Robert Deillon, CEO, Geneva Airport, Switzerland

Speaker Biograghy: Robert has over 30 years of expertise in the hotel and travel industry. He held several executive functions within the Swissair Group, Gate Gourmet, and is currently CEO of Geneva International Airport. Thanks to Robert's dynamism, Geneva Airport has received several awards: the IATA Eagle Award 2009 for the most improved airport; four times (2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) the Most Efficient Airport Awards" by the Air Transport Research Society in the category of airports handling under 15 million passengers a year; the title of Airport of the Year 2013 awarded by Air Transport News in the 10-30 million passengers category. Robert is leading the mutation of Geneva Airport through a long list of infrastructure improvements so the airport continues to be a fundamental asset for the region. He is also President of the Swiss International Airports Association, Chairman of the Regional Consultative Board of the Swiss National Bank (Geneva), Vice President of ALFA-ACI (Association of French-speaking Airports) and holds several other positions in aviation associations.


Day 1 - 25 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

14:15 - 14:45 - Developing the airport of the future in a very constrained environment
Synopsis: The context of Geneva Airport is one of a city airport with some additional constraints. The south of the airport is used by the highway, and the north is the border with France. In that context, the development of the airport and in particular its infrastructure must be optimised in terms of capacity as well as in surface and land management. Collaboration and coordination with the state and planners must be improved. Creativity must also be emphasised in order to find the best solutions under maximal constraints. A few examples will illustrate what Geneva Airport is implementing to maintain a harmonious development.

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