Airport Business Summit And Expo 2025 To Hold July 15-17

The Nigerian Airport Business community, with its main stakeholders, the airlines, is set to converge once again as the annual Airport Business Summit and Expo holds from July 15-17, 2025, from 09:00 hrs to 16:00hrs (9am-4pm) daily at the NIGAV Expo Centre, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

ABSE, which is the only fully dedicated airport business convergence, is designed to address air transport concerns from an airport perspective, provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions on how to make Nigeria’s airports economically sustainable and guarantee ROI for private funding in what has been a predominantly government-dominated sector.

The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, the Nigerian Transport Commissioners’ Forum, and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority are collaborating with the Airport Business Summit group to ensure the success of ABSE 2025.

The theme for this year’s summit is “Investment Opportunities in Airport Public-Private Partnerships.”

The summit aims to highlight ways to harness investment and development opportunities for airport development, viability, and intermodal corridors in the air transport sector.

Nigeria Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), has been invited as a special guest, alongside the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, and dignitaries such as State Commissioners of Transport, Heads of Aviation agencies and Managing Directors.

This three-day programme is packed full, starting with a training workshop on airport development by exceptional instructors, to the Special Airport State Session and the airport manager forum, which collectively create an unparalleled summit on air transport sector development essential for transforming Nigeria’s economy.

The first session on Day 1 will be a Masterclass Workshop on Airport Revenue Planning.

The workshop serves as a prelude to the two-day summit and will provide comprehensive insights into the common revenue generation issues faced by airports. It is designed to review the airport’s existing revenue streams, resolve conflicts, and identify new opportunities for investors to collaborate with the airport in achieving its business sustainability objectives. It is open to all airport managers, airlines, aviation stakeholders, advisory committees, airport investors, and the business community.

Second Session of Day 1 will focus on Airport Manager Pitching Presentation on Airport Business Opportunities. The purpose of this session is to provide airport managers with the opportunity to present their airports for investment and partnerships independently, while also helping them develop innovative strategies to enhance the viability of their airports. Throughout the session, airport managers will share insights to improve airports’ business climate and highlight the available investment opportunities. Each airport manager will also have an exhibition booth to showcase their ideas.

Track A on Day 2 will dwell on Public-Private Partnerships In Aviation. Aviation can significantly impact the nation’s economy if the government’s policy direction for aviation development is to create an enabling environment to optimize the public and private sector corporations.  Recognizing the value of airport economies as key drivers of growth and development is crucial. This session will review various aviation sectors’ policies, planning, and programmes to see how a private sector interface can be established.

Track B of Day 2 will be discuss Multi-sector Approach to Unlocking the Investment Potentials.

A multi-sector approach to airport development is essential when examining other interconnected areas like hospitality, tourism, and trade.  This approach helps to broaden and optimize airports’ potential to impact the country’s economy.  In this session, we will explore a multi-agency strategy for boosting airports’ potential to promote national growth and unlock their potential as economic drivers. This session seeks to look into the attraction of private sector investment.

Track C on Day 3 will focus on Cargo Logistics Operational Readiness. With increasing national campaigns to enhance export production for international markets, airports have become a major focus. As efforts to position agro-export as a significant driving force in economic diversification programmes evolve, well-equipped airports for cargo operations become necessary to ensure that aviation can play a key role. This session will examine the readiness of airports for full-scale cargo operations and consider the requirements should aviation become a major promoter of perishable imports and exports.

Track D on that day will dwell on Airport, Operations, Safety and Security Challenges. This panel session will focus on the critical concerns of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and how airports can balance safety, security, and operational activities. The speakers will address challenges related to airport security arising from the encroaching nearby community and the impacts of vandalism and theft. The session will provide insights into how airport security and other agencies collaborate to tackle these issues while ensuring compliance with all regulatory audit requirements.