Airports are under intensifying pressure to deliver more with less: aging infrastructure, and persistent talent gaps are converging against a backdrop of capital constraints and AI disruption. Although these challenges are shared, responses to them vary widely. This panel of CEOs from leading global airports will explore how to efficiently invest in asset development and renewal without overbuilding; grow without losing control; and unlock the potential of AI and workforce productivity. Attendees will gain a rare, practical look at how airport leaders are confronting complexity, setting new performance standards and adapting in a turbulent, rapidly shifting industry.

• How CEOs prioritize investments in asset development and renewal, and balance growth, asset health and new technology for intelligent capital planning
• Why end-to-end passenger experience matters and how to think about the ROI
• How top airports are embedding AI and real-time data into planning, maintenance and passenger experience
• Why talent is a critical performance and resilience lever requiring CEO attention
• How regional and asset-specific realities are shaping divergent strategies across airport ecosystems