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SUPER EARLY BIRD Register and pay before Friday 16 December 2016 and save up to $1,150* Improving Airport Performance through Infrastructure Development, Council Co-operation and Strategic Fund Management ì Main Conference: 21-22 March 2017 ì Workshops: 20 March 2017 ì Venue: Swissotel Sydney FEATURING EXPERT SPEAKERS Bill Burke Rob Evans Phil Gregory CEO, CEO, Aviation Business Mildura Airport Nelson Airport NZ Development and Compliance Manager, Essendon Fields Airport Merren McArthur Paul Ferguson Naomi Searle CEO, Airports Manager, Director Community Virgin Australian QantasLink and Commercial Cargo and Virgin Development and Project Australia Regional Director of the Airport Airlines Development Project, The City of Busselton MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR ATTENDANCE AND NEW THIS YEAR! NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND ATTEND THESE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP SESSIONS: ì A Greater Focus on Regional Economy ì 8 New Case Studies from around What Local Councils Need to Know during Australia A Regional Airport Re-Development ì 3 New Workshops for Airports and Local Councils Weathering Boom and Bust: Financial ì 70% New Speaker Faculty B Management for Airports Managing Landside Development to Benefit C both Airport and Community WITH CASE STUDIES FROM Nelson Airport Balina-Byron Bay Airport Dubbo Airport 865, 203 passengers a 500,000 passengers a year 200, 000 passengers a year 420 flights a week 58 return flights a week year 180 flights a week Orange Airport Hobart Airport Essendon Fields Airport 60,000 passengers a year 2.1 million 40, 0000 25 return flights a week passengers a year passengers a year Brought to you by: ì T: +61 2 9229 1000 ì F: +61 2 9223 2622 ì E: [email protected] ì W: www.regionalairports.com.au LETTERDear Colleague, PAGE Three in five of Australia’s regional airports are currently experiencing serious financial pressure, and this strain is unlikely to ease in the next decade. While the NSW OUR EXPERT SPEAKER FACULTY: Government has recently provided $35 million in state Bill Burke funding to regional airports in order to upgrade facilities, CEO, the strategic management of these funds is vital to Mildura Airport ensure both airport sustainability and local economic growth. Rob Evans CEO, As an event wholly dedicated to regional airports, IQPC’s Nelson Airport NZ 8th Annual Regional Airport Development Conference Phil Gregory for 2017 will focus on strategies for managing reserve Aviation Business Development funds, retro-fitting facilities to remain commercially and Compliance Manager, competitive and within CASA regulations, and land-side Essendon Fields Airport development solutions. In doing so this event will focus Naomi Searle on the close working relationships between regional Director Community and Commercial airports, airlines and local councils. Development and Project Director of the Airport Development Project, Challenges to be addressed include: The City of Busselton ì Sustaining a prolonged period of growth through Dr Rico Merkert route development and maintaining this trajectory PhD Leeds MSC TU Berlin/ NHH Bergen, through infrastructure development Associate Professor in Aviation Management, ì Solidifying long-term relations between airports and University of Sydney airlines to improve development and operational Simon Latchford outcomes CEO, ì Working together with local community and Visit Sunshine Coast stakeholders to secure council approval Ben Lyons Don’t miss your chance to learn priceless information CEO, from the innovators, managers and top industry experts. Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise Ken Rogers To book your place, simply call 02 9229 1000, Director Corporate Development Dubbo email [email protected] or book Regional Council, online at www.regionalairports.com.au Dubbo Airport Neil Weatherson I look forward to meeting you in Sydney at the end of Airport Manager, March! Ballina-Byron Airport Many Thanks, Paul Bredereck Managing Director, Jordan Mullins JetGo Director, Regional Airport Development 2017 Matt Cocker IQPC Australia General Manager Operations & Customer Experience, Hobart Airport WHO WILL YOU MEET? Chris Devitt Director Technical Services, Regional Airport Proprietors Orange City Council CEOs, Managers & Heads of ì Administration ì Operations David Voss ì Finance ì Facilities Airport Manager, Local Council Members Central Highlands Regional Council Mayors, CEOs, Directors & Heads of ì Regional Services ì Capital Projects Paul Ferguson ì Property & Economics Airports Manager, QantasLink Airlines Managers of Merren McArthur ì Regional Airports ì Scheduled Air Transport CEO, ì Commerce Virgin Australian Cargo and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines ì T: +61 2 9229 1000 ì F: +61 2 9223 2622 ì E: [email protected] ì W: www.regionalairports.com.au PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Monday, 20 March 2017 A 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM B 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM C 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM What Local Councils Weathering Boom Managing Landside Need to Know during and Bust: Financial Development to Regional Airport Management for Benefit both Airport Re-Development Airports and Community When airports are undertaking This workshop is as much for airport Landside development is as useful to re-development it’s important that managers and operators as it is for communities as it is to airports and both the council and the community councillors to understand the key can greatly increase the revenue, are involved with the development fiscal pain- points of airports and labour force and resources of both. process. This is in order to ensure where big investments matter. One However sustainable innovation that all stakeholders have a thorough of the key detriments to an airport’s of commercial airport real estate understanding of the progression financial security is not enough of a is about selectively developing lands, and outcomes that the airport will reserve to buffer against unforseen and not just about creating the experience. This session will be circumstances and economic quickest return on investment. As beneficial to any council member slumps. Moreover, when an airport such, it’s important to understand that wants to learn more about is able to save enough money, it’s the key drivers of community growth airport re-development or any airport important to conduct the appropriate and adjust landside development manager who is tasked with having asset analysis in order to determine accordingly. to explain airport operations to where key segments of the airport council members. require updating or maintenance. This session will include but not be limited to: It will include but not be limited to: It will include but not be limited to: ì A review of the airport city ì A rundown of the challenges ì Increase customer satisfaction model as a guide to how regional and processes that councillors through updating customer- airports can emulate larger city tend to have the most difficulty perceived problem-points airport’s for regional development understanding about airport ì Receive thorough analysis of ì Engaging with retailers, tourist operations facilities to justify their need providers, emergency services, ì Tactics for keeping explanations for improvement , e.g. Runway and advertisers in order to best easy to understand and non- Length Analysis select the most appropriate technical for councillors and ì Evaluate the land use within developments for the airport and stakeholders who don’t have a each Runway Protection Zone to community background in aviation ensure best use of air-side space ì Updating landside infrastructure ì Strategies for keeping ì More than just cost-benefit in order to accommodate communication open between analysis: strategically updating tourism and future growth in councillors and airport managers facilities to improve returns on the region ì How airport managers and local investment ì Strategies for local council council can work together to and airport managers to work keep the community informed David Voss together in order to best develop and supportive Airport Manager, landside opportunities and Central Highlands Regional Council include the regional community NETWORKING AND INTERACTIVITY – THE IQPC EVENT EXPERIENCE EXPLAINED This is not a mass participation event featuring hundreds of attendees. This event is a tightly focused networking, business development and learning platform for senior executives. The conference experience has been specifically designed to increase the opportunities for collaboration and networking courtesy of formats like speed networking, solutions clinics, interviews and debates. We encourage you to bring your business cards, actively participate in the interactive learning and networking sessions, reflect on your current commercial challenges and leverage the event to identify new high value relationships and tangible business solutions which you can implement when you are back in the office. ì T: +61 2 9229 1000 ì F: +61 2 9223 2622 ì E: [email protected] ì W: www.regionalairports.com.au CONFERENCE DAY ONE Tuesday, 21 March 2017 8:30 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND ARRIVAL COFFEE 10:30 Solution Provider Thought Leader Session - please contact [email protected] 9:00 Opening Remarks by IQPC Australia and the Conference Chair 11:00 Speed Networking An effectively structured interactive session designed Bill Burke to help you expand your network through one-on-one CEO, focused conversations. Bring your business cards! Mildura Airport 11:20 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING BREAK 9:10 The Process Behind the Planning and Construction of Busselton-Margaret