• 27 March 2025
  • Renaissance Hotel

A4E Aviation Summit

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The ninth annual Aviation Summit arrives at a pivotal moment for the EU and the new European Commission. As Europe faces a rapidly evolving global landscape, maintaining competitiveness has become a central focus of the EU policy agenda. Airlines, as key drivers of connectivity, economic growth, and social progress, are an important pillar in this conversation.
 
Join us at Brussels’ premier aviation event, where senior industry leaders, EU and national policymakers and academics will address the challenges facing Europe’s airline sector today and chart a course to ensure aviation remains a resilient and competitive industry, delivering lasting benefits for Europe in the years ahead.

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Agenda

27 March 2025

09.30-10.30

CEO Press Conference

10.30-11.30

Aviation Summit Registration

11.30-11.40

Welcome

Ourania Georgoutsakou, Managing Director, Airlines for Europe

11.40-11.50

Keynote Address by EU Presidency

Marcin Rzeszewicz, Director of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland

11.50-12.00

Keynote Address

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism 

12.00-12.50

Panel

Opportunity and challenges: How Europe’s airlines are an Engine for Growth

Benito Núñez Quintanilla, General Secretary for Air and Maritime Transport, Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility

Marie Audren, Director General, HOTREC

Luís Rodrigues, CEO, TAP

Marco Ciomperlik, CEO, TUI Airline

12.50-13.00

Keynote Address

Bruno Fichefeux, Head of Future Programmes, Airbus

13.00-14.00

Lunch

14.00-15.00

Panel

Flying Forward: Securing a competitive future for Europe’s airlines

Andrey Novakov, Member of the European Parliament

Eddy Liegeois, Head of Unit, Aviation Policy, DG MOVE, European Commission

Wouter Dewulf, Professor Air Transport Management and Economics, University of Antwerp

Ourania Georgoutsakou, Managing Director, Airlines for Europe

15.00-16.00

CEO Debate

with Richard Quest, International Business Correspondent, CNN

Benjamin Smith, CEO, Air France – KLM

Luis Gallego, CEO, IAG

Michael O’Leary, Group CEO, Ryanair

16.00-16.05

Closing Address

Moderated by Kata Cserep, Global Head of Aviation, PA Consulting

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Speakers

Wouter Dewulf

Professor Air Transport Management and Economics at the University of Antwerp