Large aviation capital development programs, like Toronto Pearson’s LIFT program, are facing unprecedented challenges, especially when it comes to the growing complexity of projects along with increased funding pressures, stakeholder demands, supply chain constraints and evolving definitions of value. Creating future-ready infrastructure requires balancing immediate and long-term needs, often involving trade-offs between competing priorities. Megatrends are reshaping the sector, driving the demand for innovative, value-based solutions. To manage these complexities from strategy to delivery, program coordination is crucial. Using Toronto Pearson’s LIFT program as a showcase, we zoom in on integrated solutions to address the complex problems that come with delivering multiple large programs concurrently. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on digital and AI-enabled program management to streamline coordination and improve efficiency through robust governance models to effectively manage these complex programs.

• Industry challenges in the transformation of existing and development of new assets to respond to the challenges of today
• Innovations and learning from the transformation of existing airport estates through to the creation of new major airports developments
• How the airport development and delivery approach needs to adapt to create the responding value-based solution
• Building a fit for future agile supply chain to meet the challenge – creating a high-performing value adding supply chain