Lisbon, 13 - 15 October 2026
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Oct 139:00
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A guest aviation visionary shares their view on the future of aviation
Keynote Stage 2
Guest Speaker, To Be Announced
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:15
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The future of ancillary and direct distribution
Keynote Stage 2
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:30
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Presentation: Human-centered innovation: Differentiating the guest experience with AI and emerging Technology
Customer Experience
Bernadette Berger, Director of Innovation, Alaska Airlines
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:30
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Presentation: Shaping IT investments to support marketing capabilities at ZIP Air
Marketing
Daisuke Nishiyama, CIO, VP of IT Strategy and Development, ZIPAIR Tokyo
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 139:30
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Fireside Chat: Building real-time operational visibility across the airport ecosystem
Ground Ops
Interviewer: Uschi Schulte-Sasse, CEO & Founder, USS AviationConsulting
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:30
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Presentation: Maximizing operational performance through integrated optimisation
IROPS
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 139:30
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Fireside Chat: Managing change and complexity: United’s roadmap to AI-Powered crew solutions
Crew Summit
Interviewee: Michael Kozak, Director - Inflight Crew Strategy & Transformation, United Airlines
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:35
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Fireside Chat: The future outlook with smart retailing at Lufthansa Group
Retail
Tamur Goudarzi Pour, EVP Strategy & Member of the Group Executive Committee, Lufthansa Group
Moderator: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:45
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The next generation of airline retailing is taking shape today
Retail
The next wave of AI is not about generating more content. It's about enabling intelligent systems to take action. Join us to discover how agentic AI is helping airlines deliver better customer experiences, improve operational resilience and accelerate innovation through an open, airline-first approach.
Jim Davidson, Vice Chairman, Accelya
Massimo Morin, Global Head, Travel, AWS for Travel and Hospitality, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (SEA54)
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:45
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Fireside Chat: The next chapter of airline payments – frictionless checkout, smarter orchestration and greater value
Payments
Surya Kuchibotla, VP eCommerce, Ancillary and Retailing, Oman Air
Oct 139:45
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Presentation: Payments as Strategy: Powering the Next Era of Business
Payments
Oct 139:45
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Presentation: Insights from an optimized turn - review of key findings from the Annual Turnaround Report with a case study
Ground Ops
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 139:45
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From chaos to control: The IROPS control tower reshapes airlines recovery & turns every disruption into an opportunity
IROPS
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1310:00
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Panel: Who controls the airline payment stack in 2026 – airline, PSP, or marketplace?
Payments
Moderator: Laurie Gablehouse, CEO, Pay Fly Stay
Oct 1310:00
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Panel: Shaping a cohesive and seamless experience from the moment of booking onwards
Customer Experience
- How can airlines design a cohesive end-to-end customer experience strategy and where are the common friction points?
- Overcoming the challenges in delivering a seamless customer flow, across multiple partnerships, airports and tech providers
- How can digital platforms be designed to offer contextualised support to create seamless experiences for customers?
Jonna Vermilä-Alajääski, VP, digital customer, Finnair
Hein De Jonge, KLM Digital strategy, KLM
Vandhana Bhaskaran, Director of User Experience and Digital Accessibility, United Airlines
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1310:00
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Panel: The smart marketing strategy, how is technology super-charging insights, targeting and data driven strategy?
Marketing
- How are new tech toolsenabling new marketing insights & capabilities?
- Using AI and Data Science to augment analytics, drive personalisation and identify marketing value
- Sharing examples & learnings ofusing data driven insights to inform marketing strategy
Ewa Lampart, CMO, LOT POLISH AIRLINES
Justyna Valente, Head of Marketing, Tap Air Portugal
Moderator: Mike Arnot, Principal, Juliett Alpha
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1310:00
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Panel: The 45-minute promise – why is the turnaround still so hard to optimise?
Ground Ops
- With more data than ever available, why do we still suffer from poor visibility – and how close are we to real-time shared operational views?
- Where are AI, computer vision and predictive analytics already improving turnaround visibility and decision making? Where can they do more?
- Are we finally moving toward a coordinated, connected turnaround to reduce stand conflicts and operational friction?
- How are operations teams using data platforms, digital twins and control tower systems to improve turnaround predictability?
- Looking ahead, what capabilities will be essential to enable more automated, scalable and resilient turnaround operations?
Simon Cox, Director - Ground Operations, easyJet
Moderator: Uschi Schulte-Sasse, CEO & Founder, USS AviationConsulting
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1310:00
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Panel: Mitigating the impact of disruption: How tools such as predictive modelling and real-time information are changing the game
IROPS
- How far can predictive modelling and real time data go in reducing the impact of disruption today?
- Making smart decisions with AI scenario modelling: reducing impact on airplane misalignment and impact for customers
- Learning the lessons of disruption events: what tools can really reduce the impact of disruption across the network?
Billy Odera, Kenya Airways
Ivan Baruta, Innovation Project Manager, EUROCONTROL
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1310:00
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Panel: Exploring the use of technology to optimise the crew experience and scheduling
Crew Summit
Alexandre Gareau, Director, Crew Resources, Porter Airlines
David Petris, Director, Flight Ops Crew Scheduling, United Airlines
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1310:00
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Panel: Cybersecurity in aviation: why should we all care?
Cyber Security
- Cyber-attacks increasingly disrupt operations, not just IT systems. What does a cyber incident actually look like inside an airline or airport today?
- Aviation relies on complex digital ecosystems across airlines, airports and suppliers. Where are the biggest vulnerabilities?
- Why are attackers increasingly targeting supply chains and third-party providers rather than airlines directly?
- As threats evolve, how should aviation organisations think about resilience, business continuity and recovery from cyber incidents?
- What practical steps can organisations take today to strengthen cyber resilience?
Paul Midian, CISO, easyJet
Ewa Pilat, CISO, IATA
Moderator: David Nieto, Vice-President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Aviation ISAC
Track 9 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1310:05
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Panel: The 2026 retail manifesto – navigating the high-stakes shift to modern retailing
Retail
- Why are airlines pivoting away from single-provider "monolith" PSS systems in favour of "plug-and-play" modular IT?
- What is the current status of airline and IT provider readiness and what should the industry expect in terms of timelines?
- How is modern retailing architecture finally solving the historical complexity of selling seats and ancillaries across interline partners?
- How can airlines achieve the internal transformation and cultural shift needed to catch up with the digital maturity of global retail giants?
- In what ways will Agentic AI disrupt the travel industry’s traditional booking journey?
Mario Cruz, Chief Commercial & Revenue Officer, Tap Air Portugal
Amit Khandelwal, Senior VP - Revenue Optimization, Emirates Airline
Alan Dunne, Chief Product Officer, Datalex
Moderator: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1310:45
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Aviation Connect: Session 1
Aviation Connect
Host: Host, World Aviation Festival
Oct 1311:50
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The integration myth: What it really takes to build a multi-brand airline on one platform
Retail
An inside look at the transformation behind Alaska’s emergence as a global carrier—what it really takes to bring two airlines together while preserving what makes each brand special. The discussion will explore how moving to a single PSS created the operational backbone for growth, unlocked new guest experiences, and positioned the airline as a premium, multi-brand player on the global stage.
Interviewer: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1311:50
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Fireside Chat: Payments in a retail-driven airline world – aligning distribution, checkout and settlement
Payments
Yago Casasnovas, Head of Payments, Fraud Prevention and Distribution, Air Europa
Oct 1311:50
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Presentation: Sharing our new ancillary services platform onboard
IFEC
Sze Hunn Sarah Yap, Product Manager, ZIPAIR Tokyo Inc.
Track 3 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1311:50
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Presentation: Using AI Tools to identify & convert new customer segments at SunExpress
Marketing
Benedikt Sieweke, Chief Marketing Officer, Sunexpress Airlines
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1311:50
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Presentation: Gus Naughton, Principle Software Engineer, Alaska Airlines
Ground Ops
Gus Naughton, Principal Software Engineer, Innovation, Alaska Airlines
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1311:50
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Presentation: Applying real time data & AI to deliver increased reliability & operational insights
IROPS
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1312:05
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Presentation: From disruption to delight: Unifying airline sales and service with AI
Customer Experience
Most airlines can automate simple customer questions. The real challenge is using AI to complete complex passenger journeys without compromising the customer experience while ensuring personal data is handled securely within the channel.
Join Air Europa to discover how it uses AI agents on WhatsApp to help passengers search for flights, manage bookings and purchase ancillary services through secure, interactive experiences. The session will explore the business strategy, implementation approach, key learnings and the impact of bringing transactional AI to one of the airline industry's most important customer channels.
Charles Studt, CMO, delight.ai
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1312:05
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Winning the AI traveller: Shaping how AI represents your brand
Marketing
Ravi Patel, AEO specialist, Profound
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: The 2027 roadmap for 100% Offers & Orders: Pipe dream or paradigm shift?
Retail
Ibraheem Sheerah, Chief Transformation Officer, Saudi Airlines
Justin Jovignot, Director, Commercial Strategy and Distribution, TAP Air Portugal
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: Agentic AI and automation in travel payments: transformation or hype?
Payments
- As AI agents begin influencing how travellers search, shop and transact, who ultimately controls checkout and payment steering?
- Will tools like smarter routing, automated retries and payment recovery genuinely improve approval rates – or introduce new fraud risks?
- What guardrails and oversight frameworks are needed when machines begin making financial decisions?
- Loyalty and customer trust sit at the centre of airline commerce. How do airlines protect both if AI systems optimise purely for price or speed?
- What’s real in the next 12–18 months versus hype, where are airlines investing today?
Bimali Malalasekara, Manager Digital Commerce, SriLankan Airlines Ltd.
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: Redefining the customer experience of the future – how can airlines deliver effectively for all passengers?
Customer Experience
Karla Vargas, Director Customer Experience, Viva
Denise Bialek, VP, Business Development & Partnerships, Travel Insured International, a Crum & Forster Company
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: Elevating the onboard experience with new approaches to entertainment
IFEC
- What is next generation connectivity enabling for airlines in the realms of entertainment?
- How are airlines approaching the value of investing in premium entertainment and portals?
- Creating new customer value with in-flight connectivity
Dominic Green, Director Inflight Entertainment, United Airlines
Mir Amer Hussain, Head – Onboard Experience (Inflight Product & IFEC), Transformation, Air India
Patrick Biggerstaff, Senior Director of Digital Solutions Products, Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Moderator: Seth Miller, Industry Antagonist, PaxEx.Aero
Track 3 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: Generating strong demand, conversion and creating a strong brand identity in Aviation
Marketing
- Standing out from the crowd: what does it takes for your brand to stand out in 2026
- Leveraging tech tools to identify new customer segments and generate demand
- Building a strong brand identity with memorable campaigns across different global platforms
Benedikt Sieweke, Chief Marketing Officer, Sunexpress Airlines
Karime Makhlouf, Chief Commercial Officer, Royal Jordanian Airlines
Maria McKinnon, Director, Global Brand and Marketing, oneworld
Moderator: Mike Arnot, Principal, Juliett Alpha
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: Baggage operations at capacity – how do we keep systems moving as airports and airlines get busier?
Ground Ops
- How close are many baggage systems to their operational limits, and what does that mean for reliability?
- How can airports increase baggage capacity through process redesign, automation and smarter system management rather than major infrastructure expansion?
- What can aviation learn from warehouse automation and logistics when redesigning baggage operations?
- Where are RFID, AI and IoT improving baggage flow and operational decision-making?
- How can better baggage tracking, communication and reliability improve the passenger experience?
- How can airports, airlines and handlers better align their processes to create more efficient baggage operations across terminals and systems?
Gus Naughton, Principal Software Engineer, Innovation, Alaska Airlines
FATMA AYDIN, Senior Program Manager, Ground Operations, Turkish Airlines
Moderator: Uschi Schulte-Sasse, CEO & Founder, USS AviationConsulting
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: How are airlines augmenting real-time decision-making capabilities with agentic AI & data driven insights?
IROPS
Sanath Sajan, UX Strategy Lead, Enterprise AI and Product Innovation, United Airlines
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: Digitally enabling the crew experience to support customers & improve crew experience
Crew Summit
Sinead Quinn, Director of Inflight, Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline
Hugo Oliveira, Training Director, Portugália Airlines
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1312:20
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Panel: Identity, AI and changing cyber perimeter
Cyber Security
- As aviation systems move to cloud platforms, digital services and connected infrastructure, how is the cyber perimeter changing?
- Automation and AI are increasingly used by both attackers and defenders. How is this changing the cyber threat landscape?
- What security challenges arise as aviation adopts new technologies such as biometrics, digital identity and connected passenger services?
- As cyber regulation and oversight increase globally, how can aviation organisations keep pace without slowing innovation or creating complexity?
- Looking ahead, what capabilities will define a secure aviation technology architecture over the next decade?
Patrick Mana, CybersecurityProgram Manager - EATM-CERT Manager, EUROCONTROL
Track 9 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1313:25
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Presentation: Training beyond the classroom – can technology solve aviation’s training bottleneck?
Ground Ops
Adam Sider, Head/Sr. Manager - Training Governance, Quality and Curriculum, Saudi Ground Services Co. – SGS
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1313:35
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Fireside Chat: Closing the loop: Payment reconciliation in the age of Offer & Order
Payments
Oct 1313:35
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Presentation: Driving tangible benefits in airline operations with AI as the driving force
Digital Operations
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1313:35
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Fireside Chat: Shaping the customer experience to prioritise comfort, convenience and ease
Customer Experience
Interviewee: Rhonda Crawford, Senior Vice President Customer Experience Design & Strategy, American Airlines
Interviewer: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1313:35
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Presentation: Sharing our vision for the future of the digital Cabin at SAS, creating a connected experience for customers and driving retail growth opportunities
IFEC
Track 3 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1313:35
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Navigating the future of revenue management
Revenue Management
Oct 1313:35
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Investing in Proactive Customer Care to improve experiences for our customers at BA
IROPS
Finola OSullivan, Head of Customer Retention, British Airways
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1313:35
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Presentation: Beyond Aviation: From Airline to Innovation Platform - Untold Story of Japan Airlines Venture
Innovation
Ao Kamio, Senior Principal, Japan Airlines Ventures
Track 9 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1313:40
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Presentation: How Turkish Airlines use AI to improve ground operations?
Ground Ops
Elif Rümeysa Erikel, Senior Program Manager, Ramp Operations, Turkish Airlines
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1313:55
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Panel: Ground operations under pressure – how do we build the workforce and ramp of the future?
Ground Ops
- Labour shortages and tighter turnaround targets continue to pressure ramp operations. Where are the biggest challenges?
- Which automation, digital ramp and GSE technologies are delivering measurable operational improvements?
- How realistic is large-scale electrification given infrastructure, charging and operational constraints?
- How can we balance efficiency, safety and resilience as pressure on ramp operations continues to grow?
- Exploring how information sharing and collaboration across airline, ground handler and airport is essential for efficient handling?
- What will define the next generation of resilient ramp operations?
Adam Sider, Head/Sr. Manager - Training Governance, Quality and Curriculum, Saudi Ground Services Co. – SGS
Moderator: Uschi Schulte-Sasse, CEO & Founder, USS AviationConsulting
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1314:05
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Panel: Payment orchestration at scale – managing cost, approval and performance
Payments
- Orchestration platforms are expanding beyond payments into loyalty and wider fintech infrastructure. Are airlines gaining flexibility – or introducing new platform dependencies?
- How are airlines balancing cost, approval rates, fraud signals and settlement timing when routing payments?
- Approval optimisation: domestic acquiring, network tokens, SCA strategies and retries – what’s actually moving the needle?
- When disruption hits, where do payment systems still break down across booking, servicing and refund flows?
- Should airlines build orchestration internally or rely on external platforms – and what trade-offs exist between speed, control and complexity?
Maris Zilgalvis, Head of Payments and Distribution, Air Baltic
Keli Sandeman, Payment Strategy Manager, Virgin Atlantic Airways
Surya Kuchibotla, VP eCommerce, Ancillary and Retailing, Oman Air
Oct 1314:05
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Panel: COO Panel: Leading the tech-enabled airline
Digital Operations
- Scaling operational resilience with a unified data strategy and tech capabilities
- Transitioning from reactive to proactive operational planning – sharing where the real opportunity for optimisation lies
- How can airlines work effectively with the wider ecosystem across air control, airports, ground handlers and regulators to solve shared challenges?
Ashish Sharma, CTO, Nagarro, Inc.
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1314:05
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Customer Leaders Panel: Meeting customer expectations in Aviation: How airlines are innovating with the customer at its heart?
Customer Experience
- Identifying your customer proposition, meeting customer expectations and a strong brand experience: how do these elements influence a great Customer Experience Strategy?
- How is the way airlines and customers communicate changing with the advent of Agentic AI and new communication tools?
- Minimising pain points for the customers with the use of technology: where do the real opportunities to remove frustration exist?
- How do leaders best identifying the trends that are here to stay from distracting fads?
Samson Arega Bekele, Group Vice President Customer Experience, ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
Rajesh Dogra, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Air India Ltd
Barry Chester, Head of Aviation, Cresta
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1314:05
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Panel: How will the digital cabin unlock new opportunities for customer experience, ancillary product & sales and customer insight?
IFEC
- Viewing connectivity as an enabler: how can airlines capitalise on new WiFi capabilities?
- Understanding the digital cabin: how does connectivity transform the onboard business, from CX to operations
- Optimising the crew capabilities: offering personalised and strategic prioritisation
Ana Whale, Manager Digital Inflight Experience, Qantas
Sameer Shaikh, Senior Manager - Onboard Digital Experience, United Airlines
Peter Bunting, Head of IAG Connect, IAG Loyalty
Track 3 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1314:05
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What’s shaping airline profitability today?
Revenue Management
- Within new trends in customer behaviour, what kind of new challenges and changes is the industry facing?
- With rising price sensitivity against a backdrop of high costs, what levers can RM teams using to protect margins and unlock revenue?
- How can Revenue Manager’s accurately forecast demand, optimise yields with changing geopolitics & network planning?
- How will Offer/Order impact revenue management and planning?
Kamil Slefarski, Director of Revenue Management, LOT
Moderator: Sinead Finn, Founder, affinnity
Oct 1314:05
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Can Airlines re-envision disruption as a moment to increase customer loyalty
IROPS
- Anticipating customer needs & expectations effectively during disruption
- The role of self-service options in empowering stranded customers and where are colleagues necessary?
- Beating customer expectations: is it possible to impress during disruption?
Finola OSullivan, Head of Customer Retention, British Airways
Viktoriya Soubra, Sales Director, iCoupon
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1314:05
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Panel: What does innovation actually look like inside aviation today?
Innovation
- How are we structuring innovation today – venture arms, incubators, partnerships or internal labs?
- Where are airlines and airports seeing the most meaningful progress: operations, customer experience, sustainability or commercial models?
- How do we avoid ‘innovation theatre’ and move promising pilots into scaled deployment?
- What role should startups play in aviation’s innovation ecosystem – and where do collaborations still struggle?
- How do we structure collaboration for results?
- Looking ahead, which emerging technologies or business models are most likely to reshape aviation over the next decade?
Lukas Kaestner, Co-Founder, Future Aero Lab
Henry Mwendia, Lead Innovation, Kenya Airways
Moderator: Irra Ariella Khi, Chief Executive Officer, Zamna
Track 9 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1314:05
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Panel: Are aviation organisations future-proofed and ready for the next decade of change?
Talent
- Aviation labour markets are evolving very differently across regions – where are the biggest workforce pressures emerging today?
- Are organisational structures evolving fast enough to keep up with transformation across technology, sustainability, regulation and operations?
- How should we balance internal promotion with external hiring while retaining critical operational expertise?
- What can we learn from other industries that may be ahead in regards to HR strategy?
- A new generation is entering aviation with different expectations - how do we adapt to remain competitive?
- With shifting political attitudes toward DEI in some regions, how can aviation continue building diverse leadership and talent pipelines?
Renato Covelo, Chief People & Talent Officer, Avianca Group
Elly Tomlins, Chief People Officer, easyJet
Robert Fenech, Chief Officer People & Culture, KM Malta Airlines
Marion Geoffroy, Chief People Officer, Wizz Air Hungary Ltd
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1314:50
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Aviation Connect: Session 2
Aviation Connect
Host: Host, World Aviation Festival
Oct 1315:50
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Presentation: Alternative payment models in aviation – from wallets to embedded finance
Payments
Harpinder Singh, Head, Digital & eCommerce, Air India Express
Oct 1315:50
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Presentation: Small airline, big impact: Delivering digital transformation without big budgets at Marabu
Digital Operations
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1315:50
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Fireside chat: Putting the customer first with data driven decision making at Iberia
Customer Experience
Interviewer: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1315:50
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Presentation: Sharing our experience of innovating to manage fleetwide disruption
IROPS
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1315:50
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Fireside Chat: Building a culture of innovation – what role does culture play in enabling digital transformation?
Talent
Moderator: Sumati Sharma, Partner at Oliver Wyman and, Founder & Co-Chair of “Women in Aviation & Aerospace Charter”, Oliver Wyman
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1316:05
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Presentation: Cutting through the hype: AI in daily airline operations at Lufthansa Group
Digital Operations
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1316:05
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Presentation: Lessons from the past: what aviation history teaches us about building the next generation of startups
Innovation
Pasha Saleh, Head of Corporate Development, Alaska Airlines
Track 9 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1316:20
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Panel: Beyond cards – A2A, wallets, BNPL and what genuinely improves conversion
Payments
Nour Elkamash, Ecommerce & Payment solutions Manager, Air Cairo
Harpinder Singh, Head, Digital & eCommerce, Air India Express
Chris Stacey, Vice President, Commercial, Flex Pay by Upgrade
Oct 1316:20
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Panel: Delivering optimisation in aviation operations with AI & data science
Digital Operations
Beenish Qaiser, Director, Intelligent Operations, Finnair
Jani Ceder, VP, Airport Operations Control & Insight, Finavia
Yannick Nkengsa, Manager, Aircraft Software and Data, Air Canada
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1316:20
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The third digital channel: Unlocking the power of a connected seatback
Customer Experience
Ken Sain, CEO, Panasonic Avionics
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1316:20
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Retailing at 30,000 Feet: Reimagining onboard experience for loyalty and revenue growth
IFEC
Nihan Koç, Product Manager, Inflight Retail Digital Solutions, SunExpress
Colleen Tynan, Vice President - Inflight Services, Porter Airlines
Nick Silvester, Europe, Airline Sales Director, Ses
Track 3 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1316:20
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Tech-driven revenue optimisation: Reimagining airline growth
Revenue Management
Vickie Plevritis, Digital Technology Director, United Airlines
Moderator: Sinead Finn, Founder, affinnity
Oct 1316:20
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Panel: How can airlines deliver a supportive experience for customers through disruption, leveraging technology
IROPS
Sanath Sajan, UX Strategy Lead, Enterprise AI and Product Innovation, United Airlines
Tara Spielhagen, Co-Founder & CEO, Swiipr Technologies Ltd
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1316:20
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Startup Competition: Join us to hear from some of the most exciting startups disrupting the industry.
Innovation
Massimo Morin, Global Head, Travel, AWS for Travel and Hospitality, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (SEA54)
Host: Irra Ariella Khi, Chief Executive Officer, Zamna
Track 9 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1316:20
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Panel: Leading transformation: How do we build a truly tech-forward organisation?
Talent
- Airlines are investing heavily in AI, automation and digital platforms but are their workforce evolving quickly enough to support this shift?
- How do we reconcile aviation’s need for safety and operational stability with rapid digital change?
- Why do digital transformation programmes often stall inside aviation organisations and how can leadership unlock momentum?
- How do we bridge the gap between digital teams, operational teams and leadership?
- As AI adoption accelerates, what new skills and leadership capabilities will become essential? How do we deal with AI-induced job insecurity?
Moderator: Sumati Sharma, Partner at Oliver Wyman and, Founder & Co-Chair of “Women in Aviation & Aerospace Charter”, Oliver Wyman
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1316:35
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Panel: Shaping the customer experience to prioritise comfort, convenience and ease
Customer Experience
- Where are airlines optimising customer experiences with new products and solutions?
- Identifying smart ancillary opportunities at the intersection of experience and revenue opportunity
- Understanding customer pain points, expectations and needs to design smart product development
Renata Rached, VP Customer Experience, Product, Loyalty, Brand & Marketing, Oman Air
Ella Schreiber, SVP and GM Fintech, Hopper Inc,
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
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Oct 149:15
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CEO Interview: Luis Rodrigues, CEO, TAP Air Portugal
Keynotes
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 149:25
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CEO Interview: Adrian Neuhauser, CEO, ABRA Group
Keynotes
Interviewer: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 149:25
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CEO Interview: Stefan Schulte, CEO, Fraport AG
Airport Keynote
Interviewer: Ben Thompson, Presenter, BBC
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 149:35
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CEO Interview: Con Korfiatis, CEO, Oman Air
Keynotes
Interviewer: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 149:35
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CEO Interview: Pierre-Hugues Schmit, CEO, London Gatwick
Airport Keynote
Interviewer: Ben Thompson, Presenter, BBC
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 149:45
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CEO Interview: Roberto Alvo, CEO, LATAM
Keynotes
Interviewer: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 149:45
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CEO Interview: Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports
Airport Keynote
Interviewer: Ben Thompson, Presenter, BBC
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 149:55
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Keynote CEO Panel: Writing the next chapter of aviation history in an age of uncertainty
Keynotes
Moderator: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 149:55
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Keynote Panel: Growth without compromise – rethinking the airport model for sustainable growth
Airport Keynote
- How can airports manage growth and capacity through both infrastructure development and smarter use of existing assets?
- As traffic rises, how do we maintain operational resilience while protecting the passenger experience?
- How can better coordination across airlines, airports and ground handlers reduce operational complexity?
- As competition between hubs intensifies, how can airports differentiate through efficiency, technology and experience?
- What investments in infrastructure, operations and digital capability will define the most competitive airports over the next 3-5 years?
Moderator: Ben Thompson, Presenter, BBC
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1411:30
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Aviation Connect: Session 3
Aviation Connect
Host: Host, World Aviation Festival
Oct 1412:20
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Legacy to leader: What cultural and digital shift does the industry need for a modern retail transition?
Retail
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:30
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CEO Interview: Abdelhamid Addou, CEO, Royal Air Maroc
Keynotes
Interviewer: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:30
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Fireside Chat: Growth without compromise – can airlines decarbonise while remaining competitive?
Sustainability
Maria Whittaker, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Abra Group
Interviewer: Patrick Edmond, Chief Commercial Officer, Future Energy Global
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1412:35
Conference pass
Fireside Chat: From concept to implementation: what does it really take to deploy biometric travel?
Airport & Airline Collaboration
Interviewer: Annet Steenbergen, Independent advisor Digital Identity (Wallets) and travel, Independent
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1412:35
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Fireside Chat: From mainframe to cloud: Air Canada’s modernisation playbook
Digital & IT
Interviewee: Mel Crocker, CIO, Air Canada
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:35
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Presentation: The Skies as a storefront
Retail
Peter Smith, SVP Travel, Cover Genius US Trading, LLC
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:35
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Presentation: The hardest part of Offer & Order is not Offer & Order
Payments
Ozan Berk Karataş, Senior Program Manager, Airline Retailing & Payments, Turkish Airlines
Oct 1412:35
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Fireside Chat: Shaping smart AI strategy: Fuelling innovation, efficiency and driving value with smart data strategy at Delta Airlines
AI / ML
Interviewee: Ash Naseer, Managing Director Data & AI, Delta Air Lines
Interviewer: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Oct 1412:35
Conference pass
Human connection, effortless digital experiences: premium CX in the age of AI
Customer Experience
AI will transform how consumers plan, shop and make the most of travel. But what does the future look like for premium travellers who expect personalised, memorable experiences and genuine emotional connection?
In this fireside chat, Virgin Atlantic’s VP Customer Experience & Loyalty, Bethan Lynch, joins Jerry Angrave to share how the airline is embracing innovative use of AI to serve its customers more personally and seamlessly, while upholding its unique culture, built around its people and their unmistakeable warmth and flair. On its journey to become the most loved travel company, Bethan will explain how Virgin Atlantic sees AI as an extension of the human-centred experience. An opportunity to remove friction and make every interaction meaningful and distinctly Virgin, while enabling people to do what only people can do: create trust, build connection and make customers feel genuinely cared for.
Combining humanity with innovation, also hear how Virgin Atlantic is doubling down on its premium experience across the customer journey, including the rollout of free, high speed Starlink Wi-Fi, new expanded Upper and Premium cabins, investment in award-winning Clubhouses, and a new app integrated with Virgin Atlantic Concierge, powered by OpenAI and built in partnership with Tomoro. Through its brand, people, and the award-winning experience they deliver, Virgin Atlantic is creating emotional connections that last long after the journey ends – building loyalty and enticing customers to choose Virgin Atlantic time and again.
Bethan Lynch, VP Customer Experience & Loyalty, Virgin Atlantic
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Track 2 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:35
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Presentation: Aligning the airport ecosystem – how building an airport community mindset at Grantley Adams has improved day-to-day operations
Airport - Operations
Pietrick Voyer, Director of Operations, Grantley Adams International Airport
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1412:35
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Presentation: Building the digital airport – using mobile and AI assistance to bridge the digital and physical airport experience
Airport - Traveller
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1412:35
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Presentation: Project ConnectOps: Delivering highly contextualised and realtime information to optimise insights for crew, airport and operational staff
IROPS
Rachel Gaud, Senior Manager Operations Efficiency, Etihad
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:40
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CEO Interview: Joerg Eberhart, CEO, ITA Airways
Keynotes
Interviewee: Joerg Eberhart, Chief Executive Officer, ITA-Airways
Interviewer: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:45
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Presentation: Airbus' Environmental Blueprint: Pioneering sustainable flight
Sustainability
Bertrand Lestimé, HO Environment and Sustainability Marketing, Airbus S.A.S
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1412:50
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Leveraging travel fintech to protect revenues and passenger trust during global disruption
Keynotes
Ella Schreiber, SVP and GM Fintech, Hopper Inc,
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:50
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Presentation: Last Call for Early Advantage: The Offer & Order Goldilocks Moment
Digital & IT
Andy Kidd, Chief Commercial Officer, FLYR
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1412:50
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A decade of innovative AI use cases at Lufthansa Group and the agentic AI future
AI / ML
Oct 1412:50
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Transforming operations through connected resource and turnaround solutions
Airport - Operations
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:00
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Fireside Chat: Route to Net Zero: Ambition, Regulation and Reality
Sustainability
Owain Jones, Chief Corporate Officer, Wizz Air Hungary Ltd
Moderator: Patrick Edmond, Chief Commercial Officer, Future Energy Global
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:05
Conference pass
CEO Interview: Capt. George Kamal, CEO, Kenya Airways
Keynotes
Interviewer: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1413:05
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Presentation: Lisette Looren de Jong-Vonk, Programme Manager Innovation Border Management, Ministry of Justice and Security – The Netherlands
Airport & Airline Collaboration
Lisette Looren de Jong, Programme Manager Innovation Border Management, Ministry of Justice and Security
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:05
Conference pass
Next-gen ancillaries: algorithmic pricing, automation and regulatory shifts
Retail
- How will new baggage regulations impact airlines’ revenue models and pricing strategies?
- Could predictive analytics help to drive the purchase of premium services?
- Can AI help to make prices clearer while still allowing airlines to offer unbundled ancillaries?
- How can airlines integrate high-margin lifestyle ancillaries, such as hotels or experiences, directly into the booking flow?
- How can real-time data orchestration automate instant payouts for flight delays to turn disruption into a service win?
Lloyd Misquitta, SVP, Revenue Management, Saudia airlines
Michaela Hermans, Vice President E-Commerce, SAS
Moderator: Dennis Cary, Cary Strategic Advisory, Independent Consultant
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1413:05
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Panel: Payments, retailing & offer-order: what changes when retail changes?
Payments
- In an offer-order world, how must payment authorisation, settlement and refunds evolve to avoid operational complexity?
- As orders replace tickets, what new payment and servicing processes are required across the airline ecosystem?
- How can airlines reduce cost of sale across NDC, aggregators and OTAs without damaging conversion or partner reach?
- How are fintech and travel platforms reshaping ancillary revenue and the checkout experience?
- What is the future of agency payment -VCCs, A2A and new settlement models?
- How are airlines reorganising internally to align commercial, distribution and payments teams around retailing transformation?
Yago Casasnovas, Head of Payments, Fraud Prevention and Distribution, Air Europa
Maris Zilgalvis, Head of Payments and Distribution, Air Baltic
Oct 1413:05
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Panel: Supporting the full customer journey with effective customer care: From the importance of human touch to the power of digital
Customer Experience
- How can airlines navigate smart multi-channel customer communications to optimise cost and increase customer support
- Supporting insights with relevant data streams for colleagues and tech support to support customers effectively and efficiently
- Shaping the long-term communications strategy: what will the future look like with AI and agentic AI in the mix?
Marco Barbosa, Directior of Guest Care and Delivery, Etihad
Jason Ward, Chief Customer Officer, Azul Airlines
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Track 2 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1413:05
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Presentation: Autopilot was never unsupervised
Customer Experience
What happens when AI Agents book the tickets, spend the miles and speak to your customers
Oct 1413:05
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Presentation: Becoming a more data driven airport system – collaboration between all stakeholders
Airport - Operations
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:05
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Panel: Strategy in a Changing Commercial Landscape – What will define the airline loyalty industry as we move into 2027?
Loyalty
- Process optimisation: How can we make smoother processes, where can I go with new business models, what could be used better
- Moving loyalty closer to the commercial and digital core: aligning with revenue management, sales, and marketing
- How can programs cut through AI buzzwords to examine real use cases and the ROI metrics that actually matter?
- What will define loyalty leadership in the next decade?
Nejib Ben-Khedher, Divisional Senior Vice President, Skywards, EMIRATES GROUP
Ralph Piket, Chief Loyalty & Customer Insights Officer, Abra Group
Cristina Yoshida, Director of Loyalty, Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras
Oct 1413:05
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Panel: How can we enable customers to feel in-control during unavoidable disruption?
IROPS
- How is technology helping airlines to improve the impact and experience of disruption on cutomers?
- Empowering customers with facts, options and choice: is this vision achievable?
- The power of self-service: how have airlines empowered customers to determine their own experience
Sheryl Lee, Senior Manager - IRROPS Programs & Strategy, United Airlines
Track 4 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1413:15
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CEO Panel: Strategy, competition and innovation in a disruptive environment
Keynotes
- Investing in AI transformation to support long term goals
- Creating smart business models to compete effectively in a complex global market
- Identifying new opportunities for collaboration & growth
- Creating next-gen products to meet the expectations of next-gen customers
Theo Panagiotoulias, Chief Executive Officer, Star Alliance
Moderator: Peter Campbell, Global Transport Correspondent, Financial Times
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1413:15
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Panel: Digital identity in aviation – who builds the trust layer for seamless travel?
Airport & Airline Collaboration
- What has changed recently that could finally enable broader biometric travel deployment?
- Global interoperability: what role should standards like IATA One ID, ICAO Digital Travel Credentials and digital identity wallets play?
- What data exchange and connectivity infrastructure is needed to link airlines, airports and border agencies?
- Who ultimately owns and operates digital identity infrastructure across the ecosystem - airlines, airports, governments or global bodies?
- Looking ahead to 2030, will passengers realistically be able to travel end-to-end without presenting a traditional passport?
Maurice Jenkins, Chief Innovation Officer, Miami International Airport
Amin Lalani, Product Leader of Airport & Sky Club Digital Products & Experiences, Delta Air Lines
Lisette Looren de Jong, Programme Manager Innovation Border Management, Ministry of Justice and Security
Moderator: Annet Steenbergen, Independent advisor Digital Identity (Wallets) and travel, Independent
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:15
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Panel: Scaling sustainable aviation fuel – who carries the risk, cost and responsibility?
Sustainability
- One year into policies like RefuelEU, what has changed and are airlines now facing uneven regional pressures?
- Is SAF still supply-constrained, or are investment risk, production economics and market demand now the biggest barriers to scale?
- Where is collaboration between airlines, fuel producers, airports and governments working, and where is it breaking down?
- As carbon pricing expands and compliance costs rise, how does this change the business case for SAF compared with other decarbonization pathways?
- As geopolitical uncertainty continues, how resilient is the long-term business case for SAF?
- What would a functioning SAF market look like by 2030?
Ulrike Ziegler, President of the Board of Directors, Impact on Sustainable Aviation
Maria Whittaker, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, Abra Group
Dick Benschop, Chair, Mission Possible Partnership
Jan Petter Steinland, Director Strategic Analysis & Transformation, Civil Aviation Authority Norway
Shahobiddin Davlatov, Head of Strategic Development, Uzbekistan Airports
Moderator: Patrick Edmond, Chief Commercial Officer, Future Energy Global
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:20
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Panel: How do we drive revenue, resilience and measure return on tech investment?
Digital & IT
- Where should airlines place their biggest technology bets for 2026–2028 – core systems modernisation, AI, cloud or infrastructure resilience?
- How do airlines modernise legacy systems while continuing to operate at scale without creating parallel complexity?
- When budgets tighten, how do we distinguish between essential investment and “nice to have” innovation?
- Which technology investments are genuinely delivering measurable value across the airline – from automation to AI and core platform upgrades?
Mel Crocker, CIO, Air Canada
Peter Cabello Holmberg, CIO, SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Dan Bartel, Chief Procurement Officer, American Airlines
Massimo Morin, Global Head, Travel, AWS for Travel and Hospitality, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (SEA54)
Uma Gopinath, Chief Information Officer, Porter Airlines
Dee Waddell, Global Head of Consumer, Travel & Transportation Industries, IBM
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1413:20
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Panel: Creating safe & effective foundations for AI transformation within the airline
AI / ML
- What are the priorities for leaders who are focused on creating a safe & reliable AI frameworks?
- Building safety into the core of AI usage in Aviation: balancing innovation with risk integrity
- How can Airlines best measure the quality and sophistication of their AI maturity?
- Building today with tomorrow’s technology innovation in mind: how can leaders build IT platforms in a fast paced tech space
Dirk Jungnickel, SVP Enterprise Data & Analytics, Emirates Airline
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Oct 1413:20
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Panel: Airports are full of data – how do we turn this into better real-time decision making?
Airport - Operations
- Airports are collecting more operational data than ever, but where are operations team still struggling to turn it into action?
- Passenger flow, turnaround visibility and resource allocation are increasingly connected. How do airports bring these datasets together in a useful way?
- How do airports balance airline demand for slots with operational and capacity constraints? How does good data help here?
- AI is moving quickly, but weak data foundations still hold many projects back. What has to be fixed first?
- Looking ahead, what will define an intelligent airport operating model over the next five years?
Nishant Rao, Director, Aviation Business Development, Nieuport Aviation
Anu Kondepudy, Director, Analytics & Innovation, United Airlines
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:20
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Panel: The airport terminal is changing – how are airports rethinking non-aero revenue with the wider passenger experience in mind?
Airport - Traveller
- As airports digitise more of the journey, how are they rethinking retail, services and the overall passenger experience?
- How do airports balance dwell time, flow and frictionless processing with the need to protect non-aero revenue?
- Lounges and premium services are growing- how are airports working with partners to expand these offerings?
- What new partnership models are emerging between airports, brands and commercial operators?
- Where is the gap between measured performance (OTP, flow) and perceived experience?
- How should we evolve when passenger expectations, capacity constraints and digital journeys are shifting?
- Where are airports seeing the most promising opportunities for future non-aero growth?
Moderator: Peta Wolmarans, Vice President, Ricondo
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1413:50
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Star Alliance Panel
Keynotes
Theo Panagiotoulias, Chief Executive Officer, Star Alliance
Joerg Eberhart, Chief Executive Officer, ITA-Airways
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1414:35
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Aviation Connect: Session 4
Aviation Connect
Host: Host, World Aviation Festival
Oct 1415:35
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Fireside chat: Arik De, CCRO, Etihad
Keynotes
Interviewer: Henry Harteveldt, Travel Industry Analyst, Atmosphere Research Group
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1415:40
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Fireside Chat: Airline & airport partnerships – aligning operations, experience and commercial outcomes
Airport & Airline Collaboration
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1415:40
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Fireside Chat: Building an AI-led airline – from ambition to execution
Digital & IT
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1415:40
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Fireside Chat: Bringing the benefits of NDC to corporates: Delivering seamless booking and travel management capabilities for high value travellers
Retail
Celia Munoz Espin, Commercial Strategy, Distribution & Alliances Director, Iberia
Moderator: Dennis Cary, Cary Strategic Advisory, Independent Consultant
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1415:40
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Presentation: The rise of the pet parents: creating solutions for travellers to bring their pet on board: the LOT Polish Airlines story
Ancillaries
Anna Lipska, Head of Offer Management Unit, LOT POLISH AIRLINES
Julia Krasniewska, Junior Product Manager, LOT POLISH AIRLINES
Oct 1415:40
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Fireside Chat: The customer side of airline payments – trust, loyalty and engagement
Payments
Joao Frias, Head of Payments Strategy & Global Fraud, Tap Air Portugal
Oct 1415:40
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Presentation: Driving efficiency in innovation with AI: finding real value and impact at TUI
AI / ML
Oct 1415:40
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Presentation: Driving improvements in customer satisfaction and customer facing investments with best practice customer insights
Customer Experience
Track 2 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1415:40
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Fireside Chat with Cassie Schmid, Chief Strategy Officer, Philadelphia International Airport
Airport - Traveller
Cassie Schmid, Chief Strategy Officer, Philadelphia International Airport
Moderator: Peta Wolmarans, Vice President, Ricondo
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1415:40
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Fireside Chat: Jan Petter Steinland, Director Strategic Analysis and Transformation, CAA Norway
Sustainability
Jan Petter Steinland, Director Strategic Analysis & Transformation, Civil Aviation Authority Norway
Moderator: Patrick Edmond, Chief Commercial Officer, Future Energy Global
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1415:45
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An Introduction to Beyond: Turkish Technology Modern Airline Retailing Platform
Keynotes
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1415:50
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Presentation: Sustainability strategy - delivering carbon neutrality in a competitive low-cost model
Sustainability
Takuya MATSUO, CMO, Executive officer, ZIPAIR Tokyo
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1415:55
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Presentation: Solving trends and relationships in aviation analytics
AI / ML
Oct 1415:55
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From Friction to Flow: How TravelDoc Compliance Shapes the Passenger Experience
Airport - Traveller
Will Rosie, Chief Technology Officer, ICTS Europe Systems
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1416:00
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Commercial Leaders Panel: Shaping smart commercial strategy in the age of AI & heightened competition
Keynotes
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1416:00
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Fireside Chat: Every minute matters: how Ryanair is digitising fuel operations at scale
Sustainability
Steven Fitzgerald, Director of Sustainability & Finance, Ryanair Holdings PLC
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1416:10
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Fireside Chat: Hassan El-Houry, Executive Chairman, Menzies Aviation
Airport & Airline Collaboration
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1416:10
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How are airlines and their partners are reshaping distribution, retail and the commercial landscape for the modern world
Retail
- What role will AI play in offer creation, pricing, merchandising and servicing over the next five years?
- Where are airlines seeing the greatest commercial returns from NDC, dynamic offers and modern retailing?
- Has the industry moved beyond simply implementing NDC to delivering genuine retail transformation?
Maddalena Mirai, VP IAG Group Commercial Strategy, IAG
Ivan Ordas Villamandos, Head of Distribution and Alliances, Frontier Airlines
Sandeep Sharma, Director, Trips Partnerships, Global Air Accounts, Expedia Group
Moderator: Dennis Cary, Cary Strategic Advisory, Independent Consultant
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1416:10
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Panel: What is the future for airline ancillary products? Exploring new opportunities, products and services customers value
Ancillaries
Surya Kuchibotla, VP eCommerce, Ancillary and Retailing, Oman Air
Oct 1416:10
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Panel: Beyond transactions – loyalty, embedded finance and the future of customer engagement?
Payments
Joao Frias, Head of Payments Strategy & Global Fraud, Tap Air Portugal
Ian Citulsky, Senior Vice President Air and Canada, Flex Pay by Upgrade
Pedro Gavina, Head of Payments and Fraud, Iberia
Oct 1416:10
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Panel: Sharing insights into embedding Agentic AI across the Aviation business
AI / ML
Sameh Ben Fredj, Lead Data Scientist, Emirates
Shivaprasad Nayak, Head of Data and AI Architecture, easyJet
Georg Reuber, Head of GenAI, Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Oct 1416:10
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Panel: Shaping a data driven customer experience strategy with cutting edge customer insights
Customer Experience
- Exploring the benefits of prioritising data-driven decision making
- How are airlines using data & AI to shape smart customer experience strategy?
- Adopting an agile mindset within a structured strategy to test and innovate faster to identify golden opportunities
- Sharing how data insights influence investment decisions and product development
Frank de Boer, Director Data and Technology | Customer Loyalty | Flying Blue, Air France / KLM
Renato Ramos, Vice President Corporate Strategy, Star Alliance
Matthew Walker, Head of Marketing, Plan3
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Track 2 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1416:10
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Panel: Designing seamless passenger journeys in an increasingly complex airport environment
Airport - Traveller
- Where are passengers still experiencing unnecessary friction across the airport journey?
- What digital foundations and connected infrastructure, from private wireless networks and IoT to cloud, edge and digital twins, need to be in place to enable smarter airport operations and seamless passenger journeys?
- Where are biometrics, digital identity and automation genuinely improving accessibility, confidence and the passenger experience?
- How do airports balance operational efficiency with commercial priorities and an inclusive passenger experience?
- As airports expand and modernise, how do we integrate legacy infrastructure with the next generation of connected airport technology without disrupting live operations
Anvar Kasimov, Head of the Strategic Development, Project Management and International Relations Department, Uzbekistan Airports JSC
Cassie Schmid, Chief Strategy Officer, Philadelphia International Airport
Moderator: Peta Wolmarans, Vice President, Ricondo
Track 7 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1416:10
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Panel: The "Everyday" Ecosystem – Integrating real-time loyalty into the daily life
Loyalty
Peter Smith, SVP Travel, Cover Genius US Trading, LLC
Abdullah Alahmadi, Senior Ancillary & Loyalty Manager, Flyadeal
Oct 1416:15
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Presentation: Rethinking sustainability innovation – from pilots to real infrastructure
Sustainability
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1416:25
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Panel: Building joint operational resilience - how do airports, airlines and handlers move beyond parallel responses?
Airport & Airline Collaboration
- During disruption, where do responsibilities still fracture across airports, airlines and ground handlers?
- What real-time data sharing is needed to move from reactive responses to proactive joint decision-making?
- How can we align incentives when operational KPIs and performance metrics differ?
- Which digital tools are genuinely improving operational coordination across the ecosystem?
- What would a truly integrated and resilient airport operating model look like over the next five years?
Ali Rashed, Advisor to CEO, Bahrain Airport Company
Ryan Abram, COO Global Airport Operations, dnata
Adam Schipper, Dir. Bus Dev – Enterprise Transportation & Logistics, Ericsson
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1416:25
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Panel: Data platforms, interoperability and AI – are our foundations ready for scale?
Digital & IT
- What does a modern data foundation look like across airline operations, commercial platforms and customer systems?
- How are we using cloud to unify data, scale platforms and support real-time decision making?
- How critical is interoperability between core systems, distribution, operations and partners to unlocking real value?
- Where are airlines still constrained – legacy architecture, integration complexity or fragmented data ownership?
- How do we ensure AI enhances decision-making rather than amplifying poor data or disconnected systems?
- At what point do advanced analytics and AI move from isolated use cases to embedded operational capabilities?
Mustafa Egilmezbilek, CIO, SUNEXPRESS AIRLINES
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1416:25
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Presentation: Dr. Sebastian Stiebel, Business Development Manager Green Hydrogen & Carbon Management, Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Sustainability
Sebastian Stiessel, Business Development Manager Green Hydrogen & Carbon Management, Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1416:35
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Panel: Smarter fuelling & operational efficiency – how digital operations can reduce emissions today
Sustainability
- Where do disconnected fuelling and turnaround workflows still create delays and fuel waste?
- How can real-time fuel data improve operational efficiency and reporting accuracy?
- What operational gains are airlines seeing from digital fuelling and integrated turnaround systems?
- How do operators balance efficiency, resilience and sustainability targets?
- Which operational technologies are delivering measurable emissions reductions today?
- Why do so many operational sustainability projects fail to scale?
David Buckley, Flight Operations Manager - Efficiencies & Sustainability, easyJet`
Robin Weissgerber, Product Manager, information design
Moderator: Patrick Edmond, Chief Commercial Officer, Future Energy Global
Track 10 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1417:05
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Driving Airline Revenue with AI: A Live Case Study
Keynotes
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1417:20
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Data Leaders Panel: Maximising benefits for aviation with smart data strategies and AI investment
Keynotes
Ekbel Bouzgarrou, SVP IT Development, Air France K.L.M.
Fred Kitunga, Chief Information & Data Officer, Kenya Airways
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
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Oct 159:15
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Fast & Slow Social: Driving engagement with smart social media strategy
Keynotes
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 159:30
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Keynote Interview with Lars Redeligx, CEO, Düsseldorf Airport
Airport Keynote
Interviewee: Lars Redeligx, CEO, Dusseldorf Airport
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 159:45
Conference pass
Fireside Chat with Amy Burr, CEO, SKY VC
Keynotes
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 159:45
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Keynote Interview: Mr. Arun Bansal, Group CEO, Adani Airports
Airport Keynote
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1510:00
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Investor Panel: Innovation at a crossroads – where are aviation’s next big bets?
Keynotes
Raza Ali, Managing Partner - IAGi Ventures, IAGi Ventures
Amir Amidi, Managing Partner, Plug and Play Tech Center
Suzanna Chiu, Head of Amadeus Ventures, Amadeus
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1510:00
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Keynote Panel: Defining the airport of the future – technology, partnerships and people
Airport Keynote
- How are airports evolving beyond transport infrastructure into mobility, economic and community hubs?
- As automation and digital services expand, how do we preserve the human side of travel?
- What role do airlines, airports and ground handlers each play in shaping the passenger journey?
- How can the industry collaborate more effectively to deliver growth, resilience and sustainability?
- What will distinguish the leading airports of the next decade?
Lars Redeligx, CEO, Dusseldorf Airport
Javlonbek Umarkhodjaev, Chairman of the Management Board, Uzbekistan Airports JSC
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1510:45
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Aviation Connect: Session 5
Aviation Connect
Host, World Aviation Festival
Oct 1512:00
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Fireside Chat: Beyond AODP - redesigning the airport’s digital foundation
Airport & Airline Collaboration
Iyad Hindiyeh, CDO, GAL - GMR Group
Interviewer: Maurice Jenkins, Chief Innovation Officer, Miami International Airport
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1512:00
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Fireside Chat: Executing Offer & Order – balancing innovation with operational reality
Digital & IT
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:00
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Fireside Chat: Navigating a rapidly changing commercial environment in major disruption and how we can prepare for future disruptions with tech as a backbone
Retail
Lloyd Misquitta, SVP, Revenue Management, Saudia airlines
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:00
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The Agentic Airline of the Future: Lessons from Air India’s Enterprise AI Journey
AI / ML
Murali Karthik, Head of EA, Governance, Data & AI, Agentic COE, Air India
Oct 1512:00
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Taking control of our customer data: building a centralized CRM system from scratch
Customer Experience
Track 2 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:00
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Presentation: How should an airline’s loyalty program position itself within the airline for maximum impact?
Loyalty
Benjamin Lipsey, SVP Loyalty, Digital & Data | President, Flying Blue, Air France K.L.M.
Oct 1512:15
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Airline Leaders Interview: Robert Neal, President, Allegiant
Keynotes
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:15
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Presentation: 638 Days to Go: Transforming the LAX Passenger Experience for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics
Airport & Airline Collaboration
Erin Trapp, Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer, Los Angeles World Airports
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1512:15
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Presentation: Advancing & future of Fare Filing in the digital era: The Road Ahead for Airlines, automation & beyond
Digital & IT
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:15
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Fireside Chat: Turning Ambition into Reality: Building the Foundation for Modern Airline Retailing
Retail
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:15
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Presentation: Agentic AI and the future of airline competitiveness
AI / ML
Oct 1512:15
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Presentation: Beyond miles and seats: building the future of travel loyalty
Loyalty
Oct 1512:30
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CEO Interview: Eivind Roald, CEO, Norse Atlantic Airlines
Keynotes
Interviewee: Eivind Roald, CEO, Norse Atlantic Airways
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:30
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Panel: Who owns the passenger & captures the value – and are airports and airlines ready for co-ownership?
Airport & Airline Collaboration
- Who truly owns passenger data across the journey - and how does that ownership shift between booking, airport and arrival?
- What is the real commercial upside of sharing data, and which joint revenue opportunities (retail, e-commerce, ancillaries) depend on it?
- Where do competitive sensitivities, loyalty programmes and margin pressures still block deeper collaboration?
- Can airports build meaningful data platforms without airlines, or is joint architecture across airlines, alliances and groups of airports essential?
- Looking ahead, will passenger data sit in collaborative platforms or remain siloed within airline and airport ecosystems?
Iyad Hindiyeh, CDO, GAL - GMR Group
Gerri Sinclair, VP, Commercial Data Integration and Optimization, Vancouver International Airport
Amber Dubey, CEO (Non-Aero), Adani Airport Holdings Limited
Moderator: Maurice Jenkins, Chief Innovation Officer, Miami International Airport
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1512:30
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Panel: Delivering modern airline retailing – how do we make offer & order work?
Digital & IT
- Where are airlines actually live with Offer & Order today - and what has it taken to get there?
- How are teams connecting commercial, distribution and IT to move from roadmap to delivery?
- What are the toughest integration challenges across PSS, pricing, payments and fulfilment? How do we work through these?
- What delivery models are emerging - phased rollouts, parallel systems or full migration?
- What defines success when modern airline retailing is fully embedded into core systems?
Abhijit Kedia, Head of Distribution, Air India
Jörg Ahrens, Head of IT Commercial Systems, Condor Flugdienst GmbH
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:30
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Panel: Dynamic bundling: Rethinking systems and products for the intuitive traveller
Retail
Anni Ahnger, Vice President, Retail, Finnair
Sharon Huetson, Head of Business Performance IFR, easyJet
Rolf Thomke, Regional Manager Digital Distribution Europe, Singapore Airlines Limited
Track 5 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:30
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Panel: Discussing the challenges of driving successful strategic AI adoption, impactful solutions and evaluating the financial return
AI / ML
Ivan Karlovic, Director of data, analytics, and AI, Norwegian
Oana Savu, Chief Growth Officer, Ink Innovation
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Oct 1512:30
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Panel: Harnessing AI driven hyper-personalisation to align experiences, sales and insights with unique customers
Customer Experience
- Where are we with hyper-personalisation capabilities in the aviation industry?
- How are airlines aligning customer data with revenue opportunities?
- Exploring the biggest challenges in providing the right offer at the right time to the right person
Amit Sagi, CMO and CDO, Blue Bird Air and Tus Air
Moderator: Jerry Angrave, Customer Experience Director, Empathyce
Track 2 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1512:30
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Panel: Scaling airport innovation – moving from pilot projects to operational deployment
Airport - Operations
- Airports are piloting more tools than ever across AI, automation, robotics and digital passenger services. What actually moves beyond the pilot stage?
- Capacity constraints are forcing airports to get more from existing infrastructure. Where is innovation delivering the biggest operational gains?
- Some innovations reduce cost, some improve experience, and some create new revenue. How do airports decide what matters most?
- What internal conditions really determine whether an innovation scale – governance, funding, culture or partner buy-in?
- Looking ahead, where should airports be placing their smartest innovation bets?
Vanesa Calvo, Head of Funding and Innovation Trends, A.E.N.A.
Moderator: Eric Boromisa, Managing Partner, Numbers & Letters Inc.
Track 8 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1512:30
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Unpacking the next evolution of AI and personalisation within airline loyalty
Loyalty
Benjamin Lipsey, SVP Loyalty, Digital & Data | President, Flying Blue, Air France K.L.M.
Ricky Horwitz, Global Head of Sales, GSP - Travel, Ticketing & Lodging, Allianz Partners
Oct 1512:45
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Aviation Leaders Panel: Driving the aviation growth of tomorrow
Keynotes
- How are industry Leaders viewing the rise of agentic AI: threat or exciting opportunity?
- Where are the biggest opportunities for AI to optimise aviation business and where is investment focused?
- From business travel perks to loyalty program schemes: where are the real areas of growth for different aviation models should be focused on in 2026?
- Are bundles back? How are different airlines positioning their ancillaries for the modern traveller?
Eivind Roald, CEO, Norse Atlantic Airways
Tero Taskila, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, beOnd
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1513:30
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Round Table Session
Aviation Connect
Round Table 1
Host, World Aviation Festival
Round table 2
Host, World Aviation Festival
Oct 1513:50
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Built From Scratch: Insights from female founders
Innovation
Barbara Bassi Modalek, CEO & Founder, Virtuwella
Emna Touihri, Co-founder, AERAUT
Sally Bunnell, CEO & Founder, Navi Savi Video Travel App
Moderator: Irra Ariella Khi, Chief Executive Officer, Zamna
Oct 1514:00
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Fireside Chat: Co-creating the future journey: how CVG turns airport pilots into shared value
Airport & Airline Collaboration
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1514:00
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Fireside Chat: From roadmap to delivery – what it takes to execute digital at scale
Digital & IT
Uma Gopinath, Chief Information Officer, Porter Airlines
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1514:15
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When the Chatbot Speaks for your Airline: Building Trust in Customer-Facing AI
AI / ML
Oct 1514:30
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Digital Product Panel: What is next for digital platforms in an increasingly online world
Keynotes
Sara Walter de Freitas, Director Digital & e-Commerce, Tap Air Portugal
Guido Van Til, VP Digital, oneworld Alliance
Keynote Stage 1 (Pavilion 1)
Oct 1514:30
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Panel: Designing the passenger journey together – how do airports, airlines and partners deliver a truly shared experience?
Airport & Airline Collaboration
- Where are airports, airlines and partners still redesigning the journey in isolation rather than taking an end-to-end passenger view?
- Can joint experimentation and testbeds reduce duplication and help scale innovations faster?
- How do we connect physical and digital journeys? Terminal design, baggage systems and intermodal links with apps and digital tools?
- How should performance metrics evolve so NPS, OTP, dwell time and spend reflect joint ownership of the passenger experience?
- What will make partnerships across airlines, airports and suppliers work to deliver a joint-up experience?
- By 2030, what should passengers tangibly experience if airports and airlines are truly innovating together?
Karen Ellis, Airport Assistant General Manager - Chief Customer Experience Officer, City of Atlanta/ Hartsfield- Jackson International Airport
Natalie Randall, Day of Travel Experience Manager, Alaska Airlines
Jeff Livney, VP, Business Development - Digital Products, Airport Dimensions
Keynote Stage 2 (Pavilion 2)
Oct 1514:30
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Panel: Turning strategy into delivery - how do we build technology the business actually needs?
Digital & IT
- How do airlines prioritise technology investment against real business outcomes?
- Where do digital transformation programmes most often lose momentum?
- How do IT, product and business teams share ownership of delivery?
- How do airlines avoid building technology that adds complexity instead of solving problems?
- What separates airlines that consistently turn digital investment into measurable business value?
Mariana Zaparolli, Director - Digital Capabilities and Accelerators, Latam Airlines
Track 1(Pavilion 1)
Oct 1514:30
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Sharing achievements and learnings from rapid innovation with AI: what solutions progressed beyond POC?
AI / ML
Mark Wallace, Head of Data Science, easyJet
Murali Karthik, Head of EA, Governance, Data & AI, Agentic COE, Air India
Moderator: Alex Goman, Principle Consultant, STS Aero
Oct 1514:30
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The Loyalty Value Equation – Balancing profitability and customer trust
Loyalty
- Maintaining the balance between airline profitability and perceived customer value in loyalty programs
- How is tech reshaping the loyalty value equation, considering dynamic rewards, flexible redemption, and real-time pricing of benefits?
- Transactional vs emotional loyalty in the age of automation: can technology strengthen customer trust rather than erode it?
- Creating value from the customer data loyalty schemes create: how is loyalty data being interrogated to support commercial decisions?
Altair Dahrouch, Director, Commercial Products, Allegiant Air
Gilbert Ott, Director, Loyalty, oneworld Alliance
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