A year into the pandemic, the aviation ecosystem is still reeling from loss of traffic, revenues and business activity. Even with the progressive roll-out of vaccinations globally, much remains to be aligned and agreed upon among nations, health authorities and regulatory bodies before a greater degree of international travel can resume.

Hear how our airport member CEOs, who also serve on the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board, have tested their leadership skills in the face of the pandemic and how they are navigating their teams and constituents through the various trials towards restart and recovery.

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  Mohamed AL BINFALAH

  CEO of Bahrain Airport Company SPC
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  Stefano BARONCI

  Director General of ACI Asia-Pacific
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  Seow Hiang Lee

  CEO of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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  Dato’ Mohd Shukrie MOHD SALLEH

  Group Chief Executive Officer at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
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  Akihiko TAMURA

  President & CEO of Narita International Airport Corporation
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  Catherine MAYER

  Vice President at SITA

The adoption of biometric technology has accelerated since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, as airports in the Asia-Pacific region look to simplify operations and to meet new passenger demands for more streamlined, contactless experiences with fewer interpersonal interactions.

However, when biometric programs are siloed, the benefits can only extend so far.

The airports positioned to benefit most from their investments will be those that take an end-to-end view, considering how biometrics can facilitate the entire passenger journey, from check-in on or off the airport, to accessing airport lounges and premium services, to boarding.
By removing silos and taking a holistic approach enabled by automation and closer integration between airline and airport systems, airports can scale more effectively, minimize complexity, and empower passengers to manage their own biometric journeys.

In this session Sarah Samuel, Head of Airport IT Asia-Pacific at Amadeus, will be joined by Hideharu Miyamoto, Executive Officer Vice President Corporate Planning Division, Narita International Airport Corporation to discuss how this end-to-end journey can be implemented.

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  Rainer Dinkelmann

  Chief Technical Officer at ICM Airport Technics, an Amadeus company
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  Hideharu MIYAMOTO

  Senior Executive Officer, Deputy Executive Divisional Director of Corporate Planning Division at Narita International Airport Corporation
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  Sarah Samuel

  Head of Airport IT Asia-Pacific at Amadeus IT Group SA

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant disastrous hit to global passenger traffic has been well documented. And as a natural flow on from that slump in passenger volume just about anywhere you care to name, commercial revenues have been devastated.

An expert panel of airport and retail representatives will together assess the impact of the pandemic on a selection of outstanding diverse airports but also look forward. Hear how airport has each responded and adapted to the biggest and most sustained crisis in modern aviation history. And hear how are they are looking ahead and planning for the better days that do lie ahead.

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  Andrew GARDINER

  Chief Commercial Property and Chief of Launceston Airport at Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Ltd
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  Thabet Musleh

  Vice President Operations at Qatar Duty Free
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  Alby TSANG

  General Manager, Retail Portfolio at Airport Authority Hong Kong
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  Martin MOODIE

  Editor at The Moodie Davitt Report

As the air travel industry and governments look for ways to simplify flying, the pressure is to deliver a faster and enjoyable journey for the passengers while meeting the health requirements/documentations from the various nations.

ATI Health Ecosystem facilitate the flow of secure information, helping to mitigate the risk of importing/exporting COVID-19, enabling a safer, more straightforward travel experience for passengers.

During the webinar, we take a look at ATI Health Ecosystem from different aspects -
• the facilitation needed for mutual recognition and interoperability among nations
• the concerns of the operators and governments in the validation and authenticity
• the impact for each stakeholder - airlines, airports, governments and passengers

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  Abdullah AL Jaraisi

  Emergency Management Coordinator at DGCA Kuwait International Airport
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  Albert Lim

  Senior Vice President, Airport Operations Management at Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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  Andy Smith

  Global Lead, Government & Industry Engagement SITA Border Management at SITA
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  Paul Cross

  Project Portfolio Director SITA Border Management of SITA

Public confidence to resume air travel will be heavily influenced by the sector’s willingness and actions to tackle climate change and transition to sustainable business models. It will be imperative that the recovery of the sector addresses the balance of the three pillars of sustainability: economic viability, environmental protection and social equity. Top of the agenda now is how businesses, including the airport sector, will decarbonize to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate change goals of to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.

In this webinar we will discussing carbon reduction, carbon neutrality and carbon goals and celebrate the recognized airports of the 2021 Green Airports Recognition.

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  Nicolas Claude

  CEO of Airport International Group
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  Gert-Jan DE GRAAFF

  CEO of Brisbane Airport Corporation PTY Ltd
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  Videh Kumar Jaipuriar

  CEO of Delhi International Airport Ltd
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  Greg Fordham

  Managing Director of Airbiz Aviation Strategies Pty Ltd

The aviation sector in Asia faces two seemingly opposing forces, the accelerating drive to develop capacity to deliver socio-economic benefits, and the urgent need to minimize the sector’s adverse impacts.
In this session, we will explore the levers for Asia’s greenfield airports to achieve sustainable outcomes, drawing from a holistic view of positive benefits and negative consequences, lessons learnt from other regions, and identifying actions that can be taken at the concept, planning and implementation stages.

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  Daniel Bircher

  CEO of Zurich Airport International Asia Sdn Bhd
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  Joanna Rowelle

  Director of Arup
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  Ian Taylor

  Director - Aviation Advisory and Global Aviation Business Leader of Arup

COVID has led to a fast track in innovation at Airports and the necessity to adopt Smart Airport technologies in order to provide a safe and contactless environment for passengers and the wider airport community. With the drive towards digitalisation, Airports have effectively changed their risk profile and need to ensure that they evolve their risk methodology in order to re-assess that they are fit for a post COVID travel environment.

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  Magda Chelly

  Head of Cyber Advisory, Asia at Marsh
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  Talal Darras

  Senior VP – Strategic Risk Consulting at Marsh Advisory
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  Nicole Pallavicini

  Managing Principal - Cyber at Marsh
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  Brian Pereira

  Chief Financial Officer at Perth Airport Pty Ltd
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  Petrina Miliauskas

  Managing Principal at Marsh

Six months into 2021 and almost 18 months into the pandemic, much has changed and yet, much remains unchanged. International travel restrictions still prevail in many parts of the world. We have seen significant progress in vaccination roll-out in some countries but we have also seen disheartening setbacks with the resurgence of infection cases in others.

As we close out this @ACIAPAC Online series and while the world continues waiting for the pandemic to run its course, four more airport leaders in the Asia-Pacific region will speak with us. Hear them share insights on how they have been leading their teams and constituents through the challenging times in each unique context. Join us as we ask what they think the new normal will look like and how they’re gearing up their teams under these circumstances.

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  Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni

  Chief Executive Officer at Oman Airports Management Company
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  Kyung Wook KIM

  President & CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation
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  SGK Kishore

  Executive Director of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited
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  Jean-Michel RATRON

  CEO of Aéroport de Tahiti
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  Nik Anis Nik Zakaria

  General Manager, Group Corporate Communication at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad