AVIACENTER NEWS

On 21 September 2016 the Fourth International Conference "Regional Airports Development – 2016" will take place in Moscow.

Regional Airports Development - 2016 is the main professional industry event, during which the key issues of the development of regional airports, raising capital for airport infrastructure, implementing PPP projects are discussed on the level of state and business.

The Conference will be attended by the heads and specialists of the federal and regional executive public authorities, heads of strategic development, economics and finance departments of regional airports, representatives of investment and financial organizations, representatives of suppliers of equipment and aircraft, innovative solutions and airport industry products, heads of industry associations.

Main topics of the Conference:

• State policy regarding the development of regional airports. Changes and trends in the airport sector
• Federal target financing programs in Russia. Status. Changes. Prospects.
• Review of airport network development. Particularities of development programs. Current trends
• Relevant issues of airport certification cease legislation changes
• Development projects of low cost airports in Russia. Impact on regional airports
• Developing routes from regional and commuter airports through state subsidization of air transport. Changes in subsidy programs
• International experience of attracting investment to developing regional airports
• Raising capital for the development of regional airports in Russia. Investments from Asia: market reality and prospects
• Additional sources of funding for aerodrome facilities in Russia.
• Best experience of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in raising capital for regional airports development
• Investments of airport groups and other institutional investors into development of regional airports
• Participation of international investors in developing airport business
• Investment opportunities of financial institutions in airport infrastructure
• Regional airports in the form of federal state-owned enterprises (FSOE)
• Professional usage of PPP mechanisms for developing regional airports
• And many others

As part of the Conference a workshop for the heads of regional air transport complex will be held by the leading Russian and international experts. The workshop will be devoted to the professional preparation of PPP projects in airport business. The workshop will also include AVIACENTER's practical experience in professional preparation of PPP projects, new project cases will be considered.

An extended strategic session, involving the members of the Working group of the Federation Council for preparing suggestions for regional aviation development in Russia will take place during the Conference, with the participation of the Conference delegates, to prepare suggestions for the regulatory framework of airport activity in Russia.

The Conference will also boast an exhibition of innovative products and solutions, used for airport activity. Suppliers of cutting-edge solutions and equipment for airports are invited to participate.

The host of the conference is the Center for Strategic Development in Civil Aviation (AVIACENTER).

Title media partner is the official newspaper of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Transport of Russia.

To order a brochure of the Fourth International Conference "Regional Airport Development - 2016", register for participation and speaking at the conference and get detailed information about the event, visit the AVIACENTER website  www.en.aviacenter.org, or call the organizing committee: +7(495) 225 99 57 (multichannel, ext.5) or email events@aviacenter.org.

The Conference is combined with the largest annual regional air transport development event, the Sixth International Conference "Regional Aviation of Russia and the CIS – 2016" that will take place on 22-23 September 2016.

Until 20 July 20 special participation terms apply to all the participants of the two conferences.