International Airport Summit 2024

Speakers

#IARSummit
The Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam

13th — 14th November 2024

Alexis Hickox

Alexis Hickox

Head of Growth and Ventures

NATS

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With over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry, Alexis is a seasoned leader known for her expertise and strategic insights into the evolving challenges facing the sector. Alexis has held a variety of senior leadership roles, most notably during her 23 years at Collins Aerospace. There, she contributed across Global Business Development, Corporate Strategy, Business Unit Management, Product Development, and Product Marketing, giving her a well-rounded understanding of the aviation industry’s complex dynamics.

Currently, as the Head of Growth and Ventures at NATS Services, she leads the growth strategy for the commercial arm of the NATS Group. Her work focuses on forging strategic partnerships across the aviation ecosystem, advancing technology and automation initiatives to enhance airport operations, and driving sustainable innovation to meet the sector’s future demands.

In an increasingly interconnected and environmentally conscious world, Alexis is passionate about helping shape the future of aviation, ensuring that innovation drives both growth and sustainability. Her forward-thinking leadership and commitment to addressing the needs of tomorrow make her a key figure in the ongoing transformation of the aviation landscape.

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Fireside Chat

12.20 pm

Competing Priorities:

Safety, Capacity and Resilience vs the Environment

This session will explore the perceived trade-offs between safety, capacity, resilience, and environmental considerations in airport operations. The discussion will focus on which priorities dominate today’s decision-making and how this balance is expected to evolve in the future.

Is it possible to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint while also meeting increasing capacity demand? Should there be challenge to the traditional emphasis on punctuality, and instead focus on a more nuanced approach that places environmental impact first?

Achieving sustainability in airports requires transparent information sharing and collaborative decision-making among all stakeholders. How critical is collaboration and transparency in meeting environmental goals?
Join us for an insightful discussion on navigating the complexities between efficiency, sustainability, and operational priorities in the evolving landscape of airport management.

Alexis Hickox
Alexis Hickox

Head of Growth and Ventures
NATS

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Moderator:
Thomas Hoff Andersson

COO
Berlin Brandenberg Airport