A gathering of air transport’s digital and innovation leaders, creative designers and progressive minds, who will inspire one another and reimagine travel together.
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APEX FTE EMEA returns to Dublin, reinforcing its position as the region’s premier air transport innovation event. Known for its unparalleled energy, engaging atmosphere, and diverse audience, FTE EMEA is where the industry gathers to shape the future of travel.
This boutique event is carefully crafted to create a high-quality, senior-level gathering in an intimate environment, fostering meaningful connections, one-to-one networking, and collaborative discussions. The 2025 theme, ‘Innovate to Elevate’, will challenge attendees to think beyond the status quo, focusing on harnessing creativity and innovation to take the air transport industry to new heights.
This high-level three-day event is dedicated to new thinking and concepts, and combines an exhibition, extensive social activities, conference sessions, interactive workshops, pitch sessions and awards with turbo-charged networking. It will look at innovation holistically and explore the most exciting ways in which digital, design, unique partnerships and collaboration can break new ground in the areas of operations, customer experience, commercial, product, service, safety and sustainability.
Conferences
There will be a series of conferences featuring industry leaders, technology giants, disruptors, parallel industries, academia and startups from around the world, who will focus on innovation efforts around digital transformation, customer experience, commercial revenues, inflight innovation, operational efficiency, baggage, identity, future airports and sustainability.
APEX FTE EMEA Exhibition
The APEX FTE EMEA exhibition provides a perfect platform to view under one roof the latest products, solutions and services that can help redefine the end-to-end passenger experience, optimise operational efficiency & sustainability efforts, and create new commercial propositions both on the ground and in-flight. The expo floor will also showcase our largest ever gathering of startups with disruptive concepts and technology.
The FTE EMEA Innovate Awards
Now in their third edition, the FTE EMEA Innovate Awards have quickly established themselves as the epicentre of our event and the ultimate platform for recognising those driving the air transport industry forward across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Following the success of our 2023 and 2024 editions, where leading companies such as International Airlines Group (IAG), Turkish Airlines, Air France, flydubai, Lufthansa Group, Qatar Airways, Fraport, Aeroporti di Roma, Schiphol Group, Galeri AG, Content Trip Solutions (Smartvel), ZestIoT, and more took part, this landmark competition has gone from strength to strength, with another successful edition in 2025.
Once again, airlines, airports, startups, and established vendors from across the EMEA region will compete head-to-head with their peers to showcase game-changing innovations. With three distinct categories, participants will present their initiatives live on stage, with expert judges and the audience determining the winners.
Whether you’re an airline, airport, established vendor or startup, we want to hear from you. The three categories are:
- Best New CX Concept (open to vendors and startups only)
- Most Innovative Airline Initiative (open to airlines only)
- Most Innovative Airport Initiative (open to airports only)
Also Incorporating
Multiple co-located events, and meetings, to create a record attendance
Extensive social programme – multiple networking activities outside of the RDS
AI-powered networking app - to drive new connections and collaborations
Testimonials
Co-located with FTE Ancillary & Retailing
This show is where the world’s of digital, commercial & CX collide and when you join us in Dublin you will also get access to these other co-located events taking place simultaneously at the RDS
Visit FTE Ancillary & Retailing website >>APEX Future Travel Experience EMEA
Future Travel Experience EMEA will be co-located with FTE Ancillary & Retailing.
Date: - June 2025
Location: RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland