
Future Travel Experience Global
19-21 September 2023 | Location: Long Beach Convention Center, California
The definitive event for innovators, technologists, designers, collaborators and gamechangers
FTE Global is now widely renowned as “the CES for aviation”, and the show now re-locates to Los Angeles (which is gearing up to stage the 2028 Olympics), where it will be hosted by LAWA, and staged for the first time alongside APEX EXPO, to create the largest gathering of air transport executives in North America in 2023 to network, learn, forge new partnerships, collaborate and be inspired on their next moves to transform their organizations’ passenger experience, business performance, innovation, and sustainability strategies.
Our event theme that will permeate every aspect of the show will be “Air Transport 2030” and attendees will have access to a large-scale end-to-end exhibition, multiple conference tracks featuring inspirational speakers from inside and outside of the air transport industry, unique social and networking events, co-creation workshops, innovation tours, TSA and U.S. CBP briefings, Think Tank unveilings, our largest ever startup showcase, and powerful networking tools so that engagement opportunities between participants are unrivalled.
“The great thing about FTE Global for our team is the ability to understand what others are doing and get great new ideas. It really helps get that creative engine firing.”
Scott Kirby, CEO, United Airlines
Speakers already confirmed for 2023 include:
Key areas of focus for 2023 include:
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
Future Mobility
Identity, Biometrics & Security
Future Airport – Technology, Planning & Design
Inflight - Service, Technology & Product
Sustainability
Touchless Travel & Queue Management
Reimagined End-to-End Guest Experiences
Commercial, Retail & Ancillary Innovation
Startup Innovation
Digital Twins & the Metaverse
NFTs & Crypto
Workforce Development
Operational Efficiency
Baggage Transformation
Exhibitors already confirmed for FTE Global 2023 include:
Showcasing the air transport industry’s most pioneering vendors
Essential Timings*
*Our programme is still under development and therefore the below timings are subject to slight alteration. Final event timings will be shared as part of pre-event communications.
Monday 18 September |
Exact timing TBC - FTE Global offsite activities: |
FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group (members only) |
FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub (members only) |
Tours of LAX (attendance subject to approval) |
8:00pm – 9:30pm – FTE Global Unofficial Mixer |
Tuesday 19 September |
7:30am – FTE Global Registration opens |
8:00am – FTE Global Conferences start |
9:30am – FTE Global Exhibition opens |
6:00pm – FTE Global conferences end and exhibition closes |
7:30pm – 10:30pm – FTE Global networking party hosted by LAWA |
Wednesday 20 September |
7:45am – FTE Global Registration opens |
8:00am – FTE Global Conference start |
9:30am – FTE Global Exhibition opens |
5:30pm – FTE Global Conferences end |
5:30pm – 7pm – FTE Global Exhibition Wrap-up Drinks |
7:00pm – FTE Global exhibition closes |
5:30pm – 7:15pm – APEX Awards Ceremony (APEX/IFSA members only) |
Thursday 21 September |
8:45am – 4:30pm – APEX Thought Leadership Conference (APEX/IFSA members only) |
Friday 22 September |
Exact timing TBC - Tours of LAX (attendance subject to approval) |
Exciting features for 2023:





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Vital Event Information
Future Travel Experience Global 2023 is a global forum that brings together airlines, airports, government agencies, vendors, start-ups, terminal designers, architects, ground handlers, destination partners and various other travel industry stakeholders to learn, collaborate and be inspired on their next moves to transform their organisations’ passenger experience, business performance & sustainability strategies.
- Event
- Future Travel Experience Global 2023
- Date
- - September 2023
- Location
- Long Beach Convention Center, California, United States