Meet Shashank Nigam

ON A MISSION TO BUILD TRUST IN TRAVEL

SHASHANK NIGAM

CEO of SimpliFlying. Author. Keynote Speaker. Girl Dad.

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SimpliFlying

Meet Shashank

Shashank Nigam is on a mission to build trust in travel. He’s the #1 Amazon bestselling author of SOAR and earned his wings consulting for over 100 airlines and airports over 15 years. He has jet fuel running through his veins and is widely considered one of the most entertaining and original speakers on the future of aviation, marketing and sustainability. Nigam’s expertise in the aviation industry has been recognized by several prestigious organizations. In addition, his pioneering work culture experiments at SimpliFlying have been the subject of a Harvard Business School case study. He has also widely featured in publications such as The New York Times, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal.

Inspiring keynotes to challenge the status quo

SimpliFlying

Building an Antifragile Airline
How to build a brand that thrives in a dynamic world

SimpliFlying

Sustainability in the Air

SimpliFlying

What can airlines learn from Amazon, Uber and a little known Indian technology firm?

SimpliFlying

Living in the age of the connected traveller

SimpliFlying

Re-thinking the digital customer experience post-pandemic

SimpliFlying

Why now is the time to hire a Chief Storyteller

SimpliFlying

Avoiding the Greenwashing Trap
Building trust while communicating sustainability initiatives

SimpliFlying

How the best airline brands in the world engage customers and inspire employees

SimpliFlying

Many more…

Engaging formats

Keynotes on one of the above topics

Shashank is highly skilled and experienced at delivering engaging keynotes to large audiences or a closed group of invite-only members. Each presentation is customised to deliver the best value to the audience at hand.

Group workshops

1 Keynote speech on one of the above topics

2 Deep dive into one of the airlines/companies featured in SOAR or Sustainability In The Air and how they differentiate their brand or innovate.

3 Hands-on group exercises by the participants on how to apply the lessons from the best airlines/companies to their firms.

4 Presentations by each group and prize giving for the best group.

SimpliFlying

Books by Shashank

SimpliFlying

ABOUT SOAR

SOAR reveals best practices of 10 successful airline brands. Based on over 200 hours of interviews, SOAR uncovers what makes each of them remarkable and stand out in the ultra-competitive aviation industry. With each chapter dedicated to an airline, SOAR is based on revealing interviews with C-level executives, managers and front-line staff from major airline brands like Singapore Airlines and Southwest, to niche airlines that rule their markets, like Finnair and Kulula. At the end of every chapter, SOAR also features a 6X branding model to derive each airline’s brand value and ways to enhance it. Please visit www.simplisoar.com for more information.

ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AIR

Sustainability in the Air aims to bring out insights from the most promising innovators who can have an outsized impact on aviation’s road to net zero. From airlines that are flying net-zero today to technology entrepreneurs who are bringing radical innovation to the industry. Each chapter will be a deep dive into a company, based on 1-1 interviews with the key people making change happen. These are often emotional roller-coasters on the way to becoming a beacon of change.

It’s about time someone took the leadership to help make sense of and guide the industry toward best practices for getting to net zero. It’s about time we embarked on creating a sustainable future for the industry. This book aims to do that, and more.

SimpliFlying
SimpliFlying

Book signing

For events with book signings, Shashank’s books should be set up and displayed on the stage before the speech begins. Each speech ends with Shashank signing copies of his books for the audience. This is a great moment for the audience to interact with the speaker and ask specific questions about the speech. Copies of SOAR or Sustainability In The Air can be pre-ordered at a special rate for all the attendees and shipped ahead of time to the venue.

STAGE INTRO FROM SHASHANK

HOW TO RESTART AVIATION

BUILDING AN ANTIFRAGILE AIRLINES

SOAR THE BOOK

Watch Shashank in action

INDIAN AVIATION – BBC

CHINA’S COMAC

SPEECH ON THE CONNECTED TRAVELLER AT THE SITA SUMMIT

PRESENTATION AT PARIS AIR SHOW

Leading in the Age of Enragement
Leading in the Age of Enragement
Keynote speech on Airport Marketing
Keynote speech on Airport Marketing
WestJet Summit Keynote
WestJet Summit Keynote
Keynote at Aerospace Media Awards
Keynote at Aerospace Media Awards
Shashank on BBC World
Shashank on BBC World
Shashank on ChannelNewsAsia
Shashank on ChannelNewsAsia

What people are saying

Shashank's keynote presentation was dynamic, thought-provoking, and helped us think outside the box. It helped connect our extended team and pushed us to come up with creative ideas.

Samantha Golinski

Vice President, Public Affairs & Global Communications at CAE

Essential for airline executives and those who wish to become airline executives.

Prof Keith Mason

Head, Centre for Air Transport Management
Cranfield University

Shashank's keynote presentation was dynamic, thought-provoking, and helped us think outside the box. It helped connect our extended team and pushed us to come up with creative ideas.

Samantha Golinski

Vice President, Public Affairs & Global Communications at CAE

Few have been able to distil lessons from the best airline brands for the rest of us like SimpliFlying does.

Henri Courpron

Former CEO, ILFC and Airbus North America

Essential for airline executives and those who wish to become airline executives.

Prof Keith Mason

Head, Centre for Air Transport Management
Cranfield University

Shashank's keynote presentation was dynamic, thought-provoking, and helped us think outside the box. It helped connect our extended team and pushed us to come up with creative ideas.

Samantha Golinski

Vice President, Public Affairs & Global Communications at CAE

Few have been able to distil lessons from the best airline brands for the rest of us like SimpliFlying does.

Henri Courpron

Former CEO, ILFC and Airbus North America

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