Arthur D. Little

Speaker Biograghy: Mathieu is a Principal within the Travel & Transportation practice of Arthur D. Little. For more than 12 years he has been supporting leading players across the aviation industry in designing and implementing strategic projects, with a focus on corporate and M&A strategy, portfolio management and CAPEX/resource allocation strategy. Mathieu has also been involved in major transaction projects, assessing and optimising business plan and value creation opportunities. He regularly supports major airport operators and investors across the globe on these topics, with experience in airports ranging from 3Mpax to >60Mpax.


Day 1 - 10 March
Session: Commercial Development, Concessions, Retail & Media

09:10 - 09:40 - Airports 3.0 – how digital transformation will change airport economics
Synopsis: Airports are naturally positioned at the forefront of the digital transformation, Customers are eager for service innovation, and airports have to deliver a seamless service is a complex operating environment. If well conceived, planned and implemented, digital transformation of airports can increase non-aeronautical revenues by +10%, reduce OPEX by 20% and optimise capacity by 10%-30%. But in addition to changing airport economics, digital transformation will transform the role of airports in the industry value chain – and the 'fight for customers' it induces is only beginning. Let’s see how airports can leverage the 'smartisation of things' to prepare for the aviation industry's next era.

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Day 1 - 10 March
Session: Commercial Development, Concessions, Retail & Media

10:40 - 11:10 - Panel Discussion: How the innovations of today will influence the airport commercial business of tomorrow