2025 Speakers

CEO
Swissport International

As CEO of Swissport International, Warwick Brady heads the world’s number one aviation services provider across its airport ground operations, air cargo services, and airport hospitality businesses.

He leads 65,000 global aviation professionals who serve 250 million passengers, welcome six million lounge guests and handle approximately five million tons of air freight a year. If Swissport was an airline, it would be the largest carrier in the world.

Since being appointed Swissport’s CEO in May 2021, Warwick has been instrumental in developing the company’s unique business model with a diversified portfolio, world-class service, and the highest safety standards globally.

He has played a pivotal role in driving Swissport’s long term and sustainable growth, expanding its global footprint to 279 airports in 45 countries and delivering record revenues and margin in 2024 -double the turnover compared to 2021- driven by strong organic growth and business transformation.

Under Warwick’s strategic leadership Swissport is shaping the airport experience of the future with AI, data, and robotics at its core. This includes pioneering the next generation of intelligent ground handling equipment with fully autonomous vehicles.

During his tenure, Swissport has seen a profound transformation into a trusted global brand, tech, and sustainability leader ranked in the top 1% of companies worldwide for sustainability performance by EcoVadis.

Before joining Swissport, Warwick held senior strategic roles in leading international aviation and energy companies in Europe, Asia and India including Chief Operating Officer at FTSE100 easyJet, Deputy Operations Director at Ryanair, CEO of Mandala Airlines (Indonesia) and CEO of Esken Limited, a British infrastructure, aviation and energy company. He previously held board positions at Airline Group and NATS (National Air Traffic Services) in the UK.

Warwick grew up in South Africa and graduated from Henley Management School, UK with an MBA and a Diploma in Business Management. He is a trained commercial pilot.

Chairman and Chief Executive
British Airways

Sean Doyle was appointed Chief Executive of British Airways in October 2020, and Chairman in April 2021. He also sits on the management committee of British Airways’ parent company, International Airlines Group.

Sean first joined British Airways in 1998, where he began his career as a financial analyst. During his time at British Airways, Sean has held a number of senior roles in London and the US, and in 2016 was appointed to the airline’s executive leadership team as Director of Network, Fleet & Alliances.

From January 2019, prior to his appointment as Chief Executive of British Airways, Sean was Chief Executive of Aer Lingus.

Sean sits on the leadership council of Business In The Community (BITC), on the Government’s Aviation Council, and serves as Vice Chair of BritishAmerican Business (BAB).

Sean is married with a son and is a graduate of University College Cork.

Founder
Elevate(her) Aviation

Katherine Moloney is the Founder of Elevate(her) Aviation. She has obtained a Private Pilot's Licence for both helicopter and fixed wing aircraft. Katherine is also the recipient of the IATA 2025 High Flyer award, as well as being a former Department for Transport Aviation Ambassador, and a ground operations volunteer with Spitfire aircraft at Goodwood. She also runs her own aviation social media accounts aimed at supporting and encouraging people in the aviation industry which has a combined reach of over 600,000 followers.

CEO
Heathrow

Thomas Woldbye took up the role as Heathrow CEO in October 2023. As CEO, Thomas is focussed on driving innovation in passenger service, sustainability and growth at the UK’s hub airport. He is also overseeing the airport’s multi billion pound investment plans to upgrade existing facilities and provide an even better service for passengers, including the next generation security programme and new baggage system for Terminal 2. Thomas is a member of His Majesty’s Sustainable Markets Initiative, the BritishAmerican Business Advisory Board and the Jet Zero Council.

Thomas was previously CEO of Copenhagen Airport from May 2011 – September 2023. Under Thomas’s stewardship, Copenhagen Airport was consistently rated as one of the world’s top airports, both in terms of customer and retail experience as well as efficiency and profitability. He worked in partnership with the trade unions in Denmark and put customers at the front of mind for all colleagues at the airport.

Previously, Thomas worked for A.P. Møller-Maersk for 27 years. He started his career as a management trainee in 1983, and over the next 20 years, held several management positions in Indonesia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Denmark. During this period, he was primarily involved in the management of Maersk Line, the company’s worldwide container business. In 2004, Thomas took over as Group CEO of Norfolkline Group with headquarters in The Hague.

Thomas has an HD in Financing from Copenhagen Business School and professional qualifications from the London Business School and the IMD in Switzerland.

Further speakers to be announced soon.