Speaker Details

Albert van Veen
Vancouver Airport Authority

Albert van Veen

Albert van Veen joined YVR as vice president, innovation and chief information officer in September 2024. He is responsible for YVR’s IT and the digital platform for a seamless travel experience. Recognized globally for his work in digital transformation and digital identity, prior to joining YVR he served as (among other roles) CEO at FastID and chief digital officer at Amsterdams Schiphol, as well as at several large European retail banks.
Day - 1 - Management and operations – increasing capacity and efficiency, airside - 14:15 - 15:10

Panel discussion: AI/ML experience in airport operations, accelerating toward total airport management

Discussing what comes next: the outlook on 2nd and 3rd generation AI/ML tools and integrated Total Airport Management (TAM) platforms. Panelists will begin by introducing their previous airports' use cases of AL/ML projects for airport operations, share lessons learned, and the issues that airports today need to consider when assessing system requirements, implementation, and deploying artificial intelligence effectively and responsibly. The panel will discuss the journey ahead to support TAM, future developments and desired outcomes.

The audience will learn:

  • The progress about operational AI/ML technology use at airports around the world
  • Not all airport systems need to be AI/ML driven at once


Day - 1 - Technovation - 09:00 - 17:30

Panel discussion: The soul of a digital twin – can you have one without the other?

Data fuels them, visualizations bring them to life. But which reigns supreme in the world of digital twins? Our expert panel tackles this burning question, exploring the delicate interplay of data accuracy and visualization impact, the challenges of integrating both seamlessly, and the future trends that could redefine the concept of digital twins.