ASIA-PACIFIC AIRPORTS MAGAZINE
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ON PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
I would like to congratulate this year’s Young Executive of the Year award winner, Sunil Kumar Munnangi, of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited for his submission on the topic of ‘Effective Collaboration and Cooperation among Airport Stakeholders’. His research provided an in-depth analysis on achieving good stakeholder management. Honourable mentions were awarded to Mohd Khairulfatin Zulhaimi of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and Hideki Namiki of Narita International Airport Corporation. Introduced in 2009, the Young Executive of the Year award strives to honour and recognise our industry’s younger
generations and it has certainly identified a number of talented individuals who have all shared their innovative ideas and solutions on how they would tackle some of the industry’s key challenges. I would also like to congratulate Adelaide Airport, which received Gold Recognition in the ACI Asia-Pacific HR Excellence Recognition programme for 2016. Introduced to our region in 2013, the initiative promotes and recognises excellence in airport HR management.
AIRPORT CARBON ACCREDITATION
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme to our region and, to date, 31 airports handling around 25% of the traffic across Asia-Pacific have gained certification under the only institutionally endorsed scheme designed to monitor, manage and reduce carbon emissions at airports. To celebrate our region’s success in this regard, we will be hosting a special ceremony, simply called ‘Airport Carbon Accreditation – Fifth year in Asia-Pacific’, at this year’s Regional Assembly taking place in Australia’s Gold Coast. All Asia-Pacific Airport Carbon Accredited airports are invited to join us as we celebrate and acknowledge their achievements.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA
Lastly, I would like to invite you to join us at two events that will be held in the Asia-Pacific region later this year, the Trinity Forum and the ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging Airports Seminar, which will be held in Mumbai, India (September 12-14), and Siem Reap, Cambodia (October 24-26), respectively. Before then, of course, I look forward to meeting you at our Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in the Gold Coast where I know you will enjoy a productive three days and some fantastic sunny weather!
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VIEWPOINT
Airports worldwide share many of the same challenges and common goals. Security threats, natural disasters, pandemics and financial challenges, for example, are not unique to any one region, that is why ACI’s regions must continue to work closely with ACI World to respond to and overcome such crises as well as raise the bar on other key issues such as safety, security, the environment, training and customer service. We know all about celebrations, of course, as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of ACI Asia-Pacific in 2015 following the unification of ACI’s former Asia and Pacific regions. Under the leadership of presidents, Max Moore-Wilton, Tan Sri Bashir and Dennis Chant, our region has grown tremendously over the last decade in terms of recognition, membership and the variety of services we offer. With the support of our members, we have achieved many milestones of our own, and I believe that there is much more to come. Let’s work together and turn this silver jubilee celebration for ACI World into the beginning of a golden era for our industry.
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