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On 7 and 8 May 2025, the seventh edition of the CTI Leadership Forum on Airport Innovation will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark.
 
The event will be hosted by Copenhagen Airports' Sune Bagger, Director of Business Technology, and Kenneth Hedorf Christensen, Head of Digital Business Transformation and Innovation.
 
Organised by the Cities Today Institute, this closed-door invitation-only Forum will gather a maximum of 20 airport leaders from the EMEA region in a private setting to exchange best practices through roundtable discussions, case-study presentations and breakout sessions.  Select industry partners are invited to join the dialogue. 
 
Programme
The programme for the roundtable meeting is based on interviews and research with the airport participants. Some of the key topics that have already been requested by your peers include:
  • Artificial Intelligence: Exploring key use cases, and discussing organizational leadership.
  • Data Management: Building a data-driven airport: challenges and opportunities.
  • Innovation for Emerging Technology: Looking at how to scale autonomous and automation.
  • Cybersecurity: Safeguarding digital infrastructure in modern airports.
  • Sustainability: Leveraging innovation & technology for more sustainable airports.
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.
 
Get involved!

If you wish to be invited to this leadership forum, please fill out this form so that our organising committee can consider your request.
Hotel:
InterContinental London - The O2
1 Waterview Drive,
Greenwich Peninsula SE10 0TW
Venue:
Transport for London Auditorium
14 Pier Walk, London SE10 0ES

Our previous hosts:

paul puopolo
DALLAS-FORT WORTH
Paul Puopolo
 EVP Innovation
shawn smith-2
DENVER INTERNATIONAL
Shawn Smith
Senior Director of Strategy
and Innovation
maurice jenkins
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL
Maurice Jenkins
Chief Innovation Officer
vera jakobsen
MUNICH AIRPORT
Vera Jakobsen
VP Digital
Abhi Chacko-1
GATWICK AIRPORT
Abhi Chacko
Head of Innovation
Steve Armitage-1
HEATHROW AIRPORT
Steve Armitage
Head of Innovation
"The Airport Leadership Forum was one of the most productive conferences I have attended, due to its small size, focused format and design of the setting to facilitate group discussions. Well done."
"It was a great opportunity to learn about new and interesting initiatives and network with other professionals with whom I hope to collaborate to improve our airport and the aviation industry."
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Previous participants include:

vera jakobsen
MUNICH AIRPORT
Vera Jakobsen
VP Digital
Thomas Dworschak
VIENNA AIRPORT
Thomas Dworschak
Director IT Digitalization & Innovation
Nico Castagna
ZURICH AIRPORT
Nico Castagna
Head Digital & Experience
mikkel krogh
COPENHAGEN AIRPORT
Mikkel Krogh
Director, Regulatory Affairs & Commercial Excellence
 
Claus Grunow
FRAPORT AG
Claus Grunow
Corporate Strategy & Digitalization
Pawel Galiak
KRAKÓW AIRPORT
Pawel Galiak
Director of Aviation and Commercial Services
yasmine raes
BRUSSELS AIRPORT
Yasmine Raes
Innovation Manager
Giulio Ranucci
AEROPORTI DI ROMA
Giulio Ranucci
Head of Innovation
Dorothea Brons
HAMBURG AIRPORT
Dorothea Brons
CIO
Rashid Al Busaidi
OMAN AIRPORTS
Rashid Al Busaidi
Digital Transformation Director
paul hoppe
BERLIN AIRPORT
Paul Hoppe
Innovation Manager
marc mullan
DAA
Marc Mullan
VP Data & Analytics
Steve Armitage-1
LONDON HEATHROW
Steve Armitage
Head of Design & Innovation
Abhi Chacko-1
GATWICK AIRPORT
 Abhi Chacko
Head of Innovation
marcel stroop
SCHIPHOL AIRPORT
Marcel Stroop
Director of Go-To-Market and Innovation Partnerships
tareque chaudhury
DUBAI AIRPORTS
Tareque Choudhury
Vice President Technology
attila basa
BUDAPEST AIRPORT
Attila Basa
Head of IT Operation Management
Roland Böhm
BERLIN  BRANDENBURG AIRPORT
Roland Böhm
Head of Operations Planning and Development
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Confirmed participants