Khaled Alhamash is a senior executive at MATARAT, a holding company that owns 26 commercial airports in the Kingdom and their operating companies. Khaled is the COO of MATARAT and VP of Strategy. He is also the Vice Chairman of Dammam Airport Company and a BoD member at Jeddah Airport Company and Riyadh Airport Company. Khaled’s involvement in the airport management sector covers a broad spectrum of responsibilities. He led the corporatization program that culminated in the transfer of 24 airports from the General Authority of Civil Aviation to MATARAT. He also headed the operating model redesign between MATARAT Holding and its subsidiaries. Now that the effect of the pandemic has faded, Khaled’s focus is shifting on refreshing MATARAT strategy and operating model, uplifting service quality levels at all airports, and ensuring adequate capacities to cater for increasing demand which is expected to surpass 100Mn passengers this year.

Starting his professional career as a diplomat in Germany taking care of EU affairs, Andreas Boschen joined the European Commission’s Secretariat General in 1998 to manage relations between the European Commission, Parliament, Council and other bodies. He then moved on to DG MOVE where he held several notable positions, including policy officer for the Single European Sky, policy officer for maritime safety and assistant to the Director-General of DG MOVE. Between 2014 and 2022, Boschen led the department for the Connecting Europe Facility at the Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), where he managed EU financial support to infrastructure projects in the areas of transport and energy. On 1 July 2022, Andreas Boschen officially started his mandate as Executive Director of the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking

José Ramón Bauzá, former president of the Balearic Islands, pharmacist, Spanish Army reservist and MEP for Renew Europe, the European Liberal Group.

In the European Parliament, he is the Renew Europe Coordinator of the Transport and Tourism Committee and Member of the Steering Group of the European Tourism Task Force.

He is also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Delegations to the United States and the Arab Peninsula, coordinating the Liberal Group’s policy towards the Middle East and North Africa.

From 2015 to 2019, he served as a Senator for the Kingdom of Spain. Before, he was President of the Government of the Balearic Islands from 2011 to 2015.

He is a strong advocate of the free market and individual responsibility. José Ramón Bauzá holds a degree in Pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid, and has completed his studies at the prestigious universities of Harvard, Oxford, Deusto and IE Business School.

Andrew Charlton is the managing director of Aviation Advocacy, an independent strategic, government affairs and publishing company based in Switzerland. Aviation Advocacy’s clients include major industry suppliers, airlines, ANSPs, regulators, service providers and airports. He is also the DG of CIVATAglobal, an association focused on the roll-out of drones and advanced aerial mobility in cities.

Andrew regularly writes about and comments on aviation. Aviation Advocacy’s subscription only Aviation Intelligence Reporter is an increasingly influential monthly critique of developments. Its subscribers include senior regulators; airline, ANSP and airport senior executives; and several trade associations. He also hosts Eurocontrol’s StraightTalk where he interviews senior industry players.

Andrew has wide-ranging experience in the legal, commercial and aero-political aspects of the aviation industry. He has been involved in some of the most major developments in the industry. Previously, Andrew was the Chief Legal Officer of Qantas Airways before being responsible for Government Affairs for IATA and then SITA. Andrew is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Filip Cornelis is Director for Aviation (DG MOVE Directorate E) in the European Commission, in charge of Aviation since October 2017.  He joined the European Commission in 1994. After a posting abroad, he worked in the Task Force for Accession Negotiations. He then led the Commission team drafting the Treaties of Accession for the 12 new EU Member States.  In January 2006, Filip Cornelis moved on to transport policy by joining the Office of the Director General for Energy and Transport, Mr Matthias Ruete. He was the leading member of the Office from 2008. He was then appointed Head of Unit for Aviation Security in the European Commission in September 2010. He moved on to become Head of Unit for Aviation Safety from December 2012 until October 2016. He subsequently became Head of Unit for Aviation Policy until his appointment as Director for Aviation.

Luis Felipe de Oliveira has led Airports Council International (ACI) World as Director General since June 2020, applying his vast experience in commercial and technical aviation. He believes that aviation has a crucial role to play in fostering social and economic growth worldwide and is committed to helping ACI members and business partners sustainably recover from the impact of the pandemic.

Luis Felipe’s career in aviation began after serving 12 years at Shell (Latin America and Europe) when he joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Switzerland to lead fuel and airport campaigns, in collaboration with governments, oil companies, fuel service providers and airports for diverse world regions. His service at IATA lasted a decade before joining the World Fuel Services as Vice President of Supply Development for Latin America and Caribbean.

Just prior to joining ACI World, Luis Felipe successfully led the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), between 2017 and 2020, where he led a complete restructuring of the organization. This enabled it to be more effective and efficient, attracting members and strategic partners to support industry development in the region.

He is a Chemical Engineer graduate from Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and has a postgraduate qualification in Finance from the University of São Paulo, an MBA from Dom Cabral Foundation in São Paulo, and Post MBA from Kellogg University in Chicago.

He currently serves on the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), being particularly dedicated to the sustainability of the sector.

Max Heinemann is the owner and Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) of Gebr. Heinemann. The son of Gunnar Heinemann was born in Hamburg in 1982 and studied International Business Administration at La Salle University in Barcelona after graduating from high school. After his studies in 2009, Max Heinemann helped develop the market entry strategy of Heinemann Duty Free, before moving to Singapore in 2010 to the newly founded subsidiary Heinemann Asia Pacific. From 2014, he led Heinemann Asia Pacific as Chief Executive Officer before being appointed to the Executive Board of Gebr. Heinemann in Hamburg in September 2018, where he ist now responsible for Corporate Communications & External Affairs, Human Resources, Design Innovation and the Vision Hub GHARAGE. Max Heinemann is married and has three children.

Simon Hocquard, Director General, CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation) appointed in 2019 is responsible in leading and managing CANSO as the global voice of air traffic management, delivering CANSO strategies, expanding membership, and enhancing CANSO’s relationship with its industry peers and stakeholders. Simon previously served at NATS, as Operations Director at Swanwick, leading 1,500 people through the successful air traffic management for the 2012 London Olympics and other change programmes; and Director Operations and Strategy NATS, where he was accountable for the entire regulated business. Simon has significant experience of working with governments and international institutions, and is appointed by the European Commission as Chairman of the Network Management Board. He is also Chair of the Complete Air Traffic System (CATS) Global Council, an independent forum to facilitate collaboration among leaders from across the aviation & aerospace industries with the

Olivier Jankovec became Director General of the European Region of the Airports Council International (ACI EUROPE) in September 2006. ACI EUROPE is the European region of
Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide professional association of airportoperators. ACI EUROPE represents over 500 airports in 45 European countries. Our members
facilitate over 90% of commercial air traffic in Europe: 2.5 billion passengers, 20.7 million tonnes of freight and 25.7 million aircraft movements in 2019. In response to the Climate
Emergency, in June 2019 our members committed to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions for operations under their control by 2050, without offsetting. Olivier first joined ACI EUROPE in March 2006 as Director of Strategy & Communications. He has more than 25 years of governmental and lobbying experience, having worked for Alitalia (2002-2006), Air France (2000-2002) and the Air Transport Directorate of the European Commission (1994-2000).
Immediately prior to joining ACI EUROPE Olivier was the Director of Institutional Relations for Alitalia where he was in charge of governmental affairs at national, European and International levels. During this time, he was also Chair of the Association of European Airlines Policy Committee. In 2006 and 2007, he participated in the EU’s High-Level Group on the future of aviation regulation in Europe.

He is President of ACI Europe, Executive Vice President at Aena SME, S.A., Managing Director at Aena Internacional, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aeroportos do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. (ANB) and Chairman of Bloco de Onze Aeroportos do Brasil S.A. (BOAB). As Executive Vice President, he manages the Airports business unit, the Commercial and Real Estate business unit, the Innovation, Sustainability and Client Experience Directorate, and Aena’s international subsidiaries. He is also Executive Committee Member of ACI World. He has held a number of management positions since joining Aena in 1991, including Managing Director – Air Navigation Services and Director of Corporate Development, also, he has been member of several Boards of Directors of different aeronautical infrastructure companies. Prior to joining Aena, he worked for the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid, the Spanish Civil Aviation Authority, the Paris-based Eurocontrol Experimental Centre and Indra.

Candace McGraw has served as CEO of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) since 2011. Candace is currently Vice-Chair of Airport Council International
World, serves on several federally appointed aviation boards, as well as numerous local and state boards in both Ohio and Kentucky.
Candace is proud to lead the team at CVG which has been consistently ranked by Skytrax as one of the Best Airports in North America.
CVG is the 7th largest cargo hub in North America and 16th largest in the world and is home to the largest Amazon Air’s mega hub and DHL’s Global Super Hub for Americas.

Raúl was previously Director General of Civil Aviation at the Spanish Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda and President of the Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency (AESA), between 2015 and 2022. During those years, he was also member of the Boards of Directors of ENAIRE (Spanish Air Navigation Service Provider), SENASA (Services and Studies for Air Navigation and Aeronautical Safety) and INTA (National Institute for Aerospace Technology), as well as member of the ENAIRE Foundation, which works to promote aviation culture. At international level, Raúl was Vice-President of ECAC (the European Civil Aviation Conference) and a member of the ECAC Coordinating Committee. He was the President of the ICAO Technical Commission during the last ICAO Assembly. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank’s Sustainable Development Department in Washington DC and as a Systems Engineer for Siemens.
Raúl was born in Madrid, Spain. He holds a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering (MS) from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Columbia University, New York City, with a specialisation in Economic Policy Management. He was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship for his studies at Columbia. He has received the Great Cross of Aeronautical Merit,awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Defence, and the Order of Civil Merit, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.

Mr. Kadri Samsunlu was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of iGA Istanbul Airport in September 2017. During his tenure as CEO, the construction of iGA Istanbul Airport was completed in a record time of just 42 months, and airport operations began at the end of 2018. Under his leadership, iGA Istanbul Airport set out to be the world’s largest-capacity hub, as it is remained the busiest global hub in Europe for three consecutive years, once all phases were complete, it will accommodate hundreds of millions of travellers annually.

During this period, iGA Istanbul Airport has shown consistent improvement in both passenger experience and operational excellence and the airport has become a reference point for resilience amongst global hubs, exemplifying a continued commitment to sustainability, digitalization, and accessibility.

Prior to 2017, he held the top management positions at various investment companies.

Mr. Samsunlu was elected as a Board Member of the Airports Council International Europe in 2021 and as a member of the Governing Board of ACI World in 2022; he is also a member of various other non-governmental organizations.

Mr. Samsunlu was born in 1968 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University, completed in 1991, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Missouri, USA.

He is married with three children.

David has over 25 years’ global experience in aviation strategy, finance and operations. He is Co Head and Managing Director for OAIL, which is a wholly controlled subsidiary of OTPP, overseeing and managing OTPPs airport investments. He is Deputy Chairman at both Birmingham Airport and Copenhagen Airports and a Board member of London City Airport. At CPH he is also Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. At LCY he is Chairman of the Health Safety Security & Environmental Committee. David was previously a Board Member of Bristol and Brussels Airports as well as HS1, where he was Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. For 10 years he was Corporate Development Director BBA Aviation plc, the global aviation services company, as well as having various roles with Macquarie and SG Hambros. He is an FCA having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC in 1994.

Federico leads the Specialty Advisory practice in Europe for Marsh Advisory, a risk management consulting firm part of the global professional services firm Marsh McLennan. This advisory team is specialized in delivering integrated risk management consulting solutions to clients operating in technical and capital-intensive industries, including aviation. Because of his aviation background, he personally leads the Aviation & Aerospace Advisory practice and he is also part of the global aviation center of excellence. With a strong international experience and various roles and responsibilities held in the airline industry, Federico is a professional who specializes in delivering advisory work in the areas of operational efficiency, restructuring & turnaround, transformation and enterprise risk management.