Speaker Biograghy: Ayham has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University, Canada, and an MBA from IESE business school, Barcelona, Spain. He had five years of experience in the energy sector pre-MBA. He founded and became CEO of Cabmix in 2013. The company is focused on ground transportation solutions, particularly to connect vital hubs such as airports to city centres.


Day 2 - 11 March
Session: Airport Cities & Transport Connections

14:15 - 14:45 - Transforming ground transport through smartphones and real-time route matching
Synopsis: The presentation will begin with a brief overview of the common ground transportation services available in airports, and their limitations. Using data from Monte Carlo simulations, the potential to pool passengers, in real time, for the purpose of transportation to city centres, will be demonstrated. Route-matching algorithm software will be highlighted as essential, in addition to keen interest from airport authorities. The benefits include economic, environmental and service quality through queue reduction at airports.

Audience will learn:

• Ground transport in airports and its challenges
• Inefficiencies in ground transport and new opportunities
• The combination of smartphone proliferation and route-matching algorithms to improve ground transport
• Potential applications and turnkey solutions