Programme
Tuesday 10 February 2026
16:30-18:00
Pre-event Masterclass by WEX: Beyond the Booking: How Smarter Payments Drive Value Across the Travel Ecosystem
19:00-21:30
Welcome reception at Musée BELvue
Wednesday 11 February 2026
08:15-08:45
Registration and Welcome Coffee
08h45-09h00
Event presenter Mrs Florence Ranson
Start of the Summit by Mr Eric Drésin
Elevator pitch for the 3 roundtables
09:00-09:20
Past, present and future of travel distribution (keynote)
Speaker: Rodolphe Lenoir
09:20-10:10
What's next in air distribution ? (panel)
Moderator: Rodolphe Lenoir
Speakers: Ann Cederhall
Heiko Neuhaus
Claire Faure
Adrien Karayan
10:10-10:40
Coffee Break and Trade Show
Parallel sessions
10:40-11:20
| From NDC to Modern Airline Retailing - How do we navigate ? (panel) Modetaror: Ann Cederhall Speakers: Heiko Neuhaus Nicola Ping Jan van Steen | The payment aspects of distribution (panel) Moderator: Greg Toussaint Speakers: Ruta Greenslade Robert Da Re Rhiana Stickings |
11:20-12:00
The AI impact on distribution Speakers: David Coppens Reda Kechouri Ruta Greensdale | Payment: costs vs revenue: what's in it for you (panel) Moderator: Livia Vité Speakers: Chiara Quaia Rhiana Stickings Mario Kriebel |
12:00-13:30
Lunch Break and Trade Show
Parallel sessions
13:30-13:50
| What is next for business travel ? (Keynote) Speaker: Andrea Caulfield-Smith | Dynamic vs classis, long term vs last minute: winners of the new leisure travel trends (panel) |
13:50-14:30
| Navigating the new normal of business travel (panel) Moderator: Pascal Struyve Speakers: Andrea Caulfield-Smith Giuseppe Candela Claudia Kramer Jan van Steen | Moderator: Susan Deer |
14:30-14:45
Coffee Break
14:45-15:20
Elephant in the room - let's talk Package Travel Directive (experts talk)
Speakers: Benoit Chantoin
Olivier Dugardyn
15:20-15:45
The place of short term rental in the accommodation offer (fireside chat)
Speakers: Florence Ranson
George Mavros
15:45-16:30
Ancillaries - improving the customer experience and revenues (panel)
Moderator: Paul Van Alfen
Speakers: Ömer Karaca
Mathieu Maillet
Chandru Mullaparthi
16:30-16:40
Closing remarks
Speaker: Heli Mäki-Fränti
16:40-17:30
Networking drinks
Roundtables
3 roundtables of 1 hour each are organised at 09h20, 10h20 and 13h30.
The maximum capacity is of 12 participants per session.
Virtual Card Solutions in Travel – Insights from WEX
by WEX
From Compliance to Confidence: Leveraging Insolvency Protection to Grow Your Business
by Arcus Solutions
NDC & next-generation travel retailing technology for travel sellers
by TPConnects