2021 Air Carriers Purchasing Conference
Browse our 2021 conference agenda below. Agenda is subject to change.
All Days
Saturday, September 11
Sunday, September 12
Monday, September 13
Tuesday, September 14
Saturday, September 11, 2021

Airline & Supplier Conference Registration
8:00 am
12:00 pm

Airline Round Table Sign-Up
8:00 am
12:00 pm

ACPC Business Development Hub
Take advantage of FREE coaching in key areas that are critical for creating, developing and maintaining a strong business network!
9:00 am
4:00 pm

Meet & Greet Sessions
9:00 am
4:30 pm

Hospitality Suite
9:00 am
5:00 pm

ACPC "Gives Back" Charity
9:00 am
7:00 pm

Registration Customer Service
10:00 am
12:00 pm

Supplier New Attendee Orientation
11:15 am
12:00 pm

Airline New Attendee Orientation
11:15 am
12:00 pm

Grow Your Business and Your Brand with Video Marketing
In this interactive session, you will be trained on best practices for using video to grow your business. It’s faster, easier and has greater business impact than you may think! Bring your questions and volunteer for live coaching immediately following the workshop.
12:00 pm
1:00 pm

Headshot Photo Lounge
Deb Scally is Nashville-based portrait photographer with more than a decade of experience in public and private sector events.
12:00 pm
4:30 pm

Airline & Supplier Conference Registration
1:00 pm
4:00 pm

Airline & Supplier Customer Service
1:00 pm
4:00 pm

Airline Round Table Sign-Up
1:00 pm
4:00 pm

Live Video Marketing Coaching
Stay after the "Grow Your Business and Your Brand with Video Marketing" workshop for live coaching with expert David Goad.
1:15 pm
2:15 pm

POWER Networking: Take Your Networking Skills to the Next Level
Back by popular demand and with new content, POWER Networking gives professionals the tools to become better networkers, all while harnessing and sharpening their soft skills to further their business in this competitive economy. This session features comprehensive instruction on how to employ effective networking tactics and strategies to create solid professional relationships.
3:15 pm
4:15 pm

Live Crowd Trivia Contest
Live Crowd Trivia Contest returns this year in the Hospitality Suite with all new content. Test your knowledge against the best of the best on Aviation Topics. Winners get prizes!
4:30 pm
5:00 pm

After Hours Badge Pickup
Prepaid registrants only
4:30 pm
7:00 pm

Welcome Reception & Welcome Address
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Sunday, September 12, 2021

Airline & Supplier Conference Registration
8:00 am
3:30 pm

Aviation Networking Forum - Booth Set-Up for Suppliers
Registered Suppliers with reserved booth space may set up their booths during this time
8:30 am
11:30 am

Grow your Business and Your Brand with Video Marketing
In this interactive session, you will be trained on best practices for using video to grow your business. It’s faster, easier and has greater business impact than you may think! Bring your questions and volunteer for live coaching immediately following the workshop.
9:00 am
10:30 am

Airline & Supplier Customer Service
9:00 am
11:15 am

Airline Round Table Sign-Up
9:00 am
3:30 pm

Hospitality Suite
10:00 am
3:30 pm

ACPC Business Development Hub
Take advantage of FREE coaching in key areas that are critical for creating, developing and maintaining a strong business network!
10:00 am
3:30 pm

Headshot Photo Lounge
Deb Scally is Nashville-based portrait photographer with more than a decade of experience in public and private sector events.
10:00 am
3:30 pm

Meet & Greet Sessions
10:00 am
3:30 pm

ACPC "Gives Back" Charity Auction
10:00 am
6:30 pm

Live Video Marketing Coaching
Stay after the "Grow Your Business and Your Brand with Video Marketing" workshop for live coaching with expert David Goad.
10:15 am
11:15 am

Private Airline Luncheon
11:30 am
12:45 pm

Aviation Networking Forum - Airlines Only
This time is reserved for Airline attendees only to peruse the exhibit area
1:00 pm
3:30 pm

Airline & Supplier Customer Service
1:15 pm
3:30 pm

POWER Sales - Sell With Confidence and Close Deals Today
POWER Sales empowers sales professionals and those new to sales alike, with the skills to build lasting relationships with customers and close more effectively, with a focus on success in this competitive economy. This session features comprehensive, instruction on how to employ unique and dynamic sales strategy to create solid relationships focused on closing sales.
1:45 pm
2:45 pm

Aviation Networking Forum - Open to Airline & Supplier Attendees
The exhibit area is open both Airline & Supplier attendees during this time.
3:30 pm
6:00 pm

After Hours Badge Pick-Up
4:30 pm
6:00 pm

After Hours Airline Round Table Sign-Up
If available, additional Round Table appointments can be reserved, on a first come, first served basis, by Suppliers at this time.
4:30 pm
6:00 pm

Buffet Style Dinner Reception
7:00 pm
9:00 pm
Monday, September 13, 2021

Airline Private Networking
Airline Attendees - Come early and enjoy coffee and bagels while networking with other airline attendees before the Round Table Sessions begin.
9:00 am
9:50 am

Airline & Supplier Registration and Customer Service
9:00 am
10:00 am

Headshot Photo Lounge
Deb Scally is Nashville-based portrait photographer with more than a decade of experience in public and private sector events.
9:00 am
12:00 pm

Hospitality Suite
9:00 am
12:00 pm

Meet & Greet Sessions
9:00 am
12:00 pm

ACPC Business Development Hub
9:00 am
12:00 pm

The 5 AM Miracle - Daily Success Habits to Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast
Some of the most successful and well-known people wake up earlier than the rest of us. In this session you will learn how to dominate your day before breakfast by implementing the key habits that make the most out of your early morning hours.
9:00 am
9:50 pm

Aircraft Parts Quality Systems and Documentation - Major Changes in the Past Year and What They Mean for Your Transactions
This session will examine industry standards and government standards (1) that have recently changed and (2) that are in the process of changing. The focus will include (a) changes related to 8130-3 and equivalent tags, (2) new IATA and ASA standards for documentation and traceability and (3) new government requirements for (aircraft parts) supplier/distributor evaluation.
10:00 am
11:00 am

Airline Round Table Sessions
10:00 am
12:00 pm

Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Major Anthony “AB” Bourke is a highly accomplished and decorated F-16 fighter pilot who flew tactical missions in service to our country all over the world. He has accumulated more than 2,700 hours of flight time in various high performance aircraft and was one of the first pilots to fly an F-16 in homeland defense efforts over New York City in the aftermath of September 11th.
12:15 pm
1:30 pm

Distribution of Charity Prizes
1:30 pm
6:00 pm

Airline Round Table Sessions
1:50 pm
5:00 pm

The High Achiever's Productivity Blueprint - 7 Steps to Extraordinary Results
Being productive is about much more than checking boxes or working 80+ hours a week. In this session you will learn how high achievers organize and prioritize their time in order to get extraordinary value out of the same 24 hours we all have available every day.
2:00 pm
3:00 pm

Headshot Photo Lounge
Deb Scally is Nashville-based portrait photographer with more than a decade of experience in public and private sector events.
2:00 pm
5:00 pm

Meet & Greet Sessions
2:00 pm
5:00 pm

Using Safety Management Systems to Improve Your Bottom Line
This session will focus this session on what SMS means for air carriers, repair stations, and aircraft parts distributors, with an emphasis on understanding what the key elements are all about (not just learning their names). This will lead to a better understanding of the how those key elements provide a safety benefit, and what that benefit can be for a company.
3:15 pm
4:15 pm

Live Crowd Trivia
If you missed the fun on Saturday night, this is your chance to test your knowledge against the best of the best on Aviation Topics. For those of you who played on Saturday, come back and play again in an all new game. Winners get prizes!
5:00 pm
5:30 pm

Semi Formal Banquet Dinner
Semi Formal Attire/Business Attire (No Jeans, T-Shirts, Shorts)
7:00 pm
9:00 pm

Entertainment
A former Chicago truck driver and dock worker, Rocky LaPorte’s appeal comes from his every-man, streetwise style of comedy. Delivering his clean, blue-collar style of comedy in his trademark Brooklyn accent, he has become one of the most sought-after comedians in the country.
9:00 pm
10:30 pm
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Suppler Closed Meeting
8:00 am
8:30 am

Airline Closed Meeting
8:00 am
8:30 am

Hospitality Suite
9:00 am
12:00 pm

Meet & Greet Sessions
9:00 am
12:00 pm

Headshot Photo Lounge
Deb Scally is Nashville-based portrait photographer with more than a decade of experience in public and private sector events.
9:00 am
12:00 pm

Airline Round Table Sessions
9:00 am
12:20 pm

Business Luncheon
12:30 pm
1:30 pm