Speaker Biograghy: Peter is an architect by profession, with extensive transportation and aviation experience across three continents working with design consultancies, contractors and client organisations. He is currently based in the Middle East working at Dubai Airports, the world's busiest international airport, as Director of Development - Design.


Day 2 - 16 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development - Middle East & Asia

11:25 - 11:50 - Concourse D prepares to go live at Dubai Airport
Synopsis: SP2020, launched in 2010, set out to deliver additional masterplanned infrastructure enhancements across the DXB estate. By Q1 2016, the last significant piece of this intricate jigsaw will be completed and an additional 18m passenger operational capacity delivered.

Audience will learn:

• Context of the SP2020 strategic plan
• Drivers behind the Concourse D expansion
• Component parts of the plan
• Plan to go live
• Lessons learned and current capacity trends