Speaker Biograghy: Ana Salazar holds an MSc in Aeronautical Engineering and an MBA from ICADE Business School. She has more than 15 years of experience in airport management, including Project Manager for key Aena projects such as the implementation of the apron routing service and the commissioning of the major infrastructure projects for the expansion programmes of Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Valencia and Santiago airports. Within the field of infrastructure use, she has worked for the optimisation of airport operations, operation design tests and acceptance tests, as well as the design of retail areas and their integration into terminal buildings. She was Managing Director of the expansion programme of Malaga Airport, and currently holds the position of Head of the Quality & Environment Division at Aena Aeropuertos, managing environmental and quality issues as well as energy efficiency in the airport network.


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

09:10 - 09:40 - Efficiency as a key to quality environmental management at airports
Synopsis: Efficiency is key to making it through challenging times. Despite the current global economic situation, Aena Aeropuertos, with the aim of making the rendering of air transport services compatible with environmental protection while delivering the highest quality standards, is carrying out a wide range of actions during the planning, execution and operation of its airport infrastructures, in a most cost-effective manner. These actions include initiatives to reduce consumption of natural resources at airport facilities, implementation of renewable energy systems and energy-efficiency techniques, noise and emissions control programmes and integration of environmental and quality management systems, according to international standards.

Audience will learn:

• Description of specific actions related to airport sustainability, at a time when the cost-benefit gains are of utmost importance