September 14 – 17 | Philadelphia, PA

Sunday, September 13

Wireless Connectivity at Airports: Building a Common Baseline for Approaches, Options, Contracts, & Accountability

Monday, September 14

Business Information Technology Committee Workshop

Airport Roundtable

AI in the Airport: Use Cases & Procurement Challenges
Moderator:
Emily Collias, Wipro Ltd, General Manager, Consumer & Transportation
Speakers:
Matt Breed, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Chief Information Officer
Derrick Brown, Port of Portland/PDX, Chief Information Officer
Marcus Session, Tampa International Airport, Vice President, Information Technology

Environmental Affairs Committee Workshop

Waste Management Working Group
Moderators:
B.J. Carpenter, City of Austin, Department of Aviation, Airport Environment and Sustainability Officer
Morgan Turner, Airport Zero Waste Consulting, Owner & Principal
Speaker:
Melissa McMullen, Philadelphia International Airport, Sustainability Planner

Finance Committee Workshop

State of the Economy

Moderator:
Brian Butler, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Speakers:
Surya Pisapati, US Bancorp Asset Management, Director, Portfolio Analytics and Strategy
Riddhima Hinduja, U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Director, Senior Strategist
Summary of the ACI-NA Annual Financial Benchmarking Survey for FY2025

Moderator:
Ronda Chu, San Francisco Airport Commission, Chief Financial Officer

Speakers:
Luis Corril, SFO
Joel Schuurman, Thunder Bay International Airports Authority Inc., Chief Financial Officer

Legal Affairs Committee Workshop

Accessibility: Legal Considerations
Moderator:
Dan Reimer, Daniel S Reimer LLC, Principal
Speakers:
Denise Bailey, Bailey White Solutions, LLC, Principal
Brian Burke, Northwest Arkansas National Airport, General Counsel & Director of Compliance
David Steinberger, Denver International Airport, Assistant General Counsel
Proprietor’s Right IRL
Moderator:
Brian Werst, Spokane International Airport, General Counsel
Speakers:
Nicholas Clabbers, Kaplan Kirsch LLP, Partner
Christina Marshall, Anderson Kreiger LLP
Joe Messina, WhiteBird Law, Partner
Brian Burke, Northwest Arkansas National Airport, General Counsel & Director of Compliance
David Steinberger, Denver International Airport, Assistant General Counsel

Operations, Planning, Safety, Infrastructure, & Development Committee Workshop

Committee Welcome and Airport Roundtable

Airport Facility Optimization: New Planning Frontiers

Moderator:
Chris DiPrima, San Francisco Airport Commission, Acting Director, Airport Integrated Operations Center
Speakers:
Belinda Hargrove, TransSolutions, Managing Principal
Chris Liese, Munich Airport International, Head of Market, North America
Darcy Zarubiak, RoVolus, Managing Director

Driving Change: Accommodating Vehicle Automation in the Airport Environment

Speakers:
Scott Ayers, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Program Management Officer, SMS Regulatory Compliance
Paul Horst, Tampa International Airport (TPA), Vice President of Maintenance
Mike O’Shaughnessy, PHX

Tuesday, September 15

Session 2D // People First: Building an AI-Ready Workforce in Airport Organizations

Moderator:
Peter Gargiulo, 4QD Strategy Consulting LLC, President
Speakers:
Dr. Ghassan Abukar, Ph.D., C.M., Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority, Director, Information Technology & Telecommunications
Alison Mitchell, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Workforce Development and Outreach Manager
Kyle Owen, Gartner, Analyst

Wednesday, September 16

Session 3B // Airport Governance: The U.S. & Canada Landscape

Speakers:
Elizabeth Brown,  President & CEO, Victoria Airport Authority
Tracy Davis, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch LLP
Stephen Van Beek, Senior Vice President, Steer