

COO Panel: Strategic airport operations – how are we enhancing efficiency and building resilience for the future?
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM · 45 min. (Europe/Lisbon)
Airport Passenger Journey / Keynote Theatre 2 / Pavilion 2
Panel Discussion
Airport Operations
Information
- COO Panel: Strategic airport operations – how are we enhancing efficiency and building resilience for the future?
- What is the right balance between automation and human expertise to optimise passenger flow while maintaining high safety and security standards?
- Analysing how data-driven strategies, including digital twins and live operation centres are reshaping decision-making and disruption response
- Future-proofing operations in an era of long-term capacity growth and hub development
- Exploring how collaboration between airports, airlines, and ground handlers can unlock operational improvements with a shared data ecosystem
- How are we embracing the “golden age” of tech to enable efficiency, safety and agility in fast-changing environments
Speakers

Anna Bjork Bjarnadottir
Chief Service & Operations OfficerIsavia
Piervittorio Farabbi
Chief Operating Officer & Accountable ManagerTirana International Airport
Ryan Abram
Chief Operating Officer - Global Airport Operationsdnata Travel Group
Amit Sukhija
Founder & CEOZestIoT
Tine Haas
Director Airports & AviationDornier Group

