PTE World 2026, taking place at Excel London from 17 to 19 March, will offer a free-to-attend exhibition with over 400 specialist suppliers demonstrating the latest technologies to drive efficiencies and improve the passenger experience across all aspects of airport operations.
Innovations in security screening, new solutions for baggage management, border control and check-in, as well as data visualisation, digital displays, ground handling, information technology and passenger tracking are all on show at the exhibition, and there will also be a particular focus on the latest AI-enabled developments to enhance performance.
The event will also feature a conference (rates apply) with more than 400 leading industry speakers from airports, airlines and aviation authorities. There will be a wide range of session tracks from airport and smart-city integration, regional transportation connections and terminal capacity, to sustainability and environmental strategy, digitalisation and future-airport innovation, advanced air mobility (AAM), vertiport infrastructure and more.
The themes this year include constructing sustainable, future-ready airport cities; planning for new staff-oriented residential developments near airports; exploring AAM in key global regions; creating strategic visions for vertiports and urban mobility; and building pathways for airports to achieve zero-carbon operations.
The organisers of the conference have announced the following key speakers for this year’s conference:
- Deborah Flint – President and CEO, Toronto Pearson International Airport (USA)
- Daniel Ketchibachian – CEO, Aeropuertos Argentina (Argentina)
- Vipin Kumar – Chairman, Airports Authority of India (India)
- Luke Bugeja – CEO, Ferrovial Airports (Netherlands)
- Ahmed Naeemi – Chief Technology Officer, Gulf Air Group (Bahrain)
- Esther Nitsche – Vice President – Operational Excellence, Fraport (Germany)
- Joanne Ma – Deputy General Manager, Terminal and Passenger Experience, Airport Authority Hong Kong
- Fraser Brown – Retail Director, Heathrow Airport (UK)
- Chantal Lontay – Head of Retail Strategy and Transformation, MAG (UK)
- Tenna Ørum Kristensen – Director of Data and Analytics, Copenhagen Airports (Denmark)
