10 reasons why you’ll love Airspace World

As Airspace World 2025 draws closer, here are 10 ways you will love being part of the world’s largest airspace event. And if you have yet to register, you can do so here.

- Airspace World 2025 is the must-attend global event for professionals shaping the future of airspace. From crewed to uncrewed aviation, Airspace World brings together the brightest minds, cutting-edge innovations, and influential decision-makers to tackle the most significant challenges and opportunities in creating a safe, fair, and interoperable airspace.
- Network with 6,000 other attendees (2,000 from ANSPs), see 200 exhibitors from 145 countries, across a 20,000 square metre exhibition.
- It’s all about the connections – at Airspace World 2025 you will join senior executives, policymakers, ANSPs, technologists, strategists, and innovators. From aviation visionaries to thought leaders driving sustainability and technology, Airspace World is your opportunity to connect with those at the forefront of our industry.
- A conference like no other. This year Airspace World has five theatres, each running a packed agenda of debate and discussion across the three days. With more than 200 speakers from around the world and across every aspect of our industry, our theatres will bring you content based around eight key themes, namely:
- Innovation to enable future skies
- Optimised and sustainable skies
- Pathway to advanced air mobility (AAM)
- Connectivity, data sharing, and cybersecurity
- Strengthening safety and resilience in ATM
- Fostering a thriving aviation community
- Unleashing the potential of drones
- Higher airspace operations: Safe and efficient integration
- Inspiring the next generation: Through the Future Skies and Tomorrow Voices initiatives, we spotlight the rising talent and groundbreaking ideas shaping the future of global airspace. Engage with young innovators and learn from their fresh perspectives on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
- A glittering start. Kick off your week at Airspace World by attending our Airspace World Opening Reception. Held in the ancient and beautiful Convento Do Beato in Lisbon’s historic core, you’ll reconnect with old friends and make new ones as we open Airspace World in the most stylish way possible. Tickets cost just Euros 199 and can be purchased when you register.
- Take a tour. Get an exclusive inside look at the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme and its groundbreaking contributions to modernising airspace management. These guided tours offer a firsthand experience of cutting-edge projects and innovations that set new benchmarks for safety, efficiency, and sustainability in European airspace. Don’t miss this opportunity to see SESAR in action and learn how these advancements can shape global aviation.
- Celebrate success at The Air Traffic Management (ATM) Awards. The awards celebrate pioneering concepts and significant achievements within the ATM and Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) industries. The awards ceremony will be hosted with Airports International and CANSO during Airspace World 2025 in Lisbon. The awards will be presented in the SANS/NERA theatre on Tuesday 13 May 16:00, followed by a drinks reception.
- It’s Lisbon, in May. A beautiful city in the late spring sunshine. We look forward to seeing you there.
- Register here.