Monday April 27, 2009

Airport City Tour

Welcome Reception

Exhibition opening



Tuesday April 28, 2009
MORNING DAY ONE

Welcome Address
Loukas Papazoglou, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Athens International Airport
Nikitas M. Kaklamanis, Mayor of Athens

Framing the Airport City and Aerotropolis concepts
CHAIRMAN: Dr. John D. Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina

CEO Vision: Airport Case Studies/Presentations

Session 1 part 1: Around The World of Airport Cities The Very Latest Developments

The development of the Airport-City & the economic impact of Athens International Airport
Dr. Yiannis N. Paraschis, CEO, Athens International Airport S.A.

Beijing Integrated Free Trade Zone The engine behind the development of Beijing airport city in the post-Olympic era
Ellen Hu, Vice President of Corporate Planning and Business Development, Airport City Development Company Ltd, Beijing

Frankfurt Airport - An expanding city of the 21st century
Dr. Wilhelm Bender, Chairman of the Executive Board, Fraport AG

Evolving Memphis’ Aerotropolis
Larry Cox, President & CEO, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority


Networking Refreshment Break In exhibition area
Sponsored by Qinetiq



Session 1 part 2: Developing Airport Cities (adopting the Aerotropolis model)

Adopting the aerotropolis model at Vienna International Airport - Developing the airport city
Friedrich Lehr, Senior Vice President Aviation, Vienna International Airport

Developing an airport city for a city airport in a Metropolitan region
Michael Eggenschwiler, CEO, Hamburg Airport

An emerging Airport City in Brazil and South America
Luiz Antonio Athayde, Undersecretary for international Affairs, Governo de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte



Session 1 part 3: New Airport Cities

Building an airport city in the 21st century
Randall S. Curtis, Executive Director, Panama City-Bay County International Airport

NETWORKING lunch Break in exhibition area
Sponsored by McDonalds

DELEGATES HAD THE CHOICE TO ATTEND ONE OF THE TWO CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Session 2 part 1: Airport City Developments

Dublin Airport City
Jack MacGowan, Director Commercial, Dublin Airport Authority

Airport City developments - an airport investor’s perspective
Dr. Evangelos Peter Poungias, Director Commercial and Property Activities, Hochtief AirPort GmbH

Financing an airport city development: a win-win strategy
Dr. Sotiris Pagdadis, Senior Strategic Advisor, SH&E

From Paris airports to Paris airport cities
Pierre Vidailhet, Director of Development, Real Estate Division, Aéroports de Paris (ADP)

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Session 2 part 2:
Key partnerships in airport city development

How airports and key suppliers work together to plan and project manage the various challenges of airport city development
Moderator: Catherine Mayer, VP, Airport Solutions Line, SITA

Protecting the asset
Kim Day, Manager of Aviation, Denver International Airport

The challenges and rewards of designing the airport of the future
Anita Mehra Homayoun, VP, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Dubai Airports Company

Taylor-made solutions for the sky-high ambitions
Paul Beck, Project Manager and Airport Planner, NACO

Synergy: Suggestions for promoting productive relationships
Danilo Simich, AAE Program Manager, Parsons

Master systems integration in airports
William Faas, Product Management Director, ARINC EMEA

Siemens CapacityPlus - Short-term and interim turnkey airport terminal solutions
Christian-Marius Wegner, VP, Infrastructure Logistics, Customer Services, Siemens AG

Tuesday April 28, 2009 - EVENING    
GALA DINNER
Hosted by Athens International Airport at the

Balux/Babae Club

Wednesday April 29, 2009

CHAIRMAN
Dr. John D. Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina

MORNING DAY TWO

Session 1a: Sustainable Airports Greener Airport Cities
Moderator: Professor Callum Thomas, Chair of Sustainable Aviation, Centre for Air Transport and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University

Airport carbon accreditation - Collective engagement on climate change
Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI Europe

CASE STUDY: MADRID-BARAJAS AIRPORT
José María Guillamón Viamonte, Head of Environment, AENA

Environment: From airports to airport cities
Emanuel Fleuti, Head of Environment, Unique (Flughafen Zürich AG), Switzerland

Sustainable airport cities
Peter Budd, Director and Global Business Leader, Aviation, Arup

Development of sustainable airport cities
Dr. Paul Johnson, Director and Global Leader, Environmental Consulting, Arup Group

From a conventional approach to a seamless sustainable endeavour:
Cyprus’ airports case study
Chloé Clair, Sustainable Development Manager, Bouygues Bâtiment International

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Session 1b: Governance of the Airport City/Aerotropolis

Challenges and opportunities
Moderator: Professor Douglas Baker, School of Urban Development, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology

The governance challenges to the aerotropolis
Stephen Appold, Research Assistant, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina

Case study: Detroit/Wayne County Partnership Governing the Detroit aerotropolis
Robert Ficano, CEO of the Charter County of Wayne, Michigan the Detroit Aerotropolis

Case study: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Governance of a jointly-owned aerotropolis
John Terrell, VP Commercial Development, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport



Session 2a: Interactive panel session/seminar

Optimising non-aeronautical revenue streams
Moderator: Chris LeTourneur, CEO & President, MXD Development Strategists

Munich International Airport: Non-aeronautical revenue streams
Rainer Beeck, Senior VP, Real Estate Management, Munich International Airport

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: Non-aeronautical revenue streams
Ken Buchanan, EVP, Revenue Management, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

How to make a profit with airport telecommunications & business solutions
Hélène Herbaut, Sales Manager, Hub télécom

Non-aeronautical revenue streams - driving sales in challenging times
Johann Weinzettl, CEO, SSP Central Europe and Middle East



Session 2b: Leveraging Value From the Airport Location
Chairman: Dr. John D. Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina

Connectivity and mobility encourage the development of airport cities
Karl-Heinz Dietrich, Executive Vice President of the Strategic Business Unit, Retail and Properties, Fraport AG

A unified community approach to developing an aerotropolis concept
Arnaldo Ruiz, Assistant General Manager Commercial Development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport

Airports under the perspective of ‘real estate business development’
Thanassis Gyftakis, Director Property Unit, Athens International Airport S.A.

Large scale retail: Breaking the deadlock in land availability
Vassilis Fourlis, President & CEO, Fourlis Holdings S.A.



CONFERENCE ENDS

* Denotes speaker invited.

Insight Media reserves the right to amend the speaker programme/venue due to unforeseen circumstances.

Wednesday April 29, 2009 - EVENING    
FAREWELL RECEPTION
Hosted by Airport City Development Company at the Hilton Hotel, Athens



Sponsorship, session and speaker information
Andrew Hazell
Sponsorship & Exhibition Manager
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