Event agenda
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
09:15 - 09:25
Keynote: Opening & Welcome Speech
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
09:25 - 09:45
Keynote: Market review
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
09:30 - 17:30
Meetings
B2B session Day 1
Location:
- Palais des congrès
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
09:45 - 10:00
Keynote: 30 Years of Challenge Group: Innovation, Resilience and Customer-Centric Growth
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
10:00 - 10:45
Panel: Can Marketplaces Adapt? Balancing Growth, Compliance and Consumer Expectations in a Changing World
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
Panel: Data Quality and Compliance: The New Currency of Air Cargo Competitiveness
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
11:15 - 12:00
Panel: Data as a Revenue Driver: From Insight to Competitive Advantage
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
Panel: Navigating the New E-Commerce Landscape: Customs Reform, Consumer Expectations and Logistics Adaptation
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
12:00 - 12:45
Panel: Gateway(s)? How can freight forwarders balance efficiency, resilience and growth opportunities in an increasingly unstable cargo market?
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
Panel: Operational Excellence in Air Cargo: Where Ground Handling Meets Real-Time Data
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
12:45 - 14:15
Networking lunch
Location:Palais des Congrès - Pas Perdus
14:15 - 15:00
Panel: Diversifying Cargo Flows in an Era of Market Uncertainty
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
Panel: E-Commerce in Transition: Adapting to New Policies, New Consumers and New Supply Chain Realities
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
15:00 - 15:45
Keynote: The Gateway to Seamless EU Market Entry in a Changing Trade Environment
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
Panel: Why in the age of AI, B2B marketplaces are more vital than ever for global trade
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
16:15 - 17:00
Keynote: International E-Commerce: Where to Start? 9 Essential Pillars to Assess Your Maturity
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
Panel: Roundtables – Industry Leaders
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
17:00 - 17:30
Closing
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
19:00 - 23:59
Gala Dinner
Location:Liege Airport Passenger Terminal
Thursday, 10 September 2026
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome Speech
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
09:30 - 10:15
Keynote: Scaling with Generative AI: From Efficiency to Enterprise Growth
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
Panel: The Power of a cargo community with an airport academy
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
09:30 - 13:00
Meetings
B2B session Day 2
Location:
- Palais des congrès
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
10:15 - 11:00
Keynote: 20+ Years of CILF: Connecting Global Supply Chains, Empowering the Future
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
Panel: From Platforms to Ecosystems: The Next Chapter of Marketplace Growth
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
11:30 - 12:00
Keynote: From discovery to purchase: helping European businesses grow locally and abroad
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
Panel: Standardization in Air Cargo: Necessity or Constraint?
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
12:00 - 12:30
AI‑driven customer acquisition for B2C sellers
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Rogier
Keynote: Marketplaces as Accelerators of Global Market Expansion
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth
12:30 - 13:00
Closing note: EU CBEC: Built for Cargo, Powered by Innovation, Open for the Next E-Commerce Wave
Location:Palais des Congrès - Auditorium Reine Elisabeth