inter airport CONNECT 2021 starts tomorrow: The new digital meeting place for the international airport community

The first inter airport CONNECT event, taking place online from 20 – 21 April 2021, provides a much anticipated trade and networking event for the global airport community, which has been impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. inter airport CONNECT is a two-day online trading, networking and webinar event for airport professionals. Visitors can virtually meet relevant exhibitors, browse informative product presentations and follow webinars on current industry trends. Similar to a live event there are several options for visitors to get in touch with exhibitors: drop their business card at the virtual stand, pre-book meetings with exhibitors or instantly contact exhibitors as they browse the virtual stand. The opening times of the online event are from 20 – 21 April 2021, from 8am to 4pm GMT+1. Visitors can participate for free and the platform is open for registration and pre-booking of meetings.

Virtual meetings with exhibitors

In current times of travel restrictions, staying in touch with customers and suppliers is key, to stay up to date with latest trends and to discuss upcoming development projects. The inter airport CONNECT matchmaking functionality is now available to arrange pre-booked meetings, with all meetings taking place from 20 – 21 April live on the inter airport CONNECT platform. Arranging for a meeting is very easy and intuitive, with no third-party software required. Visitors simply need to login, fill in their profile with their interests and they can then start searching for exhibitors to send out meeting invites.

inter airport CONNECT announces strong Webinar Programme featuring leading players in the airport industry

A daily programme of webinars by industry experts provides an opportunity to gain useful insights into the latest market developments as well as technical expertise concerning new industry applications and solutions. Key players from the industry as well as trade bodies provide exclusive insights into latest technologies and case studies on subjects such as the Smart Airport, sustainability and many more. The conference language is English. The webinar programme consists of two days filled with sessions, covering a vast variety of topics and speakers from key leaders in the industry.

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

09:30 - 10:00     GATE InnoAirport – the first real-life platform for the airport industry – GATE e.V. and Sittig Technologies GmbH

10:20 - 10:50     Despite drop in demand, innovative solutions abound for a smarter airport - Proavia - French Pavilion

11:10 - 12:10     British Aviation Group: Innovation in Sustainable Airports – British Aviation Group, Mott MacDonald, Egis, Wood Group UK Ltd, Grimshaw Architects, Logika Consultants

12:30 - 13:00     The Italian way to excellence in the airport industry – Air Tech Italy and One Works,  OCEM Airfield as well as SITTI

13:10 - 13:22      Airport Market Intelligence for a New Reality - Momberger Airport Information

13:30 - 14:00     Electrification of Ground Support Equipment with Plug & Play Battery Solutions from Webasto - Goldhofer AG and Webasto Thermo & Comfort SE

14:30 - 15:00      Zero-emission Refuelling Vehicle Technologies – A Greener Recovery – Titan Aviation

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

09:00 - 09:40      Recovery through Revolution - Mott MacDonald

10:00 - 10:30      Simultaneous Development of 14 Airports in Greece - FRAPORT Greece

11:00 - 11:30     Green, Smart, Safe, and Efficient Airports - An ambitious and challenging path towards a sustainable aviation system - Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (Fraunhofer IML)

12:00 - 13:00     Connected Airport – How ‘digital twins’ can optimise asset operation – GATE e.V., Loclab Consulting, Esri Deutschland GmbH, T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GmbH

13:30 - 14:00     GATE - idea givers for global air travel - BEUMER Group/GATE e.V., Airsiders GmbH

14:15 - 14:26      Protect Precious Fuels for Safer Aircraft - Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl

14:30 - 15:00     Check-in with Ammeraal Beltech & Megadyne – Ammeraal Beltech

Further information can be found at: www.interairporteurope.com.

Visitor registration for inter airport CONNECT is free and available at: https://interairport.eventnetworking.com/register