Speaker Biograghy: Barry is the Head of Design for Heathrow Airport, holding overall design accountability for all Heathrow's major capital projects. He is currently leading the Integrated Design Team for the Expansion Programme, with a clear remit to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions while always maintaining a clear focus on improving passenger experience, affordability, quality and commercial value. Barry started his airport design career in 1999. Since then, he has led the early-stage design activity for major airport projects across many UK and international airports, acting as the champion of design quality and achieving the right holistic business solutions.


Day 1 - 20 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

10:10 - 10:40 - Heathrow 2050: transforming aviation design and operations
Synopsis: By 2035, Heathrow Airport is aiming to increase its capacity to over 130 million passengers per year following the Government’s decision to support the delivery of a new runway. Having a long-term, sustainable vision that harnesses this growth is imperative, all while maintaining a high level of service for passengers and visitors. Creating both the design and operating model for this large-scale redevelopment is key to the Expansion Programme’s success. A multi-disciplinary design team is collaborating with Heathrow to deliver an extraordinary masterplan, and it is only by thinking and working differently that the innovation required can surface.

Audience will learn:

• Gain an insight into the ambitious vision for the expanded Heathrow
• See an overview of the Expansion Programme, as well as the challenges and corresponding solutions
• View the current masterplan ideas alongside an update of where the project is at in the development process
• Learn about technology horizon scanning, benchmarking and how the design team are framing the innovation challenge
• See the architectural vision with details of place-making and user experience