2025 Conference

Gene Ma is the Chief APAC Representative and Head of China Research at IIF (Institute of International Finance). Prior to IIF, Gene was the China economist and strategist at Tudor Investment, Managing Director and China economist at ISI Group (Now Evercore ISI), chief macro analyst at Citic Securities, and a staff member at China’s Ministry of Finance. Gene graduated from Peking Univ. and Cornell Univ. Gene is currently based in Singapore.

Chris Humphrey is a Business Development and Government Relations professional with more than a decade of experience running business units throughout Asia, and over 20 years of experience of either working for or dealing with Governments and regulatory authorities.

Chris began his varied professional career as a UK Civil Servant where, amongst other things, he was a Private Secretary to a Minister and an Air Services Trade Negotiator covering the Asia Pacific Region.

After leaving Government, Chris moved to the private sector working initially in the Government and external relations teams at two British airlines, before moving to Shanghai, China with Virgin Atlantic where he headed up the airline’s China operation and oversaw the rapid expansion of their business in China.

Mark Jason Thomas (Jason) is the Chief Executive Officer of MAB Kargo, a fully owned subsidiary of the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), a position he has held since June 2022. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Jason served as the Chief Commercial Officer of MAB Kargo from 2018.

Jason holds a Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management and brings over 20 years of experience across various leadership roles in international forwarding companies. In the cargo airline sector, he has developed a strong business acumen, with expertise in revenue management, freighter operations, network planning, and ground handling.

Jason’s career in the logistics industry began at the grassroots level as an Operations Executive with a multinational company. Before joining MAB Kargo, he was the Commercial Director of a regional freighter operator. Over the years, Jason has cultivated a robust global network with key industry players, consistently motivating his team to meet customer needs and exceed stakeholder expectations.

Stanislas Brun was appointed Chief Cargo Officer in April 2025, focused on integrating Etihad Cargo’s operations and commercial activities to improve efficiency, elevate service standards and drive sustainable growth. A key priority under his leadership is the enhancement and development of tailored logistics products and services designed to meet the evolving needs of global customers and developing partnerships.

Stanislas is an experienced senior executive with a strong background in global airfreight operations and a deep understanding of the aviation sector. Over his 25-year career, he has successfully developed and executed change management and business development strategies while building high-performance teams across international markets.

Stanislas holds an Executive MBA from Montpellier Business School.

Or Zak started his career in the airfreight industry in 2008 as Manager Air Import for Courier Network at ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv.

After two years he entered the GSA business working for AD Aviation Servies under the tenure of Business Development Manager.

In 2012 he moved to the UK as Cargo Manager for EL AL and in 2015 became the Managing Director for Global Airline Services (Holland) & Chartair UK.

He joined the Challenge Group in 2022 taking the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer.
Or holds an MBA degree from Warwick Business School, Warwick University, UK.

With over 25 years in senior airline management roles, Mark Drusch is a well-known figure in the aviation world.
He joined Qatar Airways Cargo as Chief Officer Cargo in January 2024.

Prior to this, he was SVP Revenue Management, Alliances and Strategy at Qatar Airways where he led the development and implementation of the company’s passenger revenue strategy as well as managing strategic alliances with key partner airlines.

In his career, Mark spent 20 years at Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines and Lufthansa LSG Sky Chefs as Senior Vice President where he led the transformation in commercial airline strategy execution, revenue management, network planning and alliances.

In addition, Drusch was CEO and co-founder of e-Rewards and e-Miles, leaders in online panel research and online advertising.

Mark leads his highly dedicated teams at Qatar Airways Cargo to deliver the very best air cargo products and services in the industry.

Drusch is an animal lover and passionate about animal welfare; he is on the Board of Directors at both Houston and Atlanta Zoo.

Yvonne has over 30 years of supply chain experience and has been with Zuellig Pharma for close to 19 years. Having held leadership roles in operations, quality, regulatory, business development and strategic partnerships, she has in-depth experience in the various aspect of the pharmaceutical logistics industry.

Yvonne is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Zuellig Pharma Clinical Trial Support business unit that provides end-to-end clinical logistics and clinical sourcing services. Her current responsibilities include driving global operations excellence, support global project management, global sourcing and has P&L responsibility for South East Asia.

Yvonne is an Honours Bachelor of Commerce and Economics (summa cum laude) graduate from Canada and has a Master of Science (Logistics) from NTU, Singapore.