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Step inside a
digital revolution.
NATS and Searidge offer a digital alternative to Learn more about the
the traditional air traffic control tower. Digital extraordinary benefits
Towers are more than an innovation in ATM and advantages.
technology. Theyre a step-change for the
airport industry. nats.aero/digital-towers
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Airport Radar
Impact Assessment
Ensuring the safe operation of airport communications,
navigation and surveillance systems.
Neil Pritchard is an Aviation professional with 12 years experience at the worlds busiest
International airport Heathrow.
Neil currently leads Strategy and Development for Airside at Heathrow. He drives the
portfolio of Airside transformation projects that deliver infrastructure and technology
enhancements within Airfield and ATM to meet the current challenges of capacity,
resilience and Asset replacement through to strategic requirements of the Masterplan.
Prior to this role, Neil was Head of Airside, with accountability for Airfield Operations,
Winter Operations and Airfield Assets, Maintenance & Facilities. Neil previously held
roles as an Airport Operations Manager and Terminal Service & Security Manager.
Taner Aslan
Design Director
IGA Istanbul Grand Airport
Elliott Black
Director of Airport Planning & Development
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
Elliott Black has been active in the aviation industry for more than 28 yearswith
nearly half of that time in the FAA. He was appointed Director of the FAAs Office of
Airport Planning and Programming in April 2014, after serving as Deputy Director for
more than four years.
The Office of Airport Planning and Programming oversees the FAAs programs
related to airport and system planning, environmental processing and financial
assistance programs, including both the Airport Improvement Program and the
Passenger Facility Charge program.
Prior to his appointment to FAA Headquarters in 2010, Mr. Black worked for more
than five years in the FAAs Great Lakes Region as Manager of the Planning and
Programming Branch.
He has formal training in architecture, planning and policy, and has held positions
at Boston Logan and Chicago OHare, as well as experience as a consultant in
airport planning, environmental processing, financial planning and capital program
implementation, in such diverse locations as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego,
Anchorage and Toronto.
He has played key roles in airport planning, complex capital and O&M budget
planning, financial feasibility studies, airline negotiations, airport operational matters,
community relations, airport bond financing, and procurement for large-scale
professional services and construction contracts.
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Delivering specialist engineering
services to safety critical infrastructure
including airports, rail and highways.
For over 35 years Dyer & Butler has built a solid reputation for both quality and service building,
maintaining and renewing infrastructure to both the public and private sectors. We specialise in delivering
works in safety critical environments with a reputation for quality and dependable workmanship, together
with our commitment to achieving the highest standards of health & safety performance.
Jon started his career as a Royal Navy Seaking helicopter pilot. In 1980s he
transitioned into commercial aviation, fixed wing with Air Europe, Air 2000 and
British Airways. At BA Jon was Chief Pilot, Gatwick and went on to General Manager,
BA Flight Operations.
Following an MBA at Cranfield, interim roles at EASA and IATA, Jon joined the
CAA in 2012 as Oversight Programme Manager, a role which developed into Safety
Programme Manager within the Performance Based Regulation programme.
Jon became Head of PBR in November 2015 and Head of Airspace, Air Traffic
Management & Aerodromes in March 2017.
Bob Graham
Head of Airport Research
Eurocontrol
Steve Anderson
Head of ANS Transformation
NATS
Steve is an experienced aviation professional and has worked at NATS since leaving
University. Steve started his career as an Air Traffic Controller at London Gatwick before
going on to lead the NATS teams at London City, Gatwick and Stansted airports. For
the past three years Steve has been leading the transformation activity within NATS
which culminated this year with the announcement that NATS will provide Digital Air
Traffic Services for London City Airport from the NATS Centre in Swanwick.
Neil Bowles
Head of Air Traffic Management
Searidge Technologies
Neils 20-year career in Air Traffic Management began in 1997 as a trainee Air Traffic
Controller with NATS UK. Neil worked in various operational roles before using his
gained experience to develop automation and technology strategies for ANSPs in
both the UK and UAE. Today, Neil is responsible for ANSP business development,
digital tower and airport strategy and product development.
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David Roberts
Product Advisor, Tower
Indra Navia
David John Roberts was born and educated in England prior to moving to Norway and
working for Indra Navia where he has been for the past 26 years, working with their air
traffic control products. He is currently a Product Advisor and also sales responsible for
the United Kingdom.
Kevin Poole
Executive Director HKIA 3rd runway
Hong Kong International Airport
Kevin has more than 30 years of experience in the building and civil engineering
field, specialising in major multi-disciplined infrastructure and building projects. He
has led the planning, development, design, procurement, construction and project
management on a diverse range of multi-disciplined infrastructure projects: from
airports and buildings to tunnels, bridges and roads.
Kevin has been part of the Client organisation project management team at Hong
Kong International Airport for over 20 years. As the Executive Director, Third Runway,
he is responsible for the expansion of Hong Kong International Airport into a Three-
Runway System.
Paul Coughlan
Project Director
Brisbane Airport
Paul is the Project Director for Brisbane Airports New Parallel Runway (NPR) and has
overall responsibility for the successful delivery of this $1.4 billion project. He heads up a
Client Team of in excess of 30 staff and has led the Project since 2007.
Pauls main accountabilities relate to project governance; design and programme;
contract procurement; cost control; risk management; airline negotiations; government
approvals; stakeholder and community engagement. Phase 1 works (Dredging & site
reclamation) was successfully completed in June 2015. The phase 2 design and tender
procurement which addresses 3 construction contracts (Seawall & site access; Dryandra
Road Underpass; Airfield) has been ongoing since January 2015. Phase 2 construction has
begun, and with the Airfield Works contract to be awarded by 31 July 2017.
Stephen Byrne
Head of Design and Delivery
DAA Dublin Airport Authority
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DISCOVER THE PATH TO PERFORMANCE
Greater public demands. Escalating business pressures. Growing operational challenges. In this
new era, you need focus and flexibility to unlock the performance edge. At Indra Navia, we draw
on our deep technical capabilities and cross-sector insights to bring an extra dimension to air
traffic management. At more than 1200 locations around the world, we help airports deliver
value that bridges the control tower and the boardroom.
A deeper perspective.
Richard Moore
Jacobs HEP
Richard is a Chartered Engineer and Divisional Director within the UK Aviation Group
for Jacobs. He has particular expertise in airside infrastructure, having led the airfield
design delivery for numerous projects at both Heathrow and other major international
airports. As a result, he has an in-depth knowledge of the many complex challenges
involved in the implementation of large scale projects within the live airport
environment. He has used this experience to minimise disruption to his clients and
provide pragmatic solutions to both understand and overcome environmental and
topographical constraints at some of the worlds busiest airports.
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Hassan Hammadeh
Project Director Bahrain International Airport Modernisation
Arabtec TAV JV
Michael Doucette
Former Deputy Executive Director Los Angeles World Airports LAWA
Senior Programme Development Manager Global Aviation
Jacobs Engineering
Mike is a licensed architect with over 30 years of experience exclusively in the field
of airport terminal planning, terminal development and airport master planning.
Experience at over 40 airports throughout the US as well as projects in Europe, Asia,
and Australia. His Project experience ranges from large hub international connecting
airports, , to smaller resort type airports. Mike had 17 years of experience as an aviation
industry consultant prior to nearly 11 at Los Angeles World Airports . During his time
at LAWA as a Deputy Executive Director in the Airports Development Group he was
responsible for overseeing the planning design and construction of the multibillion
dollar Tom Bradley International Terminal. He recently joined Jacobs in late 2016.
Frank Rucker
Former Assistant GM Planning & Development
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport
Franklin has over 37 years of experience in civil engineering design, construction and
project management, with 20 years of progressive experience in the aviation facilities
industry directing complex multi-discipline projects. His experience includes management
of terminal expansion/ supporting infrastructure, runway/taxiway complexes, security
checkpoints, BHS and sortation screening matrix/conveyor systems programs.
At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (2015-2017), Franklin held a dual role
in executive leadership as the Assistant General Manager of Planning and Development
and the Program Executive for the $6B Capital Improvement Program ATL/NEXT. He
also served as the Director of Engineering (2001-2010) for the 5.4 B Hartsfield -Jackson
Development Program, Franklin spent five years (2010-2015) at Abu Dhabi International, in
the role of Program/Deputy Program Manager, Capital Enhancement Program he led the
development of approximately $600M of Expansion and Rehabilitation of terminals 1&3.
Bernardo Gogna
Capital Programme Director
Schiphol Group
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Steve Broom
Director of Safety, Sustainability
& Training
Dyer & Butler
Steve is the Director of Safety, Sustainability and Training for Dyer & Butler. Steve has
been a health and safety professional for over 20 years and has gained experience
in a number of high risk safety critical industries including aviation, quarrying, road
and railways. Throughout his career Steve has continually challenged the accepted
safety norms to promote personal accountability through behavioural based safety
programs and innovation.
Gary Fitch
Divisional Director
Jacobs Babtie
Gary is a Divisional Director for Asset Management Services within the UK Aviation
Group. He has a wide-ranging project portfolio serving a number of Aviation and
Highways clients providing Asset Management technical solutions including web-
enabled, GIS-based, Gateway information delivery mechanisms. Gary provides
consultancy services for asset management clients including support for developing
asset management policies, strategies and plans. He is a member of the Groups
Senior Management Team and manages a team of pavement engineering, data
analysis, data management, web and GIS design specialists developing innovative
solutions to Highways and Airports Asset Managers.
Tim Houghton
Director Airport Development
Heathrow Airport
Tim studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Leeds University before joining
Cegelec as a Graduate Engineer. The next phase of Tims career took him on a global
stage working for VAI industries supporting steel automation projects in Europe and
China. Tim then made the move to the client role in the fast moving world of razor
blades with Gillette. The relocation of the Gillette factory to Poland early in the new
millennium prompted a move to Heathrow to help lead the maintenance planning and
integration teams through an engineering change programme. The diversity of roles
within Heathrow, including operational planning, business process and capital project
management has kept Tim there for the last 14 years and has culminated in his current
role of Strategic Programmes Director.
Fernando Lopez
Director
Lopez and White
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Vince Savage
Radar Impact Assessment
Technical Lead
QinetiQ
Vince joined QinetiQ (then the Defence Research Agency) in 1996 and has expertise
in radar modelling and radar cross-section (RCS) prediction and control. Vince is the
technical lead for the QinetiQ Wind Farm Radar Impact Assessment (RIA) team. The
RIA team provides consultancy services to understand and control the impact of wind
turbines and other large structures on radar systems. Vince has worked in the QinetiQ
RIA team since its formation in 2001, working closely with both renewables and aviation
stakeholders. The team provides services at various levels, from legislation development
(e.g. development of the Eurocontrol Guidelines for safeguarding surveillance systems),
field trials (e.g. impact of wind farms on air-ground-air comms, in collaboration with
NATS), to project assessment and remediation (e.g. Heathrow cargo centre design).
Andy Blyth
Sales Director Navigation & Surveillance Systems
MOOG
Following a short military career in Air Traffic in the RAF, 30 years in Engineering
solutions and software development in a variety of senior management positions with
McDonnell Douglas, Integraph and latterly MOOG as Sales Director for non US based
business for Navigation and Surveillance Solutions.
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Tea &
Car lift
Coffee
Tea &
Coffee
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AEI 2017 Programme
6th December
08:30 09:15 Welcome Introductions and Overview Accommodating Airspace and
Global Aviation Growth
Chairmans Welcome and Conference Overview
Neil Pritchard Transformation: How Airports Can Apply
Head of Airside & Strategy Technology to Meet Their Objectives
Heathrow Airport Steve Anderson
Head of ANS Transformation
Welcome to Heathrow NATS
Heathrow Board Member
Airports Expansion & Improvements from an
09:15 10:30 The Evolution of Aviation as an Industry Air Traffic Control Supplier Point of View
Neil Bowles
The Strategic Outlook Aviation Horizon Scan Head of Air Traffic Management
Searidge Technologies
Manned Automated Autonomous
IAG Delivering Airport Improvement from
ATC perspective
The Development of a New World Hub David Roberts
Taner Aslan Product Advisor, Tower
Design Director Indra Navia
IGA Istanbul Grand Airport
15:00 15:30 Break
10:30 11:00 Break
15:30 16:45 Airport Expansion
11:00 12:15 The Regulatory Influence in
Change Management
The Heathrow Expansion Case Study
Approach to Funding, Planning, and Approval Phil Wilbraham
of Aviation Development and Improvement Expansion Programme Director
Elliott Black Heathrow Airport
Director of Airport Planning & Development
FAA Federal Aviation Administration Hong Kong Third Runway
Kevin Poole
Assurance of the Change Management in Executive Director HKIA 3rd runway
Aviation Development Hong Kong International Airport
Jon Round
Head of AAA Airspace, ATM & Aerodromes The Brisbane Parallel Runway Case Study
UK CAA Paul Coughlin
Project Director
12:15 13:00 Lunch Brisbane Airport
13:00 15:00 Driving Air and Ground ATM Efficiency Dublin Case Study
Stephen Byrne
Drivers for Change Head of Design and Delivery
Bob Graham DAA Dublin Airport Authority
Head of Airport Research
Eurocontrol 16:45 Day 1 Close
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08:45 09:00 Welcome Day 2 Introductions and Overview: Developing the Worlds Busiest Airport
Frank Rucker
Intro Review and Welcome Day 2 Former Assistant GM Planning & Development
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport
09:00 10:00 Industry as a Driver of Aviation Growth & Capital Programming, Approach, Learning
Aviation Growth as a Driver of Industrial Growth and Best Practice
Bernardo Gogna
Government Role in International Trade Capital Programme Director
Within Aviation Schiphol Group
Dept. International Trade
12:30 13:14 Lunch
Addressing Sustainability and Environment
Commitments in Maintenance, Development 13:15 14:15 Airport Maintenance & Best Practices
and Growth
Driving a Collaborative Safety Culture Whilst
Water management and sustainability Maintaining The Worlds Busiest Single & Dual
Grethe Ostby Stave Runway Airports
Manager Water Management Steve Broom
Oslo Airport Director of Safety, Sustainability & Training
Avinor Dyer & Butler
Understanding and Overcoming the Developing a Strategic Asset Care Plan for
Environmental & Topographical Constraints to Pavement Maintenance
Deliver a Constructable Design Gary Fitch
Richard Moore Divisional Director
Jacobs HEP Jacobs Babtie
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Key Sponsor
Exhibitors
Supporters
Attendees
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