26 Programme
We’ll be releasing details of confirmed speakers shortly, but in the meantime, AIR will address the following themes.
DAY 1
Morning plenary
Thought leadership keynotes, guest addresses and panels – high profile and senior representatives from across government, policy, airports, delivery partners, investors and airlines including:
Ministerial and airport CEO addresses
Airports as economic engines, national assets and global connectors
Senior government and industry perspectives on aviation’s role in trade, growth, and national resilience.A future vision for airports and taking a systems approach to airport development
The whole system challenge of airport development - understanding the interdependencies between infrastructure, data, technology, energy and overall
Afternoon parallel streams
Client-led briefings and airport-led success stories covering outcomes-driven approaches to transforming aviation infrastructure.
Stream 1: Resilience in airport systems
How resilience is being built into airport systems, from climate and operational shocks to supply chain and capacity pressures
Stream 2: Passenger experience
How airports are reshaping passenger experience, ensuring smoother, more efficient and more intuitive journeys
DAY 2
Morning plenary
Thought leadership keynotes, guest addresses and panels – high profile and senior representatives from across government, policy, airports, delivery partners, investors and airlines including:
Ministerial and airport CEO addresses
Aviation decarbonisation – confronting the reality
Global air travel continues to grow faster than aviation emissions are falling, raising fundamental questions about the sector’s path to net zero.Airspace modernisation
Progress on rethinking a vital but invisible piece of our national infrastructureMaintaining operational resilience
Examining the interrelationships between airlines, airports and air navigation service providers as the key to maintaining operational resilienceStaying focused on outcomes while navigating the narrative
How organisations can balance clarity of purpose with the pragmatism needed to move major programmes forward
Afternoon parallel streams
Client-led briefings and airport-led success stories covering outcomes-driven approaches to transforming aviation infrastructure.
Stream 1: Productivity and value
Strategies to improve programme certainty, productivity and control in delivering complex capital projects on time and on budget
Stream 2: Decarbonising airports
How airports are decarbonising operations and infrastructure in practice

