Speaker Biograghy: Kiran is the CEO of Merchant Aviation, a full-service aviation consulting firm specialising in strategic visioning, planning, design/construction, airline operations and financial feasibility studies at airports around the world. As Chief of Aviation Planning Division at the Port Authority of NY/NJ, he recently led the planning efforts of various terminal, airside, landside and cargo planning projects, including a major delay reduction programme for the NY/NJ airports. As a Director of Terminal Planning for a leading consulting firm prior to joining PA, Kiran led numerous terminal planning projects at several large and small hub airports. He has worked at more than 50 airports around the world during his tenure at TWA and Continental Airlines in the Corporate Real Estate, Planning, Design and Construction divisions. His work in Airport Terminal of the Future is outstanding, and he has conducted numerous workshops and focus group discussions around the world on this topic.


Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Future Airports

09:05 - 09:05 - Conference Chair

Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Future Airports

17:05 - 17:35 - Panel Discussion: Airport Fast Forward
Synopsis: The year is 2050! Can you imagine what your end-to-end air travel experience will be like? Come and join us in a robust futuristic panel discussion about the possibilities of technological innovations and the changing social behaviour of the next generation of travellers that will transform the way our airports will look, feel and function. We will look at the winning entries of an international student design competition conducted by Fentress architects, followed by each panelist's views on critical areas of change and how we can prepare for the Airport 2050.