Programme

The conference will consist of numerous high-level sessions including cutting edge presentations and panel discussions from industry leaders, top level decision makers and other airport professionals.

Conference Chair: Andy Carlisle, Managing Director, AIRPORT360
Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World
Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE
Patti Chau, Regional Director, ACI Asia-Pacific
Boubacar Djibo, , Director, Air Transport Bureau, ICAO

Dr Charles Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist, The World Bank

The airline industry continues to transform itself – creating both winners and losers amongst airports. How are airports responding to on-going airline consolidation? What are the implications of new airline business models and what do airports need to do to leverage growth opportunities and avoid being left behind?

Chair: Guillaume Burghouwt, Head of Aviation Practice, SEO Amsterdam Research
Panelists:
Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Airport
Léon Verhallen, Head of Aviation Marketing, Brussels Airport Company
Dr. Michael Kerkloh, Board Member, ACI EUROPE & Chief Executive Officer, Munich Airport
Sheik Aimen bin Ahmed Al Hosni, Chief Executive Officer, Oman Airports Management Company Jaap de Wit, Professor Emiritus of Aviation Economics, University of Amsterdam

Interviewer: Jeremy Robinson, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Nick Fadugba, Chief Executive Officer, African Aviation Services Limited

The aviation industry has undergone massive change in recent years, but the airport-airline conflict on charges remains unchanged – and in some cases has deteriorated further. What regulatory approaches are available which are tailored to today’s aviation market, and do any of these offer opportunities for a longer-term improvement in airport-airline relations?

Chair: Stefano Baronci, Director Economics, ACI World
Andrew Haines, Chief Executive Officer, UK Civil Aviation Authority
Jonathan Sandbach, Chief Economist, Heathrow Airport Holdings
Simon Fagan, Head of Planning, DAA
David Scholz Moreno, Manager of Project Development, Regional Airports, ASUR Aeropuertos del Sureste
Peter Alawani, Air Transport Officer, ICAO to be added back into this session at bottom
PANEL DISCUSSION

Traffic rights, regulatory consistency, airline ownership & duty free shopping – just some of the many questions marks in the aviation sector that have been thrown up by the prospect of Brexit. A panel of experts discuss potential implications and next steps, in this profoundly uncertain & political process.

Chair: Jeremy Robinson, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams
Frank O’Connell, Vice President, ETRC
Dan Elliott, Director, Frontier Economics
Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive Officer, Edinburgh Airport
Kata Cserep, Vice President, ICF
Prof. Rigas Doganis, Chairman, European Aviation Club , Brussels and Visiting Professor, Cranfield University

Airports have the potential to be generators of value for many different stakeholders – for passengers, for airlines, for investors, and for surrounding economies & communities. The Panel will describe these different impacts and discuss how all parties can collectively benefit from this value-add.

Chair: Andrew Blease, Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Investment Service
Brian Pearce, Chief Economist and Director, IATA
Michael McGhee, Partner and Director, Global Infrastructure Partners
Amit Rikhy, President, CCR USA
 William Lo, Executive Director, Finance, Airport Authority Hong Kong
Bodapati Bhaskar , Senior Director of Finance & Support Services, Bangalore International Airport Limited
Marco Troncone, Chief Strategy and Financial Officer, Aeroporti di Roma
PANEL DISCUSSION

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In an increasingly uncertain world, long-term investments into fixed airport infrastructure is becoming more and more risky. It is impossible to completely escape risk – it can only be managed by coherent & comprehensive business strategies. So what considerations should underpin a strong airport strategy, and what are the keys to its successful implementation?

Chair: John Strickland, Director, JLS Consulting Ltd

Aslihan Cortuk, Director of Business Development & Marketing, TAV Airports
Yevgen Treskunov, Board Member, Chairman of Strategic Development & International Relations Committee, Association 'Airports of Ukraine' CA
Julian Dupont, Director, Global Infrastructure & Project Finance, Fitch Ratings
Dr. Yiannis Paraschis,, Member, ACI Europe Board, Chief Executive Officer, Athens International Airport