Where: Crowne Plaza, London Docklands by IHG
When: 18 March 2026, 07:30 – 09:30
Holly Miles, Editor
International Airport Review
I’m excited to welcome you back to another highly anticipated International Airport Review Breakfast Briefing.
Airports face mounting pressure to deliver seamless passenger experiences while managing disruption, resource constraints and sustainability targets.
But early adoption of agentic AI will revolutionise airport operations by creating autonomous systems that will independently set goals and take action to complete complex tasks aligned to airport objectives.
It’s a fascinating topic that has real world implication right now, as well as defining the future of airport operations.
I invite you to join us at this breakfast briefing in partnership with SITA
Why you need to attend
Further details about the breakfast briefing including confirmed speakers and discussion topics will be announced soon.
In the meantime please register by completing this registration form.
Date: 18 March 2026
Start time: 7:30 GMT
End time: 9:30 GMT
Venue: Crowne Plaza
Address: London Docklands by IHG
Speakers
Doug has worked in the technology field for over 40 years. His career started with Equifax for his first 18 years. During the following eight years, he worked as a technology innovation contractor and has been with Tampa International Airport for the past 18 years. Doug serves as the director of digital technologies and innovation, and his team has been instrumental in accelerating the LED technology canvas for TPA.
Maurice Jenkins, IAP C.M., serves as Chief of Innovation Officer for Miami International Airport. With more than thirty years of experience committed to achieving strategic growth and technology objectives for MIA. Mr. Jenkins has been a keen adopter to self-service technologies and has encouraged airlines serving the airport to embrace innovation also.
Prior to his role as a CIO, Mr. Jenkins was responsible for defining and managing IT capital assets and IT management processes to ensure their successful implementation and project integration. In addition, Mr. Jenkins served as the Aviation Department’s Chief Information Officer/Director of Information Systems, responsible for the development and implementation of standards‐based policies and procedures that support business operations which improved the overall quality of service of enterprise IT systems.
Mr. Jenkins strategic vision has successfully culminated in the integration of new technology in the opening of the new South and North Terminals at Miami International Airport. In addition, the success of these new system implementations such as Biometrics, Virtual Queuing and new innovating technologies show his technical acumen and dedication to serve the residents of Miami‐Dade County. Mr. Jenkins has implemented an area wide marketing information service to both hotels and conventions centers using current flight information data from Miami International Airport. AAAE and ACI best in practice initiatives are strictly adhered to that display his commitment to providing the highest level of service governed by industry standards.
Mr. Jenkins graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Computer Information Systems. He also earned certifications in Strategic Management from Florida International University and Human Resources Management from Nova Southeastern University. Mr. Jenkins served as the Chairman of the Business Information Technology Committee (BIT), which was established by Airports Council International (ACI) to set strategic objectives future technology direction for airports. He was also served as Chairman of the Florida Airports Council’s Information Technology Committee from February 2019 until December 2021.
Mr. Jenkins has given presentations on implementation solutions to key IT leaders and airport IT conferences in the U.S. and internationally sharing his proven successful practices with his peer group.
Jordi Valls is an entrepreneurial technology executive with 15+ years of experience spanning startups, scale-ups, and corporate innovation globally. He has founded and led multiple ventures, including Startup Embassy and 1sleeve Inc in Silicon Valley, and later mentor-vr (Founder & CEO), delivering Virtual Reality solutions for employee experience with clients such as CaixaBank, ESADE, Wyser, and Emergia.
Throughout his career, Jordi has held leadership roles at Decelera, Carnovo, The Knot Worldwide, and Sunday, driving product delivery, cross-functional execution, and high-growth innovation.
He is currently Head of SITA Labs, where he leads a distributed team of senior aviation experts, engineers, and entrepreneurial innovators focused on building bold, next-generation solutions for airports and airlines using emerging technologies like AI, robotics but also business model innovation.
Chris is Vice President of Aviation at Introba, a Sidara company, where he specializes emerging technology and security. He is a regular speaker on emerging technology with recent topics including Technology Trends in Aviation, Artificial Intelligence in Airports, and Digital Twin Aviation Activation. Chris led the creation and management of the Airport Innovation Accelerator at the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and led innovation programs at TSA including airport biometric credentialing, insider threat mitigation, and PreCheck. He currently serves as co-lead of ACI-NA’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group.
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