An Athens International Airport initiative
The 4th Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium (ACES – Athens), an Athens International Airport initiative hosted in Athens on an annual basis, was successfully held on December 12th. The ACES Symposium aims, on the one hand, at highlighting the interdependence between the air transport industry & airports and the development of the destinations they serve, and, on the other, at undertaking initiatives strengthening Athens as a tourist destination.
This year’s ACES–welcomed more than 140 top executives from the financial, tourism, maritime and cruise sectors, and focused on subjects such as:
– the prospects of airports and ports synergies and their impact on destinations
– the cruise industry perspectives and challenges
During the works of this year’s ACES, keynote speakers were, Mrs Angela Gittens, Director General ACI World, Dr Raphael von Heereman, Secretary General, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Europe, and Mr Thanos Pallis, Secretary General, MedCruise and Ass. Prof. University of the Aegean.
On the occasion of the 4th Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium, AIA’s CEO highlighted:
“Our ACES – Athens Symposium, an Athens airport initiative well established by now, became, for a fourth consecutive year, an ideal platform for the exchange of views and the synthesis of ideas at the highest level.
This year we focused on the relation between air transport and the cruise industry, the common dynamics and the strategic goal of creating airports & ports’ synergies for the development and strengthening of home-porting, by further exploring the potential of Athens and the Port of Piraeus.
As hosts of this significant gathering in our city, we would like to convey our most sincere thanks to our distinguished guests and to all contributors to the success of the 4th ACES -Athens, that underlined once again the importance of cooperation, exchange of views, and solidarity towards the achievement of our common goals for growth and development.”
