2026 Global Airports AI Alliance Summit

On 22-23 April 2026, the second edition of the Airports AI Alliance Summit will take place in Dallas, TX.

The Summit is the flagship event of the Airports AI Alliance and brings together alliance members, such as global airport members DFW, ATL, Schiphol, Incheon and Dubai, as well as other invited airport C-suites and industry experts, for a two-day programme of plenary sessions, breakouts and networking events.

What makes this Summit different?
Attending alongside 40 C-suite global airport executives, you'll make a deep dive into ensuring that AI is leveraged to achieve airport objectives. This is your chance to:

Gain actionable insights from a broad spectrum of airport C-suites (CIOs, CFOs, COOs)
Solve complex deployment challenges through collaborative problem-solving and break out sessions.
Stay ahead of emerging AI technologies and companies transforming airport ecosystems
Have focused discussions on key opportunity areas such as Airside & Landside Operations; and Passenger Experience & Commercial Innovation.

The Alliance covers the costs of your hotel accommodation for two nights as well as all meals, an official dinner and a drinks reception.

Programme

The Summit programme consists of different bespoke content streams, tailored to the interests of airport leaders: Airside & Landside Operations; and Passenger Experience & Commercial Innovation.This allows participants to join a cross-functional peer group from other airport authorities and dive deep into the subject matter that is most relevant to their role.

Plenary sessions gather participants from both streams and will focus on subjects where their respective areas of expertise and strategy intersect, allowing us promote collaboration amongst airport leadership.

The content of the programme is based on interviews and research with the airport participants and members. Some of the key topics that have already been requested by your peers include:

Data and technology infrastructure: Building resilient infrastructure to accelerate AI transformation
Collaborative governance models: Driving airport-wide AI strategy and governance frameworks
AI use cases: Exploring high-impact AI solutions across airport ecosystems.

The peer-to-peer organisation of the content and the composition of the group allow for active, challenging discussions that help airport leaders arrive with a series of issues and depart with solutions based on other airport or partner experiences.

Our previous hosts:

Participants at the 2025 Airports AI Alliance Summit included:

Confirmed participants