Make the Most of your Time in Donetsk!

Routes CIS will open to record numbers in just 2 days time. Here, The HUB outlines some top tips on how you can optimise your time in Donetsk and make the most of the meeting opportunities that the event presents.

  • Meetings – There are countless opportunities to meet during Routes CIS whether through the pre-scheduled Face to Face meetings or through extra meetings arranged during the event itself. Visit the Diary Advice Desk for advice on delegates’ availability to meet and to make a request using the simple and effective Extra Meetings System.
  • Company profiles on Routesonline can provide you with a wealth of information about the company you’re meeting with. Make sure your own company profile is kept up to date and start connecting with other delegates on Routesonline before the event. Initiate new, or continue existing dialogue with prospective customers ahead of the meetings which will take place in Donetsk. Connect now and start networking!
  • The Routes CIS Strategy Summit – Taking place on Monday 22nd July 2013 and open to all attending delegates, The Routes CIS Strategy Summit will bring together airline and airport CEOs, government ministers and industry leaders and will provide a valuable insight into aviation across the region. This event will include a Welcome from Mr. Lukyanchenko, Mayor of Donetsk, keynote address from Alexander Grechko - First Deputy Head of the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine and keynote presentations from Boris Kolesnikov, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Head of Transport and Communications Committee in Verkhovna Rada, Konstantin Yefimenko, First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Government of Ukraine and Valentin Zgurskiy, Head of Aviation Transport Department, Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
  • Route Exchange Airline Briefings – Route Exchange is the online platform for air service development which allows airline and airports to share information on a year round basis. Route Exchange Airline Briefings take the online product into Routes events by giving airline members the opportunity to outline their future plans and requirements to their target airport market. Senior representatives from Wizz Air Ukraine and AirBaltic will deliver airline briefings in Donetsk and these are open to all attending airports.
  • Networking Area – Walking around the Networking Area and visiting the various exhibition stands is a great way to network with your key targets whilst experiencing the different cultures whilst at Routes CIS.
  • Informal Networking Opportunities – There are a number of hospitality functions taking place at Routes CIS which provide many opportunities for networking. These more informal events are a great way to reinforce relationships, introduce yourself to your key targets or re-connect with contacts made at previous events. The Welcome Reception taking place in the courtyard of the Shakhtar Plaza Hotel on Sunday 21st July and the Networking Evening on Monday 22nd July in the Donbass Arena Grounds are a great way to continue networking once the business day is over.
  • Register for World Routes 2013 – Visit the Routes Stand (S4) for details of the 19th World Route Development Forum which will take place in Las Vegas 5-8 October and register your place whilst in Donetsk.
Richard Maslen

Richard Maslen has travelled across the globe to report on developments in the aviation sector as airlines and airports have continued to evolve and…