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Economic Development Workshop Leveraging Airports for Economic Development |
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A Program of CIFAL Atlanta “Share and leverage strategies and best practices to position airports as regional engines of economic growth and optimize their role in logistics and supply chains”
Registration will begin 15 January 2006 Airports are Economic Engines of Growth for large urban areas in a globalized economy. Air freight for example accounts for 40 percent of world trade volumes by value and is regarded as a leading indicator of the state of the world economy. Enhancing the connectivity, quality of services and competitiveness of airports can create jobs and spur the economic growth of the surrounding region. Hartsfield-Jackson, for example, is Georgia’s largest economic engine generating 55,000 direct jobs and has an annual revenue impact of $19 billion to the region. Cooperation and coordination between central government, local government, airport management and the business community are key factors of success for economic development initiatives around airports. The Leveraging Airports for Economic Development workshop will help airports decision makers share innovative strategies and best practices to maximize the contribution of local airports to the city’s long term economic growth objectives. Participant Profile This by invitation only high profile event will bring together a total of approximately 35 participants comprised of select delegations of top decision makers. These delegations will consist of:
These delegations will represent major airports from about 14 countries in Central and South America This by invitation only high profile event will bring together key decision makers representing major airports from 15 countries in Central and South America including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Peru and Venezuela. Delegates will include trade ministers, director generals of civil aviation authorities, mayors, chambers of commerce presidents, commercial development officials, heads of authorities overseeing or owning airports, executives from corporations managing or servicing airports, and general managers of airports. Delegates will gain an understanding of:
Strategic Outcomes Airports should be viewed as an essential component of the urban planning process. Cooperation and coordination between central government, local government, airport management and the business community are key factors of success for economic development initiatives around airports. The Leveraging Airports for Economic Development workshop will help airports decision makers share innovative strategies to maximize the contribution of airports to the long term economic growth objectives of their city, region and country. Best Practices The workshop will focus on some of the following areas of best practices: Cooperation and Coordination for Economic Development
Logistics and Supply Chain for International Investment and Trade
Infrastructure Investments for Airport Operational Models
Program Format The forum will build on the methodology and knowledge management tool used by United Nations agencies to foster effective best practice sharing among high level city officials and international experts. The registration process will include an online self assessment survey that participants will be requested to complete to assess their organization’s capacity to deal with airport economic development issues. This survey will assist us in identifying the areas where each participant wishes to expand your knowledge, as well as the strengths and expertise you think could benefit other cities. The purpose of using a common tool is to enable the sharing of best practice with local governments around the world in a participatory manner, according to a common framework and language. We expect the results and concrete examples to be useful beyond your organization. In addition to high-level key-note plenary talks by global airports experts, workshop participants will be able to use both the formal sessions and the informal time to learn more from each other about how to leverage their airport’s to promote economic development. We look forward to your participation in this important event! For more information please contact: |
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Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport and CIFAL Atlanta are co-hosting
the Leveraging Airports for Economic Development workshop
at the Executive Conference Center, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia from March 5-8, 2006, following
on from the highly successful Leveraging International Airport
Infrastructures workshop held in April 2005.
This workshop will focus on major airports in the Latin
American region.