Official Opening Party

Conference delegates are invited to attend the Official Opening Party for an evening of relaxed networking and socialising. The Airport Exchange exhibition will be officially opened by Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE and Dr Rainer Schwarz, CEO, Berlin Airports and delegates will be treated to cocktails and canapés whilst enjoying an exclusive preview of the exhibition, with live entertainment from the renowned 18 piece Blue Baba Swing Bigband.

Tuesday 28 October 2008

09:00 - 10:00 – Opening Session

Welcome address

Olivier Jankovec,
Director General,
ACI EUROPE

Keynote addresses

The preliminary conclusions from the “Challenges of Growth” 2008 report

David McMillan, Director General, EUROCONTROL

Airports in the New Framework - SES II, SESAR and Airports

Luc Tytgat, Head of Unit, Single Sky & Modernisation, European Commission

SESAR – What’s in it for airports eventually?

Patrick Ky, CEO, SESAR JU

 

10:00 - 10:45 - Networking coffee break

Chairman: Paul Wilson,
Head Airports and Environment,
EUROCONTROL

The SESAR concept of operations and the benefits for airports

Tim Hardy, Airside Director, BAA plc, SEAC

Implementation Package 1 – what is it and what does it mean?

Philippe Joppart, Airport Operations Domain Manager, Airport Operations and Environment Division, European Air Traffic Management - Directorate ATM Programmes, EUROCONTROL

The need for a common airport strategy

Thorsten Astheimer, IUK-LF, Airside Solutions, Fraport, SEAC

The ACI EUROPE/ EUROCONTROL action plan

Luc Laveyne, Senior Advisor, ACI EUROPE

 

12:15 - 13:45 - Networking lunch break on exhibition floor

Chairman: Jaime Rodrigues Valadares, Advisor to the Board, ANA

Linking Airports into the Network

Erik Sinz,
Senior Expert HUB-capacity and general capacity requirements,
DFS GmbH,
representing Munich Airport

Collaborative Decision Making – a prerequisite [to linking airports into the network]

Alejandro Egido, Deputy Director,
Palma de Mallorca Airport (AENA)

Capacity – making the best use of existing infrastructure

Petr Hlousek, Operations Director,
Prague Airport

Environmentally sustainable airport operations

Andrew Watt, Environment Manager, EUROCONTROL

 

15:15 - 16:00 - Networking coffee break

Chairman: Daniel Bircher, Operations Safety Officer, Zurich Airport

European Commission proposal for extension of EASA competences to aerodrome and ATM safety regulation

Gernot Kessler, Air Transport - Aviation Safety, Directorate General for Energy and Transport, European Commission

An independent regulator perspective on the European Commission proposal for extension of EASA competences to aerodrome and ATM safety regulation

Ray Elgy, Head of Aerodrome Standards Department,
UK CAA

Performance Measurement and Safety Auditing best practices

Øyvind Hallquist, Airport Operations Specialist, Avinor and former Chairman of the ACI EUROPE Technical and Operational Safety Committee

Innovation in Safety Assessment & Hazard Identification

Pär Prahl, Safety Specialist, Copenhagen Airports

Wednesday 29 October 2008

Chairman: Arturo Radini, Captain, Foundation 8

Day 2 Joint Keynote address:

Later this year the European Commercial Aviation Safety Team (ECAST) will launch two analysis activities on ground safety, as well as Safety Management Systems and Safety Culture.
What are the preliminary findings of these EASA driven studies?

John Vincent,
Head of Safety Analysis and Research, Executive Directorate,
EASA

and

Peter Sorensen, Assistant Director, IATA

“Milan Malpensa dossier. The true history” Overview of the last ten years of the discussed airport, from the implementation of operations in 1998 up to day, underlining problems, errors and solutions for future.

Dr. Pierluigi Di Palma, former General Director, ENAC

A new bird strike solution, for controlling and driving away birds, based on behavior and respecting avifauna.

Dr Giuseppe Greco, CEO, AVITEK

 

10:30 - 11:15 - Networking coffee break

Chairman: Armann Norheim, Advisor,
Avinor and leader of the ICAO Friction Task Force

Methods for assessing potential decelerating forces on runways contaminated by precipitation

Ken Balkwill, Consulting Aerodynamicist, ESDU International

What are the key deliverables identified by the new ICAO friction task force, and how will the soon to be launched revision of the CAP 683 UK standard help improve interpretation of friction results?

Paul Fraser-Bennison,
Aerodrome Safety Manager, UK CAA

What is the true impact of runway deicing products on aircraft and airfield infrastructure? Findings from a recently published comprehensive study commissioned by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, USA.

Paul Friedman, ACRP Project Officer, Office of Airport Safety and Standards, Airport Engineering Division, FAA

What are the airport expectations from runway rubber and paint marker removal cleaning techniques?

Dieter Pade, Sales Director, Weigel Hochdrucktechnik

 

12:45 - 14:00 - Networking lunch break on exhibition floor

Chairman’s introduction:

Is aviation making progress fast enough with runway safety initiatives, and what more could be done?

Job Brüggen, Safety Manager, Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) (invited)

On May 25th at Brussels Airport a Boeing 747 cargo plane slid off the runway and split in two during take off. What were the immediate reactions of the airport operator, and how was it possible that the incident did not affect other flights leaving or arriving at the airport?

Dirk Geukens, Airport Operations & Safety Manager, Brussels Airport

On January 17th a British Airways Boeing 777 crash-landed short of the south runway at Heathrow Airport, before skidding across grass and tarmac. All 136 passengers and 16 crew escaped from the aircraft, but how did the airport manage the incident, maintain operations and work to get both runways back fully functional as soon as possible?

Tim Hardy, Airside Director, BAA

The challenge of preparing to move from Berlin’s airports, Tegel and Schoenefeld to make way for the new Airport Berlin Brandenburg International BBI. What are the strategies for the successful transition?

Roland Böhm, Aviation Coordinator, BBI, Berlin Airports

 

15:30 - Close of Conference