27th Annual GHI Conference

Name: 27th Annual GHI Conference
Start: 2026-12-01
End: 2026-12-03
Location: Olympia London

27th Annual GHI Conference takes place on 1–3 December 2026 at Olympia London, London. B2DB lists 77 speakers and 35 sessions announced so far.

The 27th Annual GHI Conference is a ground handling industry conference taking place at Olympia London from 1 to 3 December 2026. It brings together ground handlers, airlines, airports, GSE and IT suppliers, with conference sessions, One-to-One meetings, an exhibition and networking events. The organiser reports that the 2025 edition hosted 1,100 stakeholders, including 115 airline carriers and more than 90 exhibiting GSE and IT suppliers.

Key facts

Dates	1–3 December 2026 (upcoming)
Venue	Olympia London, London, United Kingdom
Series	GHI Annual Conference
Speakers	77
Sessions	35
Sponsors	12
Official site	annual.groundhandling.com/live/en/page/programme

Keynote speakers

Steve Tarbuck Owner & Founder, Global Travel Matters
Andy Dobson Co-Founder and CEO, Clarity&
Clive Sauve-Hopkins CEO Airport Operations, dnata
Hassan El-Houry Chief Executive Officer, Menzies Aviation
Henry Low CEO Singapore Hub, SATS Singapore Hub
Jared Azcuy CEO, AGI
John Strickland Director, JLS Consulting
Kirsty Dobson Co-Founder and COO, Clarity&
Mohammad Mazi CEO, SGS (SAUDI GROUND SERVICES)
Professor Wen-Chin Li Professor of Human Factors, Centre for Safety & Accident Investigation, Cranfield University

Speakers (77)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Steve Tarbuck Owner & Founder, Global Travel Matters
Andy Dobson Co-Founder and CEO, Clarity&
Clive Sauve-Hopkins CEO Airport Operations, dnata
Hassan El-Houry Chief Executive Officer, Menzies Aviation
Henry Low CEO Singapore Hub, SATS Singapore Hub
Jared Azcuy CEO, AGI
John Strickland Director, JLS Consulting
Kirsty Dobson Co-Founder and COO, Clarity&
Mohammad Mazi CEO, SGS (SAUDI GROUND SERVICES)
Professor Wen-Chin Li Professor of Human Factors, Centre for Safety & Accident Investigation, Cranfield University
Richard Prince CEO, Aviapartner
Warwick Brady CEO, Swissport
Juliet Thomson Chief People Officer, Menzies Aviation
Regan Slaymaker Conference Producer, Ground Handling International
Ryan Abram COO Global Operations, dnata
Abdullah Bin Sajid Butt Aviation Ambassador, Department for Transport (DFT)
Alice Clarke Portfolio Director, Ground Handling International
Anastasiia Smyk CEO, INPUT SOFT
Andrew Hook Managing Director, Fortbrand
Angel F. Marcos Airports Transformation Director, IAG
Bryan Reid Head of Customer Support, ZAFIRE
Celine Hourcade VP, Global Head of ESG/Sustainability, SATS
Charles Thompson SVP Velora Ground Services, Velora
Christian Bergfelder Managing Director, Bergfelder Consulting
Christian Søeberg CCO, Power Stow
Christophe Vanden Haute Head of Airport Services Supplier Management & Procurement, Tui
Cillian O'Grady Head of Sales, QUANTUM / ZAFIRE
David Collyer Global SVP Aspire Pre-Flight Hospitality, Swissport
Desiree Perez CEO, EVOLVEWELL
Dirk Scott SVP Aviation Operational Advisory, Marsh
Emma Garnham Vice President, Unifi
Enzo Skandella VP Commercial – Global Aviation, DRAXON
Helen Teschauer Commercial Director, London City Airport
Hugues de Bodman Director of Business Development, Onet Airport Services
Ingo Stork Sales Director Airports, UFA
Jean-Baptiste Djebbari Chief Advisor, Alyiza
Jean-Yves Chaumet VP Airport Services & Cargo, Air France-KLM
Jelmer Melissen CTO, Viggo
Joan Tomàs Torrens Chief Operating Officer, Acciona Airport Services
Jonathan Hankin Head of ESG, Menzies Aviation
Josep Fargas Head of Ground Handling, WFS
Julia Egerer Head of Aerodromes and Ground Handling Section, EASA
Justyna Nagadowska Senior Consultant, Egis
Karolina Kiuduliene Commerical Manager, TCR
Keith Purdom Head of Business Development, RSmart
Kellen Schroeter CEO and Co-Founder, Pattern Labs
Laura McGrath Marketing & Corporate Communications, Mallaghan & Women of GSE
Liam Bolger Director, Air Ops Advisory
Marie Faucon Director Sales & Marketing, XOPS
Melody Shan CEO, ROIS TECHNOLOGY
Michael Ansell Vice President Operations, DHL Supply Chain
Miguel Ángel Gimeno CEO, South Europe Ground Services
Mikhail Petrov Managing Director, Zafire/Quantum
Milan Zatakia Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Aero Dynamics
Morgan Schultz Sr. Director Sales and & Service, Textron GSE
Musdalifa Bin Abdullah CEO, Ground Team Red
Nabil Sultan Al Murr Group Chief Executive Officer, dnata
Nadine Itani Policy Advisor, ASA World
Nicolas Schottey CEO, XOPS
Nieves Bellafesta Commercial Specialist, AirPro
Paul Bruton Senior Consultant, DAMAREL
Pavel Kupriyanov Managing Partner, INFOALITY
Peter Grypdonck COO, TCR
Peter Kohl Chief Operating Officer, Velora
Rami Al Haddad Chief Innovation Officer, Menzies Aviation
Richard Reno CEO, TLD Robotics
Samantha Payne Polepaka Editor, GHI Magazine
Saunon Malekshahi COO, Moonware
Serge Elkhoueiry COO, AGI
Soren Charles Sales Director, EASIE BY ICRON
Stavros Hatziioannou VP Sales Airport Technology, GOLDHOFER
Stefan Murphy CEO, Unifi
Steve Otterway Director of Safety & Standards, ASA World
Tim Conklin Business Development, IFM ELECTRONIC
Valentin Schmitt President & CEO, Alvest Group
Varadharajan Chellappa Chief Business Officer & Co-Founder, RSMART
Wazim Mohamed Director of Customer Success, TKH AIRPORT SOLUTIONS

Most represented companies

Menzies Aviation — 4 speakers
dnata — 3 speakers
AGI — 2 speakers
ASA World — 2 speakers
Clarity& — 2 speakers
Ground Handling International — 2 speakers
RSmart — 2 speakers
Swissport — 2 speakers
TCR — 2 speakers
Unifi — 2 speakers

Agenda (35 sessions)

Day 1 — Tuesday 1 December 2026

27th GHI Annual Conference – Welcome Address 09:30–09:40 — Alice Clarke
ASA Keynote Spotlight: The New Era of Ground Handling 09:45–11:00 — Clive Sauve-Hopkins, Hassan El-Houry, Jared Azcuy, Mohammad Mazi +2 more
How will upcoming Regulatory Changes affect Ground Handling? 11:05–12:00 — Andrew Hook, Julia Egerer, Liam Bolger, Steve Otterway
The Next Era of Ground Operations: Inside AGI and Moonware's Live Operation at LAX 12:05–12:45 — Saunon Malekshahi, Serge Elkhoueiry
EvolveWell: Turning Frontline Signals Into Action Before They Become Attrition 12:30–12:45 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Desiree Perez
The future of Airside Driver Training 13:00–13:15 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Ingo Stork
Tango AI by INPUT SOFT: Turning natural language into operational execution 13:30–13:45 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Anastasiia Smyk
A global perspective: How can cross-airport collaboration increase the efficiency of airside operations? 14:00–15:00 — Ryan Abram, Charles Thompson, Christophe Vanden Haute, Josep Fargas +3 more
Collaboration and Acquisition in Ground Handling: A Unifi Case Study 15:05–15:30 — Jelmer Melissen, Stefan Murphy
Step onto the Ramp: IATA-Certified VR Training for Ground Handlers 15:30–15:45 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Enzo Skandella
Ramp Operations with AI: from Turnaround to Invoice 15:45–16:00 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Bryan Reid, Cillian O'Grady
Sustainability on a Wider Scale 15:45–16:30 — Steve Tarbuck, Celine Hourcade, Jean-Yves Chaumet, Jonathan Hankin +2 more
Customer Experience and the Pre-Flight Market: London City Airport Lounge x Swissport Case Study 16:35–17:00 — David Collyer, Helen Teschauer
GHI’s Pride of Ground Handling Awards Grand Final 17:30–18:30 — Keith Purdom, Samantha Payne Polepaka

Day 2 — Wednesday 2 December 2026

27th GHI Annual Conference – Welcome Address 08:50–09:00 — Steve Tarbuck, Regan Slaymaker
Keynote Panel – Beyond SOPs and AI: Why the Next Operational Leap Depends on Human Performance 09:00–10:15 — Andy Dobson, John Strickland, Kirsty Dobson, Professor Wen-Chin Li
ASA Spotlight - Positioning Ground Operations for Success with Gallagher Aerospace 10:20–10:50
The Hidden Profit in Ground Operations 10:30–10:45 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Varadharajan Chellappa
Handler Safety on the Ramp 11:00–12:00 — Angel F. Marcos, Christian Bergfelder, Christian Søeberg, Dirk Scott +1 more
Fall from Height an Investigation 12:05–12:30 — Musdalifa Bin Abdullah
Beyond Efficiency: How Digital Can Support Safer, Smarter Ramp Operations with AirPro & Zafire First Ramp 12:30–12:50 — Mikhail Petrov, Nieves Bellafesta
New Generation FiNDnet 12:30–12:45 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Paul Bruton
Real-World Implementation of AI Agents in Ground Handling 13:00–13:15 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Melody Shan
Smarter deicing operation with Icelink 14:00–14:15 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Wazim Mohamed
Who are the Next Generation of Ground Handling? 14:30–15:30 — Juliet Thomson, Abdullah Bin Sajid Butt, Emma Garnham, Laura McGrath +1 more
»ATLAS« 3: POWERING TOMORROW'S GATE OPERATIONS 15:30–15:45 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Stavros Hatziioannou
Ground Handling in the Age of Robots: Why both can win? 15:45–16:30 — Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Nabil Sultan Al Murr, Valentin Schmitt
The Fleet You Have vs. the Fleet You Need with XOPS Insight 15:45–16:00 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Marie Faucon

Day 3 — Thursday 3 December 2026

27th GHI Annual Conference – Welcome Address 09:30–09:40 — Steve Tarbuck, Regan Slaymaker
Keynote Presentation- Human-Centred Systems for the Next Generation of Aviation Safety 09:45–10:15 — Steve Tarbuck, Henry Low
Moving to full automation: How will ground handling shift from human interactive GSE to fully automated GSE? 10:30–11:15 — Steve Tarbuck, Hugues de Bodman, Kellen Schroeter, Michael Ansell +1 more
Optimizing Ground Operations with an AI-Driven Resource Management System 10:45–11:00 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Soren Charles
A tailored approach to making more of your people, equipment and time 11:00–11:15 · Exhibitor Product Demonstrations — Pavel Kupriyanov
Protecting and Maintaining GSE 11:20–12:15 — Steve Tarbuck, Joan Tomàs Torrens, Karolina Kiuduliene, Morgan Schultz +1 more
From the Ground UP Innovation Competition 12:20–13:20 — Ryan Abram, Rami Al Haddad

Organisers, sponsors and partners