André Schneider
André Schneider, after having been a professional musician in major classical orchestras, developed his first experiences when IBM decided to go into services and asked him to create an IT consulting practice in Geneve; he then joined the World Economic Forum and was instrumental during his 12 years in creating the world’s leading global multi-stakeholder platform and finally globalizing this concept by expanding it around the world. With his advisory, André has been quickly developing projects and thought leadership in many important issues around sustainable development. After this, André joined EPFL, as Vice-President for Resources and Infrastructures, for three years. On September 1, 2016, André has joined Genève Aéroport as its new CEO. André is also the chairman of the innovation board of the Aviation Research Center Switzerland, chairman of the World Climate Foundation, and Vice-Chairman of Global Infrastructure Basel.
Presentation
Geneva Airport – from Aile Est to net zero
Sustainable development and a spirit of innovation are at the core of the strategy of Geneva Airport. The presentation will illustrate how these objectives have shaped the holistic sustainable development strategy of the airport and manifest through recent, ongoing and future projects. True to its values – quality, reliability, ecology, diversity, well-being, creativity, proximity, transparency – Geneva Airport is setting new standards through its hardware and software: redeveloped infrastructure, renewed buildings, ambitious policies. This will be evidenced notably by details on the Aile Est, CAP2030, GeniLac, the airport’s airlines financial support policy and the electrification strategy for vehicles on the tarmac.