airline Industry | US Bank and Synaptiq |
| 10:05 AM | UATP and USS Update | Margie Howard, Senior Manager Member Technologies |
| 10:30AM | Break | Sponsored by: Sutherland |
| 11:00AM | Sponsor Presentation | |
| 11:05AM | Sponsor Presentation | |
| 11:10AM | Sponsor Presentation | |
| 11:15AM | AI in Aviation | Suresh Manwani, AVP, Sutherland |
| 11:35AM | AI One Year In | Tristan Attwood, Settlement Operations Manager, ACH |
| 12:05PM | ARC Update | Mike Herrity-Director Financial Operations, ARC |
| 12:15PM | ACH Update | Lori Tully-Secretary Treasurer, ACH |
| 12:30PM | Lunch | Sponsored by: U.S. Bank |
| 1:30 PM | Panel discussion: The Past and Future of Interline Settlement | |
| 2:15 PM | Comedian Adam Tiller | |
| 3:00 PM | Break | Sponsored by: A4A |
| 3:30 PM | Regulatory Update | Jennifer Kenneally, Senior Counsel, Airlines for America |
| 4:00 PM | ATPCO Update | Tom Gregerson, CSO, ATPCO |
| 4:14 PM | Navigating the cybersecurity risk landscape | Charles Banks – US Bank |
| 6:00 PM | Reception | Sponsored by: Synaptiq |
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| Time | Event | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Breakfast | Sponsored by: UATP |
| 9:00AM | Opening Remarks | Lori Tully-Secretary Treasurer, ACH |
| 9:15 AM | The State of US Commercial Aviation | John Heimlich-VP & Chief Economist, Airlines for America |
| 9:45 AM | Settlement of Bilateral Invoices | Mayra Olson, Director, ACH |
| 10:15AM | Trivia! | ACH |
| 10:45AM | Break | Sponsored by: ACH |
| 11:15AM | ABS WG Update | Jerry Fonacier, Director Interline and Revenue Accounting, HA |
| 11:30AM | DOT O&D Update | Michael Clay, ATPCO |
| 12:00AM | Objectives of the ACH Revenue Accounting Committee | Lori Tully-Secretary Treasurer, ACH |
| 12:05AM | Effective Date of Proposed Changes | Lori Tully-Secretary Treasurer, ACH |
| 12:15AM | Meeting Close | Lori Tully-Secretary Treasurer, ACH |
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Itsumono
At Itsumono, you’ll find a short lineup of seemingly random mashups like tonkatsu tikka masala, loco moco scotch eggs, and miso soup risotto. This gastropub is mukokuseki-themed, which translates to “without nationality,” and explains why there’s biang biang noodle bolognese and scallion pancake birria quesadillas on the same menu.
Meet Korean BBQ
This Capitol Hill Korean BBQ spot is a fantastic place to get some folks together to eat gochujang-marinated kurobuta pork, kalbi short rib, or prime ribeye if you’re feeling particularly luxurious. The best part is that you won’t need to appoint one hard-working friend to do all the cooking and miss out on the fun. Servers operate the tabletop grill for you, which means you can swirl a glass of sake and snack on cheesy corn without worrying if the A5 wagyu is burning.
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If you wish to compete in the ACH Trivia, please click this LINK to be taken to the trivia answer sheet.
The questions will be projected and announced on the screen, all you need to do is simply select the correct answer in the sheet. Once you have entered your answers, click the submit button and then the “view score” button. This will let you view your score and hopefully win FABULOUS PRIZES.
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