APEX FTE EXPO Speakers

Hear from visionary C-suite airline and airport leaders, technology pioneers and industry changemakers transforming the future of air transport

APEX FTE EXPO 2026 Conference Themes

Confirmed APEX FTE EXPO 2026 Speakers include:

Jayson Goh

Jayson Goh

Executive Vice President, Airport Management Changi Airport Group

Richard Nuttall

Richard Nuttall

President Philippine Airlines

Mesfin Tasew

Mesfin Tasew

Group Chief Executive Officer Ethiopian Airlines

Levy Halevy

Levy Halevy

Chief Executive Officer EL AL Israel Airlines

Paul Scurrah AM

Paul Scurrah AM

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Fiji Airways

Dr. Andrés Conesa Labastida

Dr. Andrés Conesa Labastida

CEO Aeromexico

Tony Douglas

Tony Douglas

CEO Riyadh Air

Michelle Low

Michelle Low

Board Director Membership & Mentorship Women in Aviation Singapore Chapter

Mark Stubbings

Mark Stubbings

Chief Commercial Officer, dnata Catering & Retail, Australia & Southeast Asia dnata

Zhazira Mamyrbek

Zhazira Mamyrbek

Manager IFE Air Astana

Mike Moeller

Mike Moeller

Head of Aviation Quvia

Zulkiflie Jumaat

Zulkiflie Jumaat

Senior Manager / Head Guest Experience Product Development Etihad Airways

Breanna Jackson

Breanna Jackson

Senior Manager, Inflight Retail Jetstar

Dominic Green

Dominic Green

Director of Inflight Entertainment United Airlines

Ju Li Ng

Ju Li Ng

Divisional Vice President and Head of Cabin Crew Air India

Stacey Subiry

Stacey Subiry

Chief People Officer APEX

Shashank Nigam

Shashank Nigam

Founder & CEO SimpliFlying

Peter Bellew

Peter Bellew

Founder & Managing Partner Dooks Capital

Dr. Joe Leader

Dr. Joe Leader

Group CEO APEX/FTE/IFSA

Max Gosney

Max Gosney

Managing Director Future Travel Experience

Dr Faizal Bin Yahya

Dr Faizal Bin Yahya

Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies National University of Singapore

Maryann Simson

Maryann Simson

Director Jetway Communications

Ekrem Dimbiloglu

Ekrem Dimbiloglu

Managing Director, Onboard Strategy & Experience Delta Air Lines

Dimitrios Tsirangelos

Dimitrios Tsirangelos

SVP Global Business Development Spafax

Vanessa Dayde

Vanessa Dayde

VP Marketing & Communications Thales Inflyt Experience

Andy Masson

Andy Masson

Senior Vice President, Product Management and Strategy Panasonic

Zina Neophytou

Zina Neophytou

SVP Out of Home & BBC News Commercial Development BBC Studios

Satu Dahl

Satu Dahl

Group Editor – Inflight, Regional Gateway and LARA HMG Aerospace

Eduardo Duran

Eduardo Duran

Senior Director of Software Products RAVE Aerospace

Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson

Presenter BBC News

Seth Miller

Seth Miller

Editor PaxEx.Aero

Philippe Schleret

Philippe Schleret

VP of Aviation Telesat

Lola de Iturbe Verea

Lola de Iturbe Verea

Entertainment & Connectivity Director Aeromexico

Ralph Wagner

Ralph Wagner

CEO Axinom

Brian Simone

Brian Simone

Vice President, Aviation Products Viasat

Fabien Pelous

Fabien Pelous

Executive Vice President, Customer Experience Air France

Alain Beaumont

Alain Beaumont

VP Commercial APAC Expliseat

Derek Tang

Derek Tang

General Manager FF (FutureFlite) AUSTRALIA CO PTY LTD

Samson Arega Bekele

Samson Arega Bekele

Group Vice President Customer Experience Ethiopian Airlines

Javed Malik

Javed Malik

Founder Bytes not Bricks

Glen Francis

Glen Francis

Strategic Advisor Google

Azman B. Ahmad

Azman B. Ahmad

Head of Customer Experience AirBorneo Airways

Sylvie Ladame

Sylvie Ladame

Sales Director EMEA APAC Atrius

Aldric Chau

Aldric Chau

Regional General Manager for Southeast Asia and Oceania Cathay Pacific Airways

Ryohei Mishima

Ryohei Mishima

Vice President, Airport Operations Japan Airlines

Naoyuki Segawa

Naoyuki Segawa

Vice President, Digital Transformation Development Tokyo International Airport Terminal at Haneda (TIAT)

Ryan Ghee

Ryan Ghee

Chief Operating Officer Future Travel Experience

Jason Lin

Jason Lin

Vice President Airport Operations Strategy & Transformation Changi Airport Group

Jeffrey Loke

Jeffrey Loke

Senior Vice President, DIVA (Digital Factory) Changi Airport Group

Kevin Kleist

Kevin Kleist

Head of Emerging Trends Southwest Airlines

Nicholas Hong

Nicholas Hong

Managing Director – Singapore Starburst

Takuya Matsuo

Takuya Matsuo

Executive Officer / CMO, Strategy Lead ZIPAIR

Gus Naughton

Gus Naughton

Principal Software Engineer – Innovation Alaska Airlines

Kellen Schroeter

Kellen Schroeter

CEO & Co-Founder Pattern Labs

Pierre Charbonneau

Pierre Charbonneau

Vice-President, Strategy Execution ACI World

Adam Rowe

Adam Rowe

Chief of Aviation Queensland Airports Ltd

Ching-Hock Chua

Ching-Hock Chua

General Manager, International Projects Changi Airports International

Jérémy Waszczuk

Jérémy Waszczuk

Managing Director, International Wine Division AMI Group

Chef Matt Farrell

Chef Matt Farrell

Vice President Culinary Innovation and Development AMI Group

Jeremy Clark

Jeremy Clark

CEO JCConsulting

Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson

Executive General Manager Product dnata Catering & Retail

Justin Koen

Justin Koen

Head of Culinary Air New Zealand

Mark Ross-Smith

Mark Ross-Smith

CEO Loyalty Status Co

Vanny Prihatiningsih

Vanny Prihatiningsih

Vice President of Service Standard and Delivery Garuda Airlines

Eric Leopold

Eric Leopold

Founder & Managing Director Threedot

Amine Briuni

Amine Briuni

Head of Ancillary Revenue & Partnerships Royal Air Maroc

Brandon Capps

Brandon Capps

Founder & CEO VIBEQUEST

Moritz Engler

Moritz Engler

Commercial Director AR/VR MSM.digital

Darin Juby

Darin Juby

Head of Transformation Future Travel Experience

Jamie Ratcliffe

Jamie Ratcliffe

Senior Baggage Product Development Manager Heathrow

Daniel Goundar

Daniel Goundar

Region Leader - Asia-Pacific Brock Solutions

Ingo Wuggetzer

Ingo Wuggetzer

Vice President, Cabin Marketing Airbus

Anissa Soraya

Anissa Soraya

Cabin Design and Standard Senior Manager Garuda Indonesia

Syed Mohsein Aljunid

Syed Mohsein Aljunid

Senior Manager, Aircraft Cabin & Galley Planning AirBorneo Airways

James Samperi

James Samperi

Managing Partner Engine

Ambar Franco

Ambar Franco

Vice President Customer Experience Star Alliance

Jonathan De Oliveira

Jonathan De Oliveira

Director, Customer Experience Azerbaijan Airlines

Andres Castañeda

Andres Castañeda

Chief Digital and Customer Experience Officer Aeromexico

Christopher Read

Christopher Read

Former Senior Strategy, Corporate Development and Transformation Executive Air Canada

Vassilios Georgakopoulos

Vassilios Georgakopoulos

Founder and Principal Hôte Advisory

Sagar Sanjay Dighe

Sagar Sanjay Dighe

CEO Malaysia Aviation Group Catering Operations

Turky Al Hammadi

Turky Al Hammadi

Director of Product & Hospitality, Guest Experience Etihad Airways

Shashank Bhardwaj

Shashank Bhardwaj

DVP- Inflight Services & Experience Air India

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Campbell Wilson

Campbell Wilson

Chief Executive Officer Air India

Scott Kirby

Scott Kirby

CEO United Airlines

Akuila Batiweti

Akuila Batiweti

Chief Customer Officer Fiji Airways

Jeffrey Goh

Jeffrey Goh

Group CEO Gulf Air Group

Con Korfiatis

Con Korfiatis

CEO Oman Air

Joanna Geraghty

Joanna Geraghty

President & COO JetBlue

Ed Bastian

Ed Bastian

Chief Executive Officer Delta Air Lines

Michael Rousseau

Michael Rousseau

President and Chief Executive Officer Air Canada

Rossen Dimitrov

Rossen Dimitrov

Chief Guest Experience Officer Saudia

Jeffrey Loke

Jeffrey Loke

Senior Vice President, DIVA (Digital Factory) Changi Airport Group

Todd Traynor-Corey

Todd Traynor-Corey

Managing Director - Guest Products Alaska Airlines

Kenneth Chang

Kenneth Chang

Executive Vice President, CMO (Marketing, IT, Cabin Crew, E-Commerce & Global Customer Service Divisions) Korean Air

Samson Arega Bekele

Samson Arega Bekele

Group Vice President Customer Experience Ethiopian Airlines

Pieter Elbers

Pieter Elbers

CEO IndiGo

Jayson Goh

Jayson Goh

Executive Vice President, Airport Management Changi Airport Group

John Simeone

John Simeone

CEO Jetstar Asia

Candice Alabanza Iyog

Candice Alabanza Iyog

Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Cebu Pacific

Andy Masson

Andy Masson

Senior Vice President, Product Management and Strategy Panasonic

Sumesh Patel

Sumesh Patel

President, Asia Pacific SITA

Paul Carroll

Paul Carroll

Chief Commercial Officer AirAsia

Vivian Lo

Vivian Lo

GM Customer Experience and Design Cathay Pacific Airways

Dolores De Iturbe Vera

Dolores De Iturbe Vera

Director of IFEC and Technology On Board Aeromexico

Oren Cohen Butansky

Oren Cohen Butansky

EVP & Chief Customer Experience Officer EL AL Israel Airlines

Xia Cai

Xia Cai

Senior Vice President of Product Development & Design Qatar Airways

Dominic Green

Dominic Green

Director of Inflight Entertainment United Airlines

Andre Viljoen

Andre Viljoen

Managing Director & CEO Fiji Airways

Linda Schucroft

Linda Schucroft

Vice President Innovation and Customer Experience King Salman International Airport

Raza Ali

Raza Ali

VP Innovation International Airlines Group (IAG)

Dina Ben Tal Ganancia

Dina Ben Tal Ganancia

Chief Executive Officer EL AL Israel Airlines

Jan Takacs

Jan Takacs

Head of Design & UX AirAsia MOVE

Aron Backstrom

Aron Backstrom

VP Product & Loyalty SAS

Barry Ter Voert

Barry Ter Voert

CXO & EVP Business Development KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

David Neeleman

David Neeleman

Founder and Chief Executive Officer Breeze Airways

Richard Ashton

Richard Ashton

Vice President Sales & Marketing

Jonathan De Oliveira

Jonathan De Oliveira

Director, Customer Experience Azerbaijan Airlines

Ed Collett

Ed Collett

Accessibility Innovation Leader Air New Zealand

Toshiya Shimada

Toshiya Shimada

Director Passenger Quality Management & Passenger Service All Nippon Airways

Jude Bricker

Jude Bricker

CEO Sun Country Airlines

Nazri Neyat

Nazri Neyat

Vice President Ground Experience Development Singapore Airlines

Steven Greenway

Steven Greenway

CEO flyadeal

Dr. Andrés Conesa Labastida

Dr. Andrés Conesa Labastida

CEO Aeromexico

Andrew litavis

Andrew litavis

GM Onboard Product JetBlue

Eric Groenloh

Eric Groenloh

Senior Director Customer Experience LH Group Lufthansa Group

Julian Jäger

Julian Jäger

CEO Vienna International Airport

Lola de Iturbe Verea

Lola de Iturbe Verea

Entertainment & Connectivity Director Aeromexico