Conference Programme

13-15 June 2007, Zurich  

“Successfully Balancing Shareholder Pressure and Public Interests”

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WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE 2007

Registration of Delegates

WELCOME RECEPTION

19:00 – 21:30 Bar Imagine

THURSDAY 14 JUNE 2007

9 – 10.30: General Assembly

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 OPENING SESSION

WELCOME ADDRESSES

Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE

Manfred Schölch, President, ACI EUROPE

WELCOME ADDRESS FROM THE HOST

Josef Felder, Chief Executive Officer, Unique (Zurich Airport Ltd)

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: 

WHAT IS THE AIRPORT MODEL FOR THE 21^ST CENTURY?

Kerrie Mather, CEO, Macquarie Airports

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13:30 FIRST WORKING SESSION:

PANEL DISCUSSION: ENVIRONMENT AND CAPACITY – ARE THESE PRESSURES INCOMPATIBLE?

Chairman: Peter Sharratt, Managing Director, WSP Energy

QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED:

What impact will the aviation emissions trading scheme have on airlines and what knock on effects could this have for airports?

How are airports addressing noise and air quality concerns of local residents?

Do the media and public accept that the aviation industry is addressing environmental impact concerns?

How can airports secure development consents, generate new revenue streams in a carbon constrained economy, and future-proof themselves against legislation?

PARTICIPANTS:

Michael Cawley, Deputy Chief Executive, Ryanair

Ad Rutten, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operations Officer, Schiphol Group

Donal Dowds, Divisional Managing Director, Scotland and USA, BAA

Michel Wachenheim, President of ECAC, European Civil Aviation Conference 

15.00-15.30 – Coffee break

15:30 SECOND WORKING SESSION:

HOW CAN WE MEET SHAREHOLDER EXPECTATION WHEN WE ALSO HAVE TO FACE RISING SECURITY COSTS, ECONOMIC REGULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COSTS?

Chairman: Chris Smith, Managing Director, SH&E

SETTING A STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR AVIATION: THE UK GOVERNMENT'S EXPERIENCE

David McMillan, Director General of Civil Aviation, Department for Transport

SHOULD THERE BE A FRAMEWORK FOR A EUROPEAN AVIATION THAT INCLUDES AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS ATM, AS PART OF A SYSTEM WIDE POLICY?

Daniel Calleja, Director for Air Transport, DG TREN, European Commission

PUBLIC VS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP – DOES ONE PLACE MORE IMPORTANCE ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) AHEAD OF THE OTHER AND WHAT IMPACT CAN THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE ON BOTTOM LINES AS WELL AS PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS?

The Athens international Airport Case Study

Dr Yiannis Paraschis, Chief Executive Officer, Athens International Airport

HOW ARE AIRPORTS COPING WITH THE MULTI FACETED CHALLENGES AND COSTS OF SECURITY?

Dr. Michael Kerkloh, President and CEO, Flughafen München GmbH

19:00 GALA DINNER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACI EUROPE BEST AIRPORT AWARDS, HOSTED BY ZURICH AIRPORT 

FRIDAY 15^TH JUNE 2007

09:00 THIRD WORKING SESSION – COMMUNICATION

Chairman: Nick Andrews, Vice Chairman, Fleishman-Hillard International Communications

IS AIR TRANSPORT LOSING THE PR BATTLE? SHOULD AIRPORTS BE MORE DYNAMIC IN THEIR APPROACH TO PR AND COULD THEY HAVE A MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACH IN INFLUENCING LEGISLATORS AND REGULATORS?

Toby Nicol, Communications Director, easyJet

EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING AT A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS TO THE STOCK MARKET.

François Rubichon, Directeur Général Délégué, Aéroports de Paris 

COMMUNICATING IN A CRISIS – MAJOR OUTSIDE THE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES SHARED BY THE MAN DUBBED “THE MASTER OF DISASTER”

Michael Seymour, International Director, Crisis and Issues Management, Edelman

FROM LOW ACCEPTANCE TO WIDE COMMUNITY AGREEMENT - THE VIENNA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

EXPANSION CASE STUDY.  IT TOOK THE VIENNESE 50 MEDIATION PARTIES, FIVE YEARS AND 500 MEETINGS TO GAIN ACCEPTANCE FOR THE AIRPORT EXPANSION, WHAT LESSONS CAN OTHER AIRPORTS ACROSS EUROPE LEARN FROM THE VIE EXPERIENCE?

Herbert Kaufmann, Chief Executive Officer, Vienna International Airport

10.30- 11.00 Coffee Break

11:00 FOURTH WORKING SESSION – ENHANCING THE TRAVELLER EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPING AN AIRPORT THE REGION IS PROUD OF.

Chairman: Edward Plaisted, CEO, Skytrax

CHAIRMAN’S SPECIAL ADDRESS: WHAT DO PASSENGERS REALLY THINK OF AIRPORTS? WHAT DO SKYTRAX CONTRIBUTORS BELIEVE ARE THE KEY AREAS AIRPORTS MUST IMPROVE ON?

Edward Plaisted, CEO, Skytrax

THE CRICIAL IMPORTANCE OF RETAIL EXPERIENCE AND STILL THE MOST UNDER-EXPLORED RETAIL OPPORTUNITY IN THE WORLD.

DESIGNING MEMORABLE AIRPORT FACILITIES THAT MEET BOTH PAASENGER AND AIRLINE EXPECTATIONS.

Dr Rainer Schwarz, Cheif Executive Officer, Berlin International Airport

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SMALL AND LARGE AIRPORTS AND THEIR CRUCIAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGION

Paul Whelan, Chairman, The Low Cost Airport Group, and Chairman, Small and Medium Size Airports Action Group

CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS AND 2008 ANNUAL ASSEMBLY HOST ANNOUNCEMENT

Josef Felder, Chief Executive Officer, Unique (Zurich Airport Ltd)

François Rubichon, Directeur Général Délégué, Aéroports de Paris

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

14.30 – 16.00 – TOUR OF ZURICH AIRPORT