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Wednesday April 21, 2010
In-depth learning opportunity!
09:00
Masterclass!
Planning and Developing Airport Cities A one-stop comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of Airport City planning and development by leading authority Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
Workshop Contributors:
Prof Linning Cai, Co-Director, Tsinghua University-UNC Centre for Logistics and Enterprise Development, Beijing Steve Appold, Senior Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
In-depth Learning Opportunity The Airport City model is fast becoming the way forward for many airports and their nearby communities. Participants will receive a state-of-the-art knowledge and strategic guidelines for planning, designing, financing and developing a successful Airport City. Airport managers and concessionaires, investors and developers, consultants and planners, as well as government and business leaders will be exposed to the latest issues and trends in Airport City and Aerotropolis evolution, along with the challenges and opportunities they offer.
Topics include:
- Understanding the Airport City business model
- Best cases worldwide
- Critical success factors
- Physical and spatial layouts
- Key commercial components
- Basic planning principles
- Architecture and facility design
- Financing commercial developments
- Attracting tenants and users
- Maximising non-aeronautical revenues
- Marketing and branding
- Governance and local community relations
- Meeting sustainability challenges
Airport City Tour, 13:30 - 17:15 Beijing Capital International Airport, Airport City Logistic Park (ACLP) and the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)
Welcome Reception, 19:00 - 21:00 The China World Hotel (CWH), Conference Hall C, Beijing Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)

Airport Cities Conference The engine driving economic development
Thursday April 22, 2010
09:00 Welcome Address
Desmond Shum, President & CEO, Airport City Development Company Co, Ltd, Beijing Lin Xiangyang, Vice Governor, Shunyi District Beijing Gao Shiqing, Deputy General Manager, Capital Airports Holding Company(CAH) Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, President, ACI Asia-Pacific and Managing Director & CEO, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Opening Address Framing the Airport City and Aerotropolis concepts Chairman: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina Prof Linning Cai, Co-Director, Tsinghua University-UNC Centre for Logistics and Enterprise Development, Beijing Stan Gale, Chairman & Managing Partner, Gale International. The principal developer of Songdo International Business District, a $35 billion city located near South Korea's Incheon Airport.
Press Conference
Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)
Session 1
CEO vision: ‘Airport Cities - The engine driving economic development’
A series of case studies highlighting the role of the Airport City and Aerotropolis as key drivers of local and regional economic development.
Desmond Shum, President & CEO, Airport City Development Company Co, Ltd, Beijing
Representative from Airport Authority Hong Kong
Larry Cox, President & CEO, Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority
Kim Day, Manager of Aviation, Denver International Airport
Session 2 Maximising the catalytic impact of aviation based economics Looking beyond the direct and indirect economic effects to assess ways to maximise the catalytic impact of the Airport City on your region. Panel Leader: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina C W Lee, President & CEO, Incheon International Airport Corporation Jeff Fegan, CEO, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dr Michael Kerkloh, CEO, Munich Airport Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, President, ACI Asia-Pacific and Managing Director and CEO, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad Ben DeCosta, Aviation General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson, Atlanta International Airport
Session 3 The role of the Airport City & Aerotropolis in China’s economic development
200 new airports are planned to be constructed and fully operational in China by 2020. Many of these developments will embrace the Airport City/Aerotropolis model. A review of the major developments taking place and the economic and environmental considerations behind the planning and development process.
- What is the underlying business model?
- How the Airport City can provide it’s region with a competitive edge
- Achieving the delicate balance between long term economic and environmental sustainability
- Exploring the ultimate growth potential
- Mobilising the business community and local population
Moderator: Ni Lu, Chief China Representative, GCW Consulting
Li Yongbing, General Manager, Planning and Development Department, Capital Airports Holding Company (CAH)
Cao Yunchun, Director of Airport Economics Institute, China Civil Aviation University
Yu Jian, Deputy Director, Comission of Development and Reform, Shunyi of Beijing Sen Lin, County Major, People's Government of Shuangliu County
Peter Budd, Global Aviation Leader, ARUP
Session 4 The Airport City and Aerotropolis - a business model for all airports
The Airport City and Aerotropolis business model is not dependent on the size of the airport facility at it’s core. Understanding some of the crucial challenges faced by new Airport City developers in design and adapting the existing framework and facilities.
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Vision
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Stakeholders
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Infrastructure
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Investment
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Governance
Moderator: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina Carlos Madeira, Vice President of the Board, ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal Luiz Antônio Athayde, Undersecretary for International Affairs, Governo de Minais Gerais, Belo Horizonte Olle Sundin, Managing Director, Regional Airports Division, LFV & Airport Director, Göteborg Landvetter Airport
End of conference Day One - 17:30
Gala Evening, 18:30 - 22:00
The Royal Palace - Dong Yuan Theatre, Beijing
Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)
Friday April 23, 2010
Delegates will have the choice to attend one of the two streams on Day Two
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Stream 1
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Stream 2
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Session 1 - The masterplan - Airport City design and construction Airport terminals, surrounding transportation infrastructure and commercial clusters.
Moderator: Neil G. Bentley, Aviation Director, Asia, AECOM
Hugh Fenn, Commercial Services Director, BAA Murali Varadarajan, Senior Airport Planner & Deputy General Manager, Mumbai International Airport Ian Taylor, Director, Arup
Guo Jian Xiang, VP & Vice GM of East China Architectural Design & Research Institute, Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) Co, Ltd David Allen, VP Australia & Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Transportation Systems
Henk de Lange, Project Manager/Senior Airport Planner, NACO Netherlands Airport Consultants
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Session 1 - Airport commercial property development: Opportunities and challenges Optimising the mixed use development of your scarce real estate – residential, commercial, retail parks, entertainment and leisure parks, free trade zones and transportation hubs.
Moderator: Chris LeTourneur, President & CEO, MXD Development Strategists Ltd Muhd Najib Mohd Rawi, General Manager, Land Development, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad Karl-Heinz Dietrich, Executive Vice President Retail & Real Estate, Fraport Athanassios Gyftakis, Director, Property Unit, Athens International Airport Li Yanling, Commissioner, Management Committee, Beijing Tianzhu Free Trade Zone
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Session 2 - The drive for environmental excellence Balancing growth and economic prosperity with environmental issues and the well being of the local community.
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Sustainable airport design and expansion programmes
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Community consultation and mediation initiatives
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Climate change - the role airports play
Moderator: Steven Townsend, Senior Vice President & Regional Director, HOK Planning Group
Rosemarie S Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation Benito De Leon, Office of Airport Planning and Programming, FAA Daan van Vroonhoven, Manager Environmental Capacity, Schiphol Group Curtis Fentress, FAIA, RIBA, President and Principal in Charge of Design, Fentress Architects Keith Mawson, Vice President and Director of Aviation Programs, Leo A Daly Zeev Sarig, Former Managing Director, Ben Gurion Tel Aviv Airport
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Session 2 - The contribution of non-aeronautical revenue streams to Airport City/Aerotropolis development Comparing the ratio between traditional non-aeronautical revenue streams and those generated by the wider Airport City development. Traditional terminal based revenue streams - Retail, food & beverage, concessions, advertising and Car parking etc...
Outside the fence and off airport revenue streams - Real estate, cargo, warehouse, office space, company HQ's etc...
Moderator: Chris LeTourneur, President & CEO, MXD Development Strategists Ltd
Ken Buchanan, EVP of Revenue Management, Dallas/Fort Worth Internaional Airport Mark Riches, CEO, Autogrill Retail UK Ltd Gert-Jan de Graaff, GM Commercial Services, Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited
Mark Kassapian , Senior Vice President, Group Communications, SSP Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific
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Session 3 - Governing the Airport City and Aerotropolis How Airport Cities and Aerotropolises are governed to maximise returns when multiple political jurisdictions and other constituencies are key stakeholders. Moderator: Greg Lindsay, Contributing Editor, Fast Company
John Terrell, VP Commercial Development, Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport Gregory Kostrzewa-Zorbas, Chairman, Committee on Strategy, Mazovia Province, Poland Doug Baker, Associate Professor, School of Urban Development, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology Steve Appold, Senior Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
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Session 3 - Cargo hubs and logistics centres The role of air cargo economic development: airport, region, and commercial companies locating at the Airport City. Moderator: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina Ellen Hu, Vice President & General Manager of Corporate Development Department, Airport City Development Co, Ltd
Michael Canon, Vice President, Dubai Aviation City Corporation Wilson Chung, Vice President, FedEx China Victoria Moy, President of the Global Cargo Network Tian Baohua, Former Dean of Civil Aviation Management Institute of China
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Session 4 - The development and operation of a world-class Airport City Delivering the innovation to handle capacity challenges, robust and reliable security, customer service excellence, connectivity and fail safe facility operation.
Moderator: Sury Chavali, Partner for the Airports Practice, Unisys Asia Pacific
Gökhan Buğday, CEO, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Armando Brunini, Managing Director, Bologna Marconi Airport
Jonathan Pang, Chairman, Parchim International Airport
Mari Peltomäki, Project Director, Aviapolis Development - Helsinki Airport
Julio A.Maggi, Vice President, Global Program Management, AECOM
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Session 4: Investing in Airport Cities and Aerotropolis
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The ripple effect of overseas investment and experience
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What are the Chinese authorities and airport operators looking for in an airport partner?
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Outlining the risks and returns of investing in China’s airports and airport cities
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How has the economic climate challenged investment and development
Moderator: Sotiris Pagdadis, Principal, Capital Projects and infrastructure, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jean-Marie Chevallier, Chairman & CEO, Aéroports de Paris Management (ADPM) Wolfgang Weil, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operations Officer, Xianyang International Airport Co, Ltd (Fraport AG) Daniel Shih, Regional Director Economics, China, AECOM
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17:30 End of Stream 1
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17:15 End of Stream 2
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Chairman’s closing remarks in Foyer of China World Hotel
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Chairman’s closing remarks in Foyer of China World Hotel
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End of conference Day Two
Farewell Reception and Handover Ceremony, 17:45 - 19:00
Foyer area at the China World Hotel, Beijing
Hosted by Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
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€55.00 ($68.75)
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Sponsorship, session and speaker information Andrew Hazell Events Director E-mail: andrewh@airportconference.com Direct line: +44 (0) 208 831 7518
Conference and registration information Emma Dean Conference Manager E-mail: emma@airportconference.com Direct line: +44 (0) 208 831 7505
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