Speaker Biograghy: Emma was appointed as EGM Airport Operations in October 2015. Prior to relocating to Australia in 2012, Emma held a number of senior management positions within BAA plc in London at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, spanning a 20-year period. Emma is responsible for all aspects of airside safety, security and facilities management at the airport as well as the management of Parafield Airport. In addition, Emma coordinates the development of AAL’s strategy and leads process improvement and innovation initiatives across the business.


Day 2 - 15 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

10:05 - 10:35 - Security by design: it makes good business sense
Synopsis: The vulnerability of an airport's landside to a terrorist attack is well known and sadly exploited, most recently in Istanbul and Brussels. A holistic and risk-based approach to landside security coupled with involving security in all landside developments – even those developments without obvious security scope – provides a range of benefits beyond security, including commercial, future-proofing and passenger experience.

Audience will learn:

• The benefits of security by design
• The benefits of involving security early in the design process
• The challenges associated with landside security