SMART AIRPORTS DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
MANAGING THE COVID-19 CRISIS – STRONG LEADERSHIP AND A ROAD MAP FOR RECOVERY
December 1, 2020
11:00am – 15:00pm EST
Passenger terminals have long been planned for flexibility and change but what are the unique challenges facing airports now? How will airports respond to the pandemic and the operations of the new normal? What are the effects on current and future development projects, funding, sustainability? How important will technology and innovation be on design?
1. SMART 360 DEBATE – STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN AVIATION FOR RECOVERY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & FUTURE RESILIENCE
The SMART 360 panel will bring together industry leaders for a dynamic fast-paced debate.
Panel members will explore and discuss the positive impact that aviation will have on economic recovery, development, job creation, tourism and trade.
Session guidelines and considerations:
- Managing the COVID-19 crisis – strong leadership and a road map for recovery
- Restarting the aviation industry after COVID-19
- Maintaining relations with airport stakeholders, airlines, and tenants during crisis
- Communication, partnerships and outreach
- Continuity and restart planning
- Returning terminals to capacity
Speakers:
Eric Peterson, President, Alliiance
John Selden, General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Candace McGraw, Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Andrew O’Brian, President & Chief Executive Officer, Quito International Airport & Chair, ACI Latin America and Caribbean
2. SMART AIRPORT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
How will innovation and new technology allow airports to reimagine terminal use and design in the post COVID-19 age?
- Airport modernization and expansion projects in a post-pandemic world
- Returning terminals to capacity
- Reconfiguring design concepts for the technology enhanced future
- Innovative architectural design for next airports
- Creating identity through physical form
- Airport terminal transformations
- New trends in terminal design
Speakers:
Syed Mehdi, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, San Antonio International Airport
Craig Rangel, Lead Designer, Jacobs
Brett Clark, Director – North American Public Sector, Nearmap
3. A SUSTAINABLE RESET FOR AIRPORTS – SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE IS KEY TO REBUILDING IN THE POST-COVID ECONOMY
- Investing in sustainable and resilient infrastructure
- Future-proofing terminals and airport facilities
- Grants, funding and regulations
- Green technology and solutions
- Post-pandemic rebuilding
Speakers:
Api Appulingam, Deputy Director of Aviation, Capital Development, Philadelphia International and Northeast Philadelphia Airports
Alan Howell, Senior Airport Architect, Airport Development Department, Metropolitan Airports Commission
Brendan Reed, Director of Planning & Environmental Affairs, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Andrew Kuchel, Global Aviation Advisor, SageGlass
