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Airport Cities conference in Qingdao to focus on new aerotropolis

LED by conference chair and Airport Cities expert John Kasarda, UBM's Airport Cities (ACE) conference will be held in Qingdao from November 15 to 17.

Together with UBM, ACE is organised by Qingdao Municipal Government and hosted by Qingdao International Airport Group.

The event will draw 35 high-level speakers from organisations including the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, Songdo Aerotropolis, Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, Airport City Aviapolis, Aeroports de Paris, Edmonton International Airport, Avia-Tek, Schiphol Group, Kuala Lumpur Intl. Airport and Aeroport de Quebec.

According to Aviation Week Network, the airport of Qingdao is aiming to double its intercontinental routes in 2017 after opening its first four this year. The airport's market development manager, Yang Chen, shared that Sydney, Los Angeles, Moscow and London or Paris are the targets for Qingdao Liuting International Airport.

The theme of the conference, "Driving Regional Growth and Economic Prosperity," is in line with Qingdao's airport city development, as it will drive analysis and debate on topics such as: The Role of the CAAC in Shaping China's Airport Economy; Air Route Development Strategies for Airport City Growth; Airport City/Aerotropolis Governance and Stakeholder Alignment; Managing the Airport City; and Private Sector Wants and Needs to Invest in Airport Cities, ACE said in a statement.

Other topics include: Successful Airport City Design: Approaches and Lessons Learnt; Creating Effective Airport City and Aerotropolis Master Plans; Developing Biomedical and Logistics Clusters in the Aerotropolis; Air Logistics as a Driver of Airport City and Aerotropolis Growth; and Free Trade Zones as Airport City and Aerotropolis Engines.