Speaker Biograghy: Maria has been actively involved in the real estate and financial markets for over two decades, leading companies to rewarding outcomes. Her experience is wide ranging, with a decidedly international outlook. She is also an accomplished and successful professional in PE and venture capital, with operational experience as a strategist in business origination. Maria now heads up B P & Partners, which is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, with offices in Dubai and Moscow. It is a firm that consistently demonstrates superior investment principles and provides considerable investment opportunities. Its specialities are real estate, alternative energy, agriculture and agri-business, energy efficiency, sustainable building and urban development.


Day 1 - 15 March
Session: Airport Cities & Transport Connections

16:05 - 16:35 - Key role of airports in the development of future metropolis

Audience will learn:

• Airport perspective on becoming commercial, industrial, academic (and research) and technological hubs (CIAT hubs)
• Airports and aviation industry are the new target for a globalised, massified, interconnected and technified new society
• Direct link between non-air services airport and its role as future commercial hub
• The impact that a tailored commercial development has on the growth of aviation traffic and services
• Overview of the busiest airports by passenger traffic and the development of their exterior areas