Airport Innovation Roundtable 2025

AIR 2025

Date and Location:
Conference Center at the Prague Airport on 11-12.06.2025

The event provides a platform for V4+ and European countries to exchange ideas and explore trends shaping the future of aviation.

The conference gathers policymakers, aviation industry leaders, researchers, and innovators from the V4+ region. Discussions focus on operations in aviation comprising regional collaboration, digital transformation, and enhancing air connectivity.

Key Highlights:

Keynotes from V4+ aviation and tech leaders.
Panel discussions on regional cooperation in aviation innovation and infrastructure development.
Presenting new solutions and technologies for aviation leading to constant growth and long-term cost reduction for aviation industry in the region.
Networking sessions to promote cross-border partnerships within the region.

Air2025 establishes a shared vision for advancing aviation innovation across European countries and strengthens ties among participants for future collaboration. AIR 2025 presents an unparalleled opportunity to exchange ideas, forge partnerships, and learn about innovations driving our industry. This year we are organizing the conference with the Central and Eastern European Travel Retail Association – CEETRA – which will drive a parallel panel discussion on topics of duty-free and travel retail industry in Europe.

Frame Schedule:

11.06.2025
17:00-19:00 Prague Airport Tour
20:00-22:00 Welcome Reception

12.06.2025
08:00-09:00 Registartion and networking
09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony
09:30-16:45 AIR conference
19:00-23:00 Gala Dinner

Why Attend?
• Be part of critical discussions shaping the future of V4+ airports and the aviation ecosystem.
• Network with high-level executives, government officials, and industry innovators.
• Gain exclusive insights into trends, challenges, and opportunities in the sector.

 

 

Conference fee (includes Welcome reception, Prague Airport Tour and conference participation): 239,00 EURO

Participation in the event is free of charge for V4+ and CEETRA members. (The Gala Dinner is to be payed separately)

Gala Dinner: 200,00 EURO

After registering, we will send you an invoice with our bank account details and wire instructions.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us:  air@v4plus.org

Preliminary Agenda

 

TIME

11.06.2025
17:00-19:00 Prague Airport Tour
20:00-22:00

Welcome Reception with food and drinks

– free for every participant

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TIME

12.06.2025
08:30 – 09:00 Registration and networking
09:00 – 09:30 Opening ceremony & Polish Tourism Organisation presentation
09:30 – 09:55 From Fiction to Flow
– The Intelligent Airport (Amanda Khuong-Duc, Head of Vision Hub, Gharage)
09:55 – 10:35 Atrificial Intelligence – what has changed in airport managment (Panel discussion)
10:35 – 10:50 European Policy and commercial impact (Julie Lassaigne, Secretary General ETRC)
10:50 – 11:15 Duty Free as a safe trading channel (Ricardo Ricardo Oliveira, Senior Counsel, ETRC Tobacco Working Group)
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 12:25 APOC – total airport management (fast talk)
12:25 – 12:40 Maximizing passenger experience with Uber (Marcin Moczyróg, Director and General Manager for Central and Eastern
Europe at Uber)
12:40 – 13:05 Prague Airport transformation in Retail (František Kachlík, Executive Director of Commercial Activites to represent Prague Airport)
13:05 – 13:30 AIR Insight: Innovation and trends in self-service & baggage (Aleksandr Lichy, senior product manager, SITA)
13:30 – 14:15 Lunch Break
Hall A – technical, operations and safety Hall B – Travel retail and passenger experience
14:15 – 15:10

Air Cargo prospects at Central European airports amid rapid changes in global trade

Remote Tower and Remote Apron Technologies – The Future of Airport Operations Management (Piotr Rotmański, COO Olsztyn Airport)

Passenger behavior trends in CEE – new ideas for the travel retail market (Anna Marchesini, Head of Business Development, m1ndset)

How to create the new commercial and F&B offer to attract new passenger profile (Richard Prochazka, Lagardere Travel Retail Czech Republic)

15:10 – 16:00

Predicting the future – master planning in fast changing world

Bartłomiej Czerkowski, Aerodrome Safety Challenges: Insights from Occurrence
– Trends in Poland.

Breaking the rules – A Czech liquor brand is redefining airport shopping experience (Sardor Varisov, EUPHORIA)

Experiential Retail – a driver behind passenger spending (Anna Marchesini, Head of Business Development)

16:00 – 16:50

C-UAS – new risks in managing critical infrastructure and ensuring business continuity

Robert Boroch, Aerospace Industries

Reshaping cooperation between tourism and aviation

Pavel Trojan, Polish Tourism Organisation, Prague Office, Presentation

19:00-23:00

Gala dinner

 

Speakers

Mihai Patrascu

Satu Mare Airport

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Stanislaw Wojtera

V4+ Airports

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Julie Lassaigne

ETRC Secretary General

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N. Murat Destek

Anna Marchesini

M1nd-set

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Aleksandr Lichy

Marcin Osowski

 V4+ Airports

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Andrzej Miłaszewicz

 CEETRA

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Anca Apahidean

Natalia Roj

Hammad Int. Airport

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Jiří Pos

Prague Airport

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Ricardo Oliveira

Michal Kořan

Amanda Khuong-Duc

Gharage

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Michał Witkowski

Tirana Int. Airport

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Eugene Leeman

ACI Europe

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Richard Procházka

Lagardère Travel Retail

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Sardor Varisov

Euphoria

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Marcin Moczyróg

Piervittorio Farabbi

Tirana Int. Airport

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The list of speakers will be updated soon

 

 for our guests

Welcome Reception with food and drinks

It is a chance to catch-up with friends, meet new people, make connections, and discuss the days sessions, testing ideas and finding new insights with great company. Free for every participant.

Prague Airport Tour

This activity is free of extra charge – just sign up in advance while registering for the event. We’d love to see you there!

Gala Dinner 

As the Airport Innovation Roundtable 2025 finishes, we are honored to invite you to a distinguished Final Gala Dinner, hosted at the renowned Flyvista (flyvista.cz) Restaurant. This elegant evening will serve as a memorable conclusion to our time together — a celebration of collaboration, forward-thinking, and shared vision for the future of global aviation.

Join us for a hospitable evening, where innovation meets ambiance in an extraordinary dining experience. Guests are invited to an exquisitely arranged dining space along with a terrace with panoramic view of Prague City.

Enjoy a specially curated multi-course tasting menu, showcasing seasonal ingredients and modern European cuisine, complemented by a selection of fine wines and signature cocktails.

This final gathering is designed to honor the connections made and ideas shared throughout the Roundtable. We invite you to relax, reflect, and enjoy a night of exceptional hospitality as we toast to innovation and the future of the airport industry.

 

Below You can find hotel proposal with special prices for our guests:

Mariott

NH-Hotels

Participation in the event is free of charge for V4+ and CEETRA members.

Conference fee (includes Welcome reception, Prague Airport Tour and conference participation): 239,00 EURO
Gala Dinner: 200,00 EURO

After registering, we will send you an invoice with our bank account details and wire instructions.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us:  air@v4plus.org

Number of participants is limited. 

General Partner


About SITA

SITA is the air transport industry’s IT provider, delivering solutions for airlines, airports, aircraft and governments. Our technology powers more seamless, safe, secure, and sustainable air travel.

With around 2,500 customers, SITA’s solutions drive operational efficiencies at more than 1,000 airports while delivering the promise of the connected aircraft to customers of over 18,000 aircraft globally. SITA also provides technology solutions that help more than 70 governments strike the balance of secure borders and seamless travel. Its communications network connects every corner of the globe, and SITA bridges 45% of the air transport community’s data exchange.

In 2023, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved SITA’s near-term and long-term emission reduction targets. These science-based targets are pivotal in guiding the company’s climate actions to curtail greenhouse gas emissions effectively. SITA is also developing solutions to help the aviation industry meet its carbon reduction objectives, including reduced fuel burn and greater operational efficiencies.

In 2024, SITA acquired Materna IPS, leader in passenger handling, to create the world’s most powerful passenger portfolio for airports and digital travel. SITA then acquired ASISTIM, to offer a fully-fledged airline flight Operations Control Center managed service. The company also launched SmartSea to give the maritime industry access to the same advanced technology that is transforming air travel. The launch comes as part of SITA’s growth into cruise and rail, as well Urban Air Mobility, such as Vertiports.

SITA is 100% owned by the industry and driven by its needs. It is one of the most internationally diverse companies, providing services in over 200 countries and territories.

Go to www.sita.aero or www.sita.aero/lotniska/ for more information.