Speaker Biograghy: Christoph has been with the Airport Authority for over 15 years. In his current role as Director, Capital Facilities Development he is responsible for long-term capital planning and the development of the 20-year masterplan. With a focus on integrated planning, Christoph leads teams in effective planning across all aspects of the organisation. He was also influential in developing the Airport Authority’s Priorities and Planning Office, responsible for supporting senior management’s decision-making process to improve transparency and prioritisation surrounding decision making throughout the organisation, along with supporting project delivery by tracking initiatives against objectives, timelines and budgets to ensure accountability. Christoph holds a BASc in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia and received his Professional Engineer (PEng) designation in 2006.


Day 3 - 16 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

12:55 - 13:25 - Using simulation in the development of YVR’s masterplan
Synopsis: YVR’s commitment to deliver a world-class, sustainable airport consists, in part, of developing an efficient taxiway and apron layout, at affordable costs. As part of its 2037 masterplan, YVR has opted to develop an airside simulation model to determine the optimum infrastructure and operational improvements that could be made to preserve the airport’s attractiveness as a hub between Asia and the Americas. This presentation summarises how the airport has built on the simulation modelling to design future airside infrastructure and evaluate the impacts of terminal expansion options, as well as lessons learned from the simulations.

Audience will learn:

• What is the YVR masterplan?
• Using simulation in the optioneering process of the masterplan
• Identifying the benefits of development options and operational changes
• The use of simulation in refining the masterplan
• Measuring the cost of delay through simulation