25-26 May 2021
FTE APEX VIRTUAL EXPO 2021
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The imminent roll-out of vaccines is good news for the air transport industry but the truth is face-to-face meetings in offices, and in-person events, will not return with any great conviction until towards the end of 2021 at the earliest, and will be highly regionalised gatherings. This is why - following the huge success of our Virtual Expo (on December 8-9, which attracted 4232 unique visitors from 111 countries) - we have now launched FTE APEX Virtual Expo 2021, the most comprehensive global industry gathering of the year, which will champion bold new ideas, solutions, collaboration & innovation efforts to ensure we achieve an industry recovery that makes air transport even stronger in the long-term. Through a diverse exhibition showcasing the industry’s most forward thinking vendors and all-encompassing conference sessions, Virtual Expo will deliver a wealth of networking opportunities and inspiration across the most pertinent topics – from transforming the travel experience through digital health passports and automation at the airport, through to enhancing the onboard experience through inflight entertainment and connectivity, interiors, service and catering, hospitality and retail. Following the live days on May 25-26th where engagement between participants is prioritised, the platform will live on for another 30 days to provide attendees with ideas, and knowledge, at any time convenient to their schedule.
During two live show days (25-26 May),
attendees will be able to:
- Browse the diverse exhibition floor with services and solutions categorised for ease of exploring relevant exhibitors suited to your area of interest.
- Attend live online product demos, and speaker presentations, streamed directly from suppliers’ own offices or virtual show rooms.
- Watch interactive conference sessions covering an array of topics in the Auditorium and OnDemand Speaker Zone
Premium Pass Holders - Take advantage of a plethora of networking opportunities to virtually connect with companies and individuals
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KEY FINAL STATISTICS FROM VIRTUAL EXPO 2020 EVENT:
166
Number of AIRLINES REPRESENTED during Live Days & 30 days after
165
Number of AIRPORTS REPRESENTED during live days & 30 days after
1,500
Organizations attending during live days and 30 days after
111
Number of COUNTRIES REPRESENTED during live days & 30 days after
81
Number of EXHIBITORS
475
Number of C-SUITE LEADERS in attendance during live days & 30 days after
22,893
Total number of BOOTH VISITS during live days & 30 days after
13,458
Total number of DOCUMENTS DOWNLOADED from booths during live days & 30 days after
161
Total number of SPEAKERS
22,799
Total number of MESSAGES SENT between participants during live days & 30 days after
Key areas of focus
Exhibitors and speakers will share ideas and solutions that can help airlines, airports and their partners deliver improvements in the following areas:
Digital Transformation & Automation
Biosecurity & Sanitation
Airport - Systems & Solutions
Airport - Design & Planning
Airport - Security & Immigration
Touchless & Socially Distanced Travel
Inflight - Service, Amenities & Catering
Inflight - Interiors & Comfort
IFEC - Systems, Solutions & Content
Reimagined End-to-End Guest Experiences
Commercial, Retail & Ancillary Innovation
Startup Innovation
Speakers that took part in 2020:
Confirmed speakers for 2021 will be announced soon, please subscribe to stay updated. Click here to subscribe.
Bradley D. Tilden
President and CEO
Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group
Joe Leader
CEO
APEX & IFSA
Ed Bastian
Chief Executive Officer
Delta Air Lines
Raffie Beroukhim
Senior Vice President, Chief Experience Officer
NEC Corporation of America
Justin Erbacci
CEO
Los Angeles World Airports
Mark Cousin
CEO
Acubed by Airbus
Daniel Coleman
Founder & CEO
Future Travel Experience
Christina Cassotis
CEO
Pittsburgh International Airport
Javed Malik
Group Chief Operations Officer
AirAsia
Robert Carey
Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer
easyJet
Juha Jarvinen
CCO,
Virgin Atlantic & President Emeritus, APEX
Brian Cobb
Chief Innovation Officer
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport
Satyaki Raghunath
Chief Strategy & Development Officer
Bengaluru International Airport
Rohit Talwar
CEO
Fast Future
Shashank Nigam
Founder & CEO
SimpliFlying
Christian Grou
Partner
Neutral Digital
Jeff Knittel
Chairman and CEO
Airbus Americas
Christine Ourmieres-Widener
Ex - CEO
flybe
Volkmar Weckesser
PhD, CIO
Centogene
Ersin Inankul
Chief Digital and Commercial Officer
İGA İstanbul Airport
Ege Akpinar
CEO
Pointr
Michael Stobinski
Chief Commerical Officer
QEST
Rajan Datar
Presenter
The Travel Show
Chris Davies
EVP Marketing & Distribution
BBC World News
Norman Haughton
Director, IFEC Product & Analytics
Air Canada
Laura Ross
Senior Program Manager, Digital Solutions
Boeing
Joanna Bailey
Editor
SimpliFlying
Niels Steenstrup
SVP Inflight Business & Americas Market Capture
Inmarsat Aviation
Phil Silver
Transportation Leader
Amazon Web Services
Sarah Klatt-Walsh
Independent Consultant
Henry Gummer
SVP Global Content
Spafax
Niall McBain
CEO
Spafax
Wander Meijer
Director AP
Globescan
April Waterston
Journalist
Onboard Hospitality Magazine
Kai-Chin Shih
Head of Interiors Research
CAPA – Centre for Aviation
Andy Beer
VP Technical Engineering
Spafax, and member of the APEX Technical Committee
Michael Stattman
CEO
castLabs
David Pook
VP Marketing & Sales Support
Burrana
James Alger
COO
Qloo Inc
André Valera
Director of Business Development
Touch Inflight Solutions
Andy Mason
EVP Global Avionics
Kontron
Per Norén
President
Global Eagle
Robert Sapitowicz
Director of Marketing
Collins Aerospace
Jeanine Aarts-Draijer
Senior Process Developer
Royal Schiphol Group
Rami El Samra
Snr Manager Service Development and Business Solutions
Emirates
Osama Nawayseh
Senior Account Manager Middle East
Vision-Box
Tran Dieu Ly
Research & Market Intelligence Analyst
Lufthansa Innovation Hub
Derrick Cunningham
IFEC Program Manager
Alaska Airlines
Jonas von Kruechten
Head of Strategy and Business Development
AERQ
Simon Talling-Smith
Senior Adviser
The Commons Project Foundation
Julie Rath
VP, Customer Experience & Reservations
American Airlines
Paul Dupont
VP Sales
Pointr
Nael Samha
Director, Passenger Systems & Biometrics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Brian St. Rock
Director, Advanced Technology & Laboratories
Collins Aerospace
Katja Siberg
SVP Marketing, Corporate Communications & Customer Experience
Finavia
Ulrike Enneking
VP Quality
LSG Group
Jeffrey Goh
CEO
Star Alliance
Aaron Beeson
Director of Innovation
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA
Aaron Heslehurst
News Anchor & Presenter
BBC World News
Laura Leonardis
Product Manager
SITA FOR AIRCRAFT
Tom Sanderson
787 Customer Leader
Boeing
Annemarie Graham
Partner Director, Airlines & Travel
Worldpay
Andy Rosen
Media Consultant
Sequence Key
Bill Carleton
Sr. Program Manager, Aviation
NEC Corporation of America
Jae Grant Maloney
Future Technology Advisor
Air France KLM
Sandra Pineau-Boddison
Partner
The Hayward Partnership
Arnd Kikker
Managing Director
AERQ
Stephanie Taylor
Business Development Manager
APEX Media
Kuan Chin
Senior Product Manager
Global Eagle
Yonah Levensen
Manager of Media Strategy and Taxonomy Governance,
WarnerMedia, and chair of the LMT Committee sponsored by MESA and SMPTE
Juraj Siska
Founder & CEO
IdeaNova Technologies, Inc.
Philip Watson
Chief Systems Engineer
Panasonic Avionics
Peter Lemme
Blogger and Consultant
Satcom.guru
Peter Sevcik
President
NetForecast
Rebecca Wetzel
Director of Marketing
NetForecast
Mary Rogozinski
Industry Consultant
Stephan Schulte
Senior Manager Fleet Procurement, Commercial Fleet Management
Lufthansa
Michael Childers
chair, APEX Technology Committee, member of the APEX Board of Directors, and Chief Consultant, Content and Media Strategy
Lufthansa Systems
Alexandre de Juniac
Director General and CEO
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Luis Felipe de Oliveira
Director General
ACI World
Jóhanna á Bergi
CEO
Atlantic Airways
Richard Hill
Business Development & Partnerships Director
MAGO (a division of Manchester Airports Group)
Fraser Brown
Retail Director
Heathrow
Marjan Rijs
Process Owner Passenger
Royal Schiphol Group
Annette van Loenen
Senior Officer Crisis & Continuity Management
Royal Schiphol Group
Amber Simonsen
Director, Guest Product Delivery
Alaska Airlines
Jon Farrar
Global VOD Director
BBC Studios
Stephen Kingsley
EVP - Strategic Development
Flying Food Group & Vice President International Flight Services Association (IFSA)
Ben Smith
CEO
Air France KLM
Graham Webb
Project Manager
ICM Airport Technics
Paul Colley
SVP Technology
Spafax
Adam Simmonson
Head of Compliance
dnata catering, United Kingdom
Vanessa Lindstrom
Director – Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance
United Airlines & Board Member, International Flight Services Association (IFSA)
Greg Forbes
Managing Director Airport Experience
Delta Air Lines
Isabelle Moeller
Chief Executive
Biometrics Institute
Ralph Wagner
CEO
AXINOM
Jan-Peter Gaense
Head of LHG & Passenger Experience Solutions
Lufthansa Systems
Sangsoo Lee
Managing Director
AERQ
Daniel McCoy
Chief Innovation Officer
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Shai Weiss
CEO
Virgin Atlantic
Victoria Moores
European Editor/Bureau Chief
Air Transport World
Jungy Han
Manager, Smart Airport Team
Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC)
Jost Lammers
CEO and Chairman of the Management Board
Munich Airport
Zeinab Badawi
Presenter
BBC World News
Sara Luchian
Director of Passenger Experience
Virgin Hyperloop One
Ben Griffin
Vice President – Mobility
OneWeb
Jag Sandhu
Product Owner, In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC)
WestJet
Paul Harper
Director
Harper & Co
Chris Forrest
Vice President, Airports & Unmanned Aerial Systems
Collins Aerospace
Mike Byrom
Vice President, Airport Services
Spirit Airlines
Joe Bentley
Chief Technology Officer
Panasonic Avionics
Frederik van Essen
Vice President Aero
Intelsat
Antoine Rostworowski
Deputy Director General, Programmes and Services
ACI World
Dr Stathis Kefallonitis
Founder & President
branding.aero
Jayne Wear
Head of Omnichannel
Auckland Airport
Markus Knauer
Head of Digital Innovation
Heinemann
Hon Lung Chu
Head of Singapore and BD Southeast Asia
Volocopter
Tomohiro Nishihata
Managing Executive Officer
Japan Airlines
David Blackwell
Executive GM Technology & Innovation
Adelaide Airport
Candice Iyog
Vice President – Marketing & Customer Experience
Cebu Pacific Air
Esamatti Vuolle
Head of Digital Channels
Finnair & oneworld digital board member
Diane J. Sabatino
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Fabio Gamba
Director General
Airline Caterers Association
Jeff Lennon
Head of Strategic Sales & Global Partnerships
Vision-Box
Aaron Hornlimann
CEO and Co-founder
Elenium Automation
Flurin Hänseler
VP Analytics & People Flow
Xovis
Shawn Xuewu Wang
Member of Data Science 50 of China
CBN
Philip Balaam
President
Inmarsat Aviation
Lynette DuJohn
VP Innovation & Chief Technology Officer
Vancouver Airport Authority
Kris Ranganath
CTO, Advanced Recognition Systems and Digital Platform
NEC Corporation of America
Bill Wyatt
Executive Director of Airports
Salt Lake City Corporation
Mohamad Al Agha
Head of IT Business Solutions, Digital Transformation
Abu Dhabi Airports
Simone van Neerven
Founder, reBel.la & former Head of Innovation
Vueling
Akbar Al Baker
Group CEO
Qatar Airways
Andres Castaneda
Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Experience Officer
Aeromexico
Aldric Chau
Head of Retail, eCommerce and Travel Partnerships
Cathay Pacific Airways
Clyde Hutchinson
Partner
Journey Partners
Jerome Thil
VP Digital Innovation
Singapore Airlines
Jason Lim
Identity Management Capability Manager
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Amy Burr
Managing Director, Operations & Partnerships
JetBlue Technology Ventures
Antoinette Nassopoulos-Erickson
Senior Partner
Foster + Partners
Dave Wilson
Director, Airport Innovation
Port of Seattle
Mikael Grönlund
Independent IFEC advisor
(former IFEC Program Manager at Scandinavian Airlines)
Tara Bamburg
Manager, Inflight WiFi and Entertainment
Southwest Airlines
Babar Rahman
Vice President - Global Marketing, Sponsorships and IFE
Qatar Airways
Marta Dimitrova
Editor & FTE Hub Community Manager
Future Travel Experience
Serdar Gürbüz
SVP, Digital Innovation & Analytics Solutions
Turkish Airlines
Chris Au Young
General Manager of Smart Airport
Airport Authority Hong Kong
Linda-Patrice Celestino
Vice President Guest Experience and Delivery
Etihad Airways
Maryann Simson
Director
APEX Media
Sujata Suri
VP Strategy and Customer Experience
Hamad International Airport
Vivian Lo
GM Customer Experience and Design
Cathay Pacific Airways
Pierre Charbonneau
Director, Passenger Experience and Facilitation
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Brian Richardson
Director, Strategic Partnerships
ViaSat
Salah Makkouk
Transformation Lead for Innovation & Partnership
The Emirates Group
Rick Belliotti
Director, Innovation and Customer Experience Design
San Diego International Airport
Abhi Chacko
Head of Innovation & Commercial IT Services
Gatwick Airport
Christian Draeger
VP Customer Experience
Star Alliance
Samuel Ingalls
Principal
Barich, Inc
Dr. Bjoern Becker
Senior Director Product Management Ground & Digital Services
Lufthansa
Ryan Ghee
Head of Strategy & Development
Future Travel Experience
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2020 Exhibitors & Sponsors:
Confirmed exhibitors and sponsors for 2021 will be announced soon, please subscribe to stay updated. Click here to subscribe.
- DIAMOND PARTNER
Collins Aerospace
- DIAMOND PARTNER
Inmarsat
- DIAMOND PARTNER
NEC
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Inflight Conference PARTNER
INTELSAT
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Digital & Innovation Sponsor
AWS
- PLATINUM PARTNER
AERQ
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Airbus
- PLATINUM PARTNER
AXINOM
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Burrana
- PLATINUM PARTNER
dormakaba
- PLATINUM PARTNER
FTE Creative
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Global Eagle
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Incheon Airport
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Kontron
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Touch
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Vision-Box
- PLATINUM PARTNER
West Entertainment
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Worldpay
- PLATINUM PARTNER
Xovis
- GOLD PARTNER
Access-IS
- GOLD PARTNER
Aviation Week Network
- GOLD PARTNER
BBC Studios
- GOLD PARTNER
BBC World News
- GOLD PARTNER
BEONTRA
- GOLD PARTNER
BUZZ
- GOLD PARTNER
Cubox
- GOLD PARTNER
Eagle International Communication
- GOLD PARTNER
eezeetags
- GOLD PARTNER
Elenium Automation
- GOLD PARTNER
FlightPath3D
- GOLD PARTNER
FTS
- GOLD PARTNER
Lufthansa Systems
- GOLD PARTNER
Neutral Digital
- GOLD PARTNER
Parabit
- GOLD PARTNER
PXcom
- GOLD PARTNER
Spafax
- GOLD PARTNER
Viasat
- GOLD PARTNER
OneWeb
- SILVER PARTNER
Acorel
- SILVER PARTNER
AIRFI.AERO
- SILVER PARTNER
Astronics
- SILVER PARTNER
AviLabs
- SILVER PARTNER
BAE Systems
- SILVER PARTNER
Boeing
- SILVER PARTNER
Captive Entertainment
- SILVER PARTNER
DESKO
- SILVER PARTNER
Display Interactive
- SILVER PARTNER
Encore Inflight Limited
- SILVER PARTNER
Euronews
- SILVER PARTNER
Formia
- SILVER PARTNER
General Dynamics
- SILVER PARTNER
Global Inflight Products
- SILVER PARTNER
iboardings
- SILVER PARTNER
IFPL
- SILVER PARTNER
Inflight Dublin
- SILVER PARTNER
Innovative Travel Solutions by VYR
- SILVER PARTNER
KID-Systeme GmbH
- SILVER PARTNER
Latécoère
- SILVER PARTNER
OCS
- SILVER PARTNER
Media Carrier
- SILVER PARTNER
Monty’s Bakehouse
- SILVER PARTNER
OneTray
- SILVER PARTNER
PictureWorks
- SILVER PARTNER
Plane Talking Products
- SILVER PARTNER
QEST
- SILVER PARTNER
SATS
- SILVER PARTNER
SEIKODO Corp.
- SILVER PARTNER
Stellar Entertainment
- SILVER PARTNER
Syniverse
- SILVER PARTNER
T&TIS
- SILVER PARTNER
WiseFly
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
Claims Handling Solutions
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
Flight Solutions
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
Latitude Aero
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
Minime labs
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
Smartvel
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
Sureclean Pte Ltd
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
SANI PASS
- STARTUP EVENT PARTNER
UnDelay
Industry messages of support
The team at FTE APEX, staying true to their beliefs of bringing the aviation industry together at scale, connecting the ecosystem with smart, exciting and creative methods of engagement, have not stood still. I believe they are creating a truly unique opportunity for suppliers, airlines, airports, solution providers, product developers and manufacturers, by embracing and adapting key technology developments, which will spur new thinking and many more creative approaches to how we can all experience products and services in our new contactless world. So come on, join the new world of distanced, but connected, engaging experiences through the FTE APEX Virtual Expo.
“This industry needs a major virtual trade show this year while it cannot meet in person and FTE is exactly the right organisation to be delivering it this December. I look forward to being involved, and to all the engagement and announcements I know that FTE APEX Virtual Expo will generate.”
“The recent FTE APEX virtual events have been extremely helpful for the airline ecosystems to share information, to cope with the Corona situation, and to prepare for the new normal. Taking that premise to the next level with the FTE APEX Virtual Expo is exciting indeed and the Japan Airlines team look forward to being involved”.
“More than ever at a time like this, the industry needs to come together to collaborate and find ways of working that can facilitate new revenue streams and efficiencies. I strongly encouraged the FTE Team to pursue its virtual strategy because very few air transport stakeholders can travel to conventions this year, but we still need to engage. I think FTE APEX Virtual Expo will draw a huge crowd and become one of the most important initiatives in FTE’s 15-year existence.”
FrontM participated in the recent FTE APEX Ancillary Virtual Event. Throughout the whole lifecycle – before, during and after the event – the FTE team were professional, friendly and focused on helping our participation be as successful as possible. Since our pitch slot, we have had great conversations with a number of prospects and other attendees, which we wouldn’t necessarily have been able to have without FTE. Highly recommended!
FTE and APEX did a great job delivering timely content to a broad global audience through their recent webinars, in one of which I was proud to participate. I am really looking forward to the FTE APEX Virtual Expo this December. Given the current situation with the pandemic, this is a creative way to offer all industry stakeholders the chance to come together to talk, to listen, to learn and to engage in ways that will advance our common causes.
“The FTE APEX team have done a brilliant job with their virtual pivot, and I really enjoyed being part of their recent Ancillary webinar. The FTE APEX Virtual Expo looks like a great logical next step, and I am sure it will deliver a lot of value to all involved.”
“We are in a new normal everywhere. SEA will be sharing new ideas and approaches to help overcome the challenges created by COVID-19 at the FTE APEX Virtual Expo. We will be looking forward to hearing others share their experiences, and learn from each other. “
We are incredibly excited to host this truly dynamic and global virtual event, and we are looking forward to offering much more than straightforward webinars, which have become commonplace in recent months. The industry wants more than that now and FTE APEX Virtual Expo will provide the sector with a large-scale digital trade show that will creatively offer real engagement, networking and business development opportunities for everyone involved.
FTE APEX Virtual Expo will act as a beacon for our industry’s recovery and bring global stakeholders together en masse to inspire one another. Our stakeholders want to connect and engage to share ideas, propositions, visions and learnings. This announcement also marks another important milestone in the integration efforts between APEX and FTE. Our ambition is to deliver a unified approach and increase the value the association provides to the entire air transport industry, both in the air and on the ground.
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FTE APEX VIRTUAL EXPO 2021
Future Travel Experience (FTE) and the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) will jointly host the industry trade show with the widest global attendance in 2021, FTE APEX Virtual Expo. Through a diverse exhibition showcasing the industry’s most forward thinking vendors and all-encompassing conference sessions, Virtual Expo will deliver a wealth of networking opportunities and inspiration across the most pertinent topics – from transforming the travel experience through digital health passports and automation at the airport, through to enhancing the onboard experience through inflight entertainment and connectivity, interiors, service and catering, hospitality and retail.
Date: - May 2021