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Letter of thanks from the conference producer:

I would like to express my gratitude for your participation in Lnoppen’ s “4th Annual Africa Airport Expansion Summit”. It was a great pleasure meeting you at the conference, and seeing the vibrant interactions that took place on site. We were honored to host parties flying in from around the region, to discuss the current situation how we can work together to create a beneficial future and boost the industry.

During the two day conference, eminent speakers shared numerous presentations and their visions with the delegates. Various discussion panels provided the most valuable insight and opinions to answer questions regarding the ways to develop different aspects of the aviation industry in Africa. Both domestic and international experts evaluated current conditions, analyzed strengths & weaknesses and emphasized opportunities to develop the market further.

I would like to start expressing my gratitude by thanking Mr. Pascal Komla, President of ACI Africa and Mr. Samsom Fatokun, Area Manager South – West Africa at IATA for supporting this event, I would also extend my sincere thanks to Mr. Alexander Herring, Managing Director at Safegate Germany | France for chairing this conference for the 4th consecutive times.

Moreover, my deepest thanks and appreciations to the speakers for their tireless contributions, exclusive knowledge, expert insight, and unique presentations:

ØMr. Pascal Komla, President at ACI Africa

ØMr. Samsom Fatokun, Area Manager South – West Africa at IATA

ØMr. Ashish Dongre, General Manager at  GVK Airports | Executive Assistant to Vice Chairman at GVK Group

ØMr. Fubara Anga, Partner of ǼLEX

ØMr. Marcel Langeslag, Project Manager at NACO – Netherlands Airport Consultants

ØMr. Steven Verhasselt, Vice President Cargo at Liège Airport

ØMr. David Haslam, Vice President at Ideate Technologies

ØMr. Simon Lotter, Regional Sales Director at Munich Airport

ØMr. Dieter Pade, Vice President International Sales at Cyclone Technology

ØMr. Thomas Varughese, Vice President at Cellcomm

ØMrs. Flora Wakolo, Chief Air Traffic Control Officer at Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

ØMrs. Hiwot Mosisa Deressa, CEO Infrastructure and Facility Manager at Ethiopian Airports Enterprise

ØMr. Klaus J. Lauth, Consulting Partner at Gauff

ØMr. Baoliang Yu, Project Manager at China Airport Construction Group Corp

Their presentations spoke to the heart of the main issues facing the industry and their eagerness to build the industry is commendable.

Furthermore, I want to extend my gratitude to our other moderator & panelists of the event for their insight on evaluating the current situation, analyzing the current problems, and providing their solution alternatives in detail.

ØMr. Oulaba Kabassan Keita, General Manager at SOGEAC Conakry

ØMr. Papa Diery Sene, Elected Treasurer at ACI Africa | Director,  Internal Control & Management at Aéroports du Sénégal (ADS) and

ØMr. Frédéric Thénévin, Director International Development at ADPI

Last but not least, we want to thank to all our sponsors and supporters: GVK, IDEATE |Autodesk, Finmeccanica, Cyclone Technology | Nilfisk, Cellcomm, Safegate Group, Smiths Detection, Avlite, Dufry, Carmanah, Honeywell, Encon International and Special Mobility for their contributions.

Again, thank you for your valuable participation, we have no doubt that your presence and involvement directly contributed to the overall success of this meaningful event.

We will keep you abreast of our upcoming industry events and we are earnestly looking forward to meeting with you again.

Kind regards,

Bora Erel | Event Director | Lnoppen Belgium