Speaker Biograghy: Steve has more than 33 years' professional capital development, planning and architectural design experience and over 25 years' airport capital infrastructure advisory services experience on a variety of airport planning, design and project management projects with total estimated capex value exceeding US$25bn. He has served as an airport capital infrastructure advisor on existing and greenfield airport development projects around the world. His strategic advisory services have increased the value of several international airport projects of various sizes and complexity for public airport authorities, private airport investors, developers and operators as well as airlines. He is currently responsible for managing the strategic planning effort for Gatwick Airport’s capital investment programme, where he leads the analysis of airport development projects and provides strategic advisory services for future capital investment and development.


Day 3 - 16 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

09:05 - 09:35 - Gatwick Airport: life after the UK Government’s recent runway decision
Synopsis: Gatwick and Heathrow competed for the UK Government’s permission to build a new runway in the southeast of England. Now that the decision has been taken, learn from a joint presentation by Gatwick’s Development Director and Gatwick’s Development Partner about how the airport is proceeding with the next 10 years of development to address its continuing growth strategy.

Audience will learn:

• Gatwick’s process to prepare for either airport being awarded a new runway and its implication for its own continued growth
• Implementation strategy and next steps to address the continued development programme post government decision
• Key development strategy to grow the airport’s passenger numbers from existing infrastructure