SAVE SpA - Venice Marco Polo Airport

Speaker Biograghy: Paolo graduated in Civil Construction Engineering from the University of Padua in 1984, having worked with national and international practices. In 1986 he became Project Manager of Intercantieri - Vittadello SpA engineering company; in 1990, he advanced his career as General Manager and Chief Engineer. In 1997 he became General Manager of Costruzioni Generali (Basso Group, private works construction), and Managing Director of Sogeicom Srl (engineering, administration, finance). In 2000 he became CEO of SAVE Engineering, Marco Polo Airport, Venice (airport property development and new terminal). Since June 2002 he has been CEO of Centostazioni SpA (company upgrading, exploiting and managing 103 railway stations spread all over Italy). Finally, in April 2007, he also became CEO of SAVE SpA (a company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, which runs the intercontinental Venice Marco Polo Airport, the third Italian airport) and of AER TRE (managing company of Treviso Airport).


Day 3 - 27 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

09:05 - 09:35 - Bringing Venice International Airport into the future
Synopsis: The refurbishment and 95,000m2 extension of the Venice air terminal will soon transform the facility into a state-of-the-art international airport. The upgrade promises improved passenger experience and increased infrastructure capacity to capture new markets arising from bullish traffic forecasts and a new marketing strategy. While doubling in size, the project presents a unique advantage by preserving the local identity, which is already inherent in the strong character of the existing airport. This means enforcing a design approach that not only prioritises commerce, but emphasises culture, integrates local materials and interacts with the surrounding water.

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