Letter of Thanks from Project Director
Dear 2nd Annual South East Asia Port Expansion Summit Participants,
I would like to express my gratitude for your participation in Noppen’s 3rd Annual South East Asia Airport Expansion Summit. It was a great pleasure meeting you and all attendees at the conference, and seeing the vibrant interactions that took place on site. We were honored to host parties from around South East Asia to discuss the current situation in South East Asia and how we can work together to create a beneficial future.
I think the message that has arisen from the conference has been a very clear one. Both domestic and international experts and service providers are eager to develop the airport industry in South East Asia and ensure that the industry is not only profitable but also efficient.
I would also like to thank some of our key speakers: Mr. Nguyen Duong, Deputy Director Planning And Investment Department – Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV); Mr. Vu Pham Nguyen AN, Deputy Director – Airport Operation Department, Airports Corporation Of Vietnam (ACV); Mr. Murari Bhandari, Deputy Director, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN); Mr. Bui Van Tien, Vice Director, ADCC; Mr. Tony Middleton, Managing Director Asia-Pacific Periploi Group; Mr. Neil Bentley Managing Director, Aviation, Asia, AECOM; Mr. Chakrapop Charatsri Senior Specialist, Airports of Thailand Public Limited Company; Mr. Nguyen Phu Hai, Chairman & CEO Airport Engineering Consultancy & Services JSC (AEC); Mr. Nikolaus Goetze, Dipl. Ing. Architect, Member of Executive Board, gmp Architekten; Mr. Brett Wightman, Associate Principal,Populous; Mr. Reinhard Zeiler, General Manager, ON-BLOCK Gmbh; Mr. Manomay Rai, General Manager, GMR Airports; Mr. Yakua Lopangkao, General Director, Department of Civil Aviation, Lao PDR and; Ms Tuyet Trees, U S Commercial Service and Project Coordinator, U S Trade and Development Agency (USTDA).
Their presentations spoke to the heart of the main issues facing the airport industry in South East Asia and their eagerness to build the industry is commendable.
Secondly, I would like to thank Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and Ministry of Transport, Vietnam for supporting the event and all related officials in the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and Ministry of Transport Vietnam for all the help they provided in planning of this event. I would also like to thank Tony Middleton from Periploi group for chairing the two day event and lastly, I would like to thank Airport Engineering Consultancy & Services JSC (AEC) and IPTE for being our association partner for this event.
Again, thank you for your valuable participation at the 3rd Annual South East Asia Airport Expansion Summit. I 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 I am earnestly looking forward to working with you again.
Kind regards,
Dhruv Tomar
Project Director