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Airport Cities Beijing Conference Programme

Wednesday April 21, 2010

In-depth learning opportunity!

09:00

Masterclass!

Planning and Developing Airport Cities
A one-stop comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of Airport City planning and development by leading authority Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina

Workshop Contributors:

Prof Linning Cai, Co-Director, Tsinghua University-UNC Centre for Logistics and Enterprise Development, Beijing
Steve Appold
, Senior Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina

In-depth Learning Opportunity
The Airport City model is fast becoming the way forward for many airports and their nearby communities. Participants will receive a state-of-the-art knowledge and strategic guidelines for planning, designing, financing and developing a successful Airport City. Airport managers and concessionaires, investors and developers, consultants and planners, as well as government and business leaders will be exposed to the latest issues and trends in Airport City and Aerotropolis evolution, along with the challenges and opportunities they offer.

Topics include:

Understanding the Airport City business model
Best cases worldwide
Critical success factors
Physical and spatial layouts
Key commercial components
Basic planning principles
Architecture and facility design
Financing commercial developments
Attracting tenants and users
Maximising non-aeronautical revenues
Marketing and branding
Governance and local community relations
Meeting sustainability challenges

Airport City Tour, 13:30 - 17:15
Beijing Capital International Airport, Airport City Logistic Park (ACLP) and the Tianzhu Free Trade Zone
Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)

Welcome Reception, 19:00 - 21:00

The China World Hotel (CWH), Conference Hall C, Beijing
Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)


Thursday April 22, 2010

Airport Cities Conference
The engine driving economic development

09:00
Welcome Address

Desmond Shum, President & CEO, Airport City Development Company Co, Ltd, Beijing
Lin Xiangyang, Vice Governor, Shunyi District Beijing
Gao Shiqing, Deputy General Manager, Capital Airports Holding Company(CAH)
Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, President, ACI Asia-Pacific and Managing Director & CEO, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Opening Address
Framing the Airport City and Aerotropolis concepts
Chairman: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
Prof Linning Cai,
Co-Director, Tsinghua University-UNC Centre for Logistics and Enterprise Development, Beijing
Stan Gale,
Chairman & Managing Partner, Gale International. The principal developer of Songdo International Business District, a $35 billion city located near South Korea's Incheon Airport.

Press Conference
Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)
Session 1
CEO vision: 'Airport Cities - The engine driving economic development'
A series of case studies highlighting the role of the Airport City and Aerotropolis as key drivers of local and regional economic development.
Desmond Shum, President & CEO, Airport City Development Company Co, Ltd, Beijing
Representative from Airport Authority Hong Kong
Larry Cox, President & CEO, Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority
Kim Day, Manager of Aviation, Denver International Airport

Session 2
Maximising the catalytic impact of aviation based economics
Looking beyond the direct and indirect economic effects to assess ways to maximise the catalytic impact of the Airport City on your region.
Panel Leader: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
C W Lee, President & CEO, Incheon International Airport Corporation
Jeff Fegan,
CEO, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Dr Michael Kerkloh, CEO, Munich Airport
Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, President, ACI Asia-Pacific and Managing Director and CEO, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Ben DeCosta, Aviation General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson, Atlanta International Airport


Session 3
The role of the Airport City & Aerotropolis in China's economic development

200 new airports are planned to be constructed and fully operational in China by 2020. Many of these developments will embrace the Airport City/Aerotropolis model. A review of the major developments taking place and the economic and environmental considerations behind the planning and development process.
  • What is the underlying business model?
  • How the Airport City can provide it's region with a competitive edge
  • Achieving the delicate balance between long term economic and environmental sustainability
  • Exploring the ultimate growth potential
  • Mobilising the business community and local population
Moderator: Ni Lu, Chief China Representative, GCW Consulting
Li Yongbing, General Manager, Planning and Development Department, Capital Airports Holding Company (CAH)
Cao Yunchun, Director of Airport Economics Institute, China Civil Aviation University
Yu Jian, Deputy Director, Comission of Development and Reform, Shunyi of Beijing
Sen Lin,
County Major, People's Government of Shuangliu County
Peter Budd, Global Aviation Leader, ARUP
Session 4
The Airport City and Aerotropolis - a business model for all airports
The Airport City and Aerotropolis business model is not dependent on the size of the airport facility at it's core. Understanding some of the crucial challenges faced by new Airport City developers in design and adapting the existing framework and facilities.
  • Vision
  • Stakeholders
  • Infrastructure
  • Investment
  • Governance
Moderator: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
Carlos Madeira, Vice President of the Board, ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal
Luiz Ant├┤nio Athayde, Undersecretary for International Affairs, Governo de Minais Gerais, Belo Horizonte
Olle Sundin, Managing Director, Regional Airports Division, LFV & Airport Director, Göteborg Landvetter Airport
End of conference Day One - 17:30


Gala Evening, 18:30 - 22:00
The Royal Palace - Dong Yuan Theatre, Beijing
Hosted by Airport City Development Co, Ltd (ACL)




Friday April 23, 2010

Delegates will have the choice to attend one of the two streams on Day Two
09:00
09:00
Stream 1
Stream 2
Session 1 - The masterplan - Airport City design and construction
Airport terminals, surrounding transportation infrastructure and commercial clusters.
  • Vision
  • Master plan
  • Regional integrated transport planning
  • 'The Big Build'
Moderator: Neil G. Bentley, Aviation Director, Asia, AECOM
Hugh Fenn, Commercial Services Director, BAA
Murali Varadarajan, Senior Airport Planner & Deputy General Manager, Mumbai International Airport
Ian Taylor, Director, Arup
Guo Jian Xiang, VP & Vice GM of East China Architectural Design & Research Institute, Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) Co, Ltd
David Allen, VP Australia & Asia-Pacific, Bombardier Transportation Systems
Henk de Lange, Project Manager/Senior Airport Planner, NACO"êNetherlands Airport Consultants
Session 1 - Airport commercial property development: Opportunities and challenges
Optimising the mixed use development of your scarce real estate - residential, commercial, retail parks, entertainment and leisure parks, free trade zones and transportation hubs.
Moderator: Chris LeTourneur, President & CEO, MXD Development Strategists Ltd
Muhd Najib Mohd Rawi, General Manager, Land Development, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Karl-Heinz Dietrich, Executive Vice President Retail & Real Estate, Fraport
Athanassios Gyftakis, Director, Property Unit, Athens International Airport
Li Yanling, Commissioner, Management Committee, Beijing Tianzhu Free Trade Zone
Session 2 - The drive for environmental excellence
Balancing growth and economic prosperity with environmental issues and the well being of the local community.
  • Sustainable airport design and expansion programmes
  • Community consultation and mediation initiatives
  • Climate change - the role airports play
Moderator: Steven Townsend, Senior Vice President & Regional Director, HOK Planning Group
Rosemarie S Andolino, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation
Benito De Leon, Office of Airport Planning and Programming, FAA
Daan van Vroonhoven,
Manager Environmental Capacity, Schiphol Group
Curtis Fentress,
FAIA, RIBA, President and Principal in Charge of Design, Fentress Architects
Keith Mawson, Vice President and Director of Aviation Programs, Leo A Daly
Zeev Sarig, Former Managing Director, Ben Gurion Tel Aviv Airport
Session 2 - The contribution of non-aeronautical revenue streams to Airport City/Aerotropolis development
Comparing the ratio between traditional non-aeronautical revenue streams and those generated by the wider Airport City development.
Traditional terminal based revenue streams
- Retail, food & beverage, concessions, advertising and Car parking etc...

Outside the fence and off airport revenue streams
- Real estate, cargo, warehouse, office space, company HQ's etc...

Moderator: Chris LeTourneur,
President & CEO, MXD Development Strategists Ltd
Ken Buchanan, EVP"êof Revenue Management, Dallas/Fort Worth Internaional Airport
Mark Riches, CEO, Autogrill Retail UK Ltd
Gert-Jan de Graaff, GM Commercial Services, Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited
Mark Kassapian , Senior Vice President, Group Communications, SSP Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific
Session 3 - Governing the Airport City and Aerotropolis
How Airport Cities and Aerotropolises are governed to maximise returns when multiple political jurisdictions and other constituencies are key stakeholders.
Moderator: Greg Lindsay, Contributing Editor, Fast Company
John Terrell, VP Commercial Development, Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport
Gregory Kostrzewa-Zorbas,
Chairman, Committee on Strategy, Mazovia Province, Poland
Doug Baker, Associate Professor, School of Urban Development, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
Steve Appold, Senior Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
Session 3 - Cargo hubs and logistics centres
The role of air cargo economic development: airport, region, and commercial companies locating at the Airport City.
Moderator: Prof John D Kasarda, Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, University of North Carolina
Ellen Hu, Vice President & General Manager of Corporate Development Department, Airport City Development Co, Ltd
Michael Canon, Vice President, Dubai Aviation City Corporation
Wilson Chung, Vice President, FedEx China
Victoria Moy,
President of the Global Cargo Network
Tian Baohua, Former Dean of Civil Aviation Management Institute of China

Session 4 - The development and operation of a world-class Airport City
Delivering the innovation to handle capacity challenges, robust and reliable security, customer service excellence, connectivity and fail safe facility operation.
  • Comparing and contrasting airport city development around the world
  • The Technology behind the smooth operation of the Airport City
  • Airport City Security
Moderator: Sury Chavali, Partner for the Airports Practice, Unisys Asia Pacific
Gökhan Bu─ƒday, CEO, Istanbul Sabiha Gök├ºen International Airport
Armando Brunini,
Managing Director, Bologna Marconi Airport
Jonathan Pang, Chairman, Parchim International Airport
Mari Peltomäki, Project Director, Aviapolis Development - Helsinki Airport
Julio A.Maggi, Vice President, Global Program Management, AECOM
Session 4: Investing in Airport Cities and Aerotropolis
  • The ripple effect of overseas investment and experience
  • What are the Chinese authorities and airport operators looking for in an airport partner?
  • Outlining the risks and returns of investing in China's airports and airport cities
  • How has the economic climate challenged investment and development
Moderator: Sotiris Pagdadis, Principal, Capital Projects and infrastructure, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jean-Marie Chevallier, Chairman & CEO, Aèroports de Paris Management (ADPM)
Wolfgang Weil, Deputy General Manager and Chief Operations Officer, Xianyang International Airport Co, Ltd (Fraport AG)
Daniel Shih, Regional Director Economics, China, AECOM


17:30 End of Stream 1
17:15 End of Stream 2
Chairman's closing remarks in Foyer of China World Hotel
Chairman's closing remarks in Foyer of China World Hotel

Farewell Reception and Handover Ceremony, 17:45 - 19:00
Foyer area at the China World Hotel, Beijing
Hosted by Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
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