Preliminary Agenda
TDN Air Distribution
Summit 2027
Summit 2027
All times are West Africa Time (WAT, UTC+1). Programme subject to change.
08:00
09:00
09:00
Registration and Executive Networking Breakfast
Arrival, delegate registration, and opening networking with peers across airlines, distribution platforms, revenue management and pricing technology providers, travel agencies, payments companies, and aviation commerce specialists.
09:00
09:20
09:20
Opening Address
Summit welcome and a provocation on the state of African airline commerce today: what modern retailing requires from airlines and their technology partners, where distribution still fails the buyer, and why the decisions made in the next three years will determine who captures the next decade of African air travel.
09:20
10:00
10:00
Keynote
The State of Airline Commerce in Africa
A strategic read of how African airlines are pricing, retailing, and distributing today: NDC adoption, GDS dynamics, revenue management maturity, and the shift toward offer and order-based commerce. Where the real commercial opportunity sits for every stakeholder in the value chain, from airlines and technology providers to agencies and settlement infrastructure.
10:00
10:45
10:45
Panel
Airline Retailing in Africa: Offers, Pricing and the New Distribution Reality
How African airlines are evolving their retailing capability, from basic ticketing to dynamic pricing, rich ancillary offers, and personalised bundles. The role of NDC, offer and order management systems, and revenue management platforms in making modern retailing work, and what distribution channels and agencies need to do to keep up.
10:45
11:15
11:15
Networking Break
11:15
12:00
12:00
Panel
Travel Payments, Settlement and Financial Infrastructure in African Markets
How airlines, agencies, settlement systems, and fintech providers are navigating FX volatility, BSP and ARC settlement complexity, card acquiring costs, and local payment method integration. A practical conversation on building payment infrastructure that actually works across African markets.
12:00
12:45
12:45
Panel
The Travel Agency of Tomorrow: Technology, Automation and Staying Relevant
How African travel agencies and TMCs are navigating NDC adoption, GDS content fragmentation, online booking tool integration, and shifting airline commercial strategies. What the agencies growing fastest are doing differently, and how to defend your value proposition as automation, AI, and direct booking reshape the market.
12:45
14:00
14:00
Executive Lunch and Networking
14:00
14:45
14:45
Panel
Technology and Connectivity: PSS, APIs and the Modern Airline Commerce Stack
A practical discussion on the technology decisions shaping how African airlines price, retail, and distribute. Passenger service systems, offer and order management platforms, revenue management integration, GDS and NDC connectivity, and what it takes to build a modern airline commerce stack that actually works at African scale.
14:45
15:30
15:30
Panel
Building for Growth: Partnerships Across the Airline Commerce Ecosystem
Where the real commercial opportunities lie at the intersection of airlines, distribution platforms, revenue technology vendors, fintech providers, OTAs, and travel management companies. How to identify the right partners, structure commercial agreements that hold, and build relationships that create durable value across the African market.
15:30
16:00
16:00
Networking Break
16:00
16:45
16:45
Executive Leadership Dialogue
Senior leaders from airlines, distribution platforms, revenue management and pricing technology, payments, and travel agencies in an unscripted conversation on the opportunities and transformation defining the next chapter of airline commerce across Africa. No slides. No briefs. Just the real conversation.
16:45
17:00
17:00
Closing Remarks
17:00
18:30
18:30
Cocktail Reception and Evening Networking
Informal close to the day. Open to all delegates, sponsors, and partners.
Sponsorship and Attendance
Reserve your place at the table.
Limited delegate seats. Sponsorship packages available now.