Speaker Biograghy: Daniel is Director of Business Development at SITA, responsible for large integration projects. He has led projects in Europe, Brazil and Asia dealing with airlines, airports, governments, ATC bodies (ANSPs) related to outsourcing, systems design, systems integration and telecommunications. Prior to joining SITA, Daniel was Director at Swisscom International, where he led a strategic analysis of the business, IT and telecoms rationalisation projects and the creation of a joint venture with US$1.0bn in revenues. He was Managing Director of Telia Switzerland, a telecommunications service provider that he founded and made cash-flow positive in three years. Daniel has a degree in Computer Engineering from McGill University in Montreal. In 2000 he earned an MBA from IMD in Lausanne.


Day 2 - 11 March
Session: Technology, Systems Integration, IT & ICT

11:05 - 11:30 - Reducing IT system implementation cost and complexity in airport construction
Synopsis: In the next 10 years, over US$600bn is planned in building airport infrastructure. IT systems represent a significant part of the investment. They are increasingly complex and are one of the last major packages to go in before a terminal goes live. Rather than procuring, implementing and integrating systems, construction companies and airport operators should contemplate hiring a Master Systems Integrator as general contractor for IT. This reduces the cost and time to have an integrated airport up and running on time.

Audience will learn:

• The key systems in an airport and the integration required
• Where IT fits in the overall construction project
• How Master System Integration (MSI) saves time and reduces risk of delay
• Synergies and cost reductions achieved though MSI
• Getting stakeholders, airport operator, construction and IT to work together to optimise implementation