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The Airport Operations Conference
Delivered in partnership by ACI EUROPE and ACI Asia-Pacific, Amsterdam RAI, November 26-28th
In partnership with:
Conference Theme Announced:
"Airport 2020: Enhancing safety and efficiency with new technology and management strategies"
This conference will assess how technology initiatives and management strategies can effectively deal with crisis and disruption, and enhance safety whilst facilitating growth for the airport of 2020.
Safety is always top of the agenda for the Airport Operations conference agenda and last year the keynote was delivered by
William R. Voss, President and CEO, Flight Safety Foundation
Tuesday 27 November 2012
09.00 – 10.00
Keynote Arena
Keynote Addresses in main hall for all conference delegates
Further to the success of its introduction in Abu Dhabi the Keynote Arena will return to Amsterdam, and we have set aside a large conference room at the RAI where over two conference days a number of the air-transport sector's most influential figures will deliver keynote addresses relating to our theme of "Airports 2020", as well as the latest developments, strategies and lessons learned across their businesses.
Welcome Addresses:
-
Jos Nijhuis,
CEO,
Schiphol - Eberhard van der Laan,
Mayor of Amsterdam
-
Olivier Jankovec,
Director General,
ACI EUROPE -
Patti Chau,
Regional Director,
ACI ASIA-PACIFIC
Putting the consumer first – Understanding the needs of the passenger, and the role of technology in meeting them.
- Sean Carney,
Chief Design Officer,
Philips
10.00 - 11.00 - Official Exhibition Opening and Coffee Break
11.00 - 11.30
Opening Session
Welcome Address:
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Ian Witter,
Head of Airside Policy & Standards,
BAA Airside Operations
and chairman,
ACI EUROPE Technical and Operational Safety Committee
Keynote Address
Airbus has recently begun developing innovative new solutions for airport operations. What is the company's long term view on aviation progress and the resulting impacts on airports?
Marc Hamy,
COO,
Airbus ProSky
11.30 – 13.00
First Working Session
How can Europe achieve an truly efficient system for capacity by 2020, and how should airports be integrated into the future aviation network?
Chairman:
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David McMillan,
Director General,
EUROCONTROL
Panel with 5 minute presentation from each to set the scene
Panellists:
Patrick Ky,
Executive Director,
SESAR
Paul Riemens,
Chief Executive Officer, Luchtverkeersleiding (LVNL)
and Chairman,
CANSO Executive Committee
Athar Husain Khan,
Acting Secretary General,
Association of European Airlines (AEA)
Tim Hardy,
Airside Director,
LHR Airports Ltd
13.00 – 14.15 - Networking Lunch in the exhibition floor
14.15 – 15.45
Second Working Session
Today's processes and technology for operations need considerable revision to meet the demands of the future – which advanced concepts should we adopt, and should airports become THE ground coordinators?
Chairman:
- Luc Laveyne,
Senior Advisor for ATM/EUROCONTROL Relations,
ACI EUROPE
Lesson learned and results from fully implementing A-CDM at the world's busiest international airport this Summer
- Tim Hardy,
Airside Director,
LHR Airports Ltd
Are new capacity tools, CDM, CDA and A-SMGCS anywhere near enough to secure us the efficiency and capacity growth airports need to achieve by 2020? If not what ideas should we be considering?
Velissarios Eleftheriou,
Aeronautical Strategy Manager,
Dubai Airports Company
What about safety: Development and impact of the future European airport safety rules
Gernot Kessler,
Head, Airport Rulemaking Section,
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
15.45 - 16.30 - Coffee Break in the exhibition floor
16.30 – 17.30
Keynote Arena
Airport Future Planning Leaders Panel
Chairman:
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Declan Collier,
CEO, London City Airport,
and President, ACI EUROPE
Each speaker will give a 15 minute presentation on a specific topic incorporating their approach to forward planning in terms of facilities, operations, technologies investment, staff retention, commercial development etc. before joining a discussion amongst the panel about lessons learned, and recommended strategies for air transport stakeholders forward planning.
Panellists:
Preparing and managing Heathrow for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games
- Andy Garner,
London 2012 Readiness Director,
BAA
How will the New Doha International Airport achieve its goals of setting new standards in airport and airline efficiency, passenger convenience and service performance?
Patrick Muller,
Executive Vice President,
Doha International Airport
Swedavia's key environmental target is the reduction of swedavia's carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2020 - can this be achieved?
Torborg Chetkovich,
Group CEO,
Swedavia AB
End of Day
Wednesday 28 November 2012
09.00 – 10.00
Keynote Arena
Keynote Addresses in main hall for all conference delegates
The "new normal" - challenges facing tomorrows airports
-
Michael Burns,
Corporate Finance Aviation leader,
PwC
How will Schiphol remain Europe's preferred airport in 2020 for airlines, passengers and stakeholders?
- Jos Nijhuis,
CEO,
Schiphol
10.00 – 10.45 - Coffee Break on the exhibition floor
10.45 - 12.45
Joint session
Third Working Session
Environmental Sustainability through Airport Operations
Joint session with the Airport Development and Environment Conference
Chairman:
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Paul Willis,
Global Head of Aviation,
EC Harris
Delivering extensive airport expansion in Bangalore whilst simultaneously reducing carbon emissions
-
Hari Kumar.P,
VP - Engineering & Maintenance,
Bangalore International Airport
SESAR has a local component regarding what ANSP's and airports are responsible for relating to air quality, noise etc. How significant is this and exactly what needs to be achieved? What environmental and business benefits can the airport operations plan bring for airport partners?
- Celia Alves Rodrigues,
Environmental Officer,
SESAR JU
Collaboration - Trials begin in 2013 on an electric green taxiing system (EGTS) powered by the aircraft's Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) which will allow aircraft to taxi without requiring the use of aircraft engines or a tug. Is this a viable long term option to reduce aviation's environmental footprint?
Frédéric Crancée,
VP Sales and Marketing, EGTS,
Messier - Bugatti - Dowty - SAFRAN
Richard Mueller,
Director Product Marketing,
Honeywell Aerospace-
Wido de Wilde,
First Officer B777 Electric Taxi Project Leader,
KLM Air Traffic Management
12.15 – 13.30 - Networking Lunch on the exhibition floor
Fourth Working Session
Future Strategies for dealing with network operations, training, emergencies and unique occurrences
- Paul Adamson,
Head of Airports,
EUROCONTROL
Chairman's Presentation:
New strategies from the recently founded European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell – founded by the EC and EUROCONTROL
How should training be adapted for network operations
Angela Salcines,
Senior Manager, International Leadership Development,
Fraport AG
Crisis management and experiences running winter training for Schiphol in a simulated environment
-
Edzard Boland,
Training Specialist,
National Aerospace Laboratory NLR
Operational safety improvements
- Nicola Cooper,
Head of Network Operation Management Division,
EUROCONTROL
The ACI safety initiative - APEX
Adrian Cioranu,
Project Manager - Airport Excellence Program APEX,
ACI World-
David Ciceo,
CEO,
Cluj International Airport
* Invited
