Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference and Awards
2025
Agenda
Optimising the Consumer Experience to Drive Commercial Revenue
09:00
Welcome Remarks
Martin Moodie, Founder & Chairman, The Moodie Davitt Report
Dermot Davitt, President & Editorial Director, The Moodie Davitt Report
09:10
Welcome Remarks from Aena
Javier Marín, Executive Vice Chairman, Aena
Maria José Cuenda, General Director of Commercial and Real Estate, Aena
09:30
View from the Top: Airport Leaders’ Outlook for Travel F&B
Armando Brunini, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, S.E.A. S.p.A.
Javier Marín, Executive Vice Chairman, Aena
Raúl Revuelta, Chief Executive Officer, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Óscar Vela, Chief Executive Officer, Areas
10:30
From the Kitchen to the Boardroom – An Audience with…
Xavier Rossinyol, Chief Executive Officer, Avolta
Javier Torres and Sergio Torres, Michelin-starred Chefs
11:00
Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:45
Trends, Innovations and Strategies in Airport Hospitality
Thabet Musleh, Chief Retail and Hospitality Officer, Qatar Airways Group
12:15
The Great Saudi Opportunity
Mélanie Guilldou, Chief Executive Officer, Lagardère Travel Retail Saudi Arabia
Marcus Spahn, General Manager Commercial Non-Aero, Matarat Holding Company
13:00
Networking Lunch & Exhibition hosted by
14:30
Perfecting the Global, Local and Proprietary Blend
Frédéric Chevalier, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Lagardère Travel Retail
14:55
Curating Unforgettable Airport Experiences
Payal Khanna, Founder & Principal Designer, Aura Dezyne
Jo Pennycuick, Global Head of Design and Store Formats, SSP
Mei Mei Song, Chief Transformation Officer, Plaza Premium Group
15:40
Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition
16:25
Mission Possible: Igniting a Customer Obsessed Passion
Murat Gun, Managing Director, Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR)
18:30
Opening Cocktail at The Glasshouse, Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona
Hosted by
Served by
09:00
Day 2 Opening
09:05
Unlocking the Full Potential of Proprietary Brands
Mathieu Herrero, Concepts & Standards Worldwide Director, Areas
Mireia Martí, Marketing & Business Development Director, Areas
09:35
Evolving Lounges: Redefining Passenger Experience
Nick Redpath, Director of Business Development, EMEA & APAC, Airport Dimensions
Jorge Da Silva, Head of Airport Lounges & Hospitality, North America, Aspire Lounge
Peter Zilper, Chief Operating Officer Airport Lounges, North America, Sodexo Live!
10:20
Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition
11:05
Relentless Revitalisation: Ensuring the Sustained Relevance of Airport Food & Beverage
Patrick Coveney, Chief Executive Officer, SSP Group
11:30
Marrying Airport Needs and Consumer Desires
Anaïs Fabregas, Head of Commercial Services, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, Aena
Nina Kristin Gür, Vice President of Retail Key Account Management, Fraport AG
Alison Macdonald, Vice President – Commercial Concessions, Dubai Airports
Stephanie Pears, Head of Category – Retail, Heathrow Airport
12:30
Networking Lunch & Exhibition hosted by
14:00
An Audience with…
Sandro Bottega, President, Bottega S.p.A.
14:20
New Dynamics in Travel Dining
Alessandro Preda, Chief Executive Officer, Quick Service Restaurant Platform
Walter Seib, Chief Executive Officer, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, Avolta
14:50
The Great Indian Opportunity
Gaurav Dewan, Chief Operating Officer, TFS
Pravat Paikray, Vice President Commercial Development, Bangalore International Airport Ltd
Jemima Scott, Associate Director, Pragma
15:30
Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition
16:15
Transforming London Stansted Airport
Stephen Martin, Retail Director, London Stansted Airport
16:30
FAB Superstars — Recognising and Championing our Sector’s Front-line and Back-of-house Heroes & Heroines
Martin Moodie, Founder & Chairman, The Moodie Davitt Report
16:55
Reflections & Conference Close
17:45
Transport to Gala Dinner
18:30
Pre-Gala Dinner Cocktail Reception at Maritime Museum of Barcelona
Hosted by
19:30
Gala Dinner & FAB Awards Ceremony at Maritime Museum of Barcelona
Hosted by
Served by
Participating Companies 2025 as at 25 June 2025 [By alphabetical order]
- 2.0 & Partners Ltd
- Adam Foods
- Aena
- Aéroports de Montréal
- AÏDA Café Vienna sine 1913
- AGS Airports
- Airport Authority Hong Kong
- Airport Dimensions
- Airport Experience News
- All Bar One
- Allresto Flughafen München Hotel und Gaststätten GmH
- Altavia Travel Retail
- ANA | Vinci Airports
- Areas
- Aspire Lounge
- Aura Dezyne
- AviAlliance GmbH
- Avolta
- Bahrain Airport Company
- Bangalore International Airport Ltd
- Birmingham Airport
- Bottega S.p.A.
- Bristol Airport
- Brussels Airport
- BTA Food & Services
- Capital One
- Changi Airport Group
- Chili’s Grill and Bar
- Concession Planning International
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- Dave Wells
- Delaware North
- Dreamfolks Services Limited
- Dubai Airports
- Dublin Airport
- Edinburgh Airport
- Emirates Leisure Retail
- Encalm Eats
- Encalm Hospitality
- EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
- Familia Torres
- Fever-Tree
- Finavia – Helsinki Airport
- Fraport
- Fraport Greece
- Fraport TAV Antalya Airport
- Fraport Turkiye
- Fruitality – The Wright Group
- GCG Group
- GMR Airports Limited
- Groupe Delineo
- GruAirport
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Heathrow Airport
- Henkell Freixenet
- HMSHost UK Ltd.
- iCoupon
- Incheon International Airport Corporation
- İstanbul Airport (TUM & TRU)
- Ivaras Retail Pvt Ltd
- J D Wetherspoon plc
- JCL Consulting
- Jeddah Airports Company
- JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT)
- Jones the Grocer
- Jump Juice Bar
- Keflavik Airport
- Kepler Club
- KYFO
- Lagardère Travel Retail
- Lagardère Travel Retail UAE
- Le Pain Quotidien
- Lithuanian Airports
- Liverpool Airport
- London City Airport
- London Gatwick Airport
- London Luton Airport
- London Stansted Airport
- Manchester Airport Group
- MATARAT Saudi Airports Holding Company
- Miguel Torres
- MILE·ON·AIR
- Newmark
- Ontario International Airport Authority
- Osborne
- OTG
- Paris Croissant
- Plaza Premium Group
- Pragma Consulting
- Prague Airport
- Pret A Manger
- PT&M
- Qatar Airways Group
- Qatar Duty Free
- Quick Service Restaurant Platform
- Retail inMotion
- Retail Services
- Riga Airport
- San Francisco International Airport
- S.E.A. S.p.A.
- Sky Connect
- SKY The Lounge – Before Boarding
- SmartDesign Group
- SMP Concessions LLC
- Sodexo Live!
- SSP Group
- Star Concessions
- Swissport
- TAV Operation Services
- Tax Free World Association (TFWA)
- Templemere PR
- The Bluedog Group
- The Coca-Cola Company
- The Hayward Partnership
- The Hungry Glub
- The Moodie Davitt Report
- Tour Gourmet United
- Travel Food Services
- tRetail Labs
- TRGc
- UDON Asian Food
- Unison Consulting, Inc.
- Viklari Consulting Ltd
- Vin Room YYC Airport
- W Premium Group
- Wolfgang Puck Worldwide
- wrage/antwort
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