Sustainable Airport Environments 2009

The first Sustainable Airport Environments Conference was held at Heathrow, where over 120 senior aviation professionals, three major sponsors and a number of exhibitors and supporters came together to produce a landmark event.

The fundamental principle of the event was that sustainability is fostered, and achieved not by committees or pressure groups, but by you and your colleagues – the experts in the field. So it is with great pleasure that we linked up with Fraport AG as host to produce Sustainable Airport Environments 2009.

Conference agenda

The conference programme contains details of speakers, sponsors and exhibitors:

Conference speakers

Dr. Carl August Maria Brenninkmeijer

Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
PhD 1983, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Head of laboratory a the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand, until 1994
Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany since 1994
Adjoint professor University of New York, Stony Brook
Coordinator Atmospheric Research Project CARIBIC based on an Airbus A340-600
Editor Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Advisory Board ERCA research school
Advisor IAEA, WMO, IUPAC
About 150 peer reviewed publications atmospheric chemistry, past climate, isotope geochemistry

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Klingauf

Head of Institute of Flight Systems and Automatic Control
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Born 1963 in Bonn, studied Mechanical Engineering at TH Darmstadt and received a doctor’s degree in 1995. He began his career 1989 as a research scientist in Flight Mechanics at TH Darmstadt. In 1995 he switched to Dasa Military Aircraft in Ottobrunn near Munich, were he started as a Systems Engineer. Since 1997 he was put in charge of different managerial functions in the development of Flight Control Systems.
Since 1999 the missile branch of EADS, LFK Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH in Unterschleissheim (Munich), employed Uwe Klingauf. After holding different positions as a Senior Manager in Development, he became 2002 Vice President for transatlantic cooperation programs. In this function he was responsible for the ground based air defense programs MEADS, PATRIOT, RAM and STINGER. In his final year, he was member of the board of EADS/LFK.
In 2004 he was appointed to the professorship at TU Darmstadt, where he heads the Institute of Flight Systems and Automatic Control with about 30 employees. In a dual role, he also acts as Scientific Director of the European Center for Aviation Development – ECAD GmbH in Darmstadt, which is a joint venture of the State of Hesse, Fraport, Lufthansa and TU Darmstadt and was founded in December 2004.

Chris Goater

Director of Communications
CANSO
Chris Goater has been Director of Communications at the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation since November 2007. His responsibilities include overseeing all communications strategy and development, website and online communications, media relations, and print publications. He created and is editor of ‘Airspace’ magazine. He has been involved with aviation and environment issues since 2003; in his previous position as head of Media and Public Affairs for the UK Airport Operators Association, he participated in many environmental debates in the media, re-launched the Airport Carbon Management Group, and was a founding member of the editorial of board of the UK Sustainable Aviation strategy. He is CANSO’s representative on the ATAG enviro.aero core group, and advises and assists the CANSO Environment Work Group on their communications activity.

Dr. Stefan Schulte

Chairman of the Executive Board of Fraport AG
Dr. Stefan Schulte was appointed member of the executive board and Chief Financial Officer of Fraport AG effective April 2003. From April 1st 2007 on he is Vice Chairman of the Executive Board and Executive Director Traffic and Terminal Management, Airport Expansion of Fraport AG. Fraport AG’s supervisory board assigned him to a five-year term as the company’s new executive board chairman (CEO) effective September 1, 2009. He is in charge of the staff department Special Legal Assignments; the strategic business units Traffic and Terminalmanagement, Airport Expansion, and Airport Security Management; the service unit Real Estate and Facility Management; and the central unit Legal Affairs.
From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Schulte had been an Executive Board Member of the Cologne-based Deutz AG, where he was responsible for Finance and Human Resources. A banker by training, Dr. Schulte studied for a doctorate degree, earning his “Dr. rel. Pol.” in 1991. He began his career at Deutsche Bank’s group Development Department. Then he joined Mannesmann Arcor in Eschborn (near Frankfurt) as Area Director of Controlling. Later, Dr. Schulte served as Board Member for Finance (CFO) at Infostada S.p.A., the Mannesmann/Vodafone group’s former Italian (Milan-based) fixed-network subsidiary.

Olivier Jankovec

ACI Europe

Peter Marx

Vice-President of Environmental Management
Fraport.
He is responsible for env. policies and strategies in the Fraport group, operation of the airport wide environmental management system, abatement projects in the vicinity and publications with environmental content. Next to the professional base at Frankfurt airport he was responsible for airport projects in Greece, India and Egypt and acting as a consultant to the worldwide Fraport group.

David O’Brien

Director of Flight and Ground Operations
Ryanair
David O’Brien is responsible for the safe, on time delivery of over 1,200 low cost Ryanair flights everyday on 800+ routes between 146 European airports.
David has previously worked in China, Russia and the Middle East in airport retail and in manufacturing. David is a graduate of the Irish Military College.

Dr. Karlheinz Haag

Head of the Group Environmental Concepts
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Born on November 26th, 1954, has been Head of the Group Environmental Concepts at Deutsche Lufthansa AG since 2002. As such, he is in charge of all environmentally relevant issues concerning the Lufthansa Group and furthermore is responsible for the implementation of concepts within the frame of the climate and environmental engagement of the Group. Under his direction the department of Environmental Concepts develops trend-setting environmental projects, aims and methods. Haag reports to the Head of Group Politics, Thomas Kropp.
Dr. Karlheinz Haag graduated from the Technical University Aachen with a major in aerospace technology in 1981. He carried on research in this field at the university until he received his Ph.D in 1988. He then transferred to the German Center of Aerospace, where he occupied different positions in the Management. He was lastly employed as the Program Director Aviation supervising the Management of the aviation research program before he transferred to Lufthansa in 2002.

Stanis Smith

Senior Vice President, Stantec
Stanis Smith was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he completed his education as an Architect in 1978, winning all top three awards for his graduation year. He then worked for a major Architectural firm in Johannesburg. He and his wife emigrated to Canada in 1986 and joined the firm that was later to be named Architectura. His responsibilities included major educational projects for Universities and Colleges, visitor centers for NASA in Houston and Orlando and a series of major airport projects in Chicago, Detroit, Edmonton, Houston, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver to name a few.
In 1998 he became President & CEO of Architectura and was proud to represent the firm as it received numerous industry and peer awards.
In 2003 Architectura was acquired by Stantec, Stanis was appointed initially as VP in charge of Architectura and more recently as Senior VP in charge of Stantec’s Architecture and Buildings Engineering staff of over 1,600 including over 300 LEED Accredited Professionals.
For the past 17 years Stanis and his team have focussed on the design of airport terminals worldwide. Stanis continues to be actively involved in projects and is currently overseeing the design of terminals in the Bahamas, Niageria, Edmonton and Winnipeg.
Stanis’ team are currently designing the first two significant airport terminals in Canada to formally go through the LEED certification process at Edmonton and Winnipeg respectively.
In addition to his architectural qualifications, Stanis is a LEED Accrediated Proffessional, has a Performers Licentiate in Music and is a frequent speaker on airport and non-airport topics.

Roger Gardner

Roger Gardner is the Chief Executive of the Omega Academic Knowledge Transfer Partnership on aviation sustainability.
Based out of Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. Omega started in January 2007 involving 9 universities and a wide range of stakeholders tackling environmental challenges linked to aviation growth.
Previously Roger headed up work in the UK Department for Transport on air quality and environmental technology aspects of aviation’s environmental impact. He has 25 years experience in aviation during which time he has also worked for Defence Evaluation Research Agency and QinetiQ on aviation environmental research management and emissions technical issues.

John Twigg

Group Planning Director
Manchester Airports Group.
Mr Twigg is professionally qualified as a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and Fellow of the Institution of Highways & Transportation. A qualified town planner, he has spent his working life in the North West in both the public and private sectors. He joined the newly formed Airport Company in 1988 and has progressed through a variety of positions to his current role, where he is responsible for master planning and strategic planning and transport policy for the Group’s 4 UK airports (Manchester, Nottingham – East Midlands, Bournemouth & Humberside).
He has been responsible for the Company’s land use, planning, development and transport strategies. These have been responsible for positioning Manchester as one of the leading businesses and airports in the UK in delivering sustainable airport growth.
He has extensive experience of regional transport and planning issues, representing the Airport on the NWRA’s Regional Transport Group and other cross sectoral groups including the Business Leadership Team’s Infrastructure Group. He is a member of the Airport Operators Association Planning & Environment Committee.
He lectures regularly on transport and aviation issues, at the Universities of Westminster and Loughborough.

Bernhard B. Wuermeling

Managing Director
Cavotec Fladung GmbH
On 1st of March 2008 he joined the Cavotec Group as the Managing Director of Cavotec Fladung GmbH in Germany.
Profile: – 12 years national and international Management and Group experience as Managing Director, General Manager and Member of the Management, 3 years in the US
- 12 years successful direct sales of engineered products, primarily in Europe, Middle and Far East, NAFTA – States, partly Asia; Market development and implementation of sales and distributor networks in different leader positions
- Main industry experience: Engineering/ Process Engineering, Chemical Industry, Engineering Companies, Petrochemical and Metal Packaging Industry; Air Conditioning, Water- Waste Water & Filtration, Conveyor systems and belts for Printing, Paper, Textile, Food, Logistic, Airport, Automotive and Wood Industry

Craig Richmond

President and CEO
Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) in The Bahamas.
NAD is managed by Vancouver Airport Services, and is in the midst of a $400 million new terminal project. Mr. Richmond left the position of Vice President of Airport Operations for the Vancouver International Airport Authority (YVRAA) prior to coming to Nassau. A former Canadian Air Force pilot, Mr. Richmond holds BA and MBA degrees.

Dr. Juergen Landgrebe

German Emissions Trading Authority at the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Head of Department “Energy Sector Allocations, Reserve Management, and Registry”
Dr. Juergen Landgrebe manages the department “Energy Sector Allocations, Reserve Management, and Registry” of the German Emissions Trading Authority.
He is a postdoctoral engineer for environmental engineering. Before entering UBA in 1992
he worked at an energy supply company and later on as research fellow at the German Federal Health Agency. At first in UBA he was responsible for integrated pollution prevention and control measures in the Pulp and Paper and Mineral Oil industry. In 1998 he became head of unit “General Aspects of Pollution Control” to co-cordinate the national activities and contributions for the European Best Available Techniques Reference Documents. In 2000 – 2003 he was head of section “Environment and Energy” with main subjects: Renewable Energy, New Energy Technologies, Co-ordination of Climate Change Policies and Measures.

Conference host

Fraport AG

Fraport AG is among the leading groups of companies in the international airport business. With Frankfurt Airport, the company operates one of the world’s most important air transportation hubs. An experienced airport manager, Fraport is expanding Frankfurt Airport together with partners into Frankfurt Airport City – an outstanding real-estate location and gateway of mobility and excitement.

In addition to covering the full range of airport services, Fraport AG is a competent partner in airport retailing and real-estate development. As a full-service provider in the airport management field, Fraport AG is active on four continents through investments and subsidiaries. Fraport AG is a leading international Group in the airport business sector and operates Frankfurt Airport which is one of the major air traffic hubs in the world.

In regard to the passenger count in 2008 (October 2008), Frankfurt Airport was ranked third in Europe behind London-Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle. In the cargo sector Frankfurt Airport was ranked first in Europe. Frankfurt Airport serviced a total of 53.5 million passengers in 2008.

In the coming years Fraport will modernize and expand the infrastructure in the north area of the airport. The extensive capacity expansion program includes building a fourth runway for aircraft landings only and an additional Terminal 3 at the Frankfurt location. Furthermore, Fraport will implement continuous measures to generate further retail space and increase real estate business at the airport.

Consequently, Frankfurt Airport is not only a central traffic junction for aircraft, cars and trains but also an “Airport City” – a first class address for mobility, shopping, events and real estate.

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