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GATE FUTURE 2026
Wed, Oct 21
|Hamburg Airport / Conference Center T2
Where Innovation Meets the Future of Airports GATE Future has for 10 years now been the innovation conference for the airport industry, bringing together decision-makers, thought leaders, and technology pioneers to explore the trends, ideas, and solutions shaping the airports of tomorrow.
Time & Location
Oct 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – Oct 22, 2026, 4:00 PM
Hamburg Airport / Conference Center T2, Flughafenstr. 1-3, 22335 Hamburg, Germany
About the event
GATE FUTURE is the airport industry's innovation conference, organised by GATE, The Airport Technology Network. Its tenth edition moves to Hamburg and takes place right inside the terminal at Hamburg Airport, on the Top Deck and in the Airport Conference Center above the departure hall.
For airport operators, technology suppliers and equipment manufacturers, GATE FUTURE offers two days in which airports and solution providers work on real operational challenges side by side. It serves companies focused on ground handling, baggage systems, security, energy or the passenger journey. The conference gives direct access to the decision-makers shaping tomorrow's airports and a practical forum for turning innovation into operations.
The programme combines keynotes, four panel discussions and more than 20 practitioner-led workshops, with more than 250 participants expected. Keynote and impulse speakers include:
Berit Schmitz, Managing Director, Hamburg Airport (welcome address)
Dr. Stefan Schulte, CEO, Fraport AG
Brian Cobb, Chief Innovation Officer,…