Speaker Biograghy: Yair Harry Gannot (BA, MA, LLB, LLM) has over 35 years' extensive experience in various aspects of air and ground operation at IAA. He previously acted as Director of Airport Operations at Ben Gurion Airport, Director of AIS, Chief ATC Inspector. He is currently Director of the Aviation Safety division at IAA, leading safety technology projects such as: A-SMGCS, FOD detection, wide-area multi-lateration for Eilat airspace, VDGS and more. He has worked for IAA since 1979 and is a member of IFATCA, ISASI, ACI STSC.


Day 2 - 16 March
Session: Management & Operations

15:20 - 15:45 - Implementing safety-critical systems – project management under dynamic/unexpected constraints
Synopsis: ICT projects often suffer schedule delays, exceeding the initial budget, missing business objectives and not fully meeting the expected scope and quality. Project management of safety-critical systems in a dynamic and unexpected environment is even more challenging. Israel Airports Authority and Liacom researched the root causes of such project risks, and developed practical and effective methods to mitigate them. The presentation will introduce the general outline of the solution – principles, methodology, lifecycle and organisational structure. It will offer a case study of a complicated project that turned out to be a success story, and will detail the lessons learned.

Audience will learn:

• Best practices for project management in a highly dynamic and unexpected environment
• Best practices for bridging potential gaps between suppliers and clients, including: requirements compliance, project plan, culture gaps and more
• How to build mutual trust and respect between clients and suppliers, as these are a CSF in complicated projects

Day 2 - 16 March
Session: Management & Operations

16:00 - 16:30 - PANEL DISCUSSION: How to deal with unexpected situations and disrupted airport operations