Speaker Biograghy: Karen has worked at Stansted Airport for two years, navigating the sale process and now technical separation, closely followed by full business integration into the wider Group. She previously worked for the police, in e-commerce and software houses. Before that she held a variety of roles spanning software testing, change and release management, and heading up design and transition functions.


Day 2 - 26 March
Session: Technology, Systems Integration, IT & ICT

09:05 - 09:30 - Separation before transformation at Stansted Airport
Synopsis: Following the £1.5bn purchase of London Stansted from BAA by MAG in January 2013, one of the immediate priorities became establishing standalone IT operations at STN. This was to enable business-as-usual operations to continue while separating quickly and efficiently. Ensuring operational continuity for STN and MAG throughout this process was key. Separating 66 systems from the BAA IT estate, including key operational and financial platforms, called for a focused and well-governed approach to create a simplified platform for transformation into the future.

Audience will learn:

• The scale of the challenge in separating the linked operations of major airports
• STN’s rationale for choosing separation before transformation
• Considerations for timescales, governance and accelerated programmes
• Benefits of establishing simplified operational and financial platforms
• Importance of the supply chain in executing