AirportCity Developer's Network
The Airport City Developers Network (ACD’N) is an exclusive community of experts in real estate, urban planning, business development, and property management, dedicated to advancing Airport City development. By fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, ACD’N sets new industry standards and addresses both current and future challenges in the field.
An Airport City encompasses all urban and commercial activities at and around an airport, including offices, hotels, logistics, retail, and conference infrastructure. Want to learn more about ACD’N and stay updated on our activities? Simply enter your email in the form on the right!
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Stay engaged year-round
Beyond the annual forum, ACD’N offers its members access to:
- Video updates on key industry trends
- Exclusive airport city tours at partnering airports
- Meet-ups and networking sessions at industry events
At the forum, we tackle critical industry questions:
- What are the biggest challenges in Airport City development?
- How do Airport Cities create value for airports and regions?
- What impact will social and economic transformations have?
- Can we establish an academic model for evaluating Airport Cities?
...and much more.
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Join us at the Developer's Forum 2025
As part of its mission, ACD’N organizes the AirportCity Developers Forum, an annual event bringing together industry leaders to explore the future of Airport Cities. This highly interactive workshop provides a unique platform for exchange, where every delegate is an expert to learn from.
For the first time, the forum will take place in Munich, Germany – a thriving hub for innovation and airport city development. Join us for:
- Exclusive insights into the latest trends and challenges
- Engaging discussions with top industry experts
- Networking with airport city professionals from around the world
- A deep dive into the future of Airport Cities
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Recap: Agenda 11. - 13. September 2024
Wednesday 11. September 2024
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| Attendees will arrive and check in | |
| 16:30 | Registration, networking reception |
Thursday 12. September 2024
| Time | Program | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome from the host Wrap up: Experiences in the Airport City Developer’s Network the last 12 months. What happened with our topics? |
Wolfgang, Peter |
| 09:30 | Organisational issues, Delegates structure, short who is who. | Johanna |
| 10:00 | Airport’s challenge presentations Session 1 6:40 Minutes each (Pecha Kucha format):
Q&A Sessions for each presentation |
Johanna |
| 10:45 | Break out groups discussing the 3 topics. GOAL: Make different aspects of the topics at the different airports visible. Create better understanding of comparability, individual and general relevance and importance of these topics for further deep dives. Documentation: Airport’s presentations, notes, rating matrix, open questions. |
Peter |
| 12:15 | Guided walk through the Vienna AirportCity to the AirportCity Cantine. | Peter |
| 12:30 | Lunch in the cantine | Peter |
| 13:15 | Guided walk back to the venue + networking | Peter |
| 13:30 | Keynote Security Regulations at Airports Manfred Wimmer, CEO VIE Security Services Notes on the pinboards, Discussion. |
Johanna |
| 14:00 | Airport’s challenge presentations Session 2 6:40 Minutes each (Pecha Kucha format): 4. Security and other regulating topics as potential and restraining factor. (Personal security services, high-end IT standards,
image, access and control, etc.)
5. User mix and innovative user concepts (clusters, knowledge, event and leisure etc)
6. Community, profile, campus (place- and city making, added value and services, community building, branding, continuity
and permanence vs transit, etc)
Audience writing thoughts on notes during the presentations and rating the topics regarding their individual relevance and importance, and the general relevance and importance in the industry. Q&A Sessions for each presentation |
Johanna |
| 14:30 | Break out groups discussing the 3 topics. GOAL: Make different aspects of the topics at the different airports visible. Create better understanding of comparability, individual and general relevance and importance of these topics for further deep dives. Documentation: Airport’s presentations, notes, rating matrix, open questions. |
Henrik, Nigel |
| 16:00 | Presentation Academic Group Henrik & Nigel: Presenting the outcome of the survey. Discussion: What is the further value of the survey? How can we use the survey at the airports? How can the airports help the academic group? What are the next steps? |
Peter |
| 17:30 | Walk to the Terminal. Visit Terminal construction site | Peter |
| 18:00 | Security Check | Peter |
| 19:00 | Airside Dinner, Networking |
Friday 13. September 2024
| Time | Program | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Gathering | Peter |
| 09:30 | Airport’s challenge presentations Session 3 6:40 Minutes each (Pecha Kucha format): 7. Mobility, connectivity and monetizing mobility (USP Airport, gate to the world, AAM / UAM, vertiports, intermodality, local
and regional accessibility, airside/landside potentials, city check-in etc)
8. Energy hubs at airports (Stable resilient, economic viable, infrastructure, supply, high consuming users, sustainable models
and technologies, regulations, airports as energy producers)
Audience writing thoughts on notes during the presentations and rating the topics regarding their individual relevance and importance, and the general relevance and importance in the industry. Q&A Sessions for each presentation |
Johanna |
| 10:00 |
Break out groups discussing the 2 topics,
possibility to deep dive in topics of certain interest from yesterday.
GOAL: Make different aspects of the topics at the different airports visible. Create better understanding of comparability, individual and general relevance and importance of these topics for further deep dives. Documentation: Airport’s presentations, notes, rating matrix.
|
Johanna |
| 11:15 | Moderated Networking session Any topics with high relevance to individual delegates or airports to discuss in smaller groups or even in 1:1-sessions. The topics have been put on a billboard by the delegates during the morning. |
Johanna |
| 12:15 | Walk to the AirportCity Cantine | Peter |
| 12:30 | Lunch, Networking | Peter |
| 13:15 | Walk back to the venue + networking | Peter |
| 13:30 | Wrap up, time for non-discussed issues, Discussion about how to continue this format. Review: Which value do we have by gathering our experiences? How can it help us at the respective airports? Foto Session |
Peter |
| 16:00 | End of Forum | Peter |
Except for the host and possibly local hotels and caterer, we do not allow sponsors. The network policy is to keep the exchange between developers clean from commercial approaches.
This was the Airport City Developer's Forum 2024!
32 delegates from airports and universities around the world came together for two days and discussed Airport City Development in a truly interactive workshop format.
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Airports all around the world understand the possibilities of airport cities! But how to develop them?
If you are or will be developing an airport city in your country, be part of the global Airport City Developer's network!- Discuss challenges and possibilities
- Share your experiences
- Get access to the knowledge of your colleagues from other airports
- Shape models to face the future in the network