2026 Conference Agenda
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Theme: Building Airports That Perform: Design, Operations & Readiness for India’s Next Aviation Surge
10.00 AM Onwards
Registration and Networking
10.30 - 10.45 AM
Opening Ceremony & Welcome Address by Airport360 Expo
10.45 - 11.00 AM
Opening Address
India's Aviation Opportunity: The Choices That Define Our Next Chapter
Dr. Sharad Kumar
Chief Advisor, AAI
11.00 - 11:15 AM
Visionary Keynote Address
Airports as Engines of Indian Growth
B V J K Sharma
CEO, Navi Mumbai International Airport
11.15 - 12.00 PM
Panel Discussion
The Future Terminal: Reimagining Terminals for Growth, Resilience & Revenue
Sponsored By:
Moderator
Manoj Parekh
Managing Director, OCS
Participants
Dhananjay Patil
Specialist - Airport Terminal and Head of Aviation Architecture, Jacobs
Simon Lotter
Head of Market for Asia & Pacific, Munich Airport
Patrick Keanne
Director, Enter Projects Asia
Tang Kai Vern
Executive Vice President(Aviation, Health & Wellness Group), CPG Corporation
Gurpreet Shah
Principal Architect and Urban designer, Creative Group
Debayan Sen
Managing Director, Avinia
12.00 - 12.45 PM
Leaders' Dialogue
Runways to Readiness: A Strategic Dialogue on Airside Infrastructure, Safety and Scale
Moderator
Ajay Bhaskar Joshi
(Retired) General Manager - Air Traffic Management, AAI
Participants
Sanjay Kumar
Acting Director, ANS Safety Standards Department, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Prabhat Mahapatra
COO, Navi Mumbai International Airport
Aruna Rajapaksha
Head of Airport Management, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka)
Shantanu Gangakhedkar
Senior Aviation Consultant & Commercial Aviation Lead, Frost & Sullivan
Sunil Ankalgi
Business Head, WAISL
12:45 - 1:00 PM
Presentation
For Every Place That Matters
Neeraj Bhatnagar
National Key Account Manager- Airports India, Dormakaba
1:00 - 1:30 PM
Fireside Chat
Designing the End-to-End Passenger Experience: From Digital Touchpoints to Seamless Travel Journeys
Moderator
Shantanu Gangakhedkar
Senior Aviation Consultant & Commercial Aviation Lead, Frost & Sullivan
Participants
Prasanna Subramanium
Chief Technology Officer, Fly91
1:30 - 1:40 PM
Presentation
Cyber Resilience for Airports: What the Industry Needs to Know
Aviad Weinstock
Sales & Marketing Director (APAC), AccuBeat
1.40 - 2.30 PM
Lunch
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Presentation
Indirect Taxes and Aviation Industry
Sumith Kumar
ADG, Indian Revenue System
2:45 - 3:00 PM
Sponsor Presentation
Aurionpro’s Strategic Roadmap for Sustainable and Scalable AI Adoption
Susanta Sharma
Principal Director and Business Head - Airports Infrastuctre, Aurionpro
3.00 - 3:45 PM
Panel Discussion
Future-Ready & Sustainable Airport Infrastructure: Phasing, Expansion and Live Operations
Moderator
Ruchir Panwar
Principal Architect & Managing Partner, e3+A Designs LLP
Participant
Rajesh Jethwani
Executive Director, Aviation for Western India Projects & Project Director for Development of NMIA, AECOM
Prashant Karanjkar
SBU Head- Airport, Nippon Koei
Monalisha Sahoo
Architect, Ex-CBRE
Manoj Tipnis
Senior Advisor - Engineering & Airports, Tata Projects
3.45 - 4:15 PM
Fireside Chat
Non-aeronautical Revenue & Terminal Retail Innovation
Moderator
Deep Dhabolkar
AGM - Commercial Development, Bangalore International Airport
Participants
Sahan RMV
Founder & CEO, Ivaras Retail | Co Founder, Travel Talez
Shashi Sinha
CEO, Laqshya Hyderabad Airport Media
4.15 - 4.45 PM
Fireside Chat
Growth Without Compromise: Sustainability Imperatives for India's Aviation Decade
Moderator
Gp Capt C Sreenivas
VSM, BIAL
Participants
Dr. Mala Singh
Chairperson & MD, PEC Greening India
Mihir Zatakia
Director, Millennium Aero Dynamics
End of Day 1
10.00 - 11.00 AM
Registration and Networking
11.00 - 11.30 AM
Experts' Opinion
Is India Ready to Become a Global MRO Hub — Or Are We Still Losing the Opportunity?
Moderator
Aurobindo Handa
Former Chairman of ICAO's Asia Pacific-Accident Investigation Group(APAC-AIG)
Former Head (Director General),Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau,Ministry of Civil Aviation
Participants
Bharat Malkani
Chairman, Max Aerospace & Aviation
Sharad Agarwal
CEO, AIESL
Arun Kashyap
General Secretary, MRO Association
11.30 - 12.00 PM
Industry Insight
India Commercial Market Outlook
Ashwin Naidu
MD, Commercial Marketing, Eurasia & Indian Subcontinent - Boeing
12.00 - 12.30 PM
Panel Discussion
The Future of Ground Handling Operations
Moderator
Shantanu Gangakhedkar
Senior Aviation Consultant & Commercial Aviation Lead, Frost & Sullivan
Participants
Gurdeep Singh Arora
Head of Ground Operations, Shankh Air
Karthick Soundararajan
Head of Sales, Oshkosh AeroTech
Anush Soorada
Deputy General Manager, Millennium Aero Dynamics
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Leadership Roundtable
Technology-Enabled Security & Passenger Flow
Moderator
Jeet Dhokiya
Founder, Aerocraft
Participants
Jigar Mehta
Founder & CEO, Sankalit Consultant
Kapil Bardeja
Co-Founder & CEO, Vehant Technologies
Goutam Mukherjee
Director Airport and Border Authority, Amadeus
Joesph Gouda
Joint Commissioner, Indian Revenue System
Debayan Sen
Managing Director, Avinia
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
End of Day 2
*The agenda is subject to change