(Posted 25th September 2025)
It is a pleasure to invite you to attend the International Air Transport Association’s joint World Financial Symposium (WFS) and World Passenger Symposium (WPS) on 5–6 November 2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye, hosted by Turkish Airlines.
Leaders across finance, technology, and passenger experience, including British Airways, Finnair, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and Antom (a sister company of Alipay+), will come together to explore how airlines can transform retailing, payments, and digital identity to deliver smarter, simpler, and more seamless travel experiences.
There will be several press opportunities:
• Press Roundtable – Wednesday 5 November 10:30–11:15, Room (TBC)
– Nick Careen, Senior Vice President Operations, Safety and Security, IATA
– Sandrine Le Borgne, Senior Vice President, Corporate Services & CFO, IATA
– Andrew Matters, Director Sustainability and Economics, IATA
• Media Launch of the 2025 IATA Global Passenger Survey Results– Wednesday 5 November 12:45–13:15, (Room TBC)
Exclusive insights into traveler priorities presented by Nick Careen.
• Press Roundtable – Media Interviews
We will be offering interviews for journalists across a range of topics including modern airline retailing, payments, digital identity and industry performance. Please email requests to kaczynskak@iata.org.
The full conference program is available here.
