9-11 September 2025
Long Beach Convention Center, California
FTE Global 9-11 September 2025, Long Beach Convention Center, California

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Speakers who participated in FTE Global 2024 include:


David Decker

David Decker

President Content Sales

Warner Bros. Discovery

Shai Weiss

Shai Weiss

CEO

Virgin Atlantic

Ben Smith

Ben Smith

CEO

Air France KLM

Anton Vidgen

Anton Vidgen

Vice President, Guest Experience

Riyadh Air

Paul Puopolo

Paul Puopolo

Executive Vice President of Innovation

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Christine Trodella

Christine Trodella

Vice President

Meta

Mukesh Patel

Mukesh Patel

CEO

San José Mineta International Airport

Andre Viljoen

Andre Viljoen

Managing Director & CEO

Fiji Airways

Patricia Cogswell

Patricia Cogswell

Partner

Guidehouse

Tony Thompson

Tony Thompson

Founder and CEO

Air Cahana

Simon Gandy

Simon Gandy

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

The New Terminal One at JFK

Fiona Kiesel

Fiona Kiesel

Chief Guest Officer

Breeze Airways

Guðmundur Daði Rúnarsson

Guðmundur Daði Rúnarsson

CCO and Airport Development Officer

Keflavik Airport

Melissa Conley

Melissa Conley

Executive Director of Capability Management and Innovation

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Martha Todd Edge

Martha Todd Edge

Innovation & Experience Director

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Matt Klein

Matt Klein

EVP & Chief Commercial Officer

Spirit Airlines

Ian Law

Ian Law

Chief Innovation & Experience Officer

Los Angeles World Airports

Dimitris Bountolos

Dimitris Bountolos

Chief Information & Innovation Officer

Ferrovial

Oren Cohen Butansky

Oren Cohen Butansky

EVP & Chief Customer Experience Officer

EL AL Israel Airlines

Tammy Smith

Tammy Smith

Director, Customer Experience and Development

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Keith Walters

Keith Walters

Group Transformation Lead

International Airlines Group (IAG)

Amit Rikhy

Amit Rikhy

President and CEO

CAG Holdings (A Carlyle Backed Company)

Natalie Bowman

Natalie Bowman

Managing Director, Product & Digital Experiences

Alaska Airlines

Stephen Snyder

Stephen Snyder

Managing Director, Operations & Partnerships

JetBlue Ventures

Mike Youngs

Mike Youngs

VP of Information Technology

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Alexander Nethers

Alexander Nethers

Senior Manager, Customer Experience & Innovation

American Airlines

Steve Armitage

Steve Armitage

Head of Innovation

Heathrow

Samuel Ingalls

Samuel Ingalls

Principal

Barich, Inc

Myles Tzelepis

Myles Tzelepis

CTO/CPO

Embross

Stephen Tukavkin

Stephen Tukavkin

Vice President IT & Digital

JFK International Air Terminal

Kristin Olsen

Kristin Olsen

Director of Product Management, Travel Experience Guest Digital Technology

Alaska Airlines

Iyad Hindiyeh

Iyad Hindiyeh

Chief Digital Transformation Officer

San Francisco International Airport

Robin Riedel

Robin Riedel

Partner

McKinsey & Company

John Nilsson

John Nilsson

Strategic Planning Manager Electric and Hydrogen Aircraft Infrastructure

Swedavia

Brian Cobb

Brian Cobb

Chief Innovation Officer

Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport

Sarah Chou

Sarah Chou

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Southwest Airlines

Bryan Bernhard

Bryan Bernhard

Chief Growth & Infrastructure Officer

Archer

Stanley Tran

Stanley Tran

Corporate Development - United Airlines Ventures

United Airlines

Pierre Charbonneau

Pierre Charbonneau

Vice President, Events & Commercial Services

ACI World

Hannah Meredith

Hannah Meredith

Senior Manager of Strategic Innovation

CVG Airport

Gus Naughton

Gus Naughton

Senior Software Engineer, Emerging Technologies

Alaska Airlines

Jack Kavanagh

Jack Kavanagh

Board of Directors of the

National Disability Authority and Center for Excellence in Universal ‎Design

Jo Rowan

Jo Rowan

Associate Director – Strategy

PriestmanGoode

Dr. Joe Leader

Dr. Joe Leader

CEO

APEX/IFSA

Ben Klein

Ben Klein

CEO

Aero

Ernest Hui

Ernest Hui

Head of UX/UI Design

Cathay Pacific Airways

Geoffrey Ax

Geoffrey Ax

Ax, Principal / Aviation Market Leader

Populous

Robert Silk

Robert Silk

Airlines Editor

Travel Weekly

Ben Kaufman

Ben Kaufman

Senior Director, Marketing & Customer Strategy

JSX

Dr. Bjoern Becker

Dr. Bjoern Becker

Head of Future Intercontinental Experience Program

Lufthansa

Bastian Schütz

Bastian Schütz

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

Meta Reality Labs

Camillo Stark

Camillo Stark

Deputy Managing Director (AR/VR Labs)

MSM.digital

Diane J. Sabatino

Diane J. Sabatino

Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner of Field Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Christina Peach

Christina Peach

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Requirements & Capabilities Analysis

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Daniel Coleman

Daniel Coleman

Founder & CEO

Future Travel Experience

Dr. Jan-Henrik Andersson

Dr. Jan-Henrik Andersson

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) & Chief Security Officer (CSO)

Munich Airport

Sammy Patel

Sammy Patel

Chief Executive Officer, Midway Partnership & Vice President, Commercial

Vantage Airport Group

Tenille Houston

Tenille Houston

VP Public Relations and Communications

Aurrigo

James Houghton

James Houghton

Aviation Business Development

Materna IPS

Wopke Dost

Wopke Dost

Programme Management Lead

nlmtd

Dennis van Kleef

Dennis van Kleef

Programme Lead Baggage

Royal Schiphol Group

Michael Rousseau

Michael Rousseau

President and Chief Executive Officer

Air Canada

Con Korfiatis

Con Korfiatis

CEO

Oman Air

Perry Cantarutti

Perry Cantarutti

President, APEX & Senior Vice President – Alliances and International

Delta Air Lines

Rossen Dimitrov

Rossen Dimitrov

Chief Guest Officer

Saudia Airlines

Xie Bing

Xie Bing

CEO & President

Xiamen Airlines

Catriona Larritt

Catriona Larritt

Chief Customer and Digital Officer

Qantas Group

Christopher Neal

Christopher Neal

Director of Operations for the Project

Port of Portland

Yvonne Bilshausen

Yvonne Bilshausen

SVP | Global Head of Aviation Architecture + Engineering

AECOM

Bryant L.Francis

Bryant L.Francis

Director of Airports

Cleveland Airport System

Kaveh Dabiran

Kaveh Dabiran

Managing Director, Corporate Real Estate Planning & Development

United Airlines

Mike Hardaker

Mike Hardaker

Chief Asset & Development Officer

MAG

Mike Christensen

Mike Christensen

Chief Development Officer

Los Angeles World Airports

Cole Wolfson

Cole Wolfson

supporting e Tank team members & Director, xBridge

Pittsburgh International Airport

Kristen Berndt

Kristen Berndt

Senior Manager, Customer Strategy & Innovation

United Airlines

Doug Kreuzkamp

Doug Kreuzkamp

Founder/CEO

Springshot

Zahra Merchant

Zahra Merchant

Chapter Lead Robotics

Royal Schiphol Group

Tomoyuki Kikuchi

Tomoyuki Kikuchi

Manager, Ground Handling Planning, Airport Support, Operations Support Center

ANA

Maurice Jenkins

Maurice Jenkins

Chief Innovation Officer

Miami International Airport

William Rumsey

William Rumsey

Head of Product – Airport & Customer Ops

British Airways

Lisa Sullivan

Lisa Sullivan

Executive Vice President- Travel and Transport

IDEMIA

Chang Ellison

Chang Ellison

Identity Management Capability Manager, Enrollment, ID Proofing, and Vetting

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Vladimir Stojkovski

Vladimir Stojkovski

VP of Product Management

CLEAR

Wendy Chaves

Wendy Chaves

Deputy Executive Director, Capability Management and Innovation, RCA

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Cynthia Guidry

Cynthia Guidry

Director

Long Beach Airport

Steven Thody

Steven Thody

CEO

JFK Millenium Partners

Manuel van Lijf

Manuel van Lijf

Director Aviation Innovation

nlmtd

Sarah Bennett

Sarah Bennett

Head of Heathrow Safety and Security

British Airways

Stuart Holdstock

Stuart Holdstock

Head of projects and processes – Operations

Lufthansa

Rosina Kotey

Rosina Kotey

Innovation Lead

Schiphol Group

Darin Juby

Darin Juby

Head of Transformation

Future Travel Experience

Kevin Kleist

Kevin Kleist

Head of Emerging Trends

Southwest Airlines

Byron Smith

Byron Smith

Chief Technology Officer

NetTracer

Yorick Buys

Yorick Buys

Head of Baggage

Brussels Airport Company

Bhaskar Chopra

Bhaskar Chopra

Sr. Director - Digital Solutions

Siemens Logistics

Norman Fekrat

Norman Fekrat

Managing Partner

Imagine Wireless

Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

Chief Creative Officer

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

Nicole Hodges Austin

Nicole Hodges Austin

Manager of Airport Innovation & Standards

Frontier Airlines

William Warbington

William Warbington

Director Alliance Innovation Strategy

SkyTeam

Coralie Klaus Boecker

Coralie Klaus Boecker

Head ZRH Innovation Hub

Zurich Airport

Marisa Von Wieding

Marisa Von Wieding

VP Operations

The New Terminal One at JFK

Rob Cato

Rob Cato

Director CX Airport Technology Product Management

American Airlines

Nicolas Tarassoff

Nicolas Tarassoff

Key Account Manager

Scandit

Phillip Chan

Phillip Chan

Executive Director of Solutions

Samsung

Royce Holden

Royce Holden

Cybersecurity Lead/CISO

Mead & Hunt

Faith Varwig

Faith Varwig

Principal

Faith Group

Yahav Ran

Yahav Ran

CEO

Synect

Rob Bischoff

Rob Bischoff

Global Digital Experience Design Leader

Gensler

Austin Gould

Austin Gould

President

Gould Strategic Solution

Renie Subin

Renie Subin

Senior Director, Technology & External Affairs

ACI-NA

Amal Hejles

Amal Hejles

Digital Strategy Director

MATARAT

James Williamson

James Williamson

CEO

Veovo

Raymond Viggiano

Raymond Viggiano

Assistant Manager of Customer Service Delivery

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Jeff Lennon

Jeff Lennon

VP Strategic Sales and Global Partnerships

Vision-Box

Gabriel Wichrowski

Gabriel Wichrowski

VP of Global Business Development

Airside

Gerold Daantje

Gerold Daantje

Immigration Department, Ministry of Justice

Curaçao

Priscilla Duin-Circkens

Priscilla Duin-Circkens

Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

Curacao Airport Holding

Matt Gilkeson

Matt Gilkeson

Chief Technology, Data, and Artificial Intelligence Officer

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Sagi Varghese

Sagi Varghese

Managing Director, Airport Operations & CSD Technology

United Airlines

Bernadette Berger

Bernadette Berger

Director of Innovation

Alaska Airlines

Max Pariazar

Max Pariazar

Principle Data Scientist for Artificial Intelligence & Data Transformation

Southwest Airlines

Sree Samudrala

Sree Samudrala

Director of AI Delivery

Southwest Airlines

Deesha Desai

Deesha Desai

Vice President, LAX Hub & West Region

Envoy

Christian George Kessler

Christian George Kessler

Organizational Alignment and Strategic Innovation

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Patrick Skelton

Patrick Skelton

Innovation Research & Development Program Manager

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Doug Wycoff

Doug Wycoff

Director of Digital Technologies & Innovation, HCAA \

Tampa International Airport

Geena Martin

Geena Martin

Director of Business Development

Gameway

Kate McFarlane

Kate McFarlane

Director of Content and Creative

Foundations Worldwide

Tim McMullen

Tim McMullen

Vice President, Business Development

DataArt

Victor Oribamise

Victor Oribamise

CEO

Kquika

Ed Vanga

Ed Vanga

Vice President of Product Management for Artificial Intelligence

Publicis Sapient

Vikram Baskaran

Vikram Baskaran

Vice President, Information Technology

Alaska Airlines

Rolf Felke

Rolf Felke

Senior Vice President Applications and Partner Management

Fraport

Christiaan Hen

Christiaan Hen

CEO

Assaia

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Speakers who participated in FTE Global 2023 include:


Akbar Al Baker

Akbar Al Baker

Group CEO

Qatar Airways & Hamad International Airport

Brian J. Glaser

Brian J. Glaser

Ph.D, VP & Chief Talent and Learning Officer, Member of Board of Advisors, LIFT Airline & original start up team member of JetBlue

Google

Jeff Shaw

Jeff Shaw

EVP Brand Partnerships & Business Strategy

Live Nation Entertainment

Dina Ben Tal Ganancia

Dina Ben Tal Ganancia

CEO

EL AL Israel Airlines

Justin Erbacci

Justin Erbacci

CEO

Los Angeles World Airports

Anko van der Werff

Anko van der Werff

President & CEO

SAS

Chris Annetts

Chris Annetts

Chief Strategy Officer

Heathrow

Diane J. Sabatino

Diane J. Sabatino

Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner of Field Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Ted Christie

Ted Christie

President & CEO

Spirit Airlines

Lutz	Weisser

Lutz Weisser

Managing Director

Munich Airport International

Zhao Dong

Zhao Dong

Chairman

Xiamen Airlines

Tony Thompson

Tony Thompson

Founder and CEO

Air Cahana

Nina Sproedt

Nina Sproedt

Vice President Product Development

Lufthansa Group

Alex Wilcox

Alex Wilcox

CEO & Co-founder

JSX & Board Member, LATAM Airlines

Maurice Jenkins

Maurice Jenkins

Chief Innovation Officer

Miami International Airport

John Thomas

John Thomas

CEO

Connect Airlines

Steven Thody

Steven Thody

CEO

JFK Millenium Partners

Anton Vidgen

Anton Vidgen

Vice President, Guest Experience

Riyadh Air

Suhail Kadri

Suhail Kadri

Senior Vice President Technology & Innovation

Hamad International Airport

Lennert l'Amie

Lennert l'Amie

CIO

Schiphol Group

Austin Gould

Austin Gould

President

Gould Strategic Solution

Julio Toro

Julio Toro

CIO

Copa Airlines

Mike Youngs

Mike Youngs

VP of Information Technology

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Matt Breed

Matt Breed

CIO

Port of Seattle

Kristen Berndt

Kristen Berndt

Senior Manager, Customer Strategy & Innovation

United Airlines

Nikhil Ravishankar

Nikhil Ravishankar

Chief Digital Officer

Air New Zealand

Eduardo Valencia

Eduardo Valencia

CIO

Metropolitan Airports Commission

Nathan VanRheenen

Nathan VanRheenen

Executive Director, Intelligent Solutions (AI/ML & Analytics)

Boeing

Tarik Galijasevic

Tarik Galijasevic

Managing Director (Corporate Venture Capital Group)

Allstate Strategic Ventures

James Dorris

James Dorris

Co-Founder and CEO

Odys Aviation

Michelle Buckley

Michelle Buckley

Managing Director, Customer Engagement

Southwest Airlines

Cole Wolfson

Cole Wolfson

supporting e Tank team members & Director, xBridge

Pittsburgh International Airport

Robbie Stephens

Robbie Stephens

Fleets Strategy Lead

Uber

Amber Simonsen

Amber Simonsen

Director, Airport Lobby Transformation

Alaska Airlines

Christian Draeger

Christian Draeger

VP Customer Experience

Star Alliance

Tara Mulrooney

Tara Mulrooney

VP Technology & Innovation

Edmonton International Airport

Harvey Tate

Harvey Tate

Human API – Digital Transformation

International Airlines Group (IAG)

Carlos R. Estrada

Carlos R. Estrada

Director of Commercial Homeport Operations

Carnival Cruise Line

Rohit Talwar

Rohit Talwar

CEO

Fast Future

Brian Davis

Brian Davis

CMO

Sun Country Airlines

Bert van der Stege

Bert van der Stege

CEO

Harbour Air Seaplanes

Amy Benson

Amy Benson

VP of Marketing

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

Christian George Kessler

Christian George Kessler

Organizational Alignment and Strategic Innovation

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Robin Riedel

Robin Riedel

Partner

McKinsey & Company

Aura Moore

Aura Moore

CIO

Los Angeles World Airports

Dr. Joe Leader

Dr. Joe Leader

CEO

APEX/IFSA

Mr Akbar Al Baker

Mr Akbar Al Baker

Group CEO

Group CEO, Qatar Airways Group, Hamad International Airport and Chairman of Qatar Tourism

Capt Ibrahim Koshy

Capt Ibrahim Koshy

CEO

Saudia Airlines

Andre Viljoen

Andre Viljoen

Managing Director & CEO

Fiji Airways

Catherine Tobaisinsky

Catherine Tobaisinsky

Chief Growth Officer

Dar Group

Stephen Snyder

Stephen Snyder

Managing Director, Operations & Partnerships

JetBlue Ventures

Amit Rikhy

Amit Rikhy

President and CEO

CAG Holdings (A Carlyle Backed Company)

Rob Mitchell

Rob Mitchell

Director, Head of Business Development - Airports, Events & Travel

Uber

Anne Marie Pellerin

Anne Marie Pellerin

Founder and Managing Partner

LAM LHA

Ian Law

Ian Law

Chief Innovation & Experience Officer

Los Angeles World Airports

Matt Gilkeson

Matt Gilkeson

Chief Technology, Data, and Artificial Intelligence Officer

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Lisa Sullivan

Lisa Sullivan

Executive Vice President- Travel and Transport

IDEMIA

Tim Lorenzen

Tim Lorenzen

Senior Manager, Security Innovation

American Airlines

Bob Kwik

Bob Kwik

Worldwide Head of Airports

AWS

Sarah Clark

Sarah Clark

Senior Vice President - Digital Identity

Mastercard

Dr. Bjoern Becker

Dr. Bjoern Becker

Head of Future Intercontinental Experience Program

Lufthansa

Bastian Schütz

Bastian Schütz

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

Meta Reality Labs

Joshua Hirschheimer

Joshua Hirschheimer

Practice Lead - Aerospace, Transportation and Logistics

Porsche Consulting

Dennis van Kleef

Dennis van Kleef

Programme Lead Baggage

Royal Schiphol Group

Manuel van Lijf

Manuel van Lijf

Director Aviation Innovation

nlmtd

Chris Runde

Chris Runde

Director of Strategy and Innovation

Introba

Paige Stanton Wilson

Paige Stanton Wilson

COO

Acubed by Airbus

Paul Puopolo

Paul Puopolo

Executive Vice President of Innovation

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Melissa Conley

Melissa Conley

Executive Director of Capability Management and Innovation

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Richard Vandy

Richard Vandy

VP - Systems Integration and Partnerships

BagsID

Javed Malik

Javed Malik

FTE APEX Asia Expo Advisory Board Member, Managing Partner Ink+ & Managing Director, Ink Arabia

Ink Arabia

Devin Liddell

Devin Liddell

Principal Futurist

Teague

Kevin Kleist

Kevin Kleist

Head of Emerging Trends

Southwest Airlines

Samuel Ingalls

Samuel Ingalls

Principal

Barich, Inc

Michael Youngs

Michael Youngs

Vice President Information Technology

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Walt Shaw

Walt Shaw

Senior Director of Product

Boingo Wireless

Maarten Van Aerde

Maarten Van Aerde

General Manager

Citymesh

Daniel Coleman

Daniel Coleman

Founder & CEO

Future Travel Experience

Dan	Liebermann

Dan Liebermann

Managing Director, Management Consulting

Publicis Sapient

Charu Jain

Charu Jain

Senior Vice President Merchandising & Innovation

Alaska Airlines

Maninder Bahia

Maninder Bahia

Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Frontier Airlines

Ted Hutchins

Ted Hutchins

Chief Information Officer

Norse Atlantic Airways

Jaron Millner

Jaron Millner

Director, Head of Carrier oneworld Digitalisation

Oneworld Management Company

Darin Juby

Darin Juby

Head of Transformation

Future Travel Experience

Shaown Nandi

Shaown Nandi

Solutions Architect & Customer Solutions Leader

Amazon Web Services (AWS) & former CIO of Dow Jones and Head of Shared Technology Services for News Corp

Hervé Muller

Hervé Muller

Head of Airport Sales

EASIER

Patrick Sgueglia

Patrick Sgueglia

, Product Development, Airport Experience, Biometrics, Regulatory

Lufthansa

Nael Samha

Nael Samha

Executive Director, Targeting, Vetting and Biometrics Systems

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Arturo Garcia-Alonso

Arturo Garcia-Alonso

Chief Strategy Officer

Avports

Dr. Jan-Henrik Andersson

Dr. Jan-Henrik Andersson

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) & Chief Security Officer (CSO)

Munich Airport

Gus Naughton

Gus Naughton

Senior Software Engineer, Emerging Technologies

Alaska Airlines

Jean Carlon

Jean Carlon

Product Manager of Airport Guest Technology

Alaska Airlines

Jasper Quak

Jasper Quak

Managing Director

BAGTAG

Yvonne Bilshausen

Yvonne Bilshausen

SVP | Global Head of Aviation Architecture + Engineering

AECOM

Philip Autekie

Philip Autekie

Masterplanning and Design Manager

Brussels Airport Company

Terri Mestas

Terri Mestas

Chief Development Officer

Los Angeles World Airports

Forth Bagley

Forth Bagley

Principal

Kohn Pedersen Fox

Yahav Ran

Yahav Ran

CEO

Synect

Steve Sisneros

Steve Sisneros

VP Airport Affairs

Southwest Airlines

Idar Sørgjerd

Idar Sørgjerd

Department Manager, BHS, Tech & Op. Excellence

Avinor

Jason Odey

Jason Odey

Director, Global Baggage Excellence

Air Canada

Byron Smith

Byron Smith

Chief Technology Officer

NetTracer

Jan Vidar Nalbant

Jan Vidar Nalbant

CCO

BagID

Mike Byrom

Mike Byrom

Chief Operating Officer, North America

Swissport

Devon Heyns

Devon Heyns

Director - Customer Innovation & Solutions

United Airlines

Jens Sanner

Jens Sanner

Program Director for Digital Services and Transformation

Fraport

Bill Carleton

Bill Carleton

Director, Advanced Recognition Systems

NEC Corporation of America

Forest Beattie

Forest Beattie

Solution Engineer Senior Manager

SITA

Haider Arif Hayat

Haider Arif Hayat

Head of Enterprise Information Architecture, Analytics & AI

Hamad International Airport

Rakan Khaled

Rakan Khaled

General Manager, Airport Solutions

Collins Aerospace

Geoffrey Ax

Geoffrey Ax

Ax, Principal / Aviation Market Leader

Populous

Greg Forbes

Greg Forbes

Managing Director Airport Experience

Delta Air Lines

Christina Cassotis

Christina Cassotis

CEO

Pittsburgh International Airport

Ryan Ghee

Ryan Ghee

Chief Operating Officer

Future Travel Experience

Tino Klaehne

Tino Klaehne

Director Strategic Innovation & Intelligence

Lufthansa Innovation Hub

Naashom Marx

Naashom Marx

Director of Strategic Innovation - Advanced Mobility

CVG Airport

Chris Hartman

Chris Hartman

Director Business Development Digital Experience

Airport Dimensions 

Holly Miles

Holly Miles

Editor

International Airport Review

Derwin Cady

Derwin Cady

Manager, Airport Technology and Product Development

Air Canada

James Snowdon

James Snowdon

IT Director, Infrastructure Airport Applications

Vancouver Airport Authority

Jean-Francois Lennon

Jean-Francois Lennon

Vice President Strategic Sales & Global Partnerships

Vision-Box

Annet Steenbergen

Annet Steenbergen

Advisor

EU Digital Wallet Consortium (EWC)

Ray Viggiano

Ray Viggiano

Assistant Manager of Customer Service Delivery

Port Authority of NY & NJ

James Williamson

James Williamson

CEO

Veovo

Susan Lewis

Susan Lewis

Manager of CX Analytics Team

Southwest Airlines

Nelson Camacho

Nelson Camacho

CEO North America

Swissport

Elizabeth Paul

Elizabeth Paul

Manager, Aviation Technology and Innovation

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ)

Ed Baklor

Ed Baklor

Partner, Consumer Practice, Travel, Leisure & Hospitality

True

Nancy Knipp

Nancy Knipp

President of the Americas

Airport Dimensions 

Oren Cohen Butansky

Oren Cohen Butansky

EVP & Chief Customer Experience Officer

EL AL Israel Airlines

Rupen Singh Philloura

Rupen Singh Philloura

Director of Terminal Operations, Customer Service & AOCC

Miami International Airport

Tomasz Pawliszyn

Tomasz Pawliszyn

CEO

AirHelp

Yvo van der Tol

Yvo van der Tol

CCO

HRS Crew & Passenger Solutions

Martijn Steur

Martijn Steur

Managing Director

Kinetic Consultancy

Dave Jones

Dave Jones

Deputy Executive Director - Commercial Development

Los Angeles World Airports

Sarah Gipple

Sarah Gipple

Head of Partnerships

CAVU

Dadi Runarsson

Dadi Runarsson

Chief Commercial & Airport Development Officer

Isavia

Velissarios Eleftheriou

Velissarios Eleftheriou

Expert

Munich Airport International

Suzanne Bremski

Suzanne Bremski

Head of Digital & Customer Experience

Harbour Air Seaplanes

Güçlü Batkin

Güçlü Batkin

CEO

TAV Operation Services

Speakers who participated in FTE Global 2022 include:


John Picard

John Picard

Futurist

 

Michael Rousseau

Michael Rousseau

President and Chief Executive Officer

Air Canada

Scott Kirby

Scott Kirby

CEO

United Airlines

John Thomas

John Thomas

CEO

Connect Airlines

Jacqueline Yaft

Jacqueline Yaft

CEO

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

John Couluris

John Couluris

Vice President, Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin

Jeff Crist

Jeff Crist

SVP, Enterprise, Regional Properties, and Gaming Technology and Digital

MGM Resorts International

Rocky Wiggins

Rocky Wiggins

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Spirit Airlines

Justin Erbacci

Justin Erbacci

CEO

Los Angeles World Airports

Devin Liddell

Devin Liddell

Principal Futurist

Teague

Goutam Kundu

Goutam Kundu

EVP & Chief Digital Strategy and Information Officer

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Naashom Marx

Naashom Marx

Director of Strategic Innovation - Advanced Mobility

CVG Airport

Holly Boyd-Boland

Holly Boyd-Boland

VP Corporate Development and Chief of Staff

Virgin Atlantic

Alex Wilcox

Alex Wilcox

CEO & Co-founder

JSX & Board Member, LATAM Airlines

Robin Riedel

Robin Riedel

Partner

McKinsey & Company

Ed Baklor

Ed Baklor

Partner, Consumer Practice, Travel, Leisure & Hospitality

True

Geoffrey Ax

Geoffrey Ax

Ax, Principal / Aviation Market Leader

Populous

Mike Byrom

Mike Byrom

Chief Operating Officer, North America

Swissport

Rishma M. Khimji

Rishma M. Khimji

Chief Information Technology Officer

Harry Reid International Airport

Scott DeAngelo

Scott DeAngelo

Executive Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer

Allegiant

Rohit Talwar

Rohit Talwar

CEO

Fast Future

Brian Cobb

Brian Cobb

Chief Innovation Officer

Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport

Duncan Bureau

Duncan Bureau

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Canada Jetlines

Linda Schucroft

Linda Schucroft

Vice President Innovation and Customer Experience

King Salman International Airport

Samuel Ingalls

Samuel Ingalls

Principal

Barich, Inc

Preston Peterson

Preston Peterson

Director of Customer Experience Innovation

American Airlines

Lisa Sullivan

Lisa Sullivan

Executive Vice President- Travel and Transport

IDEMIA

Oz Eliav

Oz Eliav

CEO

Cockpit Innovation

Stephen Snyder

Stephen Snyder

Managing Director, Operations & Partnerships

JetBlue Ventures

Manish Raniga

Manish Raniga

CEO of Airline Investments

777 Partners

Thanos Smith

Thanos Smith

Chief Visionary Officer

Paragon VTOL Aerospace

Bryant Walker

Bryant Walker

ACM / Aviation Administrator

City of Brownsville – Department of Aviation

Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor

Managing Director of Travel, Hospitality, and Retail Intelligence

J.D. Power

Dr. Joe Leader

Dr. Joe Leader

CEO

APEX/IFSA

Gordon Wilson

Gordon Wilson

VP of Identity Verification

Entrust

Daniel Coleman

Daniel Coleman

Founder & CEO

Future Travel Experience

Chris Annetts

Chris Annetts

Chief Strategy Officer

Heathrow

Doug OGorden

Doug OGorden

Director of Digital Media & Events

FINDBiometrics.com & MobileIDWorld.com

Amena Ali

Amena Ali

CEO

Airside

Kris Ranganath

Kris Ranganath

Senior Vice President of Innovation

Paravision

Eduardo Valencia

Eduardo Valencia

CIO

Metropolitan Airports Commission

Maurice Jenkins

Maurice Jenkins

Chief Innovation Officer

Miami International Airport

Mike Youngs

Mike Youngs

VP of Information Technology

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Jay Floyd

Jay Floyd

VP Corporate Strategy, Sales and Product Development

ExteNet Systems

T.J. Schulz

T.J. Schulz

President

Airport Consultants Council

Nishant Rao

Nishant Rao

Economic Development Professional | Aviation & Aerospace Top 20 Under 40

Nieuport Aviation

Jesus Saenz

Jesus Saenz

Director of Airports

City of San Antonio

Jimmy Hahn

Jimmy Hahn

SVP, Central Operations & Innovation

CLEAR

Kevin Shrier

Kevin Shrier

President of the Americas

CAVU

Pietro Caminiti

Pietro Caminiti

CIO/CTO

Aeroporti di Roma

Ajay Amlani

Ajay Amlani

SVP - Head of Americas

iProov

Jeff Lennon

Jeff Lennon

VP Strategic Sales and Global Partnerships

Vision-Box

Patrick Sgueglia

Patrick Sgueglia

, Product Development, Airport Experience, Biometrics, Regulatory

Lufthansa

Matt Gilkeson

Matt Gilkeson

Chief Technology, Data, and Artificial Intelligence Officer

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson

Founder & CEO

The Airport Guy

Justin Phy

Justin Phy

President & Principal Consultant

Barich, Inc

Tom Stevens

Tom Stevens

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

 

Ryan Ghee

Ryan Ghee

Chief Operating Officer

Future Travel Experience

Alex Peric

Alex Peric

VP & Chief Operating Officer

Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (GRR)

Kevin Kleist

Kevin Kleist

Head of Emerging Trends

Southwest Airlines

Ryan Chou

Ryan Chou

Venture Investor

JetBlue Technology Ventures

Daniel McCoy

Daniel McCoy

Chief Innovation Officer

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Tom Mano

Tom Mano

Vice President, Products & Services Planning

All Nippon Airways

Megan Bozarth

Megan Bozarth

Assistant Vice President of Customer Program Development

DFW International Airport

Julie Melnick

Julie Melnick

Founder & CEO

SkySquad

Chris Runde

Chris Runde

Director of Strategy and Innovation

Introba

Shaun Klann

Shaun Klann

Head of Strategic Growth

Willow

Eve Machol

Eve Machol

Managing Director, Airport/Transportation Industry

Microsoft

Haider Arif Hayat

Haider Arif Hayat

Head of Enterprise Information Architecture, Analytics & AI

Hamad International Airport

Nael Samha

Nael Samha

Executive Director, Targeting, Vetting and Biometrics Systems

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Jason Van Sice

Jason Van Sice

Vice President

NEC

Sherry Stein

Sherry Stein

Head of Technology Strategy, Americas

SITA

Marcus Session

Marcus Session

Vice President Information Technology Services

Tampa International Airport & Chair of the ACI Innovation@Airports Working Group

Bob Kwik

Bob Kwik

Worldwide Head of Airports

AWS

Rakan Khaled

Rakan Khaled

General Manager, Airport Solutions

Collins Aerospace

David Wilson

David Wilson

Managing Partner

daa International

Paul Puopolo

Paul Puopolo

Executive Vice President of Innovation

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Melissa Conley

Melissa Conley

Executive Director of Capability Management and Innovation

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Dan Tanciar

Dan Tanciar

Chief Innovation Officer

Pangiam

Diane J. Sabatino

Diane J. Sabatino

Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner of Field Operations

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Austin Gould

Austin Gould

President

Gould Strategic Solution

Greg Forbes

Greg Forbes

Managing Director Airport Experience

Delta Air Lines

Anique Kamphuis

Anique Kamphuis

Senior Product Owner Baggage Teams Business Platform Ground

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Arturo Garcia-Alonso

Arturo Garcia-Alonso

Chief Strategy Officer

Avports

Ian Scoley

Ian Scoley

Head of Design

AMP (Applied Mobility Partners)

Justin Towles

Justin Towles

President

Crown Consulting

James Dorris

James Dorris

Co-Founder and CEO

Odys Aviation

Pierre Gourdain

Pierre Gourdain

Senior Managing Director, US, Canada

FlixBus

Myron Keehn

Myron Keehn

Vice President - Air Service, Business Development, ESG and Stakeholder Relations

Edmonton International Airport

Yemi Oshinnaiye

Yemi Oshinnaiye

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Cole Wolfson

Cole Wolfson

supporting e Tank team members & Director, xBridge

Pittsburgh International Airport

Chamil Liyanage

Chamil Liyanage

Managing Director, Airport Passenger & Hospitality Services

Plaza Premium Group

Asha Jacob

Asha Jacob

Head of Airport Solutions, Travel and Hospitality, Strategic Initiatives Group

Tata Consultancy Services

Ron Glickman

Ron Glickman

Vice President

Snowfall

Carlos Conde

Carlos Conde

Commercial Manager, Panama, Central America and Mexico

Air Europa

Erika Moore

Erika Moore

COTS- Chief Officer Travel Supply

TravelX

Thomas Kearns

Thomas Kearns

Digital Innovation Strategist

Perkins and Will

Jooyoon Choi

Jooyoon Choi

Manager - Fast Travel Team / Passenger Innovation Group

Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC)

Clyde Hutchinson

Clyde Hutchinson

General Partner

Team ABC (former Head of Viva Air Labs)

Sarah Wittlieb

Sarah Wittlieb

Vice President Sales & Innovation

LabCampus GmbH

Amit Singh

Amit Singh

Sustainability Solutions Lead

Publicis Sapient

Shane O’Flaherty

Shane O’Flaherty

Global Director: Travel, Transportation & Hospitality

Microsoft

Erwan Perhirin

Erwan Perhirin

Product Marketing

T-Mobile

Amanda Drescher

Amanda Drescher

Senior Product Manager

Alaska Airlines

Miguel Ruiz

Miguel Ruiz

Principal Software Engineer

Alaska Airlines

Gary McDonald

Gary McDonald

President, Americas

Materna IPS USA Corp.

Jasper Quak

Jasper Quak

Managing Director

BAGTAG

Gus Naughton

Gus Naughton

Senior Software Engineer, Emerging Technologies

Alaska Airlines

les Wuisman

les Wuisman

Director – Integral Analytics KLM Operations

KLM

Darin Juby

Darin Juby

Head of Transformation

Future Travel Experience

Marlon van der Meer

Marlon van der Meer

Founder

BagsID

Eleonore Wenzl-Bery

Eleonore Wenzl-Bery

Passenger & Baggage Processes

Lufthansa Group

Lars Mehrtens

Lars Mehrtens

Deputy Head of Department – Aviation Logistics

Fraunhofer IML

Per Engelbrechtsen

Per Engelbrechtsen

Business Development Director

Beumer Group

Byron Smith

Byron Smith

Chief Technology Officer

NetTracer

Jose Salamo

Jose Salamo

Associate Director, Baggage Services Terminal 1

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Jason Odey

Jason Odey

Director, Global Baggage Excellence

Air Canada

Idar Sørgjerd

Idar Sørgjerd

Department Manager, BHS, Tech & Op. Excellence

Avinor

Gerardo Fuster

Gerardo Fuster

Business Development Manager

Americas at Plaza Premium Group

Anand Sebastian Bosco

Anand Sebastian Bosco

Client Partner

Tata Consultancy Services

Pascal Belanger

Pascal Belanger

Senior Vice-President, Commercial Development and Operations

Plaza Premium Group

Andrew Yiu

Andrew Yiu

Vice President, Customer Experience

Air Canada & Air Canada Rouge

Steven Murtoff

Steven Murtoff

Senior Director, Inflight Operations, Southwest Airlines and President, Board of Directors

International Flight Services Association (IFSA)

Vanessa Lindstrom

Vanessa Lindstrom

Director – Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance

United Airlines & Board Member, International Flight Services Association (IFSA)

Vital Event Information

Future Travel Experience Global 2025 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.

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Event
Future Travel Experience Global 2025
Date
- September 2025
Location
Long Beach Convention Center, California, United States

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