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Day One - Tuesday February 23, 2010
Conference Chairman
Alex Kirby, Managing Director, Insight Media Ltd.
ACI Welcome
Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World
Waleed Youssef, Chair ACI World Economics Standing Committee & CSO, TAV Airports Holding
Session 1 - State Of The Industry
2009 has been a tough year for the aviation industry. How far are we into a recovery and where will we go from here? Two industry experts will provide their analysis and outlook and will take stock as to how the crisis has changed the industry.
Ad Rutten, Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer, Schiphol Group
Chris Tarry, Aviation Industry Research & Advisory, CTAIRA
Eliot Lees, Vice President, SH&E
Refreshment Break
Session 2 - Assessing Airport Financing
‘Cash is king’ has been the motto when the credit crunch took hold. Airports are capital intensive businesses with high cost of capital and large amounts of debt. How are airports financing or refinancing their capital projects and what are the terms and conditions. How has the crisis changed the credit market and what will be the consequences for airport’s ability to provide new capacity and modern infrastructure? Banks, airports and rating agencies will weigh in on this fundamental issue for airports.
Moderator: Justin Symonds, Managing Director, Head of Transport & Logistics, RBS
Sidharath Kapur, Chief Financial Officer, GMR Airports, Delhi International Airport Ltd
Nicolas Painvin, Head of Transportation & PPP, EMEA, Fitch Ratings
Michael McGhee, Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
Lunch Break
Session 3 - Airport Performance Management And Cost ControlIn an environment of declining revenues controlling cost is key to safeguard profitability. Airports are particularly challenged as they incur a high proportion of fixed operating cost to maintain high standards of safety, security and customer service. Also, they are under considerable pressure from users and competitors to constantly optimise efficiency. How do airports introduce more flexibility to their cost structures and which processes do they have in place to manage, measure and improve performance? Leading airports from around the world will demonstrate how they manage the challenge.
Moderator: Andreas Schimm, Director of Economics, ACI World
Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director & CEO, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad
Chris Poinsatte, Chief Financial Officer, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Refreshment Break
Session 4 - Consultation With Users – Are We On The Same Page?
Consultations between airports and aircraft operators has been a perennial issue with many success stories and frustrations. Reconciling the long-term planning horizon of airports and the
short-term strategies of airlines is the key to a successful outcome. However, the multitude of interests of airlines operating at an airport, the interests of the community the airport serves and the need for incentives to build and invest in infrastructure is often cause for dissent. Several case studies and airline interventions will inform the audience of best practices and highlight the issues that need to be addressed in a consultation process.
Moderator: Dr. Kostas Iatrou, Managing Director and Editor, AirTransport News
Brian Gabel, Vice President & CFO, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
José Oller, Director Airport Development, Star Alliance
End of Day One
Day Two - Wednesday February 24, 2010
Session 5 - Governance & Economic Oversight
Three case studies will illustrate the transformation of formerly government managed airports to corporatised or privatised entities. What are the benefits and which stumbling blocks had to be removed in the process? How to redefine the relationship between the new entity and the government?
Moderator:Andreas Schimm, Director of Economics, ACI World
Keynote: David Starkie, Senior Adviser, Case Associates
Tan Lye Teck, Executive Vice President Corporate, Changi Airport Group
Dr Paul Hooper, Director of Policy and Regulation, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport
Tim Hawkins, Head of Structural Review, BAA
Refreshment Break
Session 6 - The CFO Perspective: Steering The Ship After The Storm
The economic climate and scarcity of available capital has made the CFO’s task of managing and financing a capital-intensive business more challenging than ever before. A number of airport CFOs will discuss challenges and solutions covering the topics of day one during an interactive session.
Moderator: Chris Smith, Managing Director, Seabury Aviation & Aerospace
Waleed Youssef, Chair ACI World Economics Standing Committee & CSO, TAV Airports Holding
Sidharath Kapur, Chief Financial Officer, GMR Airports, Delhi International Airport Ltd
Chris Poinsatte, Chief Financial Officer, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Brian Gabel, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Lunch Break
High Yield Airport Investment Opportunity: ACI-ICAO Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP)
Pierre Coutu, Programme Executive, Global ACI-ICAO Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP)
Session 7 - Afternoon Workshop: Airport Pricing
Cost relatedness, transparency, non-discrimination and rate of return are some of the fundamental requirements that should guide and determine the airport pricing process. But as airports are complex businesses with diversified services and users operating in an ever more competitive environment, the task of meeting the right price point is formidable. This workshop is designed to give delegates practical advice with the aid of group exercises and hands-on examples.
Workshop Leaders:
Dr. Richard Sharp, Director, Jacobs Consultancy
Peter Mackenzie-Williams, Associate Director, Jacobs Consultancy
Conference Ends
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