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Agenda
(2/27/09 Update: Check below for presentations. Please note that all available presentations will be added as soon as possible.)
Sunday, February 22
3:30-5 p.m. Southeast Chapter AAAE Board Meeting
5-6 p.m. Registration
6-7 p.m. Welcome Reception
Monday, February 23
7:30 to 5:00 Registration
7:30 to 8:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30 to 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Judi Olmstead
Director of Finance & Administration
Charleston International Airport
2009 Finance & Administration Conference Chair
Tom Bibb, A.A.E.
Director of Properties
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
President, Southeast Chapter American Association of Airport Executives
Parker W. McClellan, Jr., A.A.E
Senior Director of Airports
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
9:00 to 10:15 General Session I: Air Transportation and Global Economic Impacts
Moderator:
Tom Bibb, A.A.E.
Director of Properties
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
Speakers:
Bob Hazel (presentation, .pdf)
Partner
Oliver Wyman
Sharon Sarmiento, Ph.D. (presentation, .pdf)
Principal
Unison Consulting
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 12:00 General Session II:Airline Relationships for a New Era
Moderator:
Scott A. Brockman, A.A.E.
Executive VP, Finance & Administration
Memphis International Airport
Speakers:
John W. Boatright
Vice President - Corporate Real Estate
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Kurt Forsgren (presentation, .pdf)
Managing Director
Standard & Poor's
Louis E. Miller (presentation, .pdf)
Executive Director
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 Southeast Chapter AAAE Update
Speaker:
Tom Bibb, A.A.E.
President
Southeast Chapter AAAE
1:15 - 2:00 General Session III: Industry Overview - What is in our Future?
Introduction:
Sue Stevens, A.A.E.
Director of Airports
Charleston International Airport
Speaker:
Sam Hoerter, A.A.E.
Retired Director of Airports
Charleston International Airport
2:00 - 2:30 Coffee break
2:30 - 3:45 General Session IV: Privatization of an Airport
Moderator:
Sasha Page (presentation, .pdf)
Vice President
Infrastructure Management Group
Speakers:
Jeff Bourk
Executive Director
Branson (Mo.) Airport
Roy A. Williams, A.A.E. (presentation, .pdf)
Aviation Consultant
David E. Ackley
Director of Human Resources
TBI Airport Management, Inc.
3:45 to 5:00 General Session V: Making the Most of your Benefit Dollars
Moderator:
Judi Olmstead
Director of Finance & Administration
Charleston International Airport
Speaker:
Libby Anderson, SPHR (presentation, .pdf)
President
EDA Human Resource Services
Eric Scott, CEBS (presentation, .pdf)
Vice President, Health & Benefits
AON Consulting
5:00 Adjourn
6:00 - 8:00 Evening Reception Hosted by Greater Orlando Airport Authority
Tuesday, February 24
7:45 - 8:45 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 AAAE Finance and Administration Conference Committee Meeting
9:00 - 10:15 General Session VI--$$Green$$-ing Your Airport
Moderator:
Bill Hogan
Vice President, Aviation
RS&H
Speakers:
Director of Airports
Charleston International Airport
Mike Clow, A.A.E. (presentation, .pdf)
Capital Program Administrator
Tallahassee Regional Airport
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 12:00 General Session VII: Creative Solutions for Airport Financing
Moderator:
Scott A. Brockman, A.A.E.
Executive VP, Finance & Administration
Memphis International Airport
Speakers:
Ken Fullerton (presentation, .pdf)
President
Fullerton & Friar, Inc.
Phil Brown
Deputy Executive Director, Administration
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Sheri L. Ernico (presentation, .pdf)
Director
Jacobs Consultancy
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1:45 General Session VIII: The Right FBO for your Strategic Business Plan
Moderator:
Sheila Dugan
Director of Finance & Administration
Naples Municipal Airport
Speakers:
Ted Soliday (presentation, .pdf)
Executive Director
Naples Municipal Airport
Bob Wilson
President
Wilson Air
1:45 - 2:30 General Session IX: A Successful DBE Program Outline
Moderator:
Claudia Holliway
Business Development Associate
The LPA Group, Inc.
Speaker:
Don O'Bannon (presentation, .pdf)
Vice President for Small & Emerging Business, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airprot
Chairman, Airport Minority Advisory Council
2:30 - 3:30 General Session X: Successful Management of Capital Assets and Investing Surplus Funds
Moderator:
Mike Bachman, A.A.E.
Vice President of Finance & Administration
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority
Speakers:
Tom Strange
President/CEO
The Solution Design Group, Inc.
Brian McGonagle
Department Director, Finance
Southwest Florida International Airport
Mel Hamilton
Managing Director
PFM Asset Management
3:30 - 4:00 Coffee break
4:00 - 5:00 General Session XI: Positioning Your Airport for AIP Discretionary Dollars
Moderator:
Ken Holt
Vice President
The LPA Group, Inc.
Speakers:
Jim Borsari (presentation, .pdf)
Aviation Consultant
Reynolds, Smith & Hills
Krystal Ritchey, P.E. (presentation, .pdf)
FAA - Orlando Airports District Office
5:00 Adjourn
5:00 - 6:00 Closing Reception
Wednesday, February 25
9:00 - 11:30 Tour - JetBlue University & Continental Airlines Maintenance Facility
The delivery method is group-live and the program level is intermediate. No prerequisites and/or advance preparation is required. This course provides 15 hours of CPE credits and is worth 12 credits in the AAAE Continuing Airport Management Education Unit (CEU) program.