Time | Programme |
08:00 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee |
09:00 – 09:20 | Opening Ceremony
• National Anthem
• Opening Film
• Welcome Addresses by the Host and Distinguished Officials |
09:20 – 09:40 | Opening Keynote Address
The Future of Global Aviation: Navigating Investment, Innovation and Sustainable Growth |
09:40 – 10:40 | Executive Leadership Session I
The New Economics of Aviation Investment
Exploring global investment trends, airport infrastructure financing, public-private partnerships (PPPs), sovereign investment strategies, and capital mobilisation to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the aviation sector. |
10:40 – 11:00 | Networking Coffee Break |
11:00 – 12:00 | Executive Leadership Session II
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation & Smart Airports
Examining how AI, automation, digital platforms, predictive analytics, cybersecurity, and smart airport technologies are reshaping aviation operations, passenger experience, and operational excellence. |
12:00 – 13:00 | Executive Leadership Session III
Accelerating Sustainable Aviation and the Net-Zero Transition
Addressing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), airport decarbonisation, green financing, hydrogen technologies, ESG frameworks, and pathways towards achieving Net Zero by 2050. |
13:00 – 14:15 | Business Networking Lunch & B2B Meetings |
14:15 – 15:15 | Executive Leadership Session IV
Future Air Mobility and Regional Connectivity
Exploring Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Urban Air Mobility (UAM), unmanned aircraft systems, next-generation airspace integration, and the future of regional air connectivity. |
15:15 – 16:15 | Leaders’ Roundtable
Building the Aviation Ecosystem of 2035
An exclusive high-level dialogue bringing together Ministers, Civil Aviation Authorities, Airport Executives, Airline CEOs, Institutional Investors, Technology Leaders and International Organisations to discuss strategic priorities shaping the next decade of global aviation. |
16:15 – 16:30 | Refreshment Break |
16:30 – 17:00 | Closing Plenary
Presentation of the Forum Outcomes and the official launch of the Cairo Aviation Investment Declaration 2026, outlining strategic recommendations to foster international cooperation, investment, innovation, and sustainable growth across the aviation ecosystem. |
17:00 – 18:00 | Networking Reception |
