Connecting the community: Assaia User Conference 2025
September 16-18, 2025, Assaia, in collaboration with the Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), brought together the Turnaround Community for the second time to reconvene the discussions that started in Toronto in 2024.
Once again speakers shared how they were leveraging ApronAI to impact their on time performance, safety, sustainability and capacity goals.
Assaia covered conference-related expenses, including meals and transfers between the hotel and event sessions, ensuring a seamless and stress-free experience for all attendees.
The Assaia ApronAI User Conference 2025 was co-hosted by
● Speakers
Assaia User Conference 2025
Speakers lineup
Alessandro Leonardi
FCO Airport
Head of the APOC and Hub Control
Brendon Mix
Alaska Airlines
Director of Ground Ops
Christiaan Hen
Assaia
CEO
Daniel Reed
United
Director – Station Operations Control
Dean Wright
GTAA
Director, IOCC
Diana Vidstrom
Assaia
Product Manager
Emanuele Cala
ADR
Senior Vice President Transformation & Technology
Fabrizio Magliocca
ADR
Head of Business Transformation, Innovation & Quality
Ivan Bassato
ADR
Head of Airport Management and Accountable Manager of Aeroporti di Roma
Jenna Elaine Morabito
Assaia
Data Analyst
Judith MacDonald
Air Transat
Regional Director
Keith Walters
IAG
Group Transformation Lead and Project Manager, Airports
Matthew Ridley
Oneworld Alliance
Director of Sustainability and Innovation
Neil Pritchard
Heathrow
Programme Lead
Robin Klaver
JFKIAT
Manager of Operational Excellence
Robin Riedel
Metropolis Technologies
Executive Vice President, Aviation & Mobility
Sarah Bennet
British Airways
Head of Heathrow Safety and Security
Sarah Owen
Assaia
Vice President, Business Development
Selina Starflinger
British Airways
Change Management Lead
Simon Cox
Easyjet
Director, Ground Operations
Susie Scott
Oliver Wyman Vector
Safety Practice Lead
William Rumsey
British Airways
Head of Product – Airport & Customer Ops
● Agenda
Assaia User Conference 2025
The conference agenda
Tuesday, 16 Sep
Tuesday
5pm
Walking tour to Terrazzamdel Oincio for evening views of the Vatican and beyond followed by a walk around the Villa Borghese grounds and gallery.
Networking walking tour
Wednesday, 17 Sep
Wednesday
10am
Aeroporti di Roma Innnovation Hub
User Conference session
Wednesday
6:30pm
Golf Club Parco de' Medici
Evening Dinner
Thursday, 18 Sep
Thursday
10am
Aeroporti di Roma APOC tour, ApronAI product update & closing
Thursday
7pm
Optional
Networking Dinner
● 2025 moments
