World Class Airports in Dubai Presenting Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 24, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Dubai will be hosting hundreds of attendees for the World Class Airports large scale event lined up by Marcus Evans on 17th – 19th April 2011. This event will bring together global experts and opinion leaders to discuss the pertinent issues in turning these pursuits to reality, bring forth the future trends shaping the aviation industry and strategies to stay ahead in this highly competitive industry.

Running parallel to World Class Airlines, this conference will further revolutionise the many changing facets of aviation industry and examine the current and future trends of airport management and operations.

First of its kind in the aviation industry, there will be two days comprising of parallel running streams and a third day “Synergy Panel discussions” taking place on 19th April 2011 between the leading Airports and Airlines of the world. This will provide an opportune platform to debate and discuss the challenges faced by airports and airlines alike and thereby devise strategies to take their businesses to a higher level.

The agenda includes a choice of three streams over two days and synergy panel discussions on the third day. The streams are Operational Efficiency, Airports Expansion and Development, and Commercialisation & Revenue Generation.

Speakers in the World Class Airports include:

- H.E Excellency Mohammed A.Ahli Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, UAE
- Colin Spear Assistant Director for Airport Development of IATA, Switzerland
- Carlos Madeira Vice President of ANA Aeroportos De Portugal
- Dr Hamdi Chouk Director General of Civil Aviation Lebanon
- Paul Griffiths CEO of Dubai Airports, UAE
- Zhang Guanghui President & CEO of Beijing international Airport, China
- Gordon Dewar CEO of Bahrain Airports Company, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Christoph Blume CEO of Dusseldorf International Airport, Germany
- George Karamanos Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communication of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, UAE
- Michael Ferchland Senior Vice President Planning & Construction of Munich Airport International, Germany
- Hari Kumar P. Vice President Engineering & Maintenance of Bengaluru International Airport, India
- Andrew Harrisson Managing Director of Manchester Airport, UK
- Dr Walter Gabber Vice President Terminal Management & Medical Director of Frankfurt International Airport, Germany
- Christoph Hommerich Vice President Freight & Properties of Fraport AG

According to Christoph Blume, CEO of Dusseldorf International Airport, Germany, “Airports of the future are not only part of the transport infrastructure, but more and more business-hotspots for a big variety of branches. So the real-estate-business gets more and more important for a successful development of a business location 'airport city'.”

Airports are the most utilised international and regional gateways for many economies, connecting countries and regions for greater economic development. The growing diversification of airports’ revenue sources is an indicator of the evolving integration between government bodies, airport operators and airlines. World class airports around the globe are striving to be the best hubs in their regions - in pursuit of generating revenue, reducing costs, improving airport facilities and enhancing customer experience.

This conference is proudly supported by the Dubai Convention Bureau, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, International Air Transport Association (IATA), CNBC Arabiya, Hong Kong Aviation Industry Association, Aviation Today, Airports International, Air Traffic Management, Air Safety Week, Airport Cities, Cargo Village News, Aircraft Value New, Blue Skies magazine, www.aviationmiddleeast.com, www.airport-suppliers.com, Airline News Resource, Gulf Business, Middle East MICE & Events, Trade Arabia, Gulf Industry and The Gulf.

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