Nigel Halpern is Professor in Air Transport and Tourism Management at Department of Marketing, Kristiania University College. His main interests are in airport digital transformation, airport marketing and strategy. He has published extensively in high ranked journals and managed and participated in research and consulting projects for Avinor, Dubai Aerospace University, Fly Laurentians, and the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications. He has also managed and participated in projects funded by the Research Council of Norway (Transport 2025), the European COST Framework (Horizon 2020), and the EC ERASMUS+ Programme.