ACI Europe Annual Assembly 2016
Congress & Exhibition in Athens
The ACI Europe Annual Assembly, Congress & Exhibition was held in Athens from 20 through 22 June (Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso), with the participation of leading aviation, airport, and airline executives, world aerospace industry representatives, EU legislative bodies, academics, and advisors.
During the ACI Congress, in-depth discussions dealing with airport and aviation issues were made, with the participation of important aviation executives, among them Olivier Jankovec, General Manager of ACI Europe, ο Augustin de Romanet, Chairman & CEO - Aéroports de Paris & President ACI Europe, Dimitris Gerogiannis, Managing Director of Aegean Airlines, Arnaud Feist, CEO, Brussels Airport, and Dr Stefan Schulte, Chairman of the Executive Board of Fraport AG. Director DG Competition of the European Commission, Henrik Morch, the CEO of Star Alliance, Mark Schwab, ACI World Chair & London City Airport CEO, Declan Collier, as well as the CEOs of many airports, such as AENA, Budapest, Dublin, Zurich, Copenhagen, Munich, Bristol, Rome, Vinci Airports, and other distinguished executives, honoured the panel discussions with their participation.
With an ongoing dynamic presence in ACI Europe, this year Athens International Airport had the honour of welcoming the international aviation community in Athens, as host airport of a series of events, including the Gala Dinner and ACI Europe Best Airport Awards ceremony that was held in the evening of June 21st.
On the occasion of the annual meeting of ACI Europe, Athens International Airport S.A.’s CEO, Dr Yiannis Paraschis, stated: “It is a great pleasure for Athens International Airport to welcome to Athens the ACI Europe Annual Assembly, Congress & Exhibition, for the second time. What is more, it is an exceptional honour for our airport to be hosting the biggest gathering of the European airport community during a year of a special symbolism for us, since we are celebrating 15 years of operation of Athens International Airport and the 20th anniversary since the establishment of our Airport Company, a pioneer internationally acknowledged public-private partnership scheme with a proven track record of success. This year’s main theme is: “There is nothing permanent except change”, which is a partial quote from Heraclitus. Inspired by the ancient Greek philosopher, this concept will be reflected in all sessions of this year’s Congress, to express the constant change of the global conditions, and the most prominent characteristic of the extremely volatile aviation industry.”