Speaker Biograghy: Alicia works as Project Manager within Heathrow's Baggage Programme team, where she is responsible for a number of complex projects to improve capacity and resilience in Terminal 5. She has experience in high-profile projects including airports in the UK and Spain. Her experience comprises structural design, environmental and project management. She has strong analytical and problem-solving skills. She is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers and she studied for an MBA to improve her professional profile with a deeper knowledge of the business environment. Personal fact: In her spare time she enjoys travelling and playing the piano.


Day 3 - 16 March
Session: Technology: Integration & Apps

10:35 - 11:05 - Delivering additional baggage capacity in Heathrow's constrained environment
Synopsis: Providing effective and sufficient infrastructure is a challenge for airports worldwide. Retaining operational flexibility while growing passenger numbers can be severely constrained by the available footprint. Heathrow Airport has been looking to deliver additional make-up capacity through reviewing operational processes, adopting innovative approaches and making better use of existing infrastructure. Arup has been working in close collaboration with Heathrow Airport on this initiative and will reflect on their solutions: for example, the introduction of new ways of working, such as compressed or batch building combined with the supporting infrastructure to future-proof Terminal 5.

Audience will learn:

• Insight into Heathrow's approach to design and construction within a constrained environment
• Opportunities for efficiencies to be gained from the introduction of new ways of working
• Benefits of the programme designer role