PTE Live Program

11:00 - The end-to-end digital journey across the airport ecosystem

Kerem Öztürk, General Manager, TAV Technologies, Turkey
Aylin Alpay, CMO, hospitality/passenger experience, TAV Operation Services, Turkey 

This presentation will focus on the end-to-end digital journey across the airport ecosystem, exploring how technology, hospitality, and airport operations intersect to create a seamless passenger experience. The presentation will reflect three perspectives on the same ecosystem, each addressing the digital journey from its own domain.

14:30 - Presentation by Ethos Farm

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15:00 - Presentation by Arcadis

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15:30 - Airports as platforms for innovation

Lee Ebbutt, SVP technology and innovation - information technology, Hamad International Airport, Qatar

Airports are often viewed as static, asset-heavy infrastructure environments that restrict the ability to grow rapidly and provide flexibility. This chat explores a fundamental shift in how airports can be seen not only as physical infrastructure but also as digital ecosystems and platforms for innovation to enable the business to respond rapidly to an increasingly changing market with new passenger expectations. This session will focus not only on how airports can evolve into digital ecosystems but also on how innovators can enable us to address complex realities.

10:30 - How airports break the innovation deadlock

Shawn Richards, CEO & Co-founder, Ink Innovation, Spain

Enterprise purchasing is the perfect antidote to innovation. It stacks the odds against new entrants in favour of incumbents. RFPs tend to reward technology that has been around for decades. AI and digital identity present the opportunity to change the passenger journey. But airports built on 90-year-old processes resist the introduction of radically new flows and technology. Shawn discusses what airports must do differently to incentivise genuine competition. Join this session to learn how to remove barriers to adoption and embrace transformation.

11:00 - Presentation by Ethos Farm

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14:00 - The Last Mile of Seamless Travel 

Miguel Luparelli, Product Innovation Director , Facephi, Spain

Seamless travel is no longer about adding more steps—it is about completing the last mile: turning identity, eligibility, and payment into a single tap at the right moment. We present a “Ready to Travel” approach that starts at home with remote identity verification and the issuance of interoperable digital credentials, including ICAO DTC Type 1 and Verifiable Credentials held in an identity wallet. We explore how selective disclosure, consent, and biometric authentication can streamline key airport touchpoints such as bag drop, security, lounge access, queue management and boarding. The result: frictionless, compliant journey that improves passenger experience and operational efficiency.

15:00 - Beyond roads and rails: Improving airport mobility through autonomous transit 

Simon Swan, Global Director - Airports and New Mobility, Arcadis, UK
Alberto Lopez, Airport planning & Aviation Specialist , Glydways, Singapore

As airports face growing demand, sustainability targets, and land‑use constraints, new approaches to mobility are required. This joint Arcadis–Glydways session explores how autonomous transit can complement traditional road and rail solutions. Arcadis will share its global experience supporting airports and transport authorities in shaping integrated, people‑centred mobility strategies and evaluating emerging technologies against operational, passenger, and environmental needs. Building on this context, Glydways will introduce its autonomous transit network and demonstrate how it can enhance airport access, reduce congestion and emissions, and improve connectivity across the airport ecosystem.

11:00 - Airport design, planning, and development

Kris de Sutter, CEO Incomelec, LYNX INNOVATIONS, Colombia

The airport of the future is not measured in square meters, but in seconds saved. Modern airport design and development focus on eliminating friction, accelerating processes, and empowering passengers through intelligent self-service solutions. Automated immigration control gates and advanced access control systems transform critical checkpoints into agile, secure, and highly efficient environments. Strategic planning is no longer only about capacity — it is about operational fluidity, traceability, and resource optimization. Agility, practicality, and time savings become the new performance metrics. Modernizing an airport is not about expanding infrastructure; it is about making it smarter.