Speaker Biograghy: Kasper has an MSc in Economics and has for years been the main driver in business development at Maersk, CPH and Copenhagen Optimization. He is a natural in identifying new areas of interest and has extensive experience in developing and implementing solutions with proven results. With responsibility for consultancy and business development, Kasper is constantly finding new ways of improving airport operational planning.


Day 2 - 21 March
Session: Management & Operations

15:45 - 16:15 - Security planning transformation – a case study from London Luton Airport
Synopsis: Excel is still the most common operational planning solution in airports today. In this presentation, we present how London Luton Airport (LLA) partnered with Copenhagen Optimization (CopOpt) in early 2017 to implement Better Forecast and Better Security – products of CopOpt's cloud-based operational planning suite, Better Airport – moving from Excel and pen and paper to the cloud in just four months. LLA presents the main benefits including increased forecast accuracy, fewer surprises and increased staff morale. Also, LLA provides real-life examples of how this impacted the way of operating at the security checkpoint.

Audience will learn:

• How an improved planning solution delivers more than just improved performance at a lower cost
• How an intuitive user experience allows users to do their entire planning of security in fewer than 10 clicks
• How the cloud allows for users from the airport operation to be the main drivers in a solution implementation
• How a planning solution can act as an engine for change management
• How implementation by airport planning specialists with deep domain knowledge eases the implementation process compared with a 'standard' IT consultant