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World Aviation Festival 2026

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World Aviation Festival 2026 ran Oct 13–15, 2026 at FIL in Lisbon, Portugal. It is a Travel & Hospitality conference. ConferenceGrid lists 77 speakers, 350 sponsors and 242 exhibitors. The next edition, World Aviation Festival 2027, is Oct 5–7, 2027 in Lisbon.

Lineup updated Oct 14, 2026 · dates verified Aug 11, 2026

The World Aviation Festival is a conference and an exhibition for the leaders of the world’s airlines, airports and their most senior executives in charge of software, services, marketing and distribution.

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77Speakers
350Sponsors
242Exhibitors
0Sessions
471Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at World, in alphabetical order.

Abdelhamid Addou
Chairman of the Board & CEO · ROYAL AIR MAROC
Adrian Neuhauser
Chief Executive Officer · Abra Group
Amy Burr
CEO · SKY VC
Anastasia Levashova
Co-Founder · glo
Andrew Dallmann
Global Head of Product Management · Atrius
Arun Bansal
Chief Executive Officer · Adani Airports
Barry Klipp
CEO · InterLnkd
Beatriz Guillen
Chief Customer Officer · Iberia
Ben Dias
Chief AI Scientist · IAG
Boris Padovan
CCMO · Travel In Motion
Carlos Munoz
CEO · Volotea
Carlos Oliveira
Chairman · TAP Air Portugal
Con Korfiatis
Chief Executive Officer · Oman Air
Craig Barrington
Threat & Vulnerability Manager · easyjet
Dário Pedro
CEO · Beyond Vision
David David Cruz
CEO · MESA MANUTENCAO ENGENHARIA E SERVICOS DE AERONAUTICOS, LDA
Drew Wells
Chief Commercial Officer · Allegiant Air
Eivind Roald
President & CEO · Norse Atlantic Airways
Elida Hasani
Customer Experience & Service Transformation Manager · Tirana International Airport
Felix Velazquez
Chief Revenue Officer · Vivaaerobus
Fred Kitunga
Chief Information & Data Officer · Kenya Airways
Gabriela Bastos
CFO · TAAG ANGOLA AIRLINES

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

FlightscapePlatinum
CellPointGold
Viasat1Gold
Conetic GroupSilver
Yuvo Group Inc.Silver
15belowGold Sponsor
22NorthExhibitor
3D SeatMapVRExhibitor
4JETExhibitor
ABOMIS Innovations Inc.Silver Sponsor
ACC AirlinesExhibitor
Accelya Global LtdPlatinum Sponsor
Accommodations Plus International (API)Gold Sponsor
Ada Support Inc.Silver Sponsor
ADC Data and AI ConsultancyExhibitor
AdobeGold Sponsor
adyenSilver Sponsor
AERAUTStartup
AEROMOND Services e.u.Startup
AEROSENSStartup
AeroSightExhibitor
AeryaStartup
AiraloGlobal eSIM Partner
AirbusSilver Sponsor
AirGSM Pte Ltd.Global eSIM Partner
AirHelp Germany GmbHSilver Sponsor
Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)Exhibitor
AirnguruSilver Sponsor
Airplane SolutionsExhibitor
Airport DimensionsSilver Sponsor
Airside LabsStartup
AIRVIATECHStartup
Allianz PartnersGold Sponsor
AllthewayExhibitor
Alphacomm B.V.Exhibitor
ALPICStartup
AltovoStartup
Altura ServiceExhibitor
AmachGold Sponsor
Amazon Web Services, Inc.Knowledge Partner

Quick answers

When is World Aviation Festival 2026?
World Aviation Festival 2026 ran Oct 13–15, 2026 at FIL in Lisbon, Portugal. The next edition, World Aviation Festival 2027, is Oct 5–7, 2027 in Lisbon.
Where is World Aviation Festival 2026 held?
World Aviation Festival 2026 was held at FIL in Lisbon, Portugal.
Who is speaking at World Aviation Festival 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 77 speakers, including Abdelhamid Addou (Chairman of the Board & CEO, ROYAL AIR MAROC), Adrian Neuhauser (Chief Executive Officer, Abra Group) and Amy Burr (CEO, SKY VC).
Who sponsors World Aviation Festival 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 350 sponsors, including Flightscape, CellPoint, Viasat1, Conetic Group and Yuvo Group Inc..
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 471 companies show up, and 181 bet on three roles at once?

471 companies. 181 are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
181All threespeak · spons · exh
166Sponsoringsponsor only
68Exhibitingexhibitor only
56Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

15below·22North·3D SeatMapVR·Accommodations Plus International (API)·ADC Data and AI Consultancy·Adyen·AERAUT·AEROMOND Services e.u.·AEROSENS·AeroSight·Aerya·Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)·Airnguru·Airside Labs·AIRVIATECH·Alltheway·Altura Service·Amach·Ancillarate·APPS Now·Arbitrip·Arcube

Speakers by seniority

77% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite4660%
  • Founder / Owner23%
  • VP-level56%
  • Director / Head of68%
  • Manager / Lead79%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles1013%

Of 77 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
115belowSponsor · Gold SponsorExhibitor-
222NorthSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
33D SeatMapVRSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
4Accommodations Plus International (API)Sponsor · Gold SponsorExhibitor-
5ADC Data and AI ConsultancySponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
6AdyenSponsor · Silver SponsorExhibitor-
7AERAUTSponsor · StartupExhibitor-
8AEROMOND Services e.u.Sponsor · StartupExhibitor-
9AEROSENSSponsor · StartupExhibitor-
10AeroSightSponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
11AeryaSponsor · StartupExhibitor-
12Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)Sponsor · ExhibitorExhibitor-
13AirnguruSponsor · Silver SponsorExhibitor-
14Airside LabsSponsor · StartupExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
0% of 350
gold2
1% of 350
silver2
1% of 350
diamond sponsor3
1% of 350
exhibitor131
37% of 350
global esim partner2
1% of 350
global strategic partner1
0% of 350
gold sponsor38
11% of 350
knowledge partner2
1% of 350
loyalty partner1
0% of 350
mobility partner1
0% of 350
partner1
0% of 350
payments partner1
0% of 350
platinum sponsor10
3% of 350
silver sponsor84
24% of 350
ancillary revenue partner1
0% of 350
startup62
18% of 350
associate1
0% of 350
associate sponsor6
2% of 350
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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