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VIII Sectorial Meeting: Airports

Aimed at senior executives in the airport industry worldwide.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: October 3 and 4, 2022

ACI-LAC Annual Assembly Conference & Exhibition.

The VIII Sector Meeting: Airports celebrated in Buenos Aires brings together senior executives of the airport industry from all over the world, and features discussion topics that shape the way in which the aviation industry is quickly evolving. The airport community will gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 3-4 October 2022. The sharing of best practices in the industry is a necessary response to the rapidly changing world of aviation and in particular the airport industry.

Speakers

Luis Felipe de Oliveira
Director General of ACI WORLD
Rafael Echevarne
General Director of ACI LAC
Matías Lammens
Minister of Tourism Argentina
Andrew O'Brian
President and CEO Centerline Airport Partners
Monika Infante
CEO of AERODOM

Monday, October 3rd

07:00 Registration & Exhibition Area Opens

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome Remarks – Martin Eurnekian, President AA2000

09:15 – 09:30 Welcome Remarks – Ezequiel Barrenechea, President ACI-LAC

09:30 – 09:45 State of the Industry in LAC – Rafael Echevarne

09:45 – 10:00 State of the Industry World – Luis Felipe de Oliveira

10:00 – 10:20 Address – Government Representative

10:20 – 10:45 Opening Press Conference

10:20 – 10:45 Networking Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45 Session 1: Sustainable tourism: challenges and opportunities after COVID

  • Moderator: Florencia Lendoiro
  • Matías Lammens, Minister of Tourism Argentina
  • Niels Olsen, Minister of Tourism Ecuador
  • Tabaré Viera Duarte, Minister of Tourism Uruguay

11:45 – 12:30 Session 2: Challenging conventional airport economic regulation

  • Marcelo García – InterVISTAS
  • Gonzalo Ibarra – CEO de Ibarra Aero charges
  • Juan Pablo Picasso – Manager of Economic and Financial Regulation
  • Juan José Salmón – CEO of Lima Airport Partners
  • Monika Infante – CEO of AERODOM

12:45 – 13:30 Lunch
Sponsored by: Mera

13:30 – 14:15 Session 3: Aviation path to net zero future

  • Moderator: Joffrey Mai – VINCI Concessions
  • Ivan Saco, Exolum
  • Laia Barbará, WEF
  • Damián Fernandez, ORSNA

14:15 – 15:00 Session 4: Integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM – eVTOL) at aerodromes

  • Moderator: Lorenzo di Loreto, Munich Airport
  • Mariano Mobilla, Corporación América
  • Sergio Tomasella, EVE
  • Sergio Quito, Gol
  • Ruud Ummels, To70

15:00 – 15:20 Session 5: Assistance bot, AA2000

  • Manuel Aubone, CXO, AA200
  • Fernando Benegas, Bleett

15:20 – 16:00 Session 6: Optimizing airport operations with technology

  • Moderator: Ricardo Gesse, Zurich Airport Brasil
  • Joan Rojas, ALG
  • Mila Jimenez, Gesnaer
  • Rafael Alcocer, DFS

16:00 – 16:15 Session 7: Improving airport efficiency with Digitalization, TAV Technologies

16:15 – 16:35 Session 8: Opportunities of electric flight – roadmap to implementation

  • Joost Meijs, CEO – Aruba Airport
  • Esther Kromhout, Director – NACO

16:50 – 17:45 ACI-LAC Annual General Assembly

19:00 – 20:00 Cocktail

20:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner

Tuesday, October 4

07:30 – 08:45 WBP Breakfast and CEOs Panel (by invitation only)

07:30 – 09:00 Early Coffee

09:00 – 10:00 Session 10: The recovery of the aviation sector in Latin America: challenges and opportunities

  • Moderator: Andreu Carbonell (Flare Consulting)
  • Peter Cerda, Regional Vice President – IATA
  • Javier Vanegas, Director General – CANSO
  • Daniel Ketchibechian, CEO – AA2000
  • José Luis Aguilar, Vice Minister of Transportation Services and Public Works (Ecuador)
  • Ronei Glanzmann, National Secretary of Civil Aviation Brazil, SAC
  • Andrew O´Brian, President and CEO, Centerline Airport Partners

10:00 – 10:40 Session 11: Impact of social media in the travel and tourism industry

  • Moderator: José Costa, Diario La Nación
  • Floxie (Travel Influencer)
  • Agustín Neglia (Influencer specialized in travel)
  • Andy Clar (Life Style Influencer)

10:40 – 10:50 Sesión 12: Powering Digital Travel, SITA

10:50 – 11:30 Networking Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:00 Session 13: General Aviation, operational challenges and business opportunities

  • Moderator: Arturo García, AvPorts
  • Shane Monroe, MBJ Airport
  • Adolfo Aragon, Universal
  • Fernando A. Zingoni, Bombardier

12:00 – 12:45 Session 14: Improving accessibility in air travel

  • Moderator: Federico Cabrera (Aeropuertos Uruguay)
  • Raul Revuelta (GAP)
  • Alejandro Restrepo (IATA)

12:45 – 12:55 Session 15: Narita Airport’s path to establishing an end-to-end biometric experience for passengers
Sebastian Pinchinatti, Amadeus

12:55 – 13:40 Standing Lunch

13:40 – 14:30 Session 16: Airports and the future of work

  • Moderator: Thales Panza de Paula, WEF
  • Veronica Rodriguez Bargiela, AA2000

14:30 – 15:15 Session 17: Resetting the Airport-Retailer relationship

  • Moderator: Jared Harckham, ICF
  • Cyril Letocart (Lagardere)
  • Rene Riedi (Dufry)
  • Adriana Echandi (Morpho)
  • Global Exchange

15:15 – 15:30 Closing remarks & Lottery – Announ cement of next year venue