Agenda

19 March 2026

09:35–10:20

CEO Press Conference

Accredited media only

10:30–11:00

Aviation Summit Registration

11:00–11:10

10 years of A4E: What’s next for Europe’s aviation strategy?

Ourania Georgoutsakou, Managing Director, Airlines for Europe

11:10–11:20

Aviation as an EU strategic priority

11:20–11:50

10 years of A4E: How has the European airline industry evolved?

Willie Walsh, Founding Member, Airlines for Europe
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, MEP, Renew Europe-Ireland
Carlos Muñoz, CEO, Volotea
Arjan Meijer, CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation

11:50–12:05

Coffee break

12:05–12:45

A decade of the EU Aviation Strategy: Lessons learnt and what should the future strategy look like

Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General, DG MOVE
Armando Brunini, Board Member, ACI Europe
Michalis Kouveliotis, Deputy CEO, Aegean Airlines
Magdalena Jaworska-Mackowiak, CEO, Polish Air Navigation Services Association
Lars Wagner, CEO, Airbus Commercial

12:45–13:45

Lunch

13:45–14:00

Benefits of aviation in the EU: Member State perspectives

Andreas Carlson, Minister for Infrastructure and Housing, Sweden

14:00–14:50

CEO Debate

Benjamin Smith, CEO, Air France-KLM Group
Kenton Jarvis, CEO, easyJet
Luis Gallego, CEO, IAG
Carsten Spohr, CEO, Lufthansa Group
Michael O’Leary, CEO, Ryanair Holdings

Moderator:
Richard Quest, International Business Correspondent, CNN

14:50 - 15:00

Closing remarks

15:00 - 15:30