• Christoph Köppchen, Policy Manager, ACI EUROPE

How will the new owners of London Gatwick Airport upgrade and modernise facilities to transform the experience for both business and leisure travellers, and what result will this have on charges?

The new Airport Charges Directive, the proposed Security Charges Directive and the future revision of the Ground Handling Directive – does the EU regulatory framework ensure a level playing field for all stakeholders in the aviation industry? How is the implementation process working? Is there a need for further changes and further regulation?

• Chairman – Chris Smith, Managing Director, Seabury Aviation and Aerospace

• Rodrigo Vila de Benavent, Head of Unit, Infrastructures and Airports, DG-TREN, European Commission

Panelists:

• Jeff Poole, Director Industry Charges, Fuel & Taxation, IATA

• Mary Coveney, Manager Industry Affairs, Dublin Airport Authority

• Chairman: Mary Coveney, Manager Industry Affairs, Dublin Airport Authority & Chairman ACI EUROPE Economics Committee

Panelists:

• Dr Stefan Klingelhofer, Regulatory Affairs, Strategy and Slotmanagement, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

• Harry Bush, Group Director Economic Regulation, UK CAA

• Dr Waleed Youssef, Chief Strategy Officer, TAV Airports Holding Co

• Ian Clayton, Airport Regulatory Affairs Manager, easyJet

Questions for panelists to consider:

• How do airports cope with fewer passengers and revenues?
• Should charges systems become more flexible? What should be the balance between passenger-related and airline-related charges?
• Is temporary charges reduction feasible?
• What do airlines want from airports in times of crisis? What do airports need from airlines in times of crisis?
• The role of the regulator in a crisis: What should they do? What should their role be? Should they relax the rules?
• How can airports safeguard themselves from non-payment of airport charges by airlines?
• How do ground handlers adapt to changing market conditions?

• Padraig Dixon, Senior Consultant, Oxera Consulting

• Peter MacKenzie-Williams, Associate Director, Jacobs Consultancy

Emission-based charging schemes and the EU proposal for a Directive on NOx charges – insights from an existing scheme

• Tim Hawkins, Economics and Regulation Director (interim), BAA

An assessment of the ground handling market ten years after implementation. At that time the market was dominated by airlines and airports at many small airports. What are the respective market shares today? Did airlines really use their right to self-handle? Does history give us a good insight to the future?

• Christina Cassotis, VP & Head of Airports, SH&E

With airport check-in disappearing, and common bag drops and automated gates looking like the model for the future, how will handlers maintain viability without these key areas of business?

• Rico Barandun, Head e-Services, Swissport Group Services LLC

Is there still a future for handling activities by an airport company or airline?

• Wolfgang Fasching, Senior Manager Ramp Handling, Vienna International Airport

New technologies: Consequences for the handling operations

With easyJet exploring new web-based passenger processing systems and legacy carriers focusing on Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS) how should handlers adapt their DCS strategies to meet all these requirements?

• Catherine Mayer, Vice President Airport Services, SITA

Integrated Airport Apron Safety Fleet Management

• Martin Schipper, TSB innovations agentur Berlin GmBH