Global Airport Sector - Poised to soar the skies or too soon to say?
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06th - 08th July
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Eduardo Hayden Carvalhaes Neto
Jatin Aneja
Sidharath Kapur
Sherry Stein
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India
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Online Sessions
06th July, 14:00 - 15:15, BST (GMT+1)
Economic Recovery Mechanisms
- Recovery Incentives - What support was provided to airport operators by governments of developed markets?
- What does the road ahead look like for new concessions?
- Can the deepening of airport infrastructure to smaller cities be the key for recovery in emerging economies?
- Funding & Investors - Are investors still cautious in their approach?
Moderator
Eduardo Hayden Carvalhaes Neto
Partner
Lefosse
Moderator
Jatin Aneja
Practice Head–Projects & Infrastructure
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Christoph
Schnellmann
CEO
Noida International Airport Ltd.
Cristiane
Gomes
CTO / Digital Transformation
CCR
Ionut
Doldor
Director, M&A
AviAlliance GmbH
Patrick
Lucas
Vice President, Economics
ACI World
Ralf
Gaffal
Managing Director
Munich Airport International
07th July, 14:00 - 15:15, BST (GMT+1)
Focus on Sustainability & Technology
Silver lining to the cloud?
- Which innovative technology deployments have helped the sector and are here to stay?
- In light of the pandemic, will sustainable designs & net zero emissions be in focus?
- Data Capture - Can technology help in predicting changing passenger travel behaviour?
Moderator
Sidharath Kapur
Sidharath Kapur
Arturo
Garcia
Chief Operating Officer
Avports
Gerald
Ong
Business Development Director
Plaza Premium Group
Mar
Beltran
Non Executive Board Director
Globalvia
Nick
Jones
Head - Forecasting & Customer Insight
Dubai International
S
Lakshminarayanan
VP - Engineering & Maintenance
BIAL
08th July, 14:00 - 15:15, BST (GMT+1)
The New Operational Reality for the Airport Operators
- What are the expectations from the 2nd half of 2021?
- ROI, Opportunities & Challenges - How can airport operators reduce their dependence for revenue on passenger traffic?
- Navigating COVID & Other Black Swans - How to de-risk and future proof the businesses?
Moderator
Sherry Stein
Head of Technology Strategy
SITA
Amit
Rikhy
President & CEO
Carlyle Airport Group
Balint
Szentivanyi
Senior VP Global Investment & Management
ERL Engenharia
Behnad
Zandi
CEO
Adani Airport
Rhonda
Hamm-Niebruegge
Director
Louis Lambert International Airport
Tobias
Markert
Chief Executive Officer
Zurich Airport Latin America
Eduardo Hayden Carvalhaes Neto
PartnerLefosse
Brazil
Eduardo Hayden Carvalhaes Neto holds a PhD and a Master’s Degree in Public Law issued by the University of São Paulo, graduated in Law at the São Paulo Catholic University and is the partner responsible for the Public Law and Regulation of LEFOSSE. His work focuses in concessions, PPPs, concessions, public procurement, public services and regulated markets (energy, aviation, logistics, transportation, telecoms, mining, roads, airports, seaports, construction and O&G, among others). He is the President of the Brazilian Association of IT and Communications (ABDTIC) and a member of the International Bar Association and of the Brazilian Bar Associations at São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília.
Jatin Aneja
Practice Head–Projects & InfrastructureShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
India
Jatin is part of the management board of the Firm. He has extensive experience in urban infrastructure, conventional & renewable energy, roads, ports, airports, railways, power, and oil & gas sector in India and the sub-continent. Jatin has been consistently ranked in ‘Band 1’ by Chambers and Partners; ‘Leading Lawyer’ by Legal 500, IFLR1000 & Asialaw Profiles and ‘Thought Leader’ by WWL 2019. He has advised on several marquee transactions including privatisation of Delhi & Mumbai airports, re-gasification projects by IOC, PLL & others and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline projects. Currently he is advising GMR Infrastructure on divestment of major shareholding (over USD 1 billion) in GMR Airports Ltd.
Christoph Schnellmann
CEONoida International Airport Ltd.
India
Cristiane Gomes
CTO / Digital TransformationCCR
Brazil
Master in Production Engineering, International MBA in Business, Postgraduate in Project Management, Risk Management and Compliance and Graduation in Mathematics. CTO / Digital Transformation Officer. Former CEO at CCR Airports, leading business in Brazil, Latin America, Caribbean and the USA. Former CEO of the Highway Concessionaire CCR AutoBAn, CCR Group´s CIO and Director at EngelogTec, the Group's technology excellence center. Also acts as a Chairwoman and Board Member in national and international businesses. With over 20 years professional experiences in infrastructure sector, such as Airports, Highways, Urban mobility, including major business transformation projects and consultancy at the beginning of the career.
Ionut Doldor
Director, M&AAviAlliance GmbH
Germany
Ionut Doldor is Director M&A and heads Latin America and India business development at AviAlliance. He has more than 10 years of experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams for airport privatizations and investments, being involved in numerous projects across the globe on both buy- and sell-side. Examples include divestments of airports in the UK as well as bids in Portugal, Puerto Rico, Chile, Brazil and India. Ionut has joined AviAlliance in 2016, and has previously worked in Spain with Ferrovial Airports and in the UK at Heathrow Airport. He has degrees in business administration, economics and finance.
Patrick Lucas
Vice President, EconomicsACI World
Canada
Patrick Lucas is Director, Economics at ACI World and has been with the organization since 2011. An economist by profession, Patrick is responsible for ACI World’s global economic policy positions and for ACI’s analytical outputs. He has led the authorship of ACI’s major flagship publications: the World Airport Traffic Report and the Airport Economics Report. He also oversees the production of ACI’s World Airport Traffic Forecasts and Airport Economics Key Performance Indicators. Lastly, Patrick delivers several courses in Airport Economics as a member of ACI’s Global Training Faculty. Prior to joining ACI, Patrick worked for a UN stats office where he contributed to major global reports aimed at monitoring economic and social progress.
Ralf Gaffal
Managing DirectorMunich Airport International
Germany
Ralf is leading Munich Airport’s International Business since 2010 and created Munich Airport International in 2017 which he leads as Managing Director. He has been working in the aviation sector since more than 16 years with vast experience in airport planning, operations and management. Ralf successfully expanded Munich Airport’s international activities from consulting to management and investments. He developed a group of companies with more than 100 aviation experts supporting governments, airport operators or infra investors with advisory. He is chairman of the Board of various companies and member of the core leadership of FMG, the operator company of Munich Airport, the only 5-star airport in Europe and Top 5 Airport in the World.
Sidharath Kapur
Sidharath Kapur
India
Arturo Garcia
Chief Operating OfficerAvports
USA
Gerald Ong
Business Development DirectorPlaza Premium Group
Hong Kong
Mar Beltran
Non Executive Board DirectorGlobalvia
Spain
Mar Beltran is a Director of the Board of Globalvia and Member of the Climate Infrastructure Partnership Forum. A non executive director and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors with extensive experience in public and private infrastructure boards. A regular member of the Remunerations and Audit and Risk Committees of the Board, I have worked for over a decade in both Europe and the Asia Pacific. With experience in international policy for both the public and private sectors and have extensive investment experience across equity and debt. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in Madrid and Executive MBA at Australia Graduate School of Management (AGSM).
Nick Jones
Head - Forecasting & Customer InsightDubai International
UAE
Nick is Head of Forecasting & Customer Insight at Dubai Airports. Before joining Dubai Airports, Nick had experiences at Menzies Aviation, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and Emirates Airline.
S Lakshminarayanan
VP - Engineering & MaintenanceBIAL
India
Sherry Stein
Head of Technology StrategySITA
USA
Amit Rikhy
President & CEOCarlyle Airport Group
USA
Founding Chief Executive of Carlyle Airport Group (CAG), The Carlyle Group’s global airport development and investment platform. Airport investment and management career spans over 25 years, including involvement in more than 50 airport P3 transactions globally. Former President and CEO of CCR USA. Before that, founder and CEO of Sigma Infrastructure Partners and SVP at Airports Worldwide. Experience also includes leading airport transactions in the United States and globally for Vantage Airport Group and Airport Group International. Directly involved in key US P3 airport transactions, as well as airport privatizations in Europe, the Americas and Caribbean, and Australasia.
Balint Szentivanyi
Senior VP Global Investment & ManagementERL Engenharia
Germany
Over 12 years experience at leading companies and investment banks including Zurich Airport, Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. Advised Board of Directors and Executives and also acted as the principal investor in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raisings and private equity transactions. Extensive international experience including in Brazil, South America, the UK, Western Europe, C&EE, Asia, Russia and the Middle East.
Behnad Zandi
CEOAdani Airport
India
For more than 30 years, Ben Zandi has been a driving force behind business turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions, commercial expansion and industry reinvention. Mr. Zandi takes an active role in re-imaging airport travel with pioneering technologies, retail concepts and new levels of customer experience. Ben has been on the leading edge of brand redevelopment, growth, and scalability in performance management. Ben was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fraport USA, the North American division of Fraport Group, where the operations extended from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Baltimore‐Washington to JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at JFK and the new $1.2 billion Nashville International Airport.
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge
DirectorLouis Lambert International Airport
USA
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge has been the Director of St. Louis Lambert International Airport since January 2010. She is also Chairwoman of the 17-member St. Louis Airport Commission. She is also
Chairwoman of the 17-member St. Louis Airport Commission. Prior to STL, Ms. Hamm-Niebruegge logged over 25 years in aviation management positions with American Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA) and Ozark Air Lines; a majority of her career has been based in St. Louis, Missouri. She’s the current Chairperson of the Board of Christian Hospital; former Chairperson of the Advisory Board of John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University; and past President of the Board of Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis.
Tobias Markert
Chief Executive OfficerZurich Airport Latin America
Brazil
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Sr. VP FinanceSunEdison
India
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Chennai | Tamil Nadu | India
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