Ismail Polat joined the PRC in 2021 as the focal point for airports.
Mr Polat; Senior Vice President of Development at Dubai Airports, the operator of Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC); has over 24 years of planning, design, construction, ORAT and operation experience in the aviation sector.
Currently at Dubai Airports, he is managing the Research, Design, Programme and PMO teams, overseeing the development and enhancement of customer experience and operational efficiency at DXB while supporting the design and development of DWC from an airport operator point of view.
Previously he worked in the development of IGA Istanbul Airport, largest PPP green field airport project of the last decade, where his team provided full technical and engineering studies to entire airport organization with the aim of ensuring the operational integrity of the airport master plan and flexibility for future development in terms of airspace and airside infrastructure, CNS/ATM development and integration, aviation safety & security, operational effectiveness, level of service, constructability, infrastructure capacity, logistics and connectivity. Recently, several of the initiatives led by Mr. Polat, were awarded the very first SESAR JU-ACI Europe Digital Transformation Award received by IGA.
Airport planning, design, construction, operation, training and ORAT experience including airside, CNS/ATM, terminal, landside, cargo, MRO and airportopolis.
Worcester Polytechnical Institute
Worcester, MA / USA
M.Sc. studies in Construction Management, 2001
Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul / TURKEY
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, 1998