Max Connop, Global Design Principal, Aedas, Hong Kong

Speaker Biograghy: Max is a UK-registered architect with over 23 years' experience in architecture. He is a Global Design Principal and Transport Sector Leader at Aedas, leading the company’s major aviation projects around the world. He is currently Design Director for the Shenzhen Airport Satellite Concourse in China, as well as the Third Runway Passenger Building and Terminal 2 expansion at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). He was also the Architectural Design Team Leader for both the Midfield Concourse and North Satellite Concourse at HKIA, the engineering feasibility study and environmental assessment study for the airport masterplan 2030 for HKIA, and RFP entries in the Middle East, Thailand and China. Max’s works are characterised by a strong emphasis on performance and sustainability. He embeds a ‘green DNA’ into every design to ensure a world-class sustainable solution. As a progressive green building/sustainability adviser, he has significantly influenced Aedas’s industry-leading sustainable initiatives.


Day 2 - 21 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development - Middle East & Asia

15:05 - 15:30 - China’s Belt and Road initiative and what it means for global aviation
Synopsis: China has commenced an unprecedented development initiative encompassing over 60 countries in Asia and Europe. By strengthening existing infrastructure networks in air, road, rail and sea, and establishing new ones that didn’t exist before, China has re-established a new 21st century Silk Road through central Asia, western Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Allied with China’s 13th five-year plan, which plans on creating super-city clusters throughout China, with significantly expanded international aviation hubs and high-speed rail networks, the influence and opportunities for new global aviation routes, in-country connections and aerotropolis-related developments are immense.

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