Denver International Airport Announced as Aerotropolis Americas 2014 Host

Dallas (ots/PRNewswire) -

Current host DFW officially hands over Aerotropolis Globe to
Denver International Airport

After a successful inaugural Aerotropolis Americas Conference and
Exhibition (AACE) in Dallas-Fort Worth, which saw over 300 delegates
attend the event, the Aerotropolis Globe was officially handed over
to Denver International Airport, who were today announced as the host
of Aerotropolis Americas 2014. The announcement was made during a
handover ceremony at the AACE Farewell Reception, taking place in
Dallas at the Hyatt Regency DFW hosted by Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport (DFW). Current Hosts DFW CEO, Sean Donohue
handed the Aerotropolis Globe to the Future Hosts Denver
International Airport (DEN) Manager Kim Day. AACE 2014 will take
place in Denver, CO, USA 20-22 October 2014.

"Denver is excited to host the second annual Aerotropolis Americas
conference in 2014," Mayor Michael B. Hancock said. "With Denver
International Airport as Colorado's leading economic engine, Metro
Denver is a perfect example of how the aerotropolis concept can
create jobs and prosperity across an entire region. We compete in a
global economy, and by working together as a region on land-use
planning, mass transit and economic development, Metro Denver is
poised to become a global leader in aerotropolis development. We are
looking forward to sharing experiences, learning best practices and
building new partnerships at next year's conference."

"We are excited to take Aerotropolis Americas to Denver, a city
that is embracing the aerotropolis concept," remarked Adrian Newton,
Group Director - Transport and Technology, UBM Live, organisers of
the event. "With vision, collaboration, and new transit links, Denver
International Airport is on its way to becoming an aerotropolis,
which will boost the regional economy and make Denver an
international destination. Aerotropolis Americas 2014 will offer
attendees insights on the collaborative planning process and
development strategy that included numerous public and private sector
stakeholders and how to leverage opportunities and implement best
practice at their own airport developments. We look forward to
working with the dynamic team at Denver International Airport
throughout the coming year to deliver a great event."

The Aerotropolis Americas Conference and Exhibition is the annual
event for the global airport development and real estate communities.
This three-day conference and exhibition serves to build on the
concept of the airport city. Aerotropolis Americas will further
explore how the broader aerotropolis can drive the economic
development of a whole region up to 30 miles from the airport.

AACE provides a learning platform for real estate developers and
professionals, planners who are active in airport development,
economic development agencies, suppliers and solution providers,
cargo and logistics operators and freight-forwarders, airport
executives and managers, and others interested in development in and
around airports.

The Aerotropolis events are borne out of the well regarded Airport
Cities Conference & Exhibition which was established over 14 years
ago and has been the world leader in driving the airport city concept
of airports establishing a commercial footprint in addition to their
aeronautical revenues from airlines. The event recognizes that all
parties are key to the establishment and growth of a true
Aerotropolis. The event provides an opportunity for these partners to
meet, negotiate, learn the latest techniques and case studies and
hear from the leaders in their field.

Denver International Airport formally unveiled its vision for
'Airport City Denver' in 2012, whilst hosting the Airport Cities
Conference & Exhibition, and is now moving ahead with the planning
concept for Colorado's aerotropolis. The land surrounding Denver
International Airport and the eventual rail-linked route between the
airport and downtown Denver's Union Station, labelled the Corridor of
Opportunity, comprise one of the most compelling commercial
investment opportunities in the US. Mayor Hancock envisions for DEN
and the land surrounding it a bustling aerotropolis that will drive
job growth and become a "regional economic powerhouse." To make this
vision a reality, DEN has already begun construction on the initial
components: a new 519-room hotel and a rail station that will link
DEN to Denver Union Station via the Corridor of Opportunity.

The Aerotropolis events are borne out of the well regarded Airport
Cities Conference & Exhibition which was established over 14 years
ago and has been the world leader in driving the airport city concept
of airports establishing a commercial footprint in addition to their
aeronautical revenues from airlines. The event recognizes that all
parties are key to the establishment and growth of a true
Aerotropolis. The event provides an opportunity for these partners to
meet, negotiate, learn the latest techniques and case studies and
hear from the leaders in their field.

Notes to Editors

About Aerotropolis Americas

- The Aerotropolis Americas Conference and Exhibition (AACE) is the new
annual event for the global airport development and real estate communities, designed
to complement the Airport Cities World Conference and Exhibition (ACE) with a more
practical approach and a regional focus.
- During its 10-year journey around the globe, a number of major international
airports and pioneers of the Aerotropolis concept have hosted the Airport Cities
conference, including Dubai, Detroit, Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Beijing, Dallas,
Memphis and now Denver.
- The Airport Cities brand was acquired by UBM in 2012 and from 1st August 2012
Airport Cities Conference and Exhibition, the Aerotropolis events and the Routes and
ASM businesses became part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five
continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their
brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC,
TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes portfolio of events,
Aerotropolis Americas, Aerotropolis EMEA and Airport Cities, UBM Live exhibitions,
conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification
programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across more than 20
industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com

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