Airport Cities Speaker Line-Up Announced

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LONDON, Jan 28, 2014 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

     Senior industry experts confirm their participation in high level

conference programme

    The Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition is the global platform

providing thought leadership, best practice, innovation and high-level debate

and discussion around the creation and development of airport cities. The

conference programme explores how they stimulate economic growth and drive

commercial benefits, developing both as cities in their own right and as unique

business and tourist destinations.

    Hosted by Malaysia Airports and taking place from 31 March - 2 April in

Kuala Lumpur the event will showcase KLIA's Aeropolis development plan as well

as providing unique insights into some of the most exciting and innovative

airport city and aerotropolis models within the wider Asia region.

    This year's event promises a comprehensive two-day conference programme

consisting of a number of panel discussions involving high-level speakers.

Professor John D. Kasarda, Director of the Center for Air Commerce at the

University of North Carolina, who will be chairing the conference, commented:

"Kuala Lumpur promises to be the most information packed airport cities

conference to date. Worldwide airport city and aerotropolis developments,

opportunities, and challenges will be addressed with especially in-depth

coverage by leaders from the Asia-Pacific region."

    Alex Kirby, Executive Vice President, Airport Cities for UBM Live,

organizers of the event added: "UBM is delighted to bring Airport Cities to the

ASEAN region for the first time in its 13 year history. Our Hosts, Malaysia

Airports, are located at the very heart of Asia, the most dynamic and fastest

growing region in the aviation sector. Our guests can look forward to a warm

Malaysian welcome and another enjoyable, engaging and highly informative

gathering of the global aviation community. I look forward to welcoming all our

guests personally in KL."

    Confirmed speakers so far include CEOs and other senior representatives

from airports, tourism authorities and other stakeholders involved in the

development of Airport City projects such as; David Fei, CEO of Taoyuan

International Airport Corporation and Dr. Mustafa Sani Sener, President and

Group CEO of TAV Airports Holding Co. who will both be speaking at the event

for the first time.

    Sessions covered during the first day will include The Global Airport

Cities Report: The Latest Project News With A Special Focus On Lessons Learned

In Overcoming Major Challenges and The Role of Airport Cities in Urban Renewal

and Economic Development. Further confirmed speakers on day one include; Atty.

Arnel Casanova, President and CEO, Bases Conversion Development Authority, The

Philippines; John Atkins, Managing Director, Manchester Airport Group

Developments and Zhang Yanming, Director of the Administrative Committee for

Zhengzhou Airport Experimental Economic Zone who will be representing an

ambitious project currently taking place in Zhengzhou.

    The programme for day two will be split into two streams. The first

covering planning and implementation whilst the second, concentrating on

commercial development, will discuss the best ways to maximise commercial

opportunities within Airport City. Confirmed speakers for these sessions

include; Tri S. Sunoko, President, Angkasa Pura II, Indonesia; Khun Sasisubha

Sukontasap, Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Airports of

Thailand Public Company Limited and Myron Keehn, Vice President of Commercial

Development, Edmonton International Airport.

    Now in its 13th year the 2014 event continues to unite the entire 'Airport

City' community with senior decision makers attending from airports, airlines,

economic development agencies, financial institutions, real estate & urban

development companies, industry suppliers and global & regional businesses.

    Notes to Editors

    About Global Airport Cities

    - GlobalAirportCities.com is the online community website for attendees of

the annual Airport Cities World conference and Exhibition (ACE), and anyone

with an interest in the issues surrounding airport cities and aerotropoli.

    - During its 10-year journey around the globe, a number of major

international airports and pioneers of the Aerotropolis concept have hosted the

Airport Cities conference, including Dubai, Detroit, Rome, Hong Kong,

Frankfurt, Beijing, Dallas, Memphis and now Denver.

    - The Airport Cities brand was acquired by UBM in 2012 and from 1st August

2012 Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition, the Aerotropolis events and the

Routes and ASM businesses became part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.

    - UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across

five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,

promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as

MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes

portfolio of events, Aerotropolis Americas, Aerotropolis EMEA and Airport

Cities, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications,

websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the

marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.

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