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The ACI EUROPE Annual Assembly & Congress addresses the most important issues facing the senior leadership of the aviation industry, bringing you enriching and engaging educational sessions. This year, although we cannot meet in person, the event will deliver just that with an unrivalled line up of key policy makers and airport leaders coming together with a focus on resetting the airport business and rebuilding connectivity.
Event theme
Resetting the airport business
Post Tenebras Lux - Light after darkness
Speaker Invited
Opening Session
State of the Industry Address


Olivier Jankovec
Director General
ACI EUROPE
The Political Playbook
A voice for 500 airports: How must the political landscape shift to trigger restart and recovery?


Jost Lammers
CEO
Munich Airport, and President, ACI EUROPE
In the Hot Seat part one: An onstage interview
How can the EU support the recovery of European Aviation?
From ending quarantines and aligning travel restrictions to safeguarding fair competition at a time when Governments selectively hand over billions mainly into selected airlines and taking the right decisions on airport slots, the European Commission is set to play a defining role on the recovery and longer-term future of European aviation. Where does it stand at the moment and what are its priorities? What will the new EU Strategy for Sustainable Mobility that the Commission is set to table before the end of the year will mean for aviation and airports in particular?


Henrik Hololei
Director General DG MOVE
European Commission
Interviewed by:


Andrew Charlton
Managing Director
Aviation Advocacy
Welcome message


André Schneider
CEO
Genève Aéroport
Keynote Interview


Debora MacKenzie
Author
COVID-19 The pandemic that never should have happened, and how to stop the next one
She has been reporting on COVID-19 from the start, and she was among the first journalists to suggest that it could become a pandemic. Her first book, Covid-19: The Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and How to Stop the Next One, is a comprehensive look on the current crisis, combining policy analysis and criticism with scientific insights.
In her Keynote Address, she will shed a new light on the events that led to the COVID-19 virus’ escalation and how future crises of this gravity can be avoided.
Interviewed by


Michael McKay
broadcaster, host of World Radio Switzerland’s “The McKay Interview” and former Chairman of the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Speaker Invited
Event Partner Presentations
10:36 – 10:38
Special Presentation

10:38 – 10:41
Driving digitalization through collaboration

10:41 – 10:45
Challenges & Opportunities on EU Smart Borders

Speaker Invited
In the Hot Seat part two: An onstage interview
Wizz Air describes itself as Europe’s “fastest growing airline” with fully profitable services. Could their model be an airport saviour – and if so, how?


József Váradi
CEO
Wizz Air
Interviewed by


Mark Pilling
VP
FlightGlobal
Speaker Invited
First Working Session
Survival Airport Economics
Hear from airport leaders how their 2021 business planning will navigate the effects of the pandemic – will a breakthrough in mitigating COVID-19 create the step-change needed in time?
Moderator


David Feldman
Managing Partner
Exambela Consulting
Panel


Armando Brunini
CEO
Milan Airports


John Holland-Kaye
CEO
Heathrow Airport Limited


Niall MacCarthy
Managing Director
Cork Airport


Julian Diaz
CEO
DUFRY


Arnaud Feist
CEO
Brussels Airport Company


Eleni Kaloyirou
CEO
Hermes Airports
Speaker Invited
ACI EUROPE Awards Ceremony Part One

Part 1
- BEST AIRPORT AWARDS: Under 5 million
- BEST AIRPORT AWARDS: 5-10 Million
- BEST AIRPORT AWARDS: 10-25 Million
- BEST AIRPORT AWARDS: 25-40 Million
- BEST AIRPORT AWARDS: Over 40 Million
Lunch Break
Speaker Invited
Event Partner Presentations
12:40 – 12:43
Special Presentation

12:43 – 12:45
Through innovation comes light over darkness

12:45 – 12:49
Achieve operational excellence with industrial-grade private wireless

12:49 – 12:52
Managing Airfield Operations – One digital solution for all

12:52 – 12:55
Special Presentation

12:55 – 13:00
Special Presentation

Speaker Invited
In the Hot Seat part three: An onstage interview


Dalton Philips
CEO
daa


Michael O’Leary
Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair
Ryanair
Interviewed by


Andrew Charlton
Managing Director
Aviation Advocacy
Speaker Invited
Second Working Session
Connectivity disrupted: The change to the web of hubs and regional airports; basic and full airline services
Moderator


Andrew Charlton
Managing Director
Aviation Advocacy
The all-stakeholders panel:


Eamonn Brennan
Director General
EUROCONTROL


Patrick Ky
Executive Director
EASA


Václav Řehoř
Chairman of the Board
Václav Havel Airport Prague


Céline Fornaro
Managing Director, Head of European Industrials Equity Research
UBS


Nicolas Notebaert
CEO, VINCI Concessions & President, VINCI Airports
VINCI Airports
Speaker Invited
Event Partner Presentations
14:20 – 14:23
A new normal in the world of security

14:23 – 14:25
Build back trust through managed passenger flow in airports

14:25 – 14:30
Special Presentation

Speaker Invited
Third Working Session
Build Back Better: Decarbonisation and Sustainability
COVID-19 has disrupted our industry – but climate change remains a constant and we must play our part through the pandemic & beyond
Moderator


Matt Gorman
Sustainability and Environment Director
Heathrow Airport Limited
Panel


Clara Della Torre
Deputy Director General
DG CLIMA


Florian Guillermet
Executive Director
SESAR Joint Undertaking


William Todts
President
Transport & Environment


Dick Benschop
CEO
Royal Schiphol Group


Christel Vandenhouten
Head of Sustainability
Brussels Airport


Jonathon Counsell
Group Head of Sustainability
IAG
Speaker Invited
ACI EUROPE Awards Ceremony Part Two

Part 2
- Accessible Airport Award
- Digital Transformation Award
- Eco-Innovation Award
- HR Excellence Award
- World Business Partner Award
Speaker Invited
Sponsor presentations
15:37 – 15:40
Special Presentation

15:40 – 15:45
Smart Trust by Vision-Box

Speaker Invited
ACI EUROPE Annual General Assembly
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