09.00 – 17.00
Meeting of the ACI EUROPE Regional Airport’s Forum, Levante, Avra Imperial Hotel
(upon invitation only)
19.30 – 22.00
Welcome reception by the pool, Al Fresco Restaurant, Avra Imperial Hotel, hosted by Fraport Greece
Open to all the registered delegates
Welcome addresses:
Nikolaos Kalogeris, Vice Governor of Chania & Dimitrios Fragakis, General Secretary, Hellenic Tourism Organisation
Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE
Conference Chair: John Strickland, Director, JLS Consulting
08.00 – 09.00
Welcome and refreshments on arrival in the exhibition area, Maistro Foyer
09.00 – 10.15
Opening Session
10.15 – 10.45
Key note Interview: Walter Goetz, Head of Commissioner Valean’s Cabinet, interviewed by Olivier Jankovec, Director General, ACI EUROPE
10.45 – 11.30
Networking coffee break in the exhibition area, Maistro Foyer
11.30 – 12.00
Hard Talk: Discussion on Decarbonisation
12.00 – 13.00
Panel Discussion: The Future of Regional Connectivity – Doom or Boom?
Regional airports constitute the core of the European transport network, with a dense tissue that provides connectivity and transportation options to towns, rural, remote, and outermost regions. Despite a dynamic recovery of air traffic following the lifting of travel restrictions, in 2022 air connectivity across the European network remained -29% below 2019 levels. How will regional airports develop their route network in the future?
Scene setting: Chris Davis, Principal, OXERA
Panelists:
13.00 – 14.15
Networking lunch in the exhibition area, Maistro Foyer
14.15 – 15.00
Panel Discussion: Making It Work: Operational and Resilience Challenges
Moderator: Max Schintlmeister, Managing Director, Airport Excellence
Proposed panelists:
15.00 – 15.25
Hard Talk: R&D and Digitalisation moderated by Bert Verschuren, Senior Aviation Business, Consultant, SITA
Dialogue between Pablo Lopez Loeches, Head of Technological Surveillance, Aena and Alison Fitzgerald, Chief Operating Officer, London City Airport
15.25 – 16.00
Networking coffee break in the exhibition area, Maistro Foyer
16.00 – 16.50
Panel discussion: How to Finance It
Due to cost structure and diseconomies of scale, regional airports need to explore new ways to increase revenue and fund their operations and decarbonisation efforts. In a context of less national, European and international funding, how will regional airports face these new challenges?
Scene setting: Nikos Nezeritis, Head of Structured Finance Division, Alpha Bank
Moderator : Ruud Ummels, Managing Director, To70
Panellists:
16.50 – 17.40
The View From The Top – Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderator: John Strickland, Director, JLS Consulting
17.40 – 17.45
Concluding Remarks by the Conference Chair and Official End of the Programme
19.00
Transport to Chania
19.45
Walking Tour of Chania
20.30 – 22.30
Gala evening, at the Grand Arsenal, hosted by Fraport Greece & sponsored by Dufry
09.30 – 10.00
Refreshments on arrival in the exhibition, Maistro Foyer
10.00 – 12.00
Concurrent workshops – see separate WORKSHOP tab for more information
Workshop Leader: George Karamanos, Managing Director, KPI Aviation
Katerina Pollatou, Airline Marketing & Development Manager, Fraport Greece
Haris Filos, Air Service Development Manager, Fraport Greece
Tara Finn, Head of Aviation Business Development, Cork Airport
Piervittorio Farabbi, Chief Operating Officer, Tirana International Airport
Workshop Leader: Olivier Mongenie, Airport Programme Manager, SESAR JU
Alison Fitzgerald, Chief Operating Officer, London City Airport
John Theophilos, Head of IT & Telecoms Unit, Fraport Greece
Calogero Giammusso, Head of Operations, Urban V
Pablo Lopez Loeches, Head of Technological Surveillance Aena
Flemming Hølvold, Digital Business Developer Aviation, Avinor
Workshop Leader: Dimitri Coll, Vice President Airport Customer Experience ǀ ASQ ǀ Strategy & Marketing, ACI World
Rania Tyril, Head of HR & Training, Fraport Greece
Natasa Iacovides, Senior Manager Human Resources & Executive, Hermes Airport
Anelia Dimova, Chief HR Officer, Sofia Airport
12.00 – 13.30
Farewell lunch in the exhibition, Maistro Foyer
13.30
Transport to Airport Tour
14.30 – 15.30
Airport tour
15.30
Light meal, sponsored by SSP, provided in the airport VIP lounge for attendees waiting for flights
15.30
Transport to Avra Imperial Hotel for attendees who wish to return
*denotes speaker not yet confirmed