Nispana has announced the start of TAV IT's Airport Modernization Summit 2016, co-hosted by GACA (General Authority of Civil Aviation) at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh. The premier event is being held under the patronage of Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Naser Al Saud and Abdullah Bin Turki Bin Nasser. The summit is at the forefront of outlining the evolution of smart and futuristic airports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Day one of the summit hosted 10 distinguished VIP delegates such as Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud-Chairman, Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud Center for Research & Strategic Studies; Abdullah Bin Turki Bin Nasser, Chairman, Arabasco; Abdullah Alzahrani, General Director of Engineering Department, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA); Abdulbasit Alsalafi, General Director of Operations Department, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA); Ambassador Geert Criel, Embassy of Belgium; Hemedi I. Meaza, Ambassador, Embassy of Tanzania; Abdelbasit Badawi Ali Elsanosi, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Sudan; Chris Watts, Consul General- Director, Embassy of Switzerland; Ibrahim Khamis, Deputy Ambassador, Embassy of Kenya; and Iya Tidjani, Ambassador, Embassy of Cameroon. The first day of the summit also hosted illustrious panelists and speakers, including thought leaders, industry experts and solution providers. Key presentations were delivered by Kis Feren, Head of Environmental Protection, Budapest Airport Zrt; Cem Aslantas, Head of Project Management Office, TAV Information Technologies. Day one proceeding was chaired by Terry Smith- Managing Director, Bluewater Global Advisors, LLC. The other key sponsors of the conference are: TAV Information Technologies, BDS, AlShair Group, SIKA, Implant Sciences Corporation, Build Air, Kansai Paint, L3 Security & Detection Systems, Champion Door, CEM Systems, Al Fajer Establishment, Juniper Networks, Advanced Technology Services, Saudi Tabreed and SITA showcased some of their latest technology that contributes towards the modernization of Airports. The Summit is conceptualized in line with GACA's and Kingdom's vision co-organized by SEMARK Group and Nispana. Some of the key and topics presented on day one October 2nd 2016 are Cem Aslantas, Head of Project Management Office, TAV Information Technologies - Increasing Operational Efficiency with IT Solutions and Operations Optimization; Kis Ferenc, Head of Environmental Protection, Budapest Airport Zrt - Sustainability in the Airport Operations Concept – European Best Practices; Raed Habiss, Secretary General and Founder, Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Center for Research & Strategic Studies - Future of Aviation Security in Saudi Arabia. The exclusive news partners for the summit are Saudi Gazette with a host of other partners like Eye of Riyadh, InfoNav, Aviation Technology, Arabian Aerospace, Airport Supplier, Aviation world and many more.
