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FTE Global 2022 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

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Tue 6th September 2022
14:00-16:00FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group meeting at LAS Airport (members only)
Speakers:
Anique Kamphuis, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines


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Wed 7th September 2022
08:00-09:00US CBP & TSA Briefing & Technical Overview Workshop
Speakers:
Diane J. Sabatino, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Austin Gould, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Greg Forbes, Delta Air Lines


09:00-10:15Opening Keynote
Daniel Coleman, Future Travel Experience
Dr. Joe Leader, APEX/IFSA
Michael Rousseau, Air Canada
John Couluris, Blue Origin


10:15-11:15 - Coffee Break
11:15-11:35 Strategic Airport Perspectives – An interview with Heathrow Airport
Speakers:
Daniel Coleman, Future Travel Experience
Chris Annetts, Heathrow


11:35-12:45 Transformative approaches to industry collaboration that can reimagine the ways in which airports are developed, managed, leverage technology and realise potential
Speakers:
David Wilson, daa International
Preston Peterson, American Airlines
Paul Puopolo, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Melissa Conley, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Dan Tanciar, Pangiam


11:15-11:35 Innovative technology utilisation by airlines
Speakers:
Erwan Perhirin, T-Mobile
Greg Forbes, Delta Air Lines
Amanda Drescher, Alaska Airlines
Miguel Ruiz, Alaska Airlines


12:25-12:45 Airline CIO perspectives
Speakers:
Rocky Wiggins, Spirit Airlines


11:15-12:45 What does the future mobility landscape really look like, and how should air transport stakeholders be adapting?
Speakers:
Robin Riedel, McKinsey & Company
Devin Liddell, Teague
James Dorris, Odys Aviation
Pierre Gourdain, FlixBus
Naashom Marx, Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport
John Picard, Founder, John Picard & Associates


12:45-14:45 - Lunch and networking on the exhibition floor
14:45-15:00 Special Presentation
Speakers:
Brian Cobb, Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport


15:00–16:00 The Airport Tech Leaders Conversation - what tech is worth the time and investment?
Speakers:
Marcus Session, Tampa International Airport & Chair of the ACI Innovation@Airports Working Group
Goutam Kundu, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Bob Kwik, Amazon Web Services
Rishma M. Khimji, Harry Reid International Airport
Haider Arif Hayat, Hamad International Airport
Rakan Khaled, Collins Aerospace
Eduardo Valencia, Metropolitan Airports Commission


14:45-16:00 Disruptive strategies for the future of travel and accelerating environmental performance
Speakers:
Clyde Hutchinson, Team ABC (former Head of Viva Air Labs)
Sarah Wittlieb, LabCampus GmbH
Stephen Snyder, JetBlue Technology Ventures
Amit Singh, Publicis Sapient
Myron Keehn, Edmonton International Airport
Shane O’Flaherty, Microsoft


14:45-16:00 What will advanced air mobility ground infrastructure and customer journeys really look like, and can they be commercialised effectively?
Speakers:
Chris Runde, Dar Group
Ian Scoley, AMP (Applied Mobility Partners)
Thanos Smith, Paragon VTOL Aerospace
Bryant Walker, City of Brownsville – Department of Aviation
Justin Towles, Crown Consulting


16:00-16:30 - Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 BIWG POC brieifng on BIWG booth
Speakers:
Darin Juby, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Jose Salamo, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Samuel Ingalls, Barich, Inc
Jason Odey, Air Canada
Idar Sørgjerd, Avinor
Kevin Kleist, Southwest Airlines


16:30-17:30 Digital Identity & Biometrics Symposium
Speakers:
Daniel Coleman, Future Travel Experience
Nael Samha, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Maurice Jenkins, Miami International Airport
Jason Van Sice, NEC
Sherry Stein, SITA
Patrick Sgueglia, Lufthansa


16:30-17:30 Putting the metaverse, crypto & NFTs to work in air transport
Speakers:
Dave Wilson, The Airport Guy
Thomas Kearns, Perkins and Will
Jooyoon Choi, Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC)


16:30-17:30 Inflight Experience 2030
Speakers:
Dr. Joe Leader, APEX/IFSA
Andrew Yiu, Air Canada & Air Canada Rouge
Steven Murtoff, International Flight Services Association (IFSA)
Vanessa Lindstrom, United Airlines & Board Member, International Flight Services Association (IFSA)
Alex Wilcox, JSX & Board Member, LATAM Airlines


16:30-17:00 Interactive Workshop: Airport Passenger Services
Speakers:
Chamil Liyanage, Plaza Premium Group
Gerardo Fuster, Americas at Plaza Premium Group
Anand Sebastian Bosco, Tata Consultancy Services
Pascal Belanger, Plaza Premium Group


17:30-18:00 Day 1 Closing Keynote for all participants
Speakers:
John Thomas, CEO, Connect Airlines


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Thu 8th September 2022
08:30-09:00 Virtual Keynote Rohit Talwar
Speakers:
Rohit Talwar, Fast Future


08:00-09:00 Workshop on establishing and leveraging Private Networks at the airport
Speakers:
Eduardo Valencia, Metropolitan Airports Commission
Samuel Ingalls, Barich, Inc
Maurice Jenkins, Miami International Airport
Mike Youngs, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Jay Floyd, ExteNet Systems


09:00-10:15 Day 2 keynote session - The FTE Airports 2030 Symposium
Speakers:
Geoffrey Ax, Populous
Jacqueline Yaft, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Ed Baklor, JetBlue
Brian Cobb, Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport
Daniel McCoy, Chief Innovation Officer, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)


09:00-10:15 Day 2 Opening Keynotes – Future-proofing airline CX, commercial, loyalty and marketing strategies
Speakers:
Ron Glickman, Snowfall
Scott DeAngelo, Allegiant
Duncan Bureau, Canada Jetlines
Carlos Conde, Air Europa
Erika Moore, TravelX


09:00-10:15 Opportunities for revolution in baggage - loading, visualisation & tagging
Speakers:
Darin Juby, Greater Toronto Airports Authority
Marlon van der Meer, BagsID
Eleonore Wenzl-Bery, Lufthansa Group
Lars Mehrtens, Fraunhofer IML
Per Engelbrechtsen, Beumer Group
Byron Smith, NetTracer
Kevin Kleist, Southwest Airlines


10:15-11:00 - Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Putting Digital Twins to work in air transport to optimise planning and operations
Speakers:
Chris Runde, Dar Group
Linda Schucroft, YVR
Mike Youngs, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Shaun Klann, Willow
Eve Machol, Microsoft
Haider Arif Hayat, Hamad International Airport


11:20-12:30 Innovation Case Studies & Learnings for airlines
Speakers:
Gary McDonald, Materna IPS USA Corp.
Mike Byrom, Spirit Airlines
Jasper Quak, BAGTAG
Gus Naughton, Alaska Airlines
les Wuisman, KLM


11:00-11:20 Special Keynote

Tom Stevens – CX Pioneer & former Director of Brand and Customer Experience, British Airways


11:20-12:30 Digital Identity Innovation Case Studies

Speakers:
Doug OGorden, FINDBiometrics.com & MobileIDWorld.com
Preston Peterson, American Airlines
Amena Ali, Airside
Kris Ranganath, Paravision
Gordon Wilson, Entrust


11:20-12:30 Interactive Workshop: Airports Carbon Neutral by 2025, why not?

Speakers:
Myron Keehn, Edmonton International Airport


12:30-13:45 - Lunch and networking on the exhibition floor
13:45-14:10 Post-lunch Keynote for all conference delegates
John Picard, Innovation Catalyst & Futurist


14:10-15:30 Facilitating Next-Generation Seamless and Secure Travel Experiences
Speakers:
Samuel Ingalls, Barich, Inc
Lisa Sullivan, IDEMIA
Pietro Caminiti, Aeroporti di Roma
Ajay Amlani, iProov
Jeff Lennon, Vision-Box
Patrick Sgueglia, Lufthansa
Matt Gilkeson, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)


14:10-15:30 Innovation Case Studies & Learnings for airports
Speakers:
Arturo Garcia-Alonso, Avports
Cole Wolfson, Pittsburgh International Airport
Chamil Liyanage, Plaza Premium Group
Asha Jacob, Tata Consultancy Services
Goutam Kundu, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority


14:30-15:30 Reimagining end-to-end customer and baggage journeys with new approaches powered by technology, design, collaboration and new service approaches
Speakers:
Michael Taylor, J.D. Power
Ed Baklor, JetBlue
Tom Mano, All Nippon Airways
Megan Bozarth, DFW International Airport
Julie Melnick, SkySquad
Kevin Kleist, Southwest Airlines


15:30-16:15 - Break
16:15-17:30 Future proofing strategies for airports and their partners – Leadership & Innovator Perspectives
Speakers:
T.J. Schulz, Airport Consultants Council
Justin Erbacci, Los Angeles World Airports
Nishant Rao, Nieuport Aviation
Jesus Saenz, City of San Antonio
Jimmy Hahn, CLEAR
Kevin Shrier, CAVU


16:00-17:00 Interactive Workshop: Cybersecurity mitigation strategies
Speakers:
Yemi Oshinnaiye, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)


16:15-17:30 Insights into effective innovation approaches & the FTE Startup Idol final
Speakers:
Ryan Ghee, Future Travel Experience
Justin Phy, Barich, Inc
Alex Peric, Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (GRR)
Kevin Kleist, Southwest Airlines
Ryan Chou, JetBlue Technology Ventures
Simon Dempsey, Plan3 and FTE’s ‘Mayor for Startups’
Rishma M. Khimji, Harry Reid International Airport
Daniel McCoy, Transportation Security Administration (TSA)


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Fri 9th September 2022
10:00-11:00 Day 3 Opening Keynote United Airlines & MGM
Jeff Crist, SVP, Enterprise, Regional Properties, and Gaming Technology and Digital, MGM Resorts International
Scott Kirby, CEO, United Airlines


11:00 - 11:30 - Coffee break
11:30-13:00 Co-Creation Session - Creating a Culture of Innovation
Justin Phy, President & Principal Consultant, Barich, Inc


11:30-13:00 Co-Creation Session - What tech will complement the human touch to deliver next-generation CX in travel?
Tom Stevens – CX Pioneer & former Director of Brand and Customer Experience, British Airways


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