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Past eventHeld October 8–9, 2026

Airport Development & Investment Conference 2026

The Airport Development & Investment Conference is a forum for airport development and investment.

JW Marriott, L.A. Live

Held
October 8–9, 2026
Venue
JW Marriott, L.A. Live
Attendance
500+ attendees
Speakers
100+ speakers

TL;DR

  • The conference took place October 8–9, 2026 at JW Marriott, L.A. Live.
  • The program was billed as examining capital strategies, partnership frameworks, and delivery models for airport infrastructure.
  • The organizer reported 500+ attendees and 100+ speakers.

Who was in the room

Airport authorities

Airport authorities were part of the published audience.

Investors

Investors were part of the published audience.

Developers

Developers were part of the published audience.

Delivery partners

Delivery partners were part of the published audience.

Featured speakers

17 listed

Basil Binns

Deputy Director, Administration & Business Development · Miami Airport

Francisco Brugueras

Director, Infrastructure & Project Finance · Barclays

Gerrard Bushell

Partner & Chairman · Carlyle Airport Group

Kaveh Dabiran

Managing Director · United

Tammie Hall-Roberts

Chairwoman, Board of Directors · Raleigh-Durham Airport

Jim Heitmann

COO · PANYNJ

Jahred Kallop

Co-Chief Investment Officer · Tikehau Star Infra

Vikram Krishnan

Senior Partner · McKinsey

Huntley Lawrence

Principal · HAL Strategy Group

Steve Nackan

President, Concessions · AECON

Dwight Pullen

Senior Vice President · AECOM

Jim Ray

President, Advisory · HNTB

Kathleen Sharman

Associate Vice President · Ricondo

Reed Singer

Managing Director · Ullico

Steve Sisneros

Advisor · Paslay Group

Marlon Smith

Managing Director · JLC Loop

Ricky Smith

General Manager · Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta

Venue & travel

Venue

JW Marriott, L.A. Live

Questions people ask

6 answered

Airport Development & Investment Conference 2026 took place October 8–9, 2026.

The organizer reported 500+ attendees.

It took place at JW Marriott, L.A. Live.

The published audience included airport authorities, investors, developers, and delivery partners.

It was most useful for airport executives, infrastructure investors and developers working on P3s, concessions and capital raising, since the program covered those structures and the 100+ speakers were billed as including Barclays, Carlyle Airport Group, Tikehau Star Infra, PANYNJ and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta. Operations and airside staff who focus on day-to-day running of a terminal would get less, as the content centred on financing and delivery, and with 500+ attendees it was a deal-oriented rather than a technical forum.

Attendees at infrastructure finance and airport industry conferences usually wear business professional or sharp business casual, with suits common among bankers and investors.

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