Woojin Choi, Head of Aviation Business, Samsung C&T, Korea

Speaker Biograghy: Woojin is an aviation specialist with a Master's in Aerospace Business Administration and about 20 years' professional experience in the aviation industry for a wide project cycle: planning, design management, procurement, project management, terminal operations and business consulting. Currently he leads the aviation business and PMC business development at Samsung C&T. Previously he led a project team to develop a new international airport in Siem Reap, Cambodia under the BOT scheme. He also held project management and operation management positions at Incheon International Airport Corporation from the first-phase development and initial operations, to the second-phase expansion programme mainly for the passenger terminal building and other airport infrastructure.


Day 1 - 15 March
Session:
Airport Cities & Transport Connections


09:10 - 09:40 - Different approaches to airport city: expansion or new urban?
Synopsis: Airport planners and urban planners have developed different approaches to airport city projects, based on the airport's expanded functions and new urban scheme. Using recent case studies mainly from Asia, we will review how these different approaches have influenced and created the development programme.

Audience will learn: