As airports embrace digital transformation, the biggest risks often hide in the smallest print or lack of it. This session will unpack how to write smarter contracts that safeguard cyber resilience, data ownership and open integration across systems. It will explore real-world pitfalls in technology and airport system procurements, where missing clauses have halted innovation, and show how to enforce open data, API access and service continuity through well-crafted RFPs. This session will help make the next vendor contract as future-ready as your airport.

• How to write enforceable cyber and data-sharing clauses in airport RFPs
• Structuring contracts for open APIs and digital twin interoperability
• Ensuring vendor accountability through service continuity and exit clauses
• Avoiding vendor lock-in while meeting aviation security and compliance needs