Programme

Day One

8 December 2025

AI Today

09:15
Welcome Address: Why AI, Why Now - Transforming the Future of Airports

Nick Crane, Senior Consultant – Airport Operations Transformation, Egremont Group

09:30
Artificial Intelligence - What It is, and What it Isn't

Dimitri French, Former AI & Data Lead at Google & Amazon

10:00
Leading examples of AI in Airports
10:45
BREAK
11:15
Expert Panel: AI in Airports — What’s Working and What’s Not

Phil Forster, Managing Director, Teeside Airport

12:05
Mini-Lecture: The Risks of AI Adoption
12:45
LUNCH

My Org, My Airport

13:45
The Impact of AI on Airports - the case of Vasil Levski Sofia Airport, Bulgaria

Jesus Caballero, Chief Executive Officer, Sofia Airport

14:45
Approaches to “Doing” AI in Airports - from Concept to Impact

Simon Wilcox, Chief Executive Officer, Wordsworth Consulting 
Former Heathrow Transformation Lead

15:15
BREAK
15:45
Peer Roundtables: Key Questions & Shared Concerns
16:30
Day One Wrap-Up

Day Two

9 December 2025

AI Tomorrow

09:15
The Future Intelligent Airport: From Vision to Reality
Airports are no longer static infrastructure, they are becoming living, learning ecosystems. In this keynote, Sharon Prior explores how data, AI, and design-led transformation are re-imagining the modern airport: where every operation is predictive, every journey is seamless, and every asset creates value in real time.
 
Drawing on real-world programmes and the Inovivo “Intelligent Airport” framework, Sharon translates ambition into action, charting the path from legacy constraints to intelligent, adaptive systems that enhance performance, sustainability, and passenger delight.
 
Featuring storytelling that visualises the airport of the near future, this session inspires aviation leaders to collaborate, innovate, and build the intelligent airports our world now demands.

Sharon Prior, Former Heathrow Airport Director of Technology (CIO)

10:00
Innovation Showcase
11:00
BREAK
11:30
Lecture: Navigating Strategically in an AI-Driven Future
12:00
The DNA of Change: Transforming Airports in the Age of AI

James Clement, Chief Operating Officer, Egremont Group

12:30
Summit Close: Commitment & Next Steps