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And that's a wrap for Airports Innovate 2024, hosted by Aeroporti di Roma and co-organised by ACI EUROPE, Airports Council International - ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and ACI World - Airports Council International. 🎬 Watch the highlights from Day 2 of our Conference in this short reel. After three full days, we wish everyone safe travels home, hopefully filled with fresh inspirations and new ideas! Sea you in Busan next year, hosted by Korea Airports Corporation (KAC, 한국공항공사). #AirportsInnovate

The location of #AirportsInnovate 2025 has been unveiled! Our gracious host, Aeroporti di Roma, has passed the baton to Korea Airports Corporation (KAC, 한국공항공사) for next year's edition, that will take place in Busan, Republic of Korea 🇰🇷, on 25-27 November 2025! We want to take the opportunity to thank Aeroporti di Roma once again for their support and collaboration, as well as our co-organisers Airports Council International - ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and ACI World - Airports Council International. Nothing of this could have happened without their great cooperation. 🙏 Last but certainly not least: a huge thank you to our sponsors Korea Airports Corporation (KAC, 한국공항공사), SITA, WAISL Limited and Rapiscan Systems and our media partners Cities Today, Air Transport World, International Airport Review, Aviation Week Network and Momberger Airport Information!

Day 2 of the #AirportsInnovate 2024 conference in Rome has just wrapped up, and it was even more incredible than the first! 🚀 Here's a sneak peek at some of the highlights: ✈️ We kicked off in style with the ACI World - Airports Council International Technology Innovation Awards ceremony - in partnership with Amadeus for airports - celebrating the most innovative airports around the globe. Congratulations to Dallas Love Field Airport, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Aeroporti di Roma, and Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR). 👏 ✈️ Advanced Air Mobility experts took the stage to discuss the future of urban air travel and its potential to transform airport operations. ✈️ A deep dive into the future of airports, using data and AI to forecast trends and challenges. ✈️ Improving passenger experience through innovation, with experts sharing insights on creating a seamless and enjoyable journey for travellers. ✈️ Marylin Bastin, Head of Sustainability at EUROCONTROL, and Alexandre de Joybert, Director of Sustainability at ACI EUROPE, unveiled the new joint briefing on the effects and impacts of climate change on aviation. Download your copy here: https://shorturl.at/GP9Tl. ✈️ Sustainability remained a key focus, with discussions on how airports can rely on innovation to reduce their environmental impact and contribute to a greener future. Stay tuned for more updates; rumours suggest that the day is not over yet!

[PRESS RELEASE]     Today at the Airports Innovate conference in Rome, EUROCONTROL, in collaboration with ACI EUROPE, have released Adapting Aviation to a Changing Climate - Briefing.     This factsheet – presented by Marylin Bastin (Head of Sustainability at EUROCONTROL) and Alexandre de Joybert (Director of Sustainability at ACI EUROPE) identifies some of the key effects and impacts of climate change for airports, ANSPs and airlines and provides a starting point for carrying out a climate change risk assessment.    Whilst airports proactively strive to decarbonise and reach net zero by 2050, climate change effects are a present issue. Climate-related disruption is already more extreme and frequent, impacting aviation today. This factsheet intends to provide airports with a solid outline of the climate risks each region may experience, and a recommended method by which airports can get started with their own climate risk assessment and subsequent adaptation.      Read the full press release and access Adapting Aviation to a Changing Climate at: https://shorturl.at/bcPjE

Huge congratulations to Emanuele Calà, SVP Technology and Transformation at Aeroporti di Roma for winning this year's Best Airport Innovation Leader Award! 🏆 An immensely well-deserved prize for the brain behind Aeroporti di Roma's Open Innovation concept, which provided the platform for ADR's collaboration with over 50 global start-ups, as well as one of the founding members of our very own ACI EUROPE Innovation and Technology Forum of which he is Vice-Chair, bringing this innovation know-how and experience to the benefit of the whole European airport industry. For the fourth year running, the ACI World - Airports Council International and Amadeus prestigious Technology Innovation Awards, celebrate the outstanding airport technology initiatives and leadership that are shaping the future of air transport.   In his thank-you speech, Calà dedicated the award “to the frontline colleagues who work closely with passengers every day,” highlighting their fundamental role in achieving the Skytrax 5-star rating. An accolade that “represents more than an individual success – it is the celebration of the collective spirit of innovation we have built at Aeroporti di Roma thanks to the strategic vision of our Group leader, Mundys.” “Among the main achievements in this area by Aeroporti di Roma,” Calà concluded, “are the creation of the Innovation Hub at the heart of Terminal 1 at Fiumicino Airport, the ‘Runway to the Future’ acceleration program that has attracted more than 1,000 international startups over three years, the establishment of the “Airports for Innovation” network comprising 10 airports representing around 1 billion passengers worldwide, and the launch of ADR Ventures, the proprietary Corporate Venture Capital fund through which ADR invests, after testing, in the most promising startups globally.” Find out more about the Award winners: https://shorturl.at/rHfWu Olivier Jankovec Marco Troncone Luc Laveyne Pablo Lopez Loeches

As the sun rises on Day 2 of #AirportsInnovate, we’re delighted to bring you another day of fruitful collaboration and insights at the ACI global innovation trade show and conference. What can you discover on Day 2? Find out below:     9:00am: ACI World - Airports Council International Technology Innovation Awards Ceremony  9:20am: Panel discussion – the Advanced Air Mobility Showcase  10:05am: Panel discussion – Navigating Tomorrow: Using Data and AI to Forecast the Future  11:25am: Panel discussion – Innovation for Passenger Experience  12:15pm: Climate Adaptation Briefing with Alexandre de Joybert, Director of Sustainability at ACI EUROPE and Marylin Bastin, Head of Sustainability at EUROCONTROL  12:35pm: Panel discussion – Enhancing Sustainability Through Innovation   1:15pm: Handover Ceremony    For the latest insights and updates, attendees can use our event app or visit our Airports Innovate website at: https://shorturl.at/fIPrW     #AirportsInnovate 

Check out the highlights from an incredible first day at #AirportsInnovate 2024 in Rome! 🇮🇹 Thank you to our host, Aeroporti di Roma, and our co-organisers, Airports Council International - ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and ACI World - Airports Council International for helping us making this event possible! 🙏 Stay tuned tomorrow for more updates from Airports Innovate 2024!

Time to celebrate! 🥳 Join us in congratulating the three exceptional winners of the prestigious Innovation Excellence Certificate! 🏆 HiveBotics - Toilet Cleaning Robot Aeroficial Intelligence GmbH Ailytics This award, presented by the ACI EUROPE Innovation and Technology Forum, recognises their remarkable achievements and contributions to innovation in our industry. Kudos to these great start-up companies for their hard work and dedication!

What an incredible first day at #AirportsInnovate 2024 in Rome! 🎉 Our expert speakers' and attendees' energy and insights have been genuinely inspiring. Key highlights from Day 1: ✈️ A warm welcome from our host, Aeroporti di Roma, setting the stage for a productive and insightful conference. ✈️ The State of the Industry address delivered by ACI EUROPE and ACI World - Airports Council International Directors General provided a comprehensive overview of the worldwide challenges and opportunities facing airports. ✈️ The insightful interview between Airports Council International - ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Director General Stefano Baronci and Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports. ✈️ Generative AI and its potential to revolutionise airport operations took centre stage, sparking lively discussions and innovative ideas. ✈️ The importance of innovation has been emphasised from a business perspective and as a vital component in daily operations with two great panels. ✈️ Cybersecurity experts provided valuable insights into managing cyber resilience and embedding cyber principles in innovation projects. ✈️ Innovation in sustainability, specifically in the airport's hydrogen infrastructures and energy. ✈️ HR innovation and how it does have an impact on the perspective of young professionals in aviation. We're incredibly grateful to all our speakers, attendees, and sponsors for making Day 1 a success. We look forward to another day of learning, networking, and collaboration tomorrow! Stay tuned for more updates from Airports Innovate 2024!

As the new European Commission has just been confirmed by the European Parliament and will take office as of 1 December, we at ACI EUROPE very much look forward to engaging and working closely with its new leadership - in particular with Apostolos Tzitzikostas, incoming Commissioner for Transport and Tourism. Airports and the air connectivity they facilitate are essential for Europe’s competitiveness, global position and cohesion. That needs to be not just recognised, but actually supported with more effective policies and regulations - both at EU and national level. In fact it is high time to connect the dots - and that means: 1. Ensure aviation gets not just sticks but also carrots, so that we can decarbonise while protecting the unique economic and social benefits of air connectivity for our economy and citizens. That requires a true EU SAF industrial policy, but also ensuring airports are able to meet their €360 billion investment needs and preserving operating aid for smaller regional airports (EC State Aid Guidelines). 2. Safeguard and reinforce the integrity of our Single Aviation Market. This is were reforming airport slots rules is crucial, along with keeping our skies open. 3. Enable resilient, digitised and green airports. Airports’ green energy needs must be factored in EU & national energy policies, so we can prepare for the deployment of zero emission aircraft (as per the AZEA Vision). We also need to keep EU financing for aviation - while doing away with regulatory impediments to innovation (think restrictions to deploying biometrics or limitations to new security scanning technology…). #EU #sustainableconnectivity #competitiveness #cohesion