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2016 – Mexico City | Mexico

Dear Participants of  the “2nd Latin America Airport Expansion Summit”

I would like to express my gratitude for your participation in Lnoppen’s “2nd Latin America Airport Expansion Summit ”. It was a great pleasure meeting you at the conference, and seeing the vibrant interactions that took place on site. We were honored to host parties flying in not only from Latin America but also from Europe, the USA and Asia, to discuss the current situation how we can work together to create a beneficial future for the airport and aviation industry in the region

During the conference, 28 eminent speakers shared numerous presentations and their visions with the delegates regarding airport planning and development, airport security, operations and technology. Both domestic and international experts evaluated current conditions, analyzed strengths & weaknesses and emphasized opportunities to develop the market further.

I would like to start by thanking “The Project” for rejoining this year as Strategic Partner as well as the Department for International Trade of the British Embassy for officially supporting our event and being our Evening Sponsor.

Furthermore I want to thank Mr. Jorge Romero García, Deputy Director General of Air Safety at the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, Mexico for delivering the keynote presentation and Mr. Pedro Rubio, Airports Director at Airtec for chairing this conference. A very big thank you as well to Eric Moreno Mejía and the Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México for – apart from delivering a keynote – allowed us to join them on a site tour at the project site of the new international airport of Mexico City.

Moreover, my deepest thanks and appreciations to the speakers and panelists for their tireless contributions, exclusive knowledge, expert insight, and unique presentations:

ØPedro Rubio – Airports Director – Aertec

ØIng. Jorge Romero García – Deputy Director General of Air Safety – Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, Mexico

ØEric Moreno Mejía – Head of Supervision – Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México, Mexico

ØJoan Rojas Puig – Aviation Partner – ALG Global

ØFausto Arroyo – Principal Logistics Executive; Vicepresidency of Infrastructure – CAF Development Bank of Latin America

ØClaudia Carvallo – Business Executive Manager – Ferrer y Asociados Ingenieros Consultores ; Former Head of Airport Concessions ; Directorate of Airports – Ministry of Public Works, Chile

ØAndreas Montag – Senior Project Manager – Fraport

ØArch. Ramón Comellas Peralta – Architect; Premium Accounts – Comex

ØGonzalo A. Bonifaz – Senior VP of Business Development – Aeropuertos del Perú

ØSantiago Andrade – Director ITT – ADC&HAS Management Ecuador (Quiport)

ØLenny Joseph – Vice President of Sales and Operations – Johnson Controls Building Technologies & Solutions Latin America

ØMiguel Laureano Martinez Roa – Head of Security – International Airport of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

ØAlejandro Espinosa Figueroa – PACS Director of Sales LAM North – HID Global

ØAroldo Carvalho – Regional Vice President LATAM – Quantum Secure

ØCarlos Luque – Airport Operations Specialist – CL Airport Services Consultants & Former DGAC Peru

ØJose Cañedo Figueroa – General Manager – Provetecnia (Partner of L3)

ØStephen Cartwright – First Secretary Commercial – Department for International Trade Mexico

ØDenis de Farias Duarte – Consultant – Lufthansa Consulting

ØKevin Thorpe – Airports Business Specialist – UK Department for International Trade

ØSergio Martins – Director Air Traffic Management Latin America – SAAB

ØJohan Fabrizio Baca Lazarte – Project Head International Airport of Chinchero Cusco – Regional Government of Cusco

ØChristopher Williams – Sales and Marketing Manager – Cyclone Technology, USA

ØGiovanni Van Wijk – Airport Development Director – Aruba Airport Authority

ØGary McDonald – President – Materna IPS

ØAlejandro Alvarez – Director General for Airport Infrastructure and Services – Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil, Argentina

ØSantiago Ramón Leal – Business Development Latin-America & Spain – DF Nucleo

ØJavier Vanegas – Director of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs – CANSO

ØCarlos Criado – Director of Business Development – Quiport, Ecuador

Their presentations and insights spoke to the heart of the main issues facing the sector and their eagerness to build the industry is commendable.

Last but not least, I want to thank all our sponsors: Johnson Controls, HID & Quantum Secure, Comex, IATAS, Bosch, Magirus, Eaton, Axis Communications, Ulma, Rosenbauer, Senstar, JBT, SAAB, Cyclone Technology, DF Nucleo, L3 Communications (via Provetecnia) and attending specialists Avigilon, Hempel, Piller, Genetec, Allied Telesis, Bureau Veritas, SICK, TRIMO and Samsung for their contributions to the event.

Again, thank you for your valuable participation, I have no doubt that your presence and involvement directly contributed to the overall success of this meaningful event. We will keep you abreast of our upcoming industry events and I am earnestly looking forward to meeting with you again.

Kind regards,

Barbara Cornelissen

General Manager & Conference Director

Lnoppen Latin America

2015 – Bogotá, Colombia

After successful airport summits in Asia, Europe and Africa, Lnoppen hosted the first Latin American edition on 1 & 2 December 2015 at the Wyndham Bogotá Art hotel in Bogotá, Colombia.

The Latin America Airport Expansion Summit featured 30 prominent industry leaders, providing informative and inspiring discussions pertaining to the current needs and the future development of the industry in the region. Airport authorities and concessionaires discussed with consultants, architects, equipment providers and service groups, in order to better explore the market and support project development.

While there were a number of outstanding speakers at the event, a special thanks goes to the Chairpersons of the summit, Eduardo A. Flores from Interglobal Peru and Kristian Fallas from The Project.

Noppen would like to express a special thanks to the sponsors of the Latin  America Airport Expansion Summit: Johnson Controls, ADB, Fullflow, Safran Morpho, HID Global, Schneider Electric, Rucker, Kalzip, SAAB and Beumer for their contributions to the event.