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
08:30-09:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09h00
Start of the Summit - Event presenter Mrs Florence Ranson
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
| Is NDC ripe for offers and orders? (panel) Moderator: Ann Cederhall Speakers: Heiko Neuhaus Jan Van Steen Nicola Ping | The payment aspects of distribution
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11:20-12:00
| The AI impact on distribution (panel) Moderator: Kelly Flinn Speakers: David Coppens Anke Hsu Reda Kechouri Ruta Greenslade | Payment: costs vs revenue: what's in for you ? (panel)
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12:00-13:30
Lunch Break and Trade Show
Parallel sessions
13:30-13:50
| What's the state of business travel ? (keynote) Speaker: Andrea Caulfield-Smith | New challenges in leisure travel distribution (keynote) Speaker: Sophia Krekel |
13:50-14:30
| Navigating the new normal of business travel (panel) Moderator: Pascal Struyve Speakers: Jan Van Steen Andrea Caulfield-Smith | Dynamic vs classic, long term vs last minute: winners of the new leisure travel trends (panel) Moderator: Ian Taylor Speakers: Sophia Krekel Ömer Karaca |
14:30-14:50
Coffee Break and Trade Show
14:50-15:20
Elephant in the room - let's talk Package Travel Directive (discussion)
Speakers: Benoit Chantoin
Olivier Dugardyn
15:20-15:45
The place of short term rental in the accommodation offer (fireside chat)
Speakers: Florence Ranson
Ellen Madeker
15:45-16:30
Ancillaries - improving the customer experience and revenues (panel)
Moderator: Paul Van Alfen
Speakers: Mathieu Maillet
Chandru Mullapanthi
16:30-16:40
Closing remarks
Speaker: Heli Mäki-Fränti
16:40-17:00
Drinks and networking
Roundtables
3 roundtables of 1 hour each are organised at 09h20, 10h30 and 13h30.
The maximum capacity is of 12 participants per session.
Registration is starting soon
The Topics Are:
Virtual Card Solutions in Travel – Insights from WEX
by WEX
From Compliance to Confidence: Leveraging Insolvency Protection to Grow Your Business
by Arcus Solutions