Speaker Biograghy: Elliott has been in the aviation industry for nearly 25 years, and was appointed Deputy Director of the FAA's Office of Airport Planning and Programming in January 2010, after more than five years in one the FAA’s regional offices. The Office of Airport Planning and Programming oversees the FAA’s programmes related to airport and system planning, environmental processing and financial assistance programmes. He has formal training in architecture, planning and policy, and has held positions at Boston Logan and Chicago O’Hare, as well as working as a consultant in airport planning, environmental processing, financial planning and capital programme implementation, in such diverse locations as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Anchorage and Toronto. He has played key roles in airport planning, complex capital and O&M budget planning, financial feasibility studies, airline negotiations, community relations, airport bond financing, and procurement for large-scale professional services and construction contracts.


Day 1 - 25 March
Session: Energy, Environmental Issues & Sustainability

15:30 - 16:00 - FAA perspectives on planning and financial issues in terminal development
Synopsis: The presentation will discuss FAA initiatives for improving sustainable airport development and airport capacity.

Audience will learn:

• Best practices for sustainable airport development
• FAA initiatives for improving airport capacity
• FAA pilot programmes for reducing airport emissions

Day 1 - 25 March
Session: Energy, Environmental Issues & Sustainability

17:05 - 17:35 - Panel Discussion: Will airports in the future be environmentally sustainable - and how so?
Synopsis: Today's airports are in many cases legacy airports with older infrastructure developed over decades. The current operation of such infrastructures is costly and in some cases not sustainable. New approaches are required for greening the airports: fewer resources for the construction of buildings and fewer resources – in particular energy – for the operation of the infrastructure. Ultimately, the buildings will be emission free and using only renewable resources. The discussion will focus on the changes and opportunities for airports to achieve this ultimate goal.

Audience will learn:

• The scope and meaning of an environmentally sustainable airport
• The key drivers for the future greening of airports
• Where the emphasis of environmental consideration of airports is