Preparatory Seminar

A preparatory seminar took place on Monday, 19 June and the morning of Tuesday, 20 June 2000. The intent of the seminar was to focus on some key issues to be addressed by the Conference, enabling delegates, in an informal setting, to obtain information and clarification regarding these issues, highlighting challenges in advance and paving the way for the Conference to arrive at its conclusions more efficiently.

Below is the Programme for the Preparatory Seminar that was followed including the topics and the list of the speakers and panelists.

Brief introductions to the speakers and abstracts of their presentations are linked from here as acrobat pdf files in English, French and Spanish. The Moderator's summary of the Seminar is also available in English, French and Spanish.

19 June 2000

Time		Topic Title	Speakers
09:30		Introductory remarks	Moderator, Mr. John Gunther, Consultant to ICAO

09:35	1.	Financial situation – How can airports and air navigation service providers be self-sufficient?	Dr. Ghanem Mohammad Al-Hajri, Director General, Sharjah Airport Authority, United Arab Emirates Mr. Bernd P. Schuh, Member of the Board of Management, Finance, German Air Navigation Services (DFS)

10:30	2.	Attracting financing – What are prospective financiers looking for?	Mr. Ellis J. Juan, Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking, Santander Investment Securities Inc. Mr. Adolfo Rufatt, Principal Infrastructure Economist, Regional Operational Department for Mexico and Central America, Inter-American Development Bank
11:20	Coffee break
11:35	3.	Charges vs taxes – Which is which and why?	Mr. Richard Janis, Tax Industry Leader, Transportation Practice, KPMG LLP (Former Tax Counsel, Air Transport Association of America)
12:00	Lunch
14:00	4.	Commercialization and privatization – Will they deliver?	Mr. Peter Harbison, Managing Director, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation, Australia Mr. Dirk Ackerman, Managing Director, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) Mr. Tulsi R. Kesharwani, Consultant to ICAO

15:00	5.	Cooperation and globalization – What do they offer?	Mr. Yves Lambert, Director General, EUROCONTROL Mr. Ousmane Issoufou Oubandawaki, Director General, Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) Mr. Frank O'Neill, President and CEO, Vancouver Airport Services Limited, Canada
16:00	Coffee break
16:15	6.	Non-aeronautical revenues – Win-win for airport providers and users alike?	Mr. Adnan bin Shamsuddin, Executive Director of Operations, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad Mr. Niels Boserup, President and CEO, Copenhagen Airports Limited, Denmark

17:00		Closure of day's discussion	Moderator, John Gunther, Consultant to ICAO

20 June 2000

09:30	7.	Economic regulation – What is the role of government in a changing world?	Mr. Brian McDonnell, Chief Executive, Irish Aviation Authority Dr. Kenneth Rattray, Solicitor General, Jamaica
10:30	Coffee break
10:45	8.	Major challenges – What do airports and air navigation services providers face at the dawn of the 21st century? (Panel discussion)	Mr. Jonathan Howe, Director General, Airports Council International (ACI) Mr. Derek J. McLauchlan, Secretary General, Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Mr. Pierre Jeanniot, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Mr. Philip Butterworth-Hayes, Editor, Jane's Information Group Mr. Wong Woon Liong, Director General, Civil Aviation Authority, Singapore Mr. Andy K. Mensah, Director General, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Mr. Jose Manuel Sanchez, Director, Panamerican Civil Aviation Institute (former Director, Planning, Directorate of Civil Aviation, Chile)

12:10		Summary and closing of Seminar	Moderator, Mr. John Gunther, Consultant to ICAO

If you would like further information concerning the seminar,
please contact:

Mr. Yuanzheng Wang
Manager of the Seminar
Fax: 1-514-954-6744
E-mail: eap@icao.int