LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION | The new normal

We're hosting a follow-up webinar panel, continuing where our panel discussion “Navigating the Pandemic” left us this spring. The focus this time around will be on what has come to be referred to as “The new normal”. What will our industry look like post-pandemic? 

meet the panelists

Curtis Grad, President of Modalis Infrastructure Partners Inc. 

Curtis Grad has over 25 years of international executive-level experience in airport development, planning, divestiture and privatization, spanning Canada, United States, Jamaica, Cyprus, Jordan and Panama, with extensive hands-on background in complex Build-Operate-Transfer/Public-Private-Partnerships.  He is the president, CEO and founding partner of Vancouver-based Modalis Infrastructure Partners Inc., strategic investment advisory and professional services company specializing in international transport infrastructure privatization, investment, development and operations.

ben van leest, senior vice president aviation, Transoft Solutions

Ben van Leest holds a MSc Civil Engineering from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands and heads the Aviation business unit at Transoft Solutions. After working in an airport project management role with the Royal Dutch Airforce, Ben spent more than 10 years with Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO), including 3 years stationed in Thailand and Laos. After returning to The Netherlands and a 2 year on-site placement at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Ben moved to Sweden where he has spent the last 22 years involved with the development and sales of software solutions for the airport planning sector.

Fernando Lopez Calleja, Managing Director,
​Modalis quality management (airportqm)

Fernando has over 20 years of aviation and aerospace experience including 12 years at London Heathrow Airport as a senior manager in Operational Readiness & Airport Transfer (ORAT) perspective (as T5 Integration Lead and Airside Commissioning Lead), as well as Operations and Safety Assurance (as Head of Airside Operations and Head of Aerodrome Safety).  Acting as a senior consultant since 2017, Fernando has provided expert advice in terms of Aerodrome Safety and Assurance, ORAT, airport operations and management, and as a trained Project and Programme Manager has led numerous projects on behalf of international clients in the UK, US, Canada, France, Singapore and Alegria.

gaël le bris, senior aviation planner and Senior technical principal, wsp

Gaël Le Bris, C.M., P.E. is a Senior Aviation Planner and Senior Technical Principal with WSP. He is an aviation engineer with more than 10 years of experience. Prior joining WSP, he was the Airside Development Manager at a large hub airport where he led major development and aircraft/airport compatibility projects. Today, Gaël helps airports of all sizes to address the challenges they face in planning and design, develop adequate capacity, and accommodate the future demand.
Please note: ​This webinar has been held. You will find a recorded version in our webinar library.
North & South America
PDT: 7:30 am | CDT: 9:30 am | EDT: 10:30 am
BRT: 11:30 am
Europe, Middle East & Africa
BST: 3:30 pm | CEST: 4:30 pm | EEST: 5:30 pm
GST: 6:30 pm
Asia-Pacific
IST: 8:00 pm | SGT: 10:30 pm | JST: 11:30 pm
AEST: 12:30 am Oct 9
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