March 17-19, 2026
Excel London, UK

Passenger Terminal CONFERENCE

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Scaling everyday innovation and AI readiness: inside DFW Airport’s playbook

19 Mar 2026
Room 10
Day 3 - Customer and workforce experience
How do airports scale innovation and AI readiness across the entire organization? This session will distill DFW Airport’s award-winning Daily Innovator program, which enabled a 2,000+ person workforce to foster a more creative culture that delivered tangible results. Discover the nuts and bolts: the program design, practical toolkit and governance model that make it work. We will share lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid and ready-to-use templates so you can adapt the model to your airport – fast.
  • Apply innovation mindsets to daily airport challenges
  • Stand up a Daily Innovator program without 'innovation theater'
  • Use DFW’s toolkit to turn ideas into tested pilots quickly
  • Build cross-department networks that sustain culture change
Speakers
Paul Drury, VP of product development and innovation - DFW International Airport
David Dabscheck, CEO - Giant Innovation