Economics and Finance Conference Presentations

April 28-30, 2008 - Denver

Please note these presentations are in PDF file format

 
General Session 1 - State of the Economy and the Industry: Threats and Opportunities in 2008

• Kevin Crissey, Senior Analyst, U.S. Airlines, UBS Securities
  
• Kurt Krummenacker, Assistant Vice President & U.S. Airport Lead Analyst, Moody's Investors Services
  
• Dr. Kevin Neels, Principal, The Brattle Group
  
• Bart Oosterveld, Chief Credit Officer, Moody's Global Project Finance
  

Concurrent Session 1A - Regional Carriers-Successfully Managing an Ever-Changing Relationship

• Debby McElroy, Executive Vice President, Policy & External Affairs, ACI-NA 
  
• Nora Richardson, Associate Director, Jacobs Consultancy
  

• Ken Stevens, Director of Airport Affairs,  Horizon Air Industries, Inc.
  

Concurrent Session 1B - Non-Aeronautical Revenue Opportunities for Diversification

• John Byrum, Vice President & CFO, Columbus Regional Airport Authority
  
• Charles Erhard, Manager, Airport Compliance Division, FAA
  
• Patrick Heck, Deputy Manager-Revenue and Business Development, Denver International Airport
  

General Session 2- Airline/Airport Roundtable-Transparency in Airline Rates and Charges--Is it Good and How Can It Be Achieved?

 
Concurrent Session 2A: Parking-Are You Maximizing Your Revenue?

• Nancy Clawson, Managing Director, UBS Securities LLC
  
• Steve Gordon, Business Manager, Oakland International Airport, Port of Oakland
  
• Michele Krakowski, CPA, President, Lumin Advisors
  

Concurrent Session 3A: The Cost of Doing Business-The Pricing Dilemma

• Mike Mullaney, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Hudson Group
  
• Andrew Weddig, Senior Vice President, Unison-Maximus, Inc.
  

Concurrent Session 3B: The Future of Duty Free Merchandise

• Joe Lyons, Vice President, Business Development, DFS North America
  
• Enrique Urioste, President, Airport Division, Duty Free Americas
  

General Session 5: The Wild and Crazy Credit Market

• Jacki Churchill, Director of Finance, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
  
• John Coan, Principal, Bank of America
• Scott Richbourg, Managing Director, Municipal Finance, FSA
  

General Session 6: Following the Money-Effective Management of Capital Projects

• Lana Berry, Financial Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Roy Block, President, RW Block Consulting
  
• Perfecto Solis, Vice President, Airport Engineering and Development, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
  

General Session 7: Enterprise Risk Management - What Are Your Airport's Top 10-15 Risks and How Will You Manage Them?

• Steve Dreyer, Managing Director and Practice Leader, Standard & Poor's
  
• Lisa S. Kremer, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk Consulting
• Marsha Stone, Finance Director, Indianapolis International Airport