Day One
Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Golf Tournament at the famed Cowboys Club
Sponsored by: Yum! Brands (www.yum.com)
(All directors not participating in the golf tournament are welcome to attend several
educational sessions designed for airport commercial managers on this day. Go to 2008conference.airportrevenuenews.com/agenda.htm to view more details.
The sessions are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tour of DFW International
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Opening-Night Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Room: Longhorn A
Sponsored by: Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services (delawarenorth.com)
Day Two
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast & Exhibit Hall Networking
Room: Longhorn A
Sponsored by: HMSHost (hmshost.com)
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Opening General Sessions
Room: Grapevine A
Welcome remarks by Jeffrey Fegan, chief executive officer, Dallas-Ft. Worth International
Keynote Speaker: Peter Greenberg, NBC's travel editor. Hear Peter's critiques on airports from a traveler's perspective and easy changes airports can implement to vastly improve the experience. Plus, hear him spar with Michael Boyd on the fate of the airline industry.
Sponsor Keynote Speaker: OTG Management (otgmanagement.com)
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Room: Grapevine A
Keynote Speaker: Julia Stewart, chairwoman and chief executive officer of IHOP Corp. Introduction by William Anton, chairman of Anton Airfood. Hear how the legendary breakfast chain is responding to several trends taking place in the breakfast world. Plus, get an update on IHOP's celebrated acquisition of Applebee's.
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Room: Longhorn A
Sponsored by: Dunkin’ Donuts (dunkinbrands.com)
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
A Changing Airline Industry
Small and mid-size communities will need to plan within the context of very different expectations and realities. Airline fleets are shifting upward in capacity. The constrictions of the ATC system will not improve. There's no leadership from Washington. Airline costs will continue to increase, reducing the number of smaller airliners that can economically serve rural America. New survival strategies must be implemented to assure that whole regions of the nation are not "air service blighted." Michael Boyd will reveal survival strategies for airports.
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Room: Longhorn A
Sponsored by DFW Tenants:
AA Credit Union (AACreditUnion.org)
Clear Channel (clearchannel.com)
Custom Food Group (customfoodgroup.com)
The Grove, Inc. (grovesnacks.com)
Pepsi Bottling Group (pepsi.com)
Travelex (travelex.com)
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Exhibitor Hall Networking
Room: Longhorn A
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Corona Beer Bash in the Exhibitor Hall
Room: Longhorn A
Sponsored by:Areas USA & Corona (areasusa.com) (corona.com)
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Speakers' Dinner
By invitation only
Sponsored by: SSP America (foodtravelexperts.com)
Day Three
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Exhibit Hall Opens
Networking
Room: Longhorn A
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Room: Longhorn A
Sponsored by: Shell Aviation (shell.com/aviation)
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Non-Airline Revenue Trends
Room: Grapevine A
Moderator: Angela Gittens, vice president of airport business services, HNTB Corp.
DFW reveals its unconventional strategies to drive non-airline revenue development on airport property. John Terrell, vice president, commercial development.
Plus, hear expert advice on novel revenue options you may never have thought about but that can add significantly to your bottom line. James Jarvis, senior vice president of Ricondo & Associates.
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Get Low-Cost Carriers to Your Airport
Room: Grapevine 4
Moderator: John Armbrust
Learn from this LCC giant the most effective incentives that will lure Southwest Airlines to your airport. John Jamotta Sr. director of schedule planning for Southwest Airlines, will discuss the real enticements that will get this sought-after airline interested.
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Room: Longhorn A
Sponsored by: Dunkin’ Donuts (dunkinbrands.com)
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Keep Service High, Frustrations Low
Room: Grapevine 5-6
Moderator: Thomas J. Kinton Jr. is chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Port Authority.
Presenter: Paul MacLeish is a facilitator and content specialist for the Disney Institute. Prior to that role, he was head of organizational development of a casino and resort chain in the U.K., and after relocating to America in 1990, he joined the Walt Disney World team as the leadership performance consultant for Disney Cruise Line. Macleish is working toward a B.S. in psychology online at Argosy University.
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Room: Longhorn A
Co-sponsored by: The Paradies Shops (theparadiesshops.com)
Concessions International, LLC. (concessionsintl.com)
SolArc, Inc. (solarc.com)
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
High Jet Fuel Prices Could Hurt Your Airport
Room: Grapevine 5-6
High jet fuel prices will likely spark capacity reductions. Find out which airports are most at risk and what can be done.
6:45 p.m.
Shuttles begin departing
ARN Awards Banquet at Glass Cactus
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
ARN Awards Banquet at Glass Cactus
Sponsored by: ASIG (asig.com)
Master of Ceremonies
Nicholas Biello, chief operating officer of Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services
Jeffrey Fegan, chief executive officer of Dallas-Ft. Worth International
John Armbrust, chairman of Armbrust Aviation Group
Lester Robinson, chief executive officer of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Krys Bart, executive director of Reno-Tahoe International
9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Post-Awards Bash at Glass Cactus
Sponsored by: Airport Wireless (airportwireless.com)
Fee: $400
(includes sessions, meals and the renowned ARN Awards Dinner & Bash) |
