Speaker Biograghy: Curtis is Chief Executive and founder of Modalis Infrastructure Partners, a strategic investment and professional services company specialising in multi-modal transport infrastructure privatisation, investment, development and operations. He has over 25 years' international executive-level experience in transportation operations, divestiture and privatisation, including airport and port facilities in Canada, as well as airports in Jamaica, Cyprus and Jordan. He has a proven track record in transitioning publicly owned/operated transport facilities to the private sector, with a focus on strategic infrastructure/capacity development, revenue enhancement, quality/safety management and service-level improvement. He is a startup, transition and turnaround specialist.


Day 2 - 16 March
Session: Airport Cities & Transport Connections

14:45 - 15:15 - Multi-modal integration and the rise of the collaborative economy
Synopsis: A brief survey of multi-modal success stories and lessons learned from around the globe, followed by a thought-provoking exploration of opportunities for physical infrastructure integration, leveraged with emerging information technologies and social/virtual networking. Viewed through the lens of the new collaborative economy, this talk aims to provoke the audience to rethink the conventional approach to transportation – not to merely a 'get people and products from Point A to Point B' exercise but, rather, an intuitive, intelligent and fully integrated multi-modal transportation ecosystem that provides travellers with a seamless, organic and cost-effective door-to-door experience.

Audience will learn:

• Multi-modal success stories and lessons learned from around the globe
• Opportunities to leverage information technology to improve modal integration
• How today's emerging collaborative economy will drive change in our industry