USA. The Moodie Davitt Report is pleased to announce more notable names to our stellar speaker line-up for the upcoming Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference and Awards 2024 in Ontario, California on 25-26 June.
FAB 2024 promises to be a seminal edition of the only global airport food & beverage and hospitality event.
Highly respected figures from travel retail and airport sectors will join the high-profile speaker line-up at the Airport Food & Beverage + Hospitality Conference and Awards 2024. They are (top, from left): Paradies Lagardère CEO Gregg Paradies; Lagardère Travel Retail Executive Vice President Foodservice Mélanie Guilldou; Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Vice President Concessions Zenola Campbell; (bottom, from left) Vantage Airport Group & Midway Partnership Vice President, Commercial Sammy Patel; and Villa Restaurant Group Director of Business Development Christopher McNamee.
The latest big-name speakers confirmed for FAB 2024 include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Vice President Concessions Zenola Campbell; Lagardère Travel Retail Executive Vice President Foodservice Mélanie Guilldou; Paradies Lagardère CEO Gregg Paradies; Vantage Airport Group & Midway Partnership Vice President, Commercial Sammy Patel; and Villa Restaurant Group Director of Business Development Christopher McNamee.
Other notable guests to speak at the FAB Conference 2024 are (left) OTG Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO Tom Fricke and (right) Ontario International Airport CEO Atif Elkadi
As announced last month, the conference will feature newly named OTG Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO Tom Fricke, and Ontario International Airport CEO Atif Elkadi among the keynote speakers.
More information about the programme and top-line airports and concessionaire speakers will be announced soon.
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Ontario International Airport, one of the fastest-growing airports in the US, is located in San Bernardino County, just two miles east of downtown Ontario and approximately 38 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. In 2023, the airport served more than 6.4 million passengers, +12% more than in 2022 and nearly 850,000 more than pre-pandemic 2019.
FAB 2024 will showcase the vibrant atmosphere of Southern California and highlight why Ontario International Airport is the beating heart of the region.
The conference will cover a diverse array of airport F&B and hospitality topics, including the latest consumer trends, regional and global business outlooks, emerging traveller behaviour, sustainability, and the wider role of hospitality in the customer journey.
The event will see the Opening Cocktail take place on 25 June at TopGolf Ontario, with the Gala Dinner & FAB Awards at the nearby Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center, as reported. ✈
The world’s only event dedicated solely to the airport food & beverage and hospitality sectors makes a welcome return to the US in June. Please contact The Moodie Davitt Report Associate Director, Events Vincci Chung at Vincci@MoodieDavittReport.com for details.