Speakers
Sean Doyle
Chairman & CEO
British Airways
Bernadette Berger
Director of Innovation
Alaska Airlines
Christina Cassotis
CEO
Pittsburgh International Airport
Farnham Jahanian
President
Carnegie Mellon University
John Thornton
CEO and Co-Founder
Astrobotic Technology
Martin Kamlah
VP Corporate Development & Operations
Munich Airport International
Paul Hoback
Chief Development Officer
Allegheny County Airport Authority
John Thomas
CEO
Connect Airlines
Oren Cohen Butansky
EVP & Chief Customer Experience Officer
EL AL Israel Airlines
Claus Grunow
Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Digitalization
Fraport
Dimitris Bountolos
Chief Information & Innovation Officer
Ferrovial
Deepak Nayyar
EVP – CIO
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Matt Breed
CIO
Port of Seattle
Kurtulus Ozturk
Director of Technology, Operational & Enterprise Solutions
Pegasus Airlines
Zahra Merchant
Chapter Lead Robotics
Royal Schiphol Group
Gus Naughton
Senior Software Engineer, Emerging Technologies
Alaska Airlines
Andrew Wang
Director of Enterprise Sales
Boston Dynamics
Marion N. Chivot-Legris
Director, ESG & Sustainability Strategy
Edmonton International Airport
Travis McNichols
Chief Operations Officer
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Carolyn Sponza
Principal
Gensler
Manuel van Lijf
Director Innovation – Travel & Transportation
nlmtd
Yuval Kossovsky
Managing Director, Transportation
Mappedin
Andrew Price
Aviation Consultant
Opermium
Xerez Bridglall
Manager Future Travel Experience
Toronto Pearson
Christie Liu
Manager – Portfolio Planning and Methods
SkyTeam
Siri Betts-Sonstegard
SVP, Experience & Design
Pittsburgh International Airport
Ryan Ghee
Chief Operating Officer
Future Travel Experience
Jim Jen
Director, Corporate Startup Lab
Carnegie Mellon University
Darin Juby
Head of Transformation
Future Travel Experience
Nick Woods
CIO
Manchester Airports Group
Nicole Hodges-Austin
Manager of Airport Innovation & Standards
Frontier Airlines
Brandy L. Aven
Associate Professor of Organizational Theory, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship - Tepper School of Business
Carnegie Mellon University
Bryan Dietz
SVP Air Service and Commercial Development
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Alwyn J Veliyeth
Chief Technology Officer
Rezcomm
Raj Rajkumar
George Westinghouse Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Cole Wolfson
Director, xBridge
Pittsburgh International Airport
Theresa Blackwell-Frank
Chief Information Security Officer, Virtuo Group Corporation & V-CISO
Pittsburgh International Airport
Dr. Lorrie Faith Cranor
Director and Bosch Distinguished Professor in Security and Privacy Technologies, CyLab
Carnegie Mellon University
Rusty Hottenfeller
Director of Facilities and Airline Services
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Phil Wellington
Senior Project Manager
Daifuku Airport America
Chad Willis
Director, Planning, Environmental, & Sustainability
Allegheny County Airport Authority
George Skoptsov
CEO
H Quest
Monica Normark
Global Director Biofuels Technology
KBR
Vishal Shah
CEO
Avina
Mary Kirby
Founder, Editor and Publisher
Runway Girl Network
Costa Samaras
Director, Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation; Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Afrin Shaikh
Head of Digital
Noida International Airport
Steve Armitage
Head of Innovation
Heathrow
Daniel Coleman
CEO & Founder
Future Travel Experience
“I believe innovation is a mindset, and the primary goal of this Summit is to co-create new approaches and highlight how first-movers and pioneers are already leading the charge when it comes to new technology adoption, and energy and sustainability innovation. It will also provide the perfect showcase for our transformational new terminal program, with multiple conference sessions and dedicated tours of the new terminal - opening in 2025 - sure to be among the many event highlights.”
Christina Cassotis, Chief Executive Officer, Pittsburgh International Airport
Read the full letterWhy attend FTE World Innovation Summit 2025?
“This event is the highlight of my year and the conversations, ideas, and collaborations that come out will have a lasting impact on this industry. I think the format (day 1 demos, day 2 lectures and tours, day 3 workshop) allows professionals to get inspired and really drive meaningful conversations.”
“Absolutely wonderful. It was very well coordinated, the speakers were phenomenal, the events were engaging, and the attendees were friendly and hospitable. Wonderful job!”
“The Summit served as a thought-provoking platform for Alaska Airlines. It was two days filled with engaging interactions with core engineers and product demonstrations by innovators in Pittsburgh. The experience of exploring potential applications of these technologies across various facets of our industry was intellectually stimulating, competitively thrilling, and enlightening.”
“The Summit brings together forward-thinking individuals from across the industry in one of the most innovative cities in America. It’s an incredible opportunity to think outside the box and envision the possibilities that lie before us in the future of aviation.”
“The Summit is the only event I’ve participated in – in any industry – that proactively works to develop new partnerships, technologies, and companies to address aviation’s most critical needs. By dedicating significant time to workshops focused on building multi-disciplinary groups of aviation professionals alongside technologists, roboticists, researchers and entrepreneurs, the Summit has created a unique environment than can actually lead to real advances for the industry.”
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