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2024 Speakers Include:


Neal McMahon
Chief Operations Officer
Ryanair


Sean Donohue
CEO
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport


Tero Taskila
CEO
BEOND


Anko van der Werff
President & CEO
SAS


Guðmundur Daði Rúnarsson
CCO and Airport Development Officer
Keflavik Airport


Steven Greenway
CEO
flyadeal


Annalisa Gigante
Board Member of Hangar 51 & Head of Innovation
International Airlines Group (IAG)


Martin Jones
CEO
CAVU


Karin Gylin
Head of Strategic Development and Innovation
Swedavia


Mark Breen
CEO
Oneiros Aerospace


Jennifer Schwierzke
VP of Customer Strategy & Innovation
United Airlines


Adrian Dunne
COO
Aer Lingus


Gregory Owens
VP of Europe and Africa
X


Kevin Kleist
Head of Emerging Trends
Southwest Airlines


Linda Schucroft
Vice President Innovation and Customer Experience
King Salman International Airport


Rohit Talwar
CEO
Fast Future


Dr. Joe Leader
CEO
APEX/IFSA


Sammy Patel
Chief Executive Officer, Midway Partnership & Vice President, Commercial
Vantage Airport Group


Melanie Harris
Managing Director - Digital Technology
United Airlines


Arthur Reijnhart
Executive Director Schiphol Commercial
Royal Schiphol Group


Eric Leopold
Founder
Threedot


Dr Jost Daft
Head of Order Transformation
Lufthansa Group


Gerald Ong
Strategy and Commercial Development
Hamad International Airport


Daniel Coleman
Founder & CEO
Future Travel Experience


Manuel van Lijf
Director Aviation Innovation
nlmtd


Darin Juby
Head of Transformation
Future Travel Experience


Alan Kiernan
Founder & CTO
Cation Consulting


Stephen Keane
Head of Digital Transformation, Customer Services
Ryanair


Carlijn Brinkman
Service Designer
KLM


Gus Naughton
Senior Software Engineer, Emerging Technologies
Alaska Airlines


Tara Spielhagen
Founder & CEO
Swiipr


Tomasz Pawliszyn
CEO
AirHelp


Garret Malone
Chief Operations Officer
Arajet


James Lemon
Global Lead – Travel, Transport & Leisure
Stripe


Jamie Heaslip
Irish Strategic Growth Lead
Stripe & International Rugby Legend


Gail Taylor
Chief Commercial officer (Non Aero)
Edinburgh Airport


Andrew Price
Managing Director
Opermium


Nick Woods
CIO
MAG


Giovanni Gennaro
Head of Open Innovation
Aeroporti di Roma


Seth Miller
Contributing Editor
PaxEx.Aero


Andrea Carroll
Group Head of Sustainability
daa


Gary Byrnes
Founder & CEO
Tao Climate


Celia Leiro del Álamo
Customer Experience Specialist
Aena


Yusuf Tungekar
Head Operations Business Systems
Dubai Airports


Johannes Noack
Product Manager eCommerce
Fraport AG


Dilanur Çetinalp
Digital Transformation and Channel Management Supervisor
İGA İstanbul Airport


Gertjan Bluemink
Business Development Director
Aviation Solutions by Schiphol Group


Kevin O’Shaughnessy
Founder
CityHook · Indigo


Kieran Harte
Head of Ireland
Uber


Arnaud Cervantes
Project Manager
Air France


Mohammed Ahteshamuddin
Head of IT (CIO)
flydubai


Lisa Samways
Business Development Manager
International Airlines Group (IAG)


Hansjuergen Lehmann
Senior Manager
Lufthansa Group


Adam Rouncivell
Head of Product Management
Qatar Airways


Hakan Sogut
Payment and Loyalty Solutions Director
Turkish Airlines


Pierre-Hugues Schmit
Chief Commercial and Operational Officer
VINCI Airports


Carlos Boyero
Deputy Operations Manager
Smartvel


Ajintha Pathmanathan
CEO
Galeri AG


Thomas Sermon
European Sales Director
ZestIOT


Johnny Bosche
Founder
Cielo


Martine Skaret
Marketing & Growth Lead
Emu Analytics


Barry Klipp
CEO & Co-Founder
InterLnkd


Greg Kott
CEO
LiFE in the Air


Shabbir Girach
Managing Director
Shabstec Limited


Uri Sperling
Founder & CEO
UCPlaces


Harvey Tate
Human API – Digital Transformation
International Airlines Group (IAG)


Claus Grunow
Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Digitalization
Fraport


Dennis van Kleef
Programme Lead Baggage
Royal Schiphol Group


Wopke Dost
Programme Management Lead
nlmtd


Idar Sorgjerd
Department Manager, BHS, Tech & Op. Excellence
Avinor


Dongmin Lim
Senior Manager BHS Engineering & Renovation
Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC)


Ross Falconer
Head of Content
Future Travel Experience


Charlotte Posada Kandel
Manager Ancillary Products
SunExpress


Bill McKimm
VP of Travel Sales
eSIM Go


Timothy Haupt
Manager, Ancillary Strategy & Commercial Development
Lufthansa Group


Juliana Ramirez
VP Ancillary Revenue & Digital Experience
Flair Airlines


Ella Alkalay Schreiber
GM of Fintech
Hopper Technology Solutions


Martin Thomas
(Acting) Head of Above Wing Automation
IAG Airports


Alex McEvoy
Product Manager, Airports and Lounges
Aer Lingus


Rebecca Thorp
Partnership Director – Strategic Projects and Business Development EMEA
Collinson Group


Jennifer Koontz
Vice President, Airport Properties & Relations
Enterprise Mobility


Carlos Ruiz
Director of Commercial Management
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport


Caroline Bergstroem
Head of Ancillary Products, Connectivity and Retail
SAS


Nick Ashton
Global Airline Lead
Protect Group


Adrian Keating
Independent Aviation Consultant


Ursula Silling
CEO
Branchspace – digital reinvented


Bill Carleton
Director, Advanced Recognition Systems
NEC Corporation of America


Vanesa Calvo
Head of Funding and Innovation Trends department
Aena


Martijn Steur
Managing Director
Kinetic Consultancy


Mammen Tharakan
Vice President, Investment & Partnerships
King Salman International Airport


Joel Godfrey
Digital Product Director
CAVU


Ahmet Er
Digital Transformation and Channel Management Deputy Manager
İGA İstanbul Airport


Jonas von Kruechten
Head of Strategy and Business Development
AERQ & APEX Board Member


Glenn Morgan
Partner
Threedot


Christophe Guittard
Senior Vice President for Digital
Qatar Airways


Swapnal Chouhan
Head of Competence (Airport Management & Commercial)
Munich Airport


Niels Colemont
Head of New Optimization Programs
FLYR


Abe Dev
Vice President - Digital Technology and Innovation
Riyadh Air


Bryan Porter
Chief Revenue Officer
Datalex


David Griffiths
Founder & CEO
The Travel Retail Consultancy


Andrew Harrison
Managing Director UK Travel
WHSmith


Luis Marin
President & CEO Europe, Middle East and Africa
Avolta


Ricard Vilà
Chief Digital Officer
LATAM Airlines


Keith Martin
Senior Strategy Manager
Lufthansa Group


Wong Mei Hong
Head, Ancillary Revenue
AirAsia
2023 Speakers Include:


Sir Tim Clark
President
Emirates


Russell Pert
Director, Head of Industry, Financial Services and Travel
Meta


Klaus Goersch
CEO
NEOM Airlines


Tero Taskila
CEO
BEOND


Michael Cawley
Chairman
Hostelworld Group & Non Executive Director, Ryanair


Kenny Jacobs
CEO
daa


Jamie Heaslip
Irish Strategic Growth Lead
Stripe & International Rugby Legend


Georg Haraldsson
Chief Information Officer
PLAY Airlines


Arturs Garais
Web3 Project Lead
airBaltic


Kevin Kleist
Head of Emerging Trends
Southwest Airlines


Mats Berglind
Innovation Manager - Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
Swedavia


Dr. Bjoern Becker
Head of Future Intercontinental Experience Program
Lufthansa


Peter Mohn
Owner & CEO
m1nd-set


Stéphane Ormand
VP Distribution
Air France KLM


Sammy Patel
Chief Executive Officer, Midway Partnership & Vice President, Commercial
Vantage Airport Group


Christian Hylander
VP Global Strategy, Travel & Entertainment Industry
Mastercard


William Kramer
Transformation & Continuous Improvement Lead- Inflight Retail
easyJet


Darin Juby
Head of Transformation
Future Travel Experience


Bastian Schütz
Global Lead, Virtual & Mixed Reality Content Sourcing at Meta (Facebook)
Meta Reality Labs


Arlette van der Veer
Senior Manager Radical Innovation
KLM


Sujata Suri
Vice President Strategy and Commercial Development
Hamad International Airport


Charu Jain
Senior Vice President Merchandising & Innovation
Alaska Airlines


Eric Leopold
Founder
Threedot


Paul Carroll
Chief Commercial Officer
AirAsia


Bobby Healy
Co-Founder
Meili & Manna Drone Delivery


Andrea Chiappetta
Head of Innovation
ITA Airways


Rohit Talwar
CEO
Fast Future


Nick Cole
CEO
daa International


Sinead Finn
Founder
affinnity


Chris Phillips
Vice President of Global Sales
ATPCO


Fatima Zahra El Mernissi
Digital Strategy Manager
Royal Air Maroc


Roland Jaggi
CCO
Aegean Airlines


Camillo Stark
Deputy Managing Director (AR/VR Labs)
MSM.digital


Glenn Morgan
Partner
Threedot


Emanuele Calà
Vice President Innovation & Quality
Aeroporti di Roma


Daniel Coleman
Founder & CEO
Future Travel Experience


Dr. Joe Leader
CEO
APEX/IFSA


Mohamed El Mehdi Driouiche
Vice President Digital & IT
Royal Air Maroc


Aileen McCormack
Chief Commercial Officer
CarTrawler


Andrew Murphy
Chief Business Officer
CarTrawler


Ricard Vilà
Chief Digital Officer
LATAM Airlines


Mohamed Amine Briuni
Head of Digital Strategy & Governance
Royal Air Maroc


Ola Barramou
Innovation & Culture Lead
Royal Air Maroc


Martin Jones
CEO
CAVU


Jonas von Kruechten
Head of Strategy and Business Development
AERQ & APEX Board Member


Job Heimerikx
CEO and Founder
AirFi & APEX Board Member


David Kondo
Senior Director, Brand Experience
Austrian Airlines


Martijn Steur
Managing Director
Kinetic Consultancy


Ibrahim Ibrahim
Managing Director
Portland Design


Elisabeth Sailer
Chief Commercial Officer
Munich Airport International


Dr Jost Daft
Head of Order Transformation
Lufthansa Group


Mesfin Tasew
Group Chief Executive Officer
Ethiopian Airlines


Martin White
Director, Ancillary Products
Spirit Airlines


Bobby Healy
Co-Founder
Meili


Jennifer Koontz
Vice President, Airport Properties & Relations
Enterprise Mobility


Chris Gwilliam
Senior Vice President, Global Business Development
Airport Dimensions


Randel Darby
CEO and Founder
AirPortr


Lucinda Pike
Sales Director Europe
Inmarsat


Ursula Silling
CEO
Branchspace – digital reinvented


Simon C. Pitt
CCO
PNG Air


Alex Mans
Founder & CEO
FLYR


Matt Klein
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer
Spirit Airlines


John Moriarty
Founder & CEO
Beyond


Neil Tolefree
Head of Network Development EMEA
Airport Dimensions (Part of Collinson Group)


Güçlü Batkin
CEO
TAV Operation Services


Manuel Jose Alvarez
Data & Business Intelligence
Flybondi


Juan Pablo Lafosse
CEO
TravelX


James Lemon
Global Lead – Travel, Transport & Leisure
Stripe


Benjamin Ritschel
Vice President Digital Strategy & Core Services
Fraport


Ryan Ghee
Chief Operating Officer
Future Travel Experience


Andrew Price
Managing Director
Opermium


Luca De Angelis
CEO
HRS Crew & Passenger Solutions


Yvo van der Tol
CCO
HRS Crew & Passenger Solutions


Tom Garrison
Solutions Architect, Innovation & Emerging Trends
Southwest Airlines


Marlon van der Meer
Founder
BagsID


Heather Figallo
Chief Transformation Officer
Vueling


Guido Woska
Global Executive Partner & Managing Director
Manyone


David Wilson
Managing Partner
daa International


Jörg Moßmann
Senior Project and Portfolio Manager
Fraport AG


Idar Sørgjerd
Department Manager, BHS, Tech & Op. Excellence
Avinor


Manuel Wiesner
Leader Business Development
FraAlliance


Michelle Herr
Leader Customer Experience
FraAlliance


Haider Arif Hayat
Head of Enterprise Information Architecture, Analytics & AI
Hamad International Airport


Per Lilie
Founder
Transform Digital (formerly of Spotify, SAS & Qatar Airways)


Russell Braterman
Proposition & Innovation Director
easyJet


Bob Kwik
Worldwide Head of Airports
AWS


Clyde Hutchinson
General Partner
Team ABC (former Head of Viva Air Labs)


Sjoerd Blum
Schiphol Group Aviation Solutions
Aviation Solutions by Schiphol Group


Viktor Nekrylov
Co-Founder & CEO
DRCT


João Fernandes
Junior Venture Development Manager
Lufthansa Innovation Hub


Katerina Glynatsi
Copywriter & Content Manager
MPASS


Uri Sperling
Founder & CEO
UCPlaces
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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