Finding Asia’s Best New Air Transport Startup

FTE APEX Asia Expo+ 2021 will unearth Asia’s most exciting air transport industry startup through a new competition powered by the FTE Innovation & Startup Hub.

NEW for 2021

Here at Future Travel Experience we believe startups have an important role to play in reimagining the future of air travel, which is why we are passionate about discovering the best of the best and providing a platform for them to spread the word about their pioneering products and services.

Working in close collaboration with the FTE Innovation & Startup Hub we have launched a Startup Competition & Showcase for FTE APEX Asia Expo+ 2021. Eight Asia-based startups will be selected to exhibit in the Startup Showcase and one will be crowned “Asia’s Best New Air Transport Startup” at the show. The competition is designed to help discover new startups whose solutions can help improve end-to-end customer experiences and business performance for air transport industry stakeholders, especially airlines and airports.

Eligibility

The competition is open to any startup that is a member of the FTE Innovation & Startup Hub, Series A or earlier, headquartered in Asia, and founded within the last five years.

Please note, the FTE Innovation & Startup Hub is free to join for startups. Any startup that enters the competition but is not already a member of the FTE Innovation & Startup Hub will have a free profile created on their behalf.


Prizes

Eight startups will be selected to exhibit in the Startup Showcase at FTE APEX Asia Expo+ 2021, Asia’s biggest free to attend passenger experience and business performance expo. This includes free entrance into the show, an opportunity to pitch to attendees, and an exhibition booth in the Startup Showcase. One startup will be crowned the overall winner during the show. Full event details can be found here: www.futuretravelexperience.com/fteasia/

Any startup that enters the competition and meets the entry requirements but is not selected as one of the eight finalists will be entitled to a discounted exhibition package or discounted Premium Delegate Pass.


Judging

The eight startup finalists will be selected by a panel of judges from the FTE Advisory Board and the Future Travel Experience team. The judges will be looking for startups based in Asia that have the potential to significantly improve end-to-end passenger experiences and business performance for air transport industry stakeholders (such as airlines and airports).

The overall winner will be chosen by an attendees’ vote at FTE APEX Asia Expo+ 2021, and the winner will be announced at the FTE APEX Asia Expo+ ceremony on Tuesday 10 November.

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Why be part of FTE APEX Asia Expo?

Delegate and exhibitor testimonials

“There is so much taking place in the Premium Conference and on the Expo Stage that I wish I could be in two places at once. In the exhibition, it’s great to see the improvements in technology and what’s new in the market. It’s also an opportunity to meet with my customers, clients and suppliers here in one location in Singapore. The attendees are right in the markets that we are interested in. I look forward to coming back next year.”

Andrew Tan, Director and Head Airport Operations, Changi Airports International

“The event is very good and very beneficial to airlines. The conference speakers have been real experts sharing their insights. Meanwhile, in the exhibition there are many IT and service infrastructure providers, so it’s very beneficial for new ideas.”

Ronny Lau Nga Lok, Assistant to Vice President, Customer Services cum General Manager – Service Development, Air Macau

“It has been amazing. Connectivity and personalisation are two of our key objectives for 2023 and we’re seeing so much of it here at the expo, which has been so great for us. We’re really grateful that we had the privilege to come here. We’ve already decided to attend next year.”

Andre Viljoen, Managing Director & CEO, Fiji Airways

“FTE APEX Asia Expo has been fantastic – it has been incredibly stimulating, with lots of great ideas, interesting people and fantastic talks, so there’s really a lot to take home and think about. The exhibition has had some fantastic suppliers and a lot of companies I didn’t know before. I’m already looking forward to coming back next year.”

Jonathan Good, Chief Technology & Marketing Officer, Auckland Airport

“In 2023, this is one of the best shows we have attended. We have had a very busy stand with a lot of high-quality leads, so it has been an absolutely wonderful experience for us. For 2024, this event for the Asia Pacific region will absolutely be a must.”

Luca Alessandro Francese, Marketing Global Manager, Thales

“Our experience has been great. What we’ve enjoyed is meeting professionals across the aviation industry, having very deep conversations and learning from them, as well as sharing our own journey. It has been a very diverse range of people we have met in terms of networking, so it has been a very enriching experience. I would love to keep coming to this event.”

Rishi Mehta, CEO & President, Waisl

“FTE APEX Asia Expo has been a great networking event. We’ve had a steady stream of visitors, some very good meetings and made some good new connections. The social and networking events have been very strong. There’s been a good quality of visitor here and we’ve had the opportunity to meet people we otherwise wouldn’t have. We will definitely be coming back again next year – it’s an important event for us.”

John White, CEO, Inflight Dublin

“We have been able to showcase many new technologies to airlines and airports, so they can visualise how they are going to help them through transformation and digitalisation. The quality of visitors has been great. There has been a lot of regional, Asia Pacific customers coming through. This is one of the main events for us in Asia Pacific.”

Sanjeev K, Vice President, SITA at Airports, Borders, Communications & Data Exchange, SITA

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Perfect Location

Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, 11-12 November 2025

Singapore is a highly appealing and accessible destination and a reference site for customer experience excellence. In addition, the iconic Marina Bay Sands offers world-class event facilities, ultimate luxury and breathtaking views across the city.

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Awards

FTE & APEX Asia Awards

Recognising the most customer-centric airports and airlines across Asia and Oceania

FTE APEX Asia Expo will host regional awards ceremonies led by both Future Travel Experience (FTE) and the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX).



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Networking

FTE APEX Asia Expo Networking

Event app and attendee engagement platform

Driving new collaborations to support industry progress is at the heart of the event, and our intelligent event app is designed to help enable this.


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Vital Event Information

FTE APEX Asia Expo 2025 is Asia’s biggest free to attend passenger experience and business performance expo for the aviation industry. It provides an unrivalled platform for the industry’s most innovative product, service and solution providers from across Asia and beyond to showcase their latest products and concepts designed to help airlines and airports improve end-to-end customer experiences, reduce costs, increase revenues, and enhance sustainability and operational efficiency.

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FTE APEX Asia Expo 2025
Date
- November 2025
Location
Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore

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