Leveraging international partnerships to deliver world class airports
BAG and ACC come together for the third time to deliver a two-day Global Business Summit under the theme of “Leveraging international partnerships to deliver world class airports”. The event will bring together 60+ aviation professionals from across the US and UK - a must for those interested in global economic trends, aviation funding and investment, and international networking, particularly airport architects, designers, engineers, operators, planners and suppliers, and developments experts. It will showcase elite keynote speakers and session topics, both of which will cover the current status of global markets, alternative financing, cultural pitfalls and more. Suggested themes for the summit include Airport Privatisation, Passenger Experience and Funding, Learning Points from Airports Perspective, Global Aviation Market Outlook, Global International Team Approach to Projects and Security.
Registration is now open via the ACC's website- The deadline to take advantage of Early Bird registration rates has been extended to January 10, 2018.
THURSDAY 25 JANUARY 2018
9.30 Registration
10.00 Welcome & Introductions
Chris Chalk, BAG Vice Chair / Mott MacDonald
Mary Ellen Eagan, ACC Chair / HMMH
10.20 Networking Icebreaker
Facilitator: Diane Burt, WSP
11.00 Keynote Session – Setting the Stage
Moderator: T.J. Schulz, ACC
Kevin Burke, President & CEO, Airports Council International – North America
11:30 Global Aviation Market Outlook
Learn about the latest trends and projections in the international aviation market and implications for airport development
Panelist:
John Heimlich, Vice President and Chief Economist, A4A
Simon Pickup, Marketing Operations Director, Airbus
12.20 Lunch
13.15 General Session 1 - Airport Privatisation & PPP Markets
Facilitators: Roddy Boggus, RS&H (ACC) / Matthew Butters, Pascall+Watson
Topics:
- Key principles behind P3s, the role they can play in improving airport infrastructure
- Collaboration and Sharing experiences
- Pros, Cons, and Risks for companies
Panelists:
Eliot Lees, ICF, Vice President, Airport Customer Experience
Peter Kirsch, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell
Steve Van Beek, SDG
David-Olivier Tarac, Managing Director, ADP International Americas
Amit Rikhy, President and CEO, CAG Holdings LLC
Maxine Hill, WSP
14:15 Think Tank Session 1 - Airport Privatisation & PPP Markets
Overview: Build an airport P3 team in this interactive, roundtable exercise.
Facilitators: Roddy Boggus, RS&H (ACC) / Matthew Butters, Pascall+Watson
15.45 Refreshment Break
16:15 Lessons Learned: Airports Perspective
Listen and discuss learning points from an airport owners’ perspective.
Facilitator: Jonathan Massey, Corgan
Panelists:
Paul Shank, Baltimore Washington International Airport
Margaret McKeough, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority
Edgar Vila Pouca, Heathrow Airport
Anand Srivastava, Link Legal, Indian Airport Sector
17:15 Drinks Reception
18.30 End Day One
FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 2018
08.30 Registration
09.00 Welcome & Introductions
09.10 General Session 2 - Building Effective International Teams for Global Projects
Facilitators: Steve Pelham, Jacobs | Diane Burt, WSP
Topics:
- Lessons learned from working as teams globally for major opportunities / big bids such as
Changi or Amsterdam
- Where are global relationships formed? Which roles do events such as this conference
play?
- How to engage small and medium sized companies
- Implications from future consolidations
Panelists:
David Coyne, Benoy
Rosemarie Andolino, MAG USA
Mitch Chokas, ARCADIS
Isabella Leone, Portland Designs
Chris Chalk, Mott MacDonald
10.10 Think Tank Session 2 - Global International Team Approach to Projects Building Effective
Project Teams
Overview: Interactive, roundtable discussions focused on developing recommendations and solutions through case studies or scenarios on ways to improve teams for international project pursuits.
Facilitators: Steve Pelham, Jacobs | Diane Burt, WSP
11.40 Closing Remarks
12.00 Lunch Speaker
13:00 Event Close / Pre-arranged Networking Meetings
Registration is now open via the ACC's website
Delegate Rates:
Early bird registration, before or on 4th January 2018 (by midnight U.S. East Coast Time):
$570 USD member/$620 USD non-member
Late registration 5th January 2018 until the meeting begins:
$620 USD member/$670 USD non-member
ONLINE EVENT REGISTRATION:
If you would like to book your space, you need to register for an ACC online user account first. Please do so by providing the following information to ACC to have your online account created for event registration.
· Full name
· Professional credentials, i.e. P.E., AICP, AIA, etc.
· Name of employer
· Job title
· Full mailing address
· Phone number
· Email address
Please email this information to admin@acconline.org and the ACC staff will reply with your logon credentials
Please note: BAG members will receive the member rate for the 2018 BAG ACC Global Business Summit.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
Special accommodation rates are available at the Hamilton Hotel (bookings can be made via the hotel’s website) over the dates of 24 January 2018 through 26 January 2018. The negotiated rate is $159.00 for single/double rooms, plus applicable D.C. taxes. If you are booking outside of these dates, we advise attendees to book a separate reservation at the best available rates by calling the Hamilton Hotel at +1 (877) 424-2449 and using the group code, "ACC." The cut-off date for the group rate is Thursday, January 4, 2018. Reservation requests after this cutoff date are subjected to availability at the prevailing rate.
If you have any further questions, please contact Bettina Rigg (bettina.rigg@britishaviationgroup.co.uk)
