09:00
OPENING SESSION

Welcome address
Olivier Jankovec
Director General ACI Europe

Welcome address
Paul Whelan
Chairman The Low Cost Airport Group,
Chairman ACI Europe SMAG

Keynote address
Claudio Boccardo
General Manager Verona Airport Systems, Member of the FARE Executive Board, Member of the ACI Europe Board

Mehrdad Noorani,
Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners

10:00-10:45
Networking refreshment break in the exhibition room

010:45-12:15
1st WORKING SESSION

How the EU regulatory environment impacts on regional airports
• Distortion of competition/regulation
• Airport charges debate, how will the consumer be effected?
• What is the market power of a smaller airport?
• TransEuropean Networks and intermodal solutions
• EU regulation – opportunity or threat for regional airports?

Chairperson
Gérard Borel,
General Counsel, ACI Europe

Speakers
Mary Coveney,
Manager Forecasts and Tariffs, Dublin Airport Authority*

Neil Pakey,
Managing Director, Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Stefano Wulf,
Managing Director, Hahn Airport*

Giuseppe Rizzo,
Administrator, Airport Policy,
DG Transport, European Commission

Daniel Calleja,
Director Air Transport, European Commission*

12:15-13:45
Networking lunch in the exhibition room

13:45-15:00
2nd WORKING SESSION

Partnerships: The key to growing in harmony with your region
• Developing a working relationship with the region
• A balanced approach for airport marketing
• The economic impact – some regional successes in France
• How to regionalise your airport terminal design to reflect the local flavour of your region?

Chairperson
Olle Sundin, Managing Director Regional Airports, LFV, Vice Chairman ACI EUROPE SMAG

Speakers
Ossian Stjernstedt,
Göteborg Region

Richard Schano,
Director, International Affairs, Salzburg Airport

Jacques Sabourin,
Délégué Général, UAF, les Aéroports français

Thomas Immelmann,
Commercial Director, Hamburg Airport

Boguslaw Liberadzki,
Member of the European Parliament *

15:00-15:45
Networking refreshment break in the exhibition room

15:45-17:00
3rd WORKING SESSION

The airline/airport debate:
Working together to achieve an equitable return for both parties

Chairperson
John Strickland
Director, JLS Consulting

17:00 Presentation:
Linz Airport
Host of the 2009 ACI Europe SMAG conference

17:15 Closing remarks
Paul Whelan
Chairman The Low Cost Airport Group,
Chairman ACI Europe SMAG - confirmed

18:30 Regional Routes’
Welcome Reception
Hosted by ANA