Nigel Womersley de Zaldua
Womersley de Zaldua leads ICF's global airports and tourism practice and works with airports and aviation businesses across the world to deliver positive change. His background is in corporate strategy development, and before moving to aviation he held senior management positions in telecoms, transportation and energy. He has been a consultant for 12 years and focuses on airport projects covering strategy, operational improvement and technology. He a keen, but somewhat inept, guitar player.
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3 - Airport business – leadership and strategy - 11:30 - 11:55
Why airports need a strategy
The aviation industry is always in a state of flux. Airlines are developing new routes, with new aircraft and new network strategies. Some are successful and others struggle to keep afloat. Passenger expectations are developing and increasingly sophisticated, and the business of running an airport is developing too, with constant demands on limited resources and a need to adapt to increasingly fast developments in technology. All this mixed with global challenges such as regulation and sustainability make the management of an airport a very complex challenge. Airports need clear and deliverable strategic plans to navigate the turbulent waters of aviation.
The audience will learn:
- The impact and benefits of having a strategic plan that is focused on deliverable outcomes
- The importance of working with stakeholders and understanding their roles in the strategic plan
- How a well-thought-through strategic plan can add real value and benefits to an airport
- Simple methodologies for making a strategic plan really work
- Why an airport strategic plan can help with employee satisfaction and retention
