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Two parallel airport use-case presentation tracks (A & B) distributed across Salons III & IV
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Description: This presentation will address how the Facilities Development Division of Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) is developing its CIP digitalization capabilities towards achieving a digital twin. Key tools being implemented include Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) with Building Information Management (BIM).
MDAD dives into presentation on how owners tackle technology advances within the industry and CIP integrations. Presenting on planning for the change, changing the MDAD culture and implementing new technologies within the Department by bringing in consultants and support for a successful implementation
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Description: Airfield surface operations are growing more complex and less tolerant of error, while near-misses and incursion risks are occurring faster than legacy, siloed systems can manage. At the same time, FAA and Airline expectations are pushing airports toward demonstrable, data-driven safety assurance. In response to this inflection point, Cignus will show how it is leveraging NASA-funded research to develop next-generation surface safety tools that integrate fragmented data sources and shift airfield operations from reactive monitoring to predictive risk awareness (Helios).
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Description: This presentation explores CLT’s journey to digitize the Capital Improvement Plan at CLT. Participants will gain an overview of the CIP Lifecycle and how Trimble Unity Construct (formerly e-Builder) is leveraged to manage a $3.8 billion capital program from Planning & Procurement through Design & Construction. The session will also highlight innovative, department-wide applications of the platform that have delivered measurable results and strengthened operational effectiveness across the organization.
Presenter: Lidia Muñoz Perez, Global Ports and Airports Director, Indra
Description: Indra brings together expertise, knowledge and technology to design and develop systems where safety and sustainability are at the core. We are leaders in ATM and airport solutions, involved in the most important projects around the world. We work closely with ANSPs and Airport operators to understand their needs and provide them end to end solutions for a complete situational awareness of airport operation.
We are a one stop shop -our portfolio covers all ATC services gate to gate-, which added to our broad expertise leads us to be involved in some of the most influential projects worldwide. Cutting-edge technology to avoid air traffic congestion and enable route optimization, which reduces CO2 emissions significantly. Cutting down ground operations’ time such as taxiing, queueing for takeoff and landings, etc., and elevating passenger experience in the terminal.
In particular Aprons are often the most congested and busiest areas of an airport. They are home to demanding and complex activities that are carried out under severe space and time constraints. At Indra we have a wide experience in providing APRON Control Digital services, that includes Digital Tower Services, Surface Management Systems, and ACDM / AOP platforms enhanced by AI turnaround monitoring and automation and by Data analytics to provide the most advanced predictive models. Some of those experiences will be shared with the audience during the presentation.
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Description: In the pursuit of Total Airport Management Intelligence (TAMI), airports are investing in AI, digital twins, and advanced analytics, yet many struggle to translate these investments into the intelligent operations they expect. The missing link is often a structured owner-side foundation that provides the governance, harmonized data, and context needed to achieve the results airports expect. This session explores how ORAT and Owner Scope Management can be leveraged to lay the essential groundwork on which TAMI initiatives depend.
Attendees will gain a practical understanding of how data born before and throughout the ORAT process, can be harmonized and augmented to improve project delivery and empower TAMI initiatives.
Presenter: Travis Marshall O’Connor, Virtual Ramp Control Center Manager at Orlando Int'l Airport, Robinson Aviation (RVA)
Description: Airline growth is increasingly constrained by surface operations as infrastructure delivery lags demand. This use case looks at Virtual Ramp Control as a technology-enabled operating model that improves ground system elasticity by accelerating decisions, sharpening situational awareness, and keeping human authority central. High-level use-cases and lessons learned from MCO, BNA, SEA, FLL, and MCI will illustrate these best practices.
Sponsored by: Mappedin + Safe Software + x-Spatial + EPIC Engineering & Consulting
Located at: Symposium's exhibitor space in front of the presentation salons I - IV
Presenter(s): Majed Khater, Senior Consultant, Barich (retired Airport ERP-GIS Manager, Las Vegas Harry Reid Int'l Airport)
Description: Majed Khater, a well known airport GIS expert, will share his lessons learned and best practices from his career, leading airport asset management applications at Harry Reid Las Vegas Int'l Airport.
Presenter: Christiane Bausback, Managing Director & Owner, N+P Innovation Design
Description: This presentation explores how airports can create hyper-personalized passenger experiences across the entire journey — before, during, and after the terminal. While technology is the enabler, the talk focuses on how design, systems, and services can adapt to different needs, moments, and contexts — creating value for both passengers and airport operations. The goal: showing how automation and innovation can enhance calm, confidence, and truly human experiences at scale.
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Description: This presentation showcases how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) workforce are leveraging emerging technologies and systems integration—including Autodesk Revit, Esri GIS, and IBM Maximo—to advance its best-in-class asset management vision, enhance infrastructure data quality, and support AI-readiness.
Highlights include, lessons learned and the post-construction use of BIM for facility maintenance, operations, and inspections. For example, the Bayonne Bridge design BIM model was transformed into a digital twin integrated with mobile inspection tools to capture field repairs, with data automatically posted into PANYNJ’s Structural Integrity Database (SID). SID hosts more than 10,700 inspectable structures—buildings, tunnels, and bridges—and supports automated reporting and visualization. Additional initiatives include AI-assisted roof inspections that have saved over $20 million in equivalent effort and the development of the largest GIS library of inspectable PANYNJ assets.
In parallel, over 150,000 assets are managed in Maximo under a unified governance framework that standardizes data and has enabled the closure of more than 20,000 work orders. Collectively, these innovations directly support the effective management of PANYNJ’s $45 billion Capital Plan and the Executive Director’s mission to keep the region moving efficiently and safely.
Presenter: Yuval Kossovsky, Transportation Managing Director, Mappedin
Description: While passengers need intuitive wayfinding and awareness of airport amenities, operations teams require real-time asset tracking, and safety personnel need instant access to emergency protocols and facility layouts. Mappedin demonstrates how a unified indoor mapping platform can simultaneously deliver passenger-facing wayfinding apps, operations dashboards, and safety management tools—all powered by the same spatial data infrastructure. Learn how industry innovators are deploying targeted solutions for travelers, terminal operations, and emergency response without maintaining separate systems. Examples will be shown from LAX, YYC, KEF, PIT, AMS, MEL, and MIA.
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Description: This presentation highlights the digital transformation journey of Orlando Sanford International Airport, beginning with the implementation of a modern airport asset management system via the Simplify i3 platform, and expanding into broader operational domains. Key areas include airfield and terminal operations, wildlife management, parking, Safety Management System (SMS), and other critical airport functions.
The session will share practical lessons learned, challenges encountered, and strategies that supported successful adoption, offering insights to help other airports advance their own digitalization initiatives. In addition, examples of complementary digital use cases from other airports leveraging the Simplify i3 platform will be presented to demonstrate scalable applications across the industry.
Presenter(s): Jeroen Swart, CEO & Founder, TimeSlotsPro
Description: Many airports offer free passenger timeslots to create a queue‑free experience, yet they see little uptake and limited impact, often simply shifting waiting time to passengers who did not book a timeslot. Meanwhile, Schiphol Int'l Airport (AMS) is celebrating up to 30% passenger timeslot adoption, and an award‑winning control mechanism: AI‑driven dynamic timeslots that actively smooth passenger peaks to reduce waiting time for everyone.
In this session, Jeroen shares his team's journey of turning this into a success at Schiphol, covering the challenges faced both technically and organizationally, lessons learned from early implementations at airports globally, and the crucial difference between static and dynamic timeslots.
Presenter(s): Jose Rodriguez, Geospatial Division Director, Miami-Dade County IT Department
Description: Presenting a series of GIS-driven solutions deployed at Miami International Airport to modernize inspections, asset management, and operational workflows. We will showcase how indoor mapping, real-time sensor integration, and mobile field data collection were applied to conveyances, airfield lighting, grease traps, lease management, and Part 139 inspections. The presentation will provide practical insight into building scalable, compliance-ready GIS solutions that deliver measurable operational benefits.
Moderator: Christiane Bausback, Managing Director & Owner, N+P Innovation Design
Sponsored by: Mappedin + Safe Software + x-Spatial + EPIC Engineering & Consulting
Located at Salons I+II
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Description: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide’s College of Business delivers innovative, technology-enabled solutions to support the evolving needs of the airport community. The Airport Services Initiative (ASI) responds to the growing demand for accelerated leadership development, succession planning, knowledge retention, and rapid workforce upskilling in increasingly complex operational environments.
Real value is created at the intersection of technology, leadership, and airport operations—but only when the workforce is prepared to adopt and lead within a digitally enabled ecosystem. Using real-world, airport-specific scenarios, ASI focuses on developing tomorrow’s leaders today and positioning workforce readiness as a strategic complement to technology investment.
Presenter & Moderator: David Tamir, Founder & CEO, SMART Association
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Description: This presentation and panel discussion will explore what is an airport enterprise management digital twin, leveraging the "Airport Owner's Digital Twin Roadmap", prepared by David Tamir in 2023 following his leadership of a corresponding AAAE working group.
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Description: Miami International Airport (MIA) is not just keeping pace with global challenges—it’s setting the standard for how airports can lead in sustainability, resilience, and innovation. This session will showcase MIA’s bold, tech-forward approach to tackling climate risks like sea level rise, hurricanes, and extreme heat, while continuing to serve as a global gateway and economic powerhouse.
Under the leadership of Director and CEO Ralph Cutié, MIA has implemented cutting-edge technologies across energy resilience, green infrastructure, smart operations, and climate adaptation. Join us to explore how MIA is leveraging data, design, and strategic investment to future-proof airport operations and inspire the next generation of resilient aviation infrastructure.
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Description: Reality capture in a live international terminal has a habit of ignoring well-intentioned plans.
This presentation shares lessons learned from capturing existing conditions at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at LAX, a 24/7 facility where passengers, airlines, security, and operations quite reasonably take priority over scanners. From Airport Shutdown Requests that don’t shut anything down, to escort availability, control point placement, repeated return visits, and post-processing at scale, the project quickly revealed that access and coordination matter far more than technology alone.
Rather than focusing on outcomes such as digital twins, this session stays firmly grounded in reality. It examines how survey control, routing strategy, access procedures, and rescan planning ultimately determine whether reality capture data is accurate, repeatable, and usable. It is an honest account of what actually happens when capturing a complex airport environment, and why most of the difficult decisions are made long before the scanner is ever switched on.
Moderator: Dr. Patricia Gomez, Special Advisor for Energy & Resilience, Miami-Dade Aviation Department
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Description: Airports are more than transportation hubs — they’re critical infrastructure and economic engines for entire communities. This dynamic session will spotlight cutting-edge sustainability and resilience efforts in the aviation sector, with a special focus on how microgrids are transforming airport energy systems. Join a compelling lineup of speakers as they explore the latest innovations in microgrid technology, including the integration of renewable energy, fuel cells, and advanced energy management systems. Learn how airports are leveraging these tools to enhance energy resilience, reduce carbon footprints, and ensure operational continuity in the face of extreme weather and grid disruptions. Whether you're in aviation, energy, or urban planning, this session offers valuable insights into the future of resilient airport infrastructure.
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Description: As aviation priorities converge around safety, capacity, and efficiency, airports need practical ways to operate smarter—without adding complexity. This session connects aviation’s strategic focus areas to Tampa International Airport’s award-winning, cross-enterprise LiDAR program, backed by executive sponsorship and real operational results. Through real examples and video, we’ll unmask the technology and show how early success is driving broader adoption across the airport. Attendees will leave with a clear, simple plan they can apply to advance technology programs at their own airports.
Presenter: Dr. Lynn Creelman, Co-Founder & CEO, ClearSkies
Description: In 2025, interviews were conducted with over 100 Airport Directors over from small hub and GA Airports to determine their interest in developing airport property for producing renewable energy to power airport facilities and potentially scale up to sell energy to large off takers, such as the local municipality (often the airport owner), current energy provider, or nearby large consumers of electricity. Airport Directors frequently cited three key issues driving their energy planning: 1) improve resilience; 2) reduce operating expenses and/or generate revenue, and 3) improve sustainability.
Smaller airports were selected because they typically have limited revenue streams and underutilized land assets, which makes them good candidates for renewable energy development, using either internal funding and various grants or private financing under a Public/Private Partnership (P3) model. Airports in general must address growing power demands that are projected to rise 300% in five years, due in part to rising passenger and cargo traffic, and airport electrification initiatives, including EV, electric GSE, AAM, and robotics, along with the necessary charging infrastructure. Airports also face increasing competition for power from data centers that are contributing to the average electricity rate increase of 6% per year since about 2021.
Airports can deploy their non-aeronautical land, rooftops, and parking lots, to generate renewable energy to power airport facilities in a Behind the Meter scenario or to produce utility scale power for sale to various off takers, including the local utility in a Front the Meter model. About 10% of the airports interviewed engaged in a Letter of Intent (LOI) to provide power bills and interval data for analysis to determine the system size and to model the avoided costs. Airports that declined to engage in an LOI usually cited a desire to further study their internal situation and potentially issue an RFP in the future. In several cases, the utility usage data did not support a private investment solution, usually because utility rates were already low.
Through this process, three solar projects totaling over 80 MW are pending. These cost-effective projects include a 200 acre ground mount system (66MW), with design for a water efficient data center on airport property, covered parking systems (14 MW), and backup battery storage (2MW). These projects still need expected approvals from FAA and City Council to advance to Notice To Proceed, but should come online in 2027. Renewable energy production on-site thus offers airport an opportunity to use private investment to meet their energy mater planning goals for improving resilience, reducing costs, adding new revenue, and improving sustainability while conserving airport resources for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Mappedin + Safe Software + x-Spatial + EPIC Engineering & Consulting
Located at: Symposium's exhibitor space in front of the presentation salons I - IV
Presenter: Elad Inbar, CEO, RobotLAB
Description: Cleaning robots are one of the fastest, most proven ways airports are turning automation into measurable ROI right now. In this session, we will show where autonomous floor cleaning is working in live terminals today, how teams are using robots to extend coverage, hit higher cleanliness standards, and stabilize labor costs without sacrificing quality. You will walk away with a practical playbook on selecting the right sites, defining success metrics, and scaling from a pilot to a multi-terminal deployment with clear operational and financial results.
Presenter: Joel deNeuf, RCDD, Principal, Five Points Infrastructure Services
Description: [coming soon]
Presenter: Jerry Towler, Robotics Program Director, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Description: Operational efficiency, safety, and scalability are driving the push for automation in ground support equipment (GSE). This presentation features a real-world case study of an autonomous luggage tug, trialed in Japanese airports, providing key lessons learned. We’ll explore the technical and operational challenges of developing, deploying and scaling automated airside solutions, including the role of fleet control and the unique opportunities presented by constrained airport environments.
Presenter: Carolina Villegas, Director, ITnova Consulting
Description: This presentation explores how the a major US airport (BWI) strengthened its cyber preparedness through a comprehensive, multi‑stakeholder cybersecurity tabletop exercise facilitated by ITnova. Attendees will gain insights into how airports can evaluate their operational resilience, test cross‑department communication, and identify critical gaps in incident response planning. The presentation walks through the exercise structure, key observations, and real lessons learned that other airports can directly apply. Participants will leave with practical strategies to improve coordination between IT, Operations, Security, and external partners during a cyber event, as well as actionable steps for designing effective tabletop exercises.
Presenter: Mark Lester, Silent Falcon UAS Technologies
Description: [coming soon]
Presenter: Victor Murray, CISSP, Assistant Director, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)
Description: This presentation explores the evolving cyber threats facing aviation and other industries today, from ransomware to system manipulation, and dives into real-world case studies. Attendees will learn how hackers operate, what their goals are, and the tangible impacts of cyberattacks on economic stability and public safety. The session concludes with actionable strategies for building cyber resilience, including risk management, education, collaboration, and adopting proven cybersecurity frameworks.
Moderator: Dr. Prasad Chittaluru, President & CEO, EPIC Engineering & Consulting Group
Moderator: James St. Louis, Director of Information Technology & Telecommunications, Miami-Dade Aviation Department