Your Guide to ACI-NA 2026
As this year’s host airport, PHL is proud to welcome ACI-NA attendees to Philadelphia. We invite you to connect with our team at events throughout the conference and hear from PHL leadership during featured sessions.
Hear from PHL
Tracy Borda
Chief Financial Officer and Interim CEO
Committee Welcome and Opening Remarks
September 14, 2026
9:00 am – 9:15 am
204AB
Opening General Session // Our Place in History: Making Sense of a World in Transition
September 15, 2026
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Ballroom AB
FIFA & America 250 Lessons Learned
September 17, 2026
9:30 am – 10:30 am
201AB
Cassie Schmid
Chief Strategy Officer
Airport Rebrands/Brand is an Operating System
September 15, 2026
9:00 am – 10:15 am
204AB
Who Owns the Passenger Experience?
September 17, 2026
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
103ABC
Api Appulingam
Chief Development Officer
Environmental and Planning Highlights from the PHL Team
September 14, 2026
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
201C
Airport Capital Development Strategies for the 2030s
September 15, 2026
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
204AB
Kate Sullivan
Chief Commercial Officer
Preparing for New Entrants: AAM, eVTOL, and Evolving Air Service Models
September 15, 2026
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
103ABC
Allen Mehta
Chief Information Officer
Evolving Expectations of CIOs and IT Leaders
September 14, 2026
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
201C
Amy Liu
Sustainability Supervisor
Environmental and Planning Highlights from the PHL Team
September 14, 2026
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
201C
Jessica Noon
Sustainability Manager
Environmental and Planning Highlights from the PHL Team
September 14, 2026
10:45 am – 12:00 pm
201C
Melissa McMullen
Sustainability Planner
Waste Management Working Group
September 14, 2026
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
201C
Get a true taste of the city at Philadelphia’s iconic Reading Terminal Market. Enjoy signature bites from local merchants, explore unique shops and interactive activations, then join the street-side party for live music, cocktails, lounge seating, and networking.
September 17
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Reading Terminal Market