‘After the darkness, building back better and greener’
Teatro Massimo, Palermo
Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 March, 2022
Monday 28 March, 2022
09:00-17:00
Meeting of the ACI EUROPE Regional Airports’ Forum Sala Mattarella, Royal Palace (upon invitation only)
19:00-22:00
Welcome Reception location, Palazzo S Elia
Tuesday 29 March, 2022
08:30-09:00
Welcome and refreshments on arrival in the exhibition area
09:00-09:10
Welcome and opening remarks from the Conference Chair
David Feldman, Managing Director, Exambela
09:10-09:25
Welcome Address from the Host
Natale Chieppa, Managing Director, GESAP S.p.A. Aeroporto di Palermo
Giovanni Battista Scalia, Chief Executive Officer, GESAP S.p.A. Aeroporto di Palermo
09:25-09:35
Welcome Address
Prof. Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo
09:35-10:00
The Regional Airport Industry Address
Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE
10:00-10:15
Welcome Address from the ACI EUROPE Regional Airports’ Forum
Niall MacCarthy, Chair of the ACI EUROPE Regional Airports’ Forum & Managing Director, daa plc – Cork Airport
10:15-10:30
Special Address: Dr Vyacheslav Cheglatonyev, Chief Commercial Officer, Odessa International Airport
10:30-11:00
Networking refreshment break in the exhibition area
11:00-11:25
Special Address: Regenerative Marketing – “The Airport and community regeneration: tourism and beyond”
Christian Sarkar, Co Founder Regenerative Marketing Institute and Eng. Enrico Foglia, Director Regenerative Marketing Institute
11:25-12:25
Session One: Regional Airport Leaders’ Symposium, moderated by Nigel Womersley de Zaldua; Director & Head of EMEA Airports, ICF
- Natale Chieppa, Managing Director, GESAP S.p.A. Aeroporto di Palermo
- Peter Malanik, Chairman, Klagenfurt Airport
- Gilles Tellier, Chief Executive Officer, Aéroport International Brest Bretagne
- Laila Odina, Chairperson of the Board, Riga International Airport
The panel will address the following questions:
- What are the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Has your business model changed? Any new partners and new markets?
- How do you rethink your success story and prepare for a better future?
12:25-12:45
Joint presentation by Palermo Airport and SITA ” Emission Mngr, Pilot test PMO: How to measure and reduce the airside emissions in turnaround activities in a regional airport “
Introduction, Natale Chieppa -Managing Director, GESAP S.p.A Aeroporto di Palermo
Paolo Gandini – Prof. at the School of Civil, Environmental and Territorial Engineering of Politecnico Milan University
Christian Dana – Director Business Development Europe – Airport Operations and Sustainability, SITA
12:45-13:45
Networking lunch in the exhibition area
13:45-14:15
The airline interview
David Feldman interviewing Carlos Munoz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Volotea
14:15-15:30
Session Two: Regional Airports and remote regions competitiveness in the post COVID-19 pandemic aviation market
Defining presentation: Prof. Prof. Giovanni Ruggieri, Chairman, OTIE (Observatory on Tourism in the European Islands)
Panel discussion, moderated by Michael Stanton-Geddes, Head of Economics & Competition, ACI EUROPE
- Marco Pernetta, Vice-chair of the ACI EUROPE Regional Airports’ Forum & Managing Director, Innsbruck Airport
- Bruno Rampinelli Rota, Managing Director (Italia), To70
- Niall MacCarthy, Chair of the ACI EUROPE Regional Airports’ Forum & Managing Director, daa plc – Cork Airport
- Prof. Giovanni Ruggieri – OTIE (Observatory on Tourism in the European Islands)
Presentation: Bruno Rampinelli Rota, Managing Director (Italia), To70 and Caterina Brigaglia, Airports Operations Manager, Olbia Airport
15:30-15:45
Special presentation: ‘How to foster the landlord-retailer cooperation for a more sustainable industry’ Mélanie Guilldou, Executive Vice-President, Foodservice & CSR, Lagardère Travel Retail
15:45-16:15
Networking refreshment break in the exhibition area – sponsored by:
16:15-16:20
Special Airport Carbon Accreditation announcement
16:20-17:20
Session Three: Regional airports and sustainability: costs, societal pressure and niche solutions: can green be affordable and make sense for smaller airports and what specific initiatives are being pursued?
Panel moderated by Tine Haas, Partner, Business Line Aviation, Dornier Consulting and European Representative on the World Business Partner Advisory Board
- Simon Heath, Director of Strategic Solutions, Envirosuite
- Nazareno Ventola, Chief Executive Officer, Bologna Airport
- Jayce Celikel, President, ENVISA
- Ilias Maragakis, Chief Operating Officer, Fraport Greece
17:20-17:30
Closing remarks by the Conference Chair
19:00-23:00
Gala Evening, Palazzo Sclafani – Salone delle Bifore
Wednesday 30 March, 2022
08:30-09:00
Refreshments on arrival in the exhibition area
09:00-09:10
Welcome by the Conference Chair
09:10-09:30
Session Four: Keynote presentation: The transformation and concentration process of airlines during the COVID-19 pandemic
Prof. David Jarach, Executive Chairman, diciottofebbraio
09:30-10:45
The future of short-haul flights: network transformations and policy challenges
Introduction and panel moderation by Peter Downes, Partner, ASM
- Dominik Piotrowksi, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate E. Aviation, DG MOVE, European Commission
- Robert Carey, President, Wizz Air
- Pierre-Hugues Schmit, Chief Commercial & Operational Officer, VINCI Airports
- David Jarach, Executive Chairman, diciottofebbraio
10:45-11:00
Commercial ATC market for airports: one path to better service levels and lower costs. An introduction to the recently developed ACI guidance material on liberalized ATC markets for airports
Marek Bekier, Senior Vice President, Europe / Chief Executive Officer, ACR Switzerland
11:00-11:30
Networking refreshment break in the exhibition area
11:30-12:45
Session Five: Talent management and retention challenges, burnout issues and pay inflation – are regional airports more exposed and what are the solutions?
Introduction and panel moderation by Natasa Iacovides, Chair of the ACI EUROPE Leadership & HR Forum, Senior Manager, HR Department, Hermes Airports
- Marco Verga, HR Director, Bologna International Airport
- Rich Moxon, Senior Lecturer Air Transport Management, Cranfield University
- Ilias Maragakis, Chief Operation Officer, Fraport Greece
12:45-13:45
Concluding remarks by the Conference Chair and farewell lunch
