A graduate of École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ParisTech), Frédéric Chevalier joined Lagardère Travel Retail in 2006 as Executive Vice President, overseeing strategy, innovation, and sustainable development. Prior to that, he worked in private equity and management consulting. In 2014, he was promoted to Chief Business Officer and was then appointed Chief Operating Officer for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2017. In 2024, he became Deputy Chief Executive Officer, and in 2025, was named Chief Executive Officer alongside Dag Rasmussen.

Amelia Corti has been Managing Director of SACBO S.p.A., the airport operator of Milan Bergamo Airport, since May 2024, following seven years leading the Group’s ground handling company, BGY International Services. A graduate in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Milano in 1996, she has developed her experience in industrial fields, focusing on the continuous improvement of processes, with close attention to safety, security, quality and cost control.

Kata Cserep leads the global aviation team. She has over 20 years of commercial aviation experience, focusing on airport and airline strategies, M&A, and decarbonisation. Kata is an aviation industry leader who has delivered a variety of high-value projects, including airline diagnostics, airport business plan forecasts, sustainability road maps, and investment advice to global infrastructure funds and private equity firms. Kata holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a Diploma in Responsible Tourism from Leeds Beckett University.

Dr Filip Czernicki, President of the Management Board of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, the company implementing the Port Polska programme, is a Doctor of Law, legal adviser, and university lecturer specialising in aviation law, company law, non-governmental organisation law, project management, and business consulting. He has extensive experience in the aviation industry, having led strategic projects at Polish Airports (PPL), including the expansion of Warsaw Chopin Airport and the development of Chopin Airport City.

Korijn is the General Manager of Airport Intelligence, delivering expert consulting services. Before taking the lead at Airport Intelligence, Korijn worked for more than 10 years at Brussels Airport and spent several years as a Strategy and Management Consultant. Since joining Airport Intelligence, she has supported more than 15 airports in Europe and Asia in their transformative journey towards Total Airport Management.

Oleksiy Dubrevskyy is the Chief Executive Officer of Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine’s largest airport and the country’s central aviation hub. He leads the airport’s strategic management, operational readiness, and the implementation of modernisation programmes amid unprecedented challenges for the industry. He has extensive leadership experience in international aviation, having held senior positions in airlines and airports in Ukraine and abroad.

Hugo Espírito Santo holds an MBA and a degree in Economics. He was reappointed as Secretary of State for Infrastructure in the XXV Constitutional Government in June 2025, maintaining responsibility for aviation, railways, seaports and highways. He is a former Partner at McKinsey & Company’s Lisbon office and a frequent speaker at forums on aviation, economic development, sustainability and energy transition.

Arnaud Feist has been CEO of Brussels Airport Company since 2010 and is a member of its Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee. Having joined Brussels Airport in 2005 as CFO, he brings extensive expertise in aviation and corporate governance. Arnaud also holds senior mandates within ACI EUROPE and ACI World and is actively involved in leading Belgian business federations. He holds Master’s degrees in Business Engineering and Tax Law from Solvay Business School.

David Feldman is Managing Partner of Exambela Consulting, a specialist consultancy based in Switzerland that works with airport CEOs, their boards, and their investors to solve strategic challenges. Exambela works with airport clients in Europe and around the world.