VII Sectorial Meeting: Airports

Tuesday, November 23rd

07:00 – 08:30 High Level Breakfast (Ministers and Officials).

07:00 – 18:00 Registration & Exhibition Area Opens.

07:30 – 08:30 Early Coffee.

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome remarks setting the political agenda
Martin Eurnekian, President of Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 and CEO of Corporación América Airports
Andrew O’Brian, President and General Manager of Corporación Quiport S.A.

09:15 – 09:30 Presentation on the state of the industry.
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General, ACI World.

09:30 – 09:45 Discussion on the future of aviation
Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General of ICAO.

09:45 – 10:00 Senior government infrastructure or regulation official – Secretary of Tourism Mexico.

10:00 – 10:30 Networking Coffee Break.

10:30 – 11:30 Aviation Leaders Panel.

11:30 – 12:15 Panel: Rethinking Airport economic regulation – Challenging the conventional wisdom.

12:15 – 13:15Lunch.

13:15 – 14:00 Panel: The role of the private sector in airport development in the post-Covid era.
Among the various impacts of Covid-19 on the airport sector, the large reduction in passenger demand at all levels has paralyzed the privatization process in the Latam region, as well as globally. Besides, government budgets have further constrained to invest in new infrastructure. While there is an avid appetite for private investors to pour money into the business, the risk profile for airports has changed and projects are and will be analyzed from different perspectives. The panel of executives will go through their internal views on investing in airport assets and how these views have changed from pre-Covid era.

14:00 – 14:30 Keynote: Henrik Hololei, Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission.

14:30 – 15:00 Networking Coffee Break

15:00 – 15:45 Presentation / panel / interview session: Beyond the pandemic – Paths to a sustainable recovery
Based on the key findings and policy considerations of ACI’s Net Zero Carbon Target worldwide, the Global Outlook for Capital Spending and the White Paper on Sustainable Recovery, this session will explore the principles needed to place sustainability at the heart of airports’ corporate strategy in support of the long term, as well as infrastructure investment pathways for airport decarbonization.

15:45 – 17:00 Panel: Sustainable Aviation – integration into the airport environment of aircraft powered by alternative fuel sources.

18:00 – 20:00 Cocktail.

20:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner.

Wednesday, 24 November

08:00 – 10:30 Networking Coffee.

07:00 – 08:45 WBP and CEOs Breakfast.

09:00 – 10:00 ACI World Annual General Assembly.

10:00 – 10:45 ACI LAC Assembly.

10:45 – 11:15 Networking Coffee Break.

11:15 – 11:25 Opening Remarks: Rafael Echevarne.

11:25 – 11:55 Keynote address: Recovery and SDGs.
Mariana Mazzucato or WEF (The Global future Council on Investment).

11:55 – 12:45 Panel: Leveraging new technology and innovation in the new normal.
A panel interview with CIOs: what do we expect from technology and innovation in the short and medium term, what are the main priorities, how can airports overcome funding problems? How technology and innovation can support airports to decarbonize (or promote sustainable development).

12:45 – 13:30 Panel: Achieving sustainability goals: Developing operational efficiencies and system resilience.

13:30 – 14:30 Panel: Meeting the changing needs and expectations of customers post-COVID-19.

14:30 – 15:00 Closing Feature Interview.

15:00 – 15:15 Closing remarks.
Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General, ACI World.

15:15 – 16:00 Late Lunch in Exhibition Area.