Michael Canon, speaking at Smart Airports World MENA 2011

Michael Canon,
Chief Commercial Officer
Dubai Aviation City Corporation, United Arab Emirates

Michael Canon serves as the Chief Commercial Officer, Dubai World Central. As CCO, Mr. Canon is responsible for the company's worldwide sales and marketing operations including the design and implementation of all sales and marketing strategies, policies, and processes. He leads the company's efforts for strategy and planning, sales programs for real estate, logistics, aviation and marketing programs, brand development, business development, and customer service. He is also responsible for the company's corporate communications, public relations and regulatory affairs.

Prior to joining Dubai World Central, Mr. Canon led two private land development companies in the US and started operations for DHL in Spain, Columbia, Argentina, and Brazil. He served as the President of the DHL Brazilian subsidiary for 18 years where he founded Procomex, the multi-industry-government partnership focused on improving international logistics operations.

Mr. Canon has a Bachelor of Arts degree, Doctor of Jurisprudence, and a Masters in International Management.

Appearing:

Day 2: Tuesday 27 September, 2011

09.10

Keynote panel: Increasing returns from non-aeronautical revenues

Strategies to effectively achieve return on infrastructure investment
Developing a smart airport city and benefiting from increased revenue streams
Attracting international brands and offering a diverse range of services through a customer service expansion plan
Airport Free Zone: a step towards accomplishing airport cities?

Michael Canon,

Chief Commercial Officer,
Dubai Aviation City Corporation, United Arab Emirates

Sean Staunton,

Manager of Operations,
Dubai Duty Free, United Arab Emirates

Mr Paul Neeson,

Retail Director,
Dublin Airport Authority, Ireland

11.20

Developing a smart airport city

Strategically enhancing the value chain: understanding the smart airport city business model
What are the critical success factors?
Creating synergy between all stakeholders during the planning process
Attracting the right tenants and users

Michael Canon,

Chief Commercial Officer,
Dubai Aviation City Corporation, United Arab Emirates

back to programme »

Sponsor Smart Airports World MENA 2011 ›