Report about conference 2016
REPORT
GROUND HANDLING RUSSIA AND CIS
November 9–10, 2016
The 7th Ground Handling Russia & CIS conference and exhibition was held on November 9-10, 2016 at Moscow Renaissance Monarch Centre and gathered over 150 airport industry professionals from across Russia and beyond.
Ground Handling Russia & CIS has gained global recognition for providing ultimate advantages and first-class expertise for airports, airlines, GSE suppliers and service providers with its deep insight into ground handling market and industry trends in the region.
The conference agenda reflected key trends and drivers for the extensive airport industry modernization in the region. International and domestic traffic growth is now followed by government and private investments into airport infrastructure and GSE fleets.
Impressive speaker line-up featured 20 top level experts from airports, airlines, handling companies and industry associations who shared their exclusive practical experience and offered new initiatives for enhancing the level of service and flight safety.








KEY ISSUES 2016:
- AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES: INTERACTION IN GH
- GROUND HANDLING MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
- IMPROVING PASSENGER SERVICES: KEY TRENDS AND SOLUTIONS
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN RUSSIAN AIRPORTS: CURRENT SITUATION AND PERSPECTIVES
- AIRCRAFT DE-ICING TECHNOLOGIES
Conference audience
Industry
30%
Airports
24%
Airlines
15%
GSE Manufacturers and suppliers
9%
Ground Handling Companies
6%
Regulatory Officials
6%
IT Companies
6%
Media
4%
Other
Job titles
38%
СЕОs
15%
Directors, Ground Handling
13%
Finance Managment
11%
IT Directors
10%
Commercial Directors
10%
Technical Directors
3%
Other
AIRPORT and AIRPORT MANAGEMENT PARTICIPANTS 2016:
A-GROUP, Arkhangelsk Airport, Basel Aero, Baikal International Airport, Barnaul International Airport, Begishevo Airport, Vnukovo International Airport, V.I.P. International (Moscow Sheremetyevo), VIPPORT (Moscow Vnukovo), Pulkovo Cargo Terminal, Domodedovo Moscow Airport, Domodedovo Airport Handling, Dushanbe International Airport, Zhukovsky International Airport, Irkutsk International Airport, Kazan International Airport, Koltsovo International Airport, Magnitogorsk Airport, Mineralnye Vody Airport, Northern Capital Gateway (Pulkovo), Simferopol International Airport, Khabarovsk Airport, Avia Solutions Group, UTG Aviation Services.
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Irina Osipova
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PARTICIPANTS TESTIMONIALS:
"Very informative and a lot of interesting ideas for development of ground handling"
Roman Desyatnikov, Deputy Chief of Ground Handling, Yakutia Airlines
"Professional platform for the exchange of practical experience"
Yevgeny Plaksin, General Director, International Airport Simferopol
"It’s a very pleasant that we have such a meeting in Russia. Very useful experience of communication with likeminded people and colleagues"
Anastasiya Vasina, Chief of Passenger Service, Kazan International Airport
"In the age of new technologies almost any information can be found without leaving the workplace. There is nothing that could replace real human interaction. ATO Events always makes it perfectly. A well-chosen composition of guests and participants makes these meetings very interesting and useful"
Vladimir Proskurin, FDS Manager, Russia and CIS, IATA
"A very interesting agenda of the event. It’s a very good opportunity to express your opinion and discus current issues with colleagues in a great working atmosphere."
Aleksandr Strokov, Head of Infrastructure Sales Department, Domodedovo Moscow Airport
GROUND HANDLING INTERNATIONAL RUSSIA AND CIS 2016
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