The first Invest and Manage Airports will be held in London, 8-9 December 2011 and has attracted real interest from investors, infrastructure partners and airport operators from all over the world.
This event is occurring at a pivotal time in the current economic environment. More and more governments are seeking ways to improve services from their core infrastructure assets, increase jobs and stimulate trade.
Access to capital for governments and management expertise are the key issues which will provide huge opportunities for infrastructure investors seeking long-term cash flows from airport assets.
Attending airports are there for the exploration of potential partners for investment and management, operators are in attendance to investigate new opportunities for airport management and investment, as well as exploration of potential partners for divestment of existing airport assets and infrastructure investors will be identifying opportunities for investment / equity participation in airports, and exploration of potential partners for divestment of existing assets.
The format of the event consists of three key elements; pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings, a conference programme and informal hospitality functions.
Meeting requests for the pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings at this event are now underway and the conference programme has now been unveiled with; Mr Michael McGhee, Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners; Mr Vijay Poonoosamy, VP International and Public Affairs, Etihad Airways; Mr Senthil Balan, Head of Network Management, AirAsiaX; Mr Lee Lipton, Director of Network Planning, Aer Lingus; Mr Alex Cruz, CEO, Vueling; Mr Romain Py; Executive Director Infrastructure Investments, JP Morgan Asset Management; Mr Jaime Guillen, Faros Partners and Mr Burt Cohen, Managing Director and President, Heritage Consortium amongst the speakers.
This new event creates a valuable platform for all assets big and small seeking investment opportunities. Invest & Manage Airports pulls together a wide range of investors which, through the varying portfolios and strategies of the investment community, offers a unique prospect for airport owners or operators looking for the optimal solution for their investment needs.
For further information and to register please visit www.investandmanage.com