(Posted 10th September 2025)
Unlocking the Power of AI to Shape the Future of Airports
Connect with peers, startups, and AI solution providers in a curated environment
8-9 December 2025 | London
AI in Airports: Programme
AI Today
Welcome & Context: Why AI Now, Why Airports
Set the tone with industry context, challenges, and why this conversation matters today
Grounding Session: What is AI, and what is it not?
What AI is, what it is not, and why that matters for aviation
Leading examples of AI in Airports
A session to explore leading examples of AI application in Airports Today
BREAK
Expert Panel: AI in Airports — What’s Working and What’s Not
Provide an opportunity for deep discussion and audience Q&A on 2-3 of the case studies, with members of the panel being from those airports
Mini-Lecture: The Risks of AI Adoption
Short expert-led session on key risks: data governance, bias & ethics, human-AI collaboration, implementation
LUNCH
My Org, My Airport
Interactive Workshop: AI Impacts on organisation & airport
A facilitated session to think about the impacts of AI adoption for the organisation (people, process, technology) and airport (passenger experience, costs, revenue)
Lecture: Approaches to “Doing” AI
A lecture exploring the capabilities needed to “do” AI effectively as an organisation, and top-down vs bottom-up approaches to this
BREAK
Peer Roundtables: Key Questions & Shared Concerns
Small group discussions on topics like workforce readiness, regulatory uncertainty, vendor partnerships etc
Day One Wrap-Up
Summarise the day, capture key insights, share details for the rest of the evening (dinner and drinks plans) / event
Day Two
AI Tomorrow
Futures Talk: The Airport in an AI-Augmented World
Provocative keynote exploring emerging capabilities — from generative AI to autonomous operations and agentic AI
Innovation Showcase: What’s on the Horizon
Demos or presentations from startups, researchers, or airport innovators working on solutions
BREAK
Lecture: Navigating Strategically in an AI-Driven Future
Interactive session where attendees explore how to think strategically about AI and build it into their business strategy – perhaps with an EG framework as a discussion/ref point
Lecture (Closing Session): Readying Your Organisation for What’s Next
Assessing your organisational readiness and managing change in the context of AI
Summit Close: Commitment & Next Steps
Summarise the event, capture key takeaways, offer a chance for key reflections from participants
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