CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
DAY ONE – Tuesday 24 MAY 2022
9.00 – 9.30
WELCOME ADDRESS & SHORT OPENING STATEMENTS
Chris LeTourneur, President & Chief Executive Officer, MXD Development Strategists
Julian Jäger, Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer, Vienna International Airport
Günther Ofner, Member of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Vienna International Airport
Arturs Saveljevs, Board Member, Chief Commercial Officer, Riga International Airport, & Chair, ACI EUROPE Commercial Forum
9.30 – 10.30
SESSION ONE: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / AIRPORT DIRECTOR PANEL DISCUSSION: A NEW VISION – RESILIENCE, DECARBONISATION & RECOVERY
Airports can accelerate and inspire the global recovery but what are the unique challenges and opportunities ahead?
- Restoring global air connectivity
- The changing dynamics of air cargo & e-commerce in the recovery
- The decarbonization challenge – hard choices, who pays and the way forward
- The role of airports in rebuilding economic growth and regional prosperity
- Risk-based pragmatic approaches
Moderator: Chris LeTourneur, President & Chief Executive Officer, MXD Development Strategists
Julian Jäger, Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer, Vienna International Airport
Thomas Woldbye, Chief Executive Officer, Copenhagen Airports
André Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Geneva Airport
Bettina Ganghofer, Chief Executive Officer, Salzburg Airport
10.30 – 11.00
NETWORKING BREAK
11.00 – 12.30
SESSION TWO: PANEL DISSCUSSION: AIRPORT CITIES & COMMERCIAL LAND DEVELOPMENT REDEFINED
- Could greater diversification of airport real estate help to cushion the financial blow caused by future crises?
- Growth and revenue opportunities on your doorstep in the airport area. How do airports of all sizes harness and realise this important asset?
- Towards sustainability & connectivity
- Circular economies and regional consideration
- Focus on non passenger revenue
Moderator: Chris LeTourneur, President & Chief Executive Officer, MXD Development Strategists
Pálmi Freyr Randversson, Managing Director, Keflavik Airport Development Company
Wolfgang Scheibenpflug, Senior Vice President, Real Estate/ Landside Management, Vienna International Airport
Stefan Feldmann, Head, The Circle, Commercial, Zurich Airport
Pieter Van Der Horst, Project Director, Schiphol Area Development Company
Robin van Puyenbroeck, Executive Director Business Development, World Trade Center Association
12.30 – 13.30
LUNCH IN THE EXHIBITION AREA
13.30 – 15.00
SESSION THREE: PANEL DISCUSSION: AIRPORT REVENUE RECOVERY
- Airport revenue recovery begins by reinventing airports’ traditional commercial & operational models
- Embracing e-commerce and adapting the business model – airport click/order/collect/ delivery
- Airports & key concession partners must align incentives and develop new, resilient, and cooperative collaboration models
- How the travel retail/ F&B offering has changed
- Reimagining the customer experience post-pandemic
Moderator: Isabel Zarza, Chief Operations Officer Central & North Europe, Russia and Africa, Dufry
Philipp Ahrens, Senior Vice President, Center Management, Vienna International Airport
Elias Liolios, Senior Manager, Commercial & Business Development, Hermes Airports Ltd.
Sergio Gallorini, Commercial Consumer Director, Naples International Airport- GESAC s.p.a.
Fraser Brown, Retail Director, Heathrow Airport
15.00 – 15.45
NETWORKING BREAK
15.45 – 16.45
SESSION FOUR: PRESENTATION DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE DEMOGRAPHIC OUTLOOK & THE ROLE OF URBAN AIRPORTS
- Zoomers, boomers, gen X, millennials and beyond!
- What is the airport of the future going to look like and how will the demands differ demographically
Moderator: Johan Schölvinck, Managing Director, Market Square Consult
Peter Mohn, Chief Executive Officer and Owner, m1nd-set
Peter de Leeuw, Head of Landside and Real Estate Development, Vienna International Airport
Martijn Steur, Business Architect and Managing Director, Kinetic Consultancy
DAY TWO – Wednesday 25 MAY 2022
09.00 – 09.15
WELCOME: Chris LeTourneur, President & Chief Executive Officer, MXD Development Strategists
09.15 – 09.30
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: GLOBAL MEGATRENDS AND THEIR IMPACT ON AVIATION – ADOPTING A FUTURE-WISE POSTURE IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY
Dr. Pierre Coutu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aviation Strategies International
09.30-09.45
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: HOW TO TRANSFORM A MID-SIZE AIRPORT INTO A CLIMATE NEUTRAL BUSINESS
Günther Ofner, Member of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Vienna International Airport
09.45-11.00
SESSION FIVE: PRESENTATION DISCUSSION: NEW TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL IN DRIVING THE NEW RECOVERY (Part One)
- What are the new key infrastructure demands and system flexibility behind airport operational efficiency and the passenger experience?
- What are the key technologies and services needed?
- What are the priorities versus investment
Moderator: Mark Rodrigues, Director, Transoft Solutions
Nektarios Psycharis, Team Leader, IT&T Business Analysis & Project Management, Athens International Airport
Istvan Szabo, Director Passenger Services, Budapest Airport
Jon Keefe, Chief Executive Officer, Aeroparker
11.00 – 11.30
NETWORKING BREAK
11.30 – 12.30
SESSION FIVE: PRESENTATION DISCUSSION: NEW TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL IN DRIVING THE NEW RECOVERY (Part Two)
Moderator: Mark Rodrigues, Director, Transoft Solutions
Emanuele Calà, Vice President, Innovation & Quality, Rome Airports
Vishu Rao, Chief Executive Officer, Aerosimple
Meinolf Köster, Head of Aviation, Drees & Sommer & Florian Bliesch, Head of Innovation, Adesso Mobile Solutions
12.30 – 13.30
SESSION SIX: PRESENTATION DISCUSSION: SMART AIRPORT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT- A SUSTAINABLE RESET FOR AIRPORTS (Part One)
Sustainable infrastructure is key to new projects and the recovery. How does the industry respond to both the cost and expectations of the traveller whilst rebuilding profitability?
- Decarbonisation
- Investing in sustainable and resilient infrastructure
- Future-proofing terminals and airport facilities
- Grants, funding and regulations
- Green technology and solutions
- Post-pandemic rebuilding
Moderator: Eric Peterson, Principal, Alliiance
Jonathan de Bruijne, Senior Advisor, Airport Development, Schiphol
Tomaso Barilli, Head of Sustainability, Environment, Energy and OH, Bologna Airport
Benjamin Kloss, Director, Plug and Play, Austria
Sibylle Schlaich, Chief Executive Officer, Moniteurs
13.30 -14.15
SESSION SIX: PRESENTATION DISCUSSION: SMART AIRPORT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT- A SUSTAINABLE RESET FOR AIRPORTS (Part Two)
Moderator: Eric Peterson, Principal, Alliiance
Sebastian Selmeier, Business Development Manager – Europe & CIS, Munich International Airport
Lena Reiß , Senior Consultant, Head of Health and Wellbeing, Dress & Sommer
Giulio De Carli , Founder & Managing Partner, One Works
14.15 – 15.30
LUNCH IN THE EXHIBITION AREA