Agenda

Day One: Tuesday 23 June

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8:30

Registration & welcome refreshments

9:00

Opening remarks from the Chair

Doug Nancarrow, Editor, Aviation Business Asia Pacific

ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

9.10

Big fish, small pond: what medium sized airports can do to attract major airlines

Analysing how airlines and airports can work together to improve tourism and economic growth in regional areas

Shelley Roberts, CEO, Tiger Airways

9:55

Structuring legal support to maximise airport revenue and development options

Analyzing the fall out of small and medium sized airlines on regional airports
What airports can do to ensure they are protected from external fallout

Edward Gomes, Senior Lawyer, Middletons

10:40

Morning refreshments

11:00

Masterplanning – airport development for the future

Analysing the emerging trends and developments in airport masterplanning
- Environmental factors
- Retail
- Design
- Policy

Greg Fordham, Director, AirBiz

REGULATORY OUTLOOK

11:45

Airport planning, development and consultation: A Regulator’s Perspective

The approach for federal leased airports

Karen Gosling, General Manager – Airports, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government

12:30

Lunch

AIRPORT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

1:30

Successful airport planning: case studies from global growth economies

Insights from China, the Middle East and India
Planning solutions for results-orientated airport decision-makers

Gary Gibb, Vice President – Worldwide Services, Landrum & Brown

INCREASING AERONAUTICAL REVENUE STREAMS

2:15

PANEL DISCUSSION: Airport business development: Maximising aeronautical revenue streams

Key strategies for marketing your airport to airlines
Development case studies
How can airports grow their market share of LCC’s
Working with tourism authorities and government to achieve commercial objectives
Where is the next opportunity?
Environmental considerations

PANELLISTS:
Gert-Jan de Graaff, General Manager – Commercial Services, Brisbane Airport Corporation
Brett Jackson, General Manager – Assets, Perth Airport
Pamela Graham, General Manager, Launceston Airport

3.15

Afternoon tea

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

3:35

The effects of climate change on the Australasian airport industry

Increases in air traffic mean increases in emissions; how are current airports changing globally to minimise emissions?
Future impact prevention measures

George Woods, Aviation Practice, LEK Consulting

4:20

Closing Remarks

4:30

Networking Refreshments

Day Two: Wednesday 24 June

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8:30

Morning refreshments and networking

9:00

Opening remarks from the Chair

Ron Rosalky, Aviation & Tourism Advisor, LEK Consulting

REGIONAL AIRPORTS

9:10

Strategic Considerations for Regional Airports

Ben Hargreaves, National Manager-Aviation, Rehbein AOS

9:55

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Regional airport management

Competing or co-operating?
Insights into the Aviation Green Paper submissions
What are the desired outcomes of the Aviation White Paper?
Security
Ownership structures
Attracting airline business and new aircraft

PANELLISTS:
Ian Kew, CEO, Northern Territory Airports
Dennis Chant, Managing Director, Queensland Airport
David Blackwell, General Manager, Rockhampton Airport
PANEL FACILITATOR:
Joern Schimmelfeder, Partner, Middletons

10:55

Morning refreshments

11:15

CASE STUDY: Bankstown Airport: Providing productivity, sustainability, livability

Contributing approximately $700m annually to the NSW economy and supporting over 6000 jobs
Creating a regional service hub in NSW
Outlining regional airport infrastructure requirements and strategies to achieve this

Kim Ellis, CEO, Bankstown Airport

12:00

Lunch

1:00

CASE STUDY: maximising passenger potential – Dunedin International Airport

Creating passenger and tourist potential through innovative airport development policy

John McCall, CEO, Dunedin Airport, New Zealand

1.45

PANEL DISCUSSION: Changing ownership structures and improving and sustaining community relations during current and future airport expansion

Presentations from panellists outlining the key developments within their business
Which models offer the most efficient revenue opportunities?
Identifying efficient finance methods
Addressing operational and airline issues; including aircraft noise
Improving on a situation missed by the US-EU open skies treaty
Analysing the future of council-owned airports

PANELLISTS:
Paul Hughes, CEO, Newcastle Airport
Brian Tyson, CEO, Kreab Gavin Anderson
John McCall, CEO, Dunedin Airport, New Zealand

2.45

Closing remarks from the Chair

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