Programme

The ACI EUROPE/World Annual General Assembly, Conference & Exhibition 2023 presents a cutting-edge conference programme featuring C-level speakers from airports, airlines, institutions and other aviation and non-aviation stakeholders from around the globe.

From aviation’s innovators and disruptors through to political heavyweights and global policy chiefs, the delegates will tap into invaluable perspectives from a diverse body of experts, commenting on topics of utmost importance for aviation as it continues to recover and plans for the future.

Monday 26th June 2023

12:00 – 17:00 International Airport Professionals Community of Practice (IAP CoP) – Forum on Innovation (admission to AMPAP alumni only: www.iapcop.aero)
13:00 – 16:00

Workshop – Disabled Aircraft Removal – REGISTER HERE 

Theme: Disabled Aircraft Recovery and the Importance of Preparedness for Airports
 
Objective: To understand what it means to be prepared to manage a disabled aircraft and to reduce the runway downtime during an event
 
Description:   According to RESQTEC data, approximately 150 incidents per year occur with disabled aircraft across the world. These incidents cause runway and airport closures that, on average, take 17 hours to settle. When an incident occurs, it is already too late to begin thinking about aircraft recovery preparedness. Efficient disabled aircraft removal is a shared responsibility and requires communication, coordination, training, and equipment. 
 
The goal of this workshop is to get an understanding of the skills and abilities required to manage an aircraft recovery event effectively and safely. Through a simulated scenario, the workshop will present some of the challenges in managing a disabled aircraft operation, as well as the best practices on the topic.

16:15 – 17:00 ACI World Annual General Assembly (reserved for Members)
17:00 – 18:30 ACI World Business Partners – Annual Meeting (upon invitation)
18:30 – 20:30 Welcome Reception

Tuesday 27th June 2023

09:00 – 09:20

Official opening

  • Master of Ceremonies Michael McKay, Founder of the McKay Interview, Former Chair of the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce Geneva
  • Maurici Lucena Betriu, Chairman & CEO, Aena
  • High-level Spanish Governmental representative*
09:20 – 09:50

The State of the Industry Addresses

  • Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE & Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General, ACI World
09:50 – 10:20

The Presidents’ Political Playbooks

  • Javier Marín, Executive Vice President, Aena & President of ACI EUROPE
  • Sheikh Aimen bin Ahmed Al Hosni, CEO, Oman Airports & ACI World Chair
  • Interviewed by Mark Pilling, Managing Director, AMP Mark Pilling Ltd
10:20 – 10:30

Special Address

  • Salvatore Sciacchitano, President, ICAO Council
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00

Opening panel: Airport Leaders Symposium

Moderated by Mark Pilling, Managing Director, AMP Mark Pilling Ltd

  • Aletta von Massenbach, CEO, Berlin Brandenburg Airport
  • Candace McGraw, CEO, CVG Airport & ACI World Vice-Chair
  • Alex Gitari, Managing Director & CEO, Kenya Airports Authority
  • John Holland-Kaye, CEO, Heathrow Airport
  • Lee Seow Hiang, CEO, Changi Airport Group*
  • Mónika Infante, CEO, Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom)
12:00 – 12:45

Themed session: ”Can the industry really work together?”

Moderated by Andrew Charlton, Managing Director, Aviation Advocacy
Panellists:

  • Filip Cornelis, Director for Aviation, DG MOVE, European Commission
  • Nicolas Notebaert, CEO of VINCI Concessions & President of VINCI Airports, ACI EUROPE Vice-President
  • Simon Hocquard, Director General, CANSO
  • Janis Balkens, Regional CEO, Airport Operations – New & Emerging Markets, Dnata
  • David Pekoske, TSA Administrator
12:45 – 13:00

Special Address: Ukrainian Airports – one year on

  • Oleksiy Dubrevskyy, CEO Kyiv Boryspil Airport
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
13:15 – 14:00 Press Conference
14:00 – 14:15 World Economic Forum Presentation: The airports of tomorrow (WEF)
14:15 – 14:25 ACI World-Amadeus Innovation Technology Awards Ceremony
14:25 – 15:25

Themed session: Not If But When? Decarbonisation: the global timeline

Moderated by Kata Cserep, Vice-President & Global Managing Director, Airports, ICF
Panellists:

  • José Ramón Bauzá Días, Member of the European Parliament, Renew Europe Coordinator for the Committee on Transport and Tourism
  • Marc Hamy, Vice President Corporate Affairs, Airbus
  • Haldane Dodd, Executive Director, ATAG
  • Jonas Abrahamsson, CEO, Swedavia
  • Alex Kueper, Vice President EMEA, Neste
  • Sean Donohue, CEO, DFW International Airport
15:25 – 15:40

Special Address: Aviation recovery, resilience & sustainability, the EUROCONTROL strategy

  • Raúl Medina Caballero, Director General, EUROCONTROL
15:40 – 16:25

Themed session: The infrastructure revolution: Airport Cities, Vertiports, Enerports

Moderated by Federico Vagnoni, Senior Vice-President, Specialty Advisory Practice Leader Europe, Marsh Advisory

  • Andrea Wu, CEO, Urban-Air Port Ltd
  • Fethi Chebil, CEO and Founder, Vports*
  • Andreas Boschen, Executive Director, SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking
  • Elena Mayoral, Managing Director – Airports, Aena
16:25 – 17:15 ACI EUROPE Annual General Assembly (reserved for Members)
18:30 – 20:00 Pre-gala cocktail hosted by
20:30 – 00:00 ACI EUROPE / World Gala Dinner and awards ceremonies

* TBC

Wednesday 28th June 2023

10:00 – 10:05 Master of Ceremonies’ welcome
   
10:05 – 10:20 Keynote Address: Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)*
10:20 – 11:10

Themed session: “CX through the lens of sustainability”

Moderated by Okan Kufeci, Senior Vice President EMEA, Plaza Premium
Panellists:

  • Edward Arkwright, Deputy CEO, Groupe ADP
  • Geoffrey Culbert, CEO, Sydney Airport
  • Inna Ratieva, Global Business Development Director, NACO
  • Kadri Samsunlu, CEO, Istanbul Grand Airport
  • Jorge Rosillo, General Manager, Aeropuertos Ecológicos Galápagos, Corporación America
11:10 – 11:20 Handover ceremony – 2024 ACI EUROPE Annual Congress
11:20 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 12:00

The Future Airports Vision, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  • Rana Nawas, Partner Transportation and Services, Oliver Wyman
12:00 – 12:45

Themed session: Investing in airports – the new paradigm”

Moderator: Michael Stanton-Geddes, Director of Economics & Competition, ACI EUROPE
Panellists:

  • Miguel Rodera Onaderra, Asset Management Director, Ferrovial Aeropuertos
  • David Stanton, Co-Head and Managing Director, Ontario Airports Investments Limited
  • Khaled Alhamash, COO and VP Strategy & Corporate Governance, Matarat Holding
  • Andrew O’Brian, President & CEO, Centerline Airport Partners, Inc.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00

It runs on the people: future-proofing the global workforce

Moderator: Angela Gittens, AMPAP Programme Ambassador
Panellists:

  • Candace McGraw, CEO, CVG Airport & ACI World Vice-Chair
  • Fernando Vistrain Lorence, CEO, PAC Kingston Airport Limited
  • David Silk, Director, Aviation, UK Department for Transport (DfT)
  • Max Heinemann, Co-CEO and Owner, Gebr. Heinemann
  • Jost Lammers, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board, Munich Airport
15:00 – 15:15 Closing speeches and WAGA 2024 handover ceremony
15:30 Transport from the Convention Centre (FIRA) to the airport
16:00 Tour of JB Barcelona-El Prat Airport
18:00 End of tour

* TBC