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Future Travel Experience Airline/Airport Transformation Power List Asia-Pacific 2022 award winners announced

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The Future Travel Experience Airline/Airport Transformation Power List Asia-Pacific 2022 ‘Outstanding Achievement’ winners were announced on 9 November during FTE APEX Asia Expo 2022 in Singapore.

The most transformative change enablers within the industry in Asia-Pacific were recognised at the Future Travel Experience Airline/Airport Transformation Power List Asia-Pacific 2022 awards ceremony. The winners were announced on 9 November during FTE APEX Asia Expo 2022 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore.

19 leading figures from airlines and airports across the region were nominated for truly embracing innovation and bold new approaches in order to recover and thrive following the impacts of the pandemic. Six of the nominees were presented with ‘Highly Commended’ certificates and a further six took home an ‘Outstanding Achievement’ trophy.

FTE Airline Transformation Power List Asia-Pacific 2022 ‘Outstanding Achievement’

Colin Currie, President (Commercial), Capital A

Colin Currie, President (Commercial), Capital A, was recognised for his key role in developing a consumer-centric strategy using data to optimise growth and meet financial objectives across AirAsia’s airlines and digital units. AirAsia used the downtime created by the pandemic to fast-track its digital transformation with the mission of pivoting from being primarily an airline into an all-in-one digital company with close to 20 travel and lifestyle products and services creating the “airasia way of life”. In line with this vision, the airline has introduced a number of initiatives, including several new products that provide more choice to customers and new revenue streams such as the AirAsia super app, logistics, e-commerce, fintech, as well as new procedures and innovations like biometric facial recognition which will not only create a more contactless travel experience, but will also uniquely support commerce ambitions going forward.

George Wang, Senior Vice President Information Technology, Singapore Airlines

George Wang, Senior Vice President Information Technology, Singapore Airlines (SIA), was awarded for his role in driving SIA’s open innovation strategy. This starts with encouraging co-innovation among employees, as well as looking outside SIA to solve business challenges, including start-ups, technology companies and research institutes. Solutions to enable a seamless travel experience include a Travel Advisory Widget allowing travellers to check entry requirements into different countries, and the Healthcert Service Layer to integrate digital health certificate verification and entry rule checks into its digital platforms, allowing customers to still use self-service check-in. SIA has incorporated automation and deployed AI to optimise operations and processes. Beyond flight, SIA developed the blockchain-enabled loyalty wallet to expand the use of KrisFlyer miles to different lifestyle products. SIA also digitised the inflight shopping catalogue to launch KrisShop.com, allowing customers to shop anytime, anywhere.

Kenneth Chang, Executive Vice President, CMO (Marketing & IT Division), Korean Air

Kenneth Chang, Executive Vice President, CMO (Marketing & IT Division), was recognised as the main force behind Korean Air’s digital transformation. Most notably, Korean Air completed the largest IT modernisation project in its 52-year history, becoming the first major carrier to completely switch to the Amazon Web Services cloud. The IT system migration has enabled Korean Air to respond actively and flexibly to the changing market, including strict quarantine measures and increasing demand for contactless services during travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Korean Air upgraded its entire system to incorporate the required cloud technology and data to increase operational efficiency and innovate customer service. Korean Air is also working towards introducing a machine learning management service, which will allow the airline to create, train and apply machine learning models to improve customer service by forecasting passenger and cargo demand more accurately.

FTE Airport Transformation Power List Asia-Pacific 2022 ‘Outstanding Achievement’

Jonathan Good, Chief Technology and Marketing Officer, Auckland Airport

Jonathan Good, Chief Technology and Marketing Officer, Auckland Airport, was recognised for his role in key projects across technology, transport and terminals that are ensuring seamless customer journeys. This airport’s innovation covers three areas: total airport management, passenger experience, and a digital focus to its masterplan, featuring AI models and machine learning, unlocking digital ecommerce channels, and evolving digital experiences and baggage transformation. As borders gradually reopened, Auckland Airport triggered a suite of capital expenditure projects across technology, transport and terminals that will transform the airport into a world-class travel experience with seamless customer journeys. These include the development of a world-class transport centre to be built at the front doorstep of the international terminal. Work on the Auckland Airport Transport Hub – a $300 million-plus development – began in June 2022 and aims to transform how travellers arrive and depart from the main airport terminal.

Rama Iyer, Head – Innovation, GMR Group

Rama Iyer, Head – Innovation, GMR Group, is focused on building the entire innovation culture and charter for GMR Airports, while driving the airport of the future vision through innovative products/solutions, and partnering with startups. GMR Group is driving several initiatives to enhance business prospects in terms of superior customer experiences, revenue enhancement and cost-reduction opportunities, as well as agile and efficient internal processes. GMR Innovex, the innovation vertical of GMR, was established to foster an innovation culture that enables the free flow of ideas and resources between GMR and external ecosystem partners. It interacts, engages, and collaborates with startups, academia, ecosystem players and other companies in developing both digital and non-digital next-generation solutions such as e-boarding, image-based passenger processing and full body scanners.

Hideharu Miyamoto, Senior Executive Officer / Deputy Executive Divisional Director of Corporate Planning Division, Narita International Airport Corporation

Hideharu Miyamoto, Senior Executive Officer / Deputy Executive Divisional Director of Corporate Planning Division, Narita International Airport Corporation, was awarded for initiatives such as the ‘AIR Narita’ system innovation project. This was launched to rebuild multiple systems into an integrated format as a means of overcoming the labour shortage and promoting workstyle reforms. In this project, the airport builds the foundations for continuous business optimisation by integrating all services and systems into one across all departments, with the main aim to contribute to the sustainable growth of the airport. Narita International Airport is proactively incorporating robotics, artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge information and communications technologies to promote business efficiency and enhanced productivity. Meanwhile, the airport is also moving forward with the use of artificial intelligence with the aim to improve customer satisfaction by using and analysing AI trained on real customer feedback.

FTE Airline Transformation Power List Asia-Pacific 2022 ‘Highly Commended’

  • Lawrence Fong, Director Digital and IT, Cathay Pacific
  • Vinod Bhat, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Vistara
  • Neetan Chopra, Chief Digital and Information Officer, IndiGo

FTE Airport Transformation Power List Asia-Pacific 2022 ‘Highly Commended’

  • Vijaykumar Dayinde, General Manager IT Delivery & Covering CIO, Malaysia Airports
  • Kittipoj Venunantana, Senior Executive Vice President (Digital and Communications Technology), Airports of Thailand
  • Véronique Austruy, CIO, Kansai Airports

FTE APEX Asia Expo 2023 dates announced!

Mark your diary for 8-9 November 2023, Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore

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Analyst revamps MicroStrategy stock price target after Bitcoin buy

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How does Michael Saylor feel about bitcoin? We'll let him tell you in his own words.

"Bitcoin is a swarm of cyberhornets serving the goddess of wisdom, feeding on the fire of truth, exponentially growing ever smarter, faster, and stronger behind a wall of encrypted energy," the executive chairman and co-founder of MicroStrategy  (MSTR)  once said.

Too subtle? Still not sure how the former CEO of the software intelligence company feels about the world's largest cryptocurrency? 

Maybe this will help.

"Bitcoin is a bank in cyberspace, run by incorruptible software, offering a global, affordable, simple and secure savings account to billions of people that don't have the option or desire to run their own hedge fund," Saylor said.

Okay, so the guy really likes bitcoin. And on March 19, the first day of spring, MicroStrategy took a bigger bite out of bitcoin when the company said it had bought 9,245 bitcoins for $623 million between March 11 and March 18.

MicroStrategy said it a completed a $603.75 million convertible debt offering — its second in a week — to raise money to buy bitcoin.

The company now holds about $13.5 billion of bitcoin, which adds up to more than 1% of the 21 million bitcoin that will ever exist, according to CoinDesk.

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Committed to developing bitcoin network

MicroStrategy said in a regulatory filing that it had paid roughly $7.53 billion for its bitcoin stash, an average of $35,160 per coin.

The company's stock fell on Tuesday, while bitcoin posted its biggest single-day loss since November 2022. MicroStrategy was off slightly to $1,416 at last check on Wednesday and bitcoin was up 2.3% to $63.607.

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Phong Le, MicroStrategy’s president and CEO, told analysts during the company’s Feb. 6 fourth-quarter-earnings call that "we remain highly committed to our bitcoin strategy with a long-term focus.."

"We consider MicroStrategy to be the world's first bitcoin development company," he said. "We are a publicly traded operating company committed to the continued development of the bitcoin network through activities in the financial markets, advocacy, and technology innovation."

MicroStrategy earned $4.96 a share in the quarter, beating the FactSet consensus of a loss of 64 cents, and light years beyond the year-ago loss of $21.93 a share.

Revenue totaled $124.5 million, compared with FactSet's call for $133 million and the year-earlier tally of $132.6 million.

During the call, Saylor told analysts that "2024 is the year of birth of bitcoin as an institutional-grade asset class."

MicroStrategy, he said, completed the first 15 years of the bitcoin life cycle, back when it was largely unregulated and misunderstood. 

"The next 15 years, I would expect, will be a regulated, institutional, high-growth period of bitcoin, very, very different in many ways from the last 15 years," Saylor said.

Crypto's dark days

"Bitcoin itself is performing well for a number of reasons, but one reason is because it represents the digital transformation of capital," he added.

Of course, life with bitcoin wasn't always sunshine and roses. 

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We take you back now to those less-than-thrilling days yesteryear, when covid-19 was on the rampage and the price of bitcoin fell 30% from March 8 to March 12 2020.

By the end of 2021, bitcoin had fallen nearly 30%. And 2023 saw the cryptocurrency sector wracked with bankruptcy and scandal, with the likes of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried being convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. 

SBF, as he has been known, is scheduled to be sentenced in Manhattan federal court on March 28. He faces a long stretch.

But bitcoin rose about 160% in 2023 and hit a record $73,750 on March 14.

Saylor recently said that his high hopes for bitcoin this year stemmed largely from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approving spot bitcoin ETFs and the upcoming bitcoin halving, where when bitcoin's mining reward is split in half.

MicroStrategy is the first bitcoin development company, Saylor told analysts, but perhaps not for long. 

"We've published our playbook, and we're showing other companies how to do it," he said.

TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza cited MicroStrategy's latest bitcoin acquisition when he adjusted his price target for the company's shares on March 20.

The analyst cut the investment firm's price target on MicroStrategy to $1,450 from $1,560 and affirmed an outperform rating on the shares. 

He says the shares remain an attractive vehicle for investors looking to gain bitcoin exposure.

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FoxO6-mediated ApoC3 upregulation promotes hepatic steatosis and hyperlipidemia in aged rats fed a high-fat diet

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“This discovery unveils a potential novel molecular target for therapeutic strategies against hepatic steatosis during the aging process […]”

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“This discovery unveils a potential novel molecular target for therapeutic strategies against hepatic steatosis during the aging process […]”

BUFFALO, NY- March 20, 2024 – A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as “Aging (Albany NY)” and “Aging-US” by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 5, entitled, “FoxO6-mediated ApoC3 upregulation promotes hepatic steatosis and hyperlipidemia in aged rats fed a high-fat diet.”

FoxO6, an identified factor, induces hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis during aging by activating hepatic lipoprotein secretion and lipogenesis leading to increased ApoC3 concentrations in the bloodstream. However, the intricate mechanisms underlying hepatic steatosis induced by elevated FoxO6 under hyperglycemic conditions remain intricate and require further elucidation.

In this new study, researchers Dae Hyun Kim, Seulah Lee, Sang Gyun Noh, Jaewon Lee, and Hae Young Chung from Pusan National University aimed to delineate the regulatory pathway involving ApoC3 controlled by FoxO6 and its resultant functional impacts.

“[…] we employed a spectrum of models including liver cell cultures, aged rats subjected to HFD, transgenic mice overexpressing FoxO6 (FoxO6-Tg), and FoxO6 knockout mice (FoxO6-KO).”

Their findings indicate that FoxO6 triggered ApoC3-driven lipid accumulation in the livers of aged rats on an HFD and in FoxO6-Tg, consequently leading to hepatic steatosis and hyperglycemia. Conversely, the absence of FoxO6 attenuated the expression of genes involved in lipogenesis, resulting in diminished hepatic lipid accumulation and mitigated hyperlipidemia in murine models. Additionally, the upregulation of FoxO6 due to elevated glucose levels led to increased ApoC3 expression, consequently instigating cellular triglyceride mediated lipid accumulation. The transcriptional activation of FoxO6 induced by both the HFD and high glucose levels resulted in hepatic steatosis by upregulating ApoC3 and genes associated with gluconeogenesis in aged rats and liver cell cultures.

“Our conclusions indicate that the upregulation of ApoC3 by FoxO6 promotes the development of hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hepatic steatosis in vivo, and in vitro. Taken together, our findings underscore the significance of FoxO6 in driving hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis specifically under hyperglycemic states by enhancing the expression of ApoC3 in aged rats.”
 

Read the full paper: DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.205610 

Corresponding Author: Hae Young Chung

Corresponding Email: hyjung@pusan.ac.kr 

Keywords: HFD-feeding, aging, forkhead transcription factor O6, ApoC3, lipid accumulation, hepatic steatosis

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FoxO6-mediated ApoC3 upregulation promotes hepatic steatosis and hyperlipidemia in aged rats fed a high-fat diet

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ARPA-H appoints Etta Pisano to lead its Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness Initiative

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has appointed Etta D. Pisano, MD, FACR, senior portfolio lead, to build the agency’s clinical…

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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has appointed Etta D. Pisano, MD, FACR, senior portfolio lead, to build the agency’s clinical trial portfolio and lead the ARPA-H Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness Initiative under ARPA-H Resilient Systems Mission Office Director Jennifer Roberts.

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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has appointed Etta D. Pisano, MD, FACR, senior portfolio lead, to build the agency’s clinical trial portfolio and lead the ARPA-H Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness Initiative under ARPA-H Resilient Systems Mission Office Director Jennifer Roberts.

The first radiologist to be appointed to such a role, Dr. Pisano is an internationally recognized expert in women’s health, breast cancer research, and the use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging applications.

“I am honored to be working for ARPA-H to identify and promote research that can improve healthcare quality, efficacy and delivery, and to improve patient care and access to clinical trials for all Americans, including women, rural residents, and the underserved,” said Dr. Pisano.

Dr. Pisano will continue to serve as study chair of the large-scale Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST) for the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN). TMIST is led by ECOG-ACRIN with funding from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. She will also continue to serve as the American College of Radiology® (ACR®) Chief Research Officer (CRO). Dr. Pisano previously served as the principal investigator of the landmark Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST).

The TMIST breast cancer screening study is among the fastest growing National Cancer Institute (NCI) trials of the COVID-19 era. Under Dr. Pisano’s leadership, TMIST is assembling one of the most diverse cancer screening trial populations ever. Approximately 21% of TMIST U.S. participants are Black—more than double the average rate for Black participation in NCI-funded clinical trials (9%).

With ARPA-H, Dr. Pisano will work to build underserved and minority participation in clinical trials—including identifying and onboarding rural facilities and those outside of large academic medical centers—such as emerging retail healthcare sites. 

These duties are also very consistent with the missions of ECOG-ACRIN and ACR, which include promoting the exploration and identification of next-generation technologies that can benefit patients and providers.

“This is a great opportunity for Etta, and I’m excited about the impact she will make on our approach to clinical trials,” said Mitchell D. Schnall, MD, PhD, group co-chair of ECOG-ACRIN.

About ECOG-ACRIN

The ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) is an expansive membership-based scientific organization that designs and conducts cancer research involving adults who have or are at risk of developing cancer. The Group comprises nearly 1400 member institutions and 21,000 research professionals in the United States and around the world. ECOG-ACRIN is known for advancing precision medicine and biomarker research through its leadership of major national clinical trials integrating cutting-edge genomic approaches. Member researchers and advocates collaborate across more than 40 scientific committees to design studies spanning the cancer care spectrum, from early detection to management of advanced disease. ECOG-ACRIN is funded primarily by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Visit ecog-acrin.org, and follow us on X @eaonc, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Media Contact: Diane Dragaud, Director of Communications, communications@ecog-acrin.org.

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