Go beyond sessions with Braindate
At the Airport Experience Summit, the best ideas don’t just happen on stage—they happen in conversation.
Braindate enables curated one-on-one and small group discussions focused on real challenges across passenger experience, operations, and innovation.
Connect with peers across the global airport community to exchange ideas, share perspectives, and walk away with practical takeaways.
The Advisory Board plays a vital role in shaping the direction, relevance, and overall success of the event. Composed of respected industry leaders, its members bring valuable expertise, insight, and influence on the Summit.
As ambassadors for the conference, Advisory Board members actively promote the event within their professional networks, helping to extend its reach and visibility. By lending their name and reputation, they enhance the credibility of the Summit and support the attraction of senior speakers, sponsors, and delegates.
The Board also provides strategic guidance on emerging trends, key risks, and new opportunities within the airport experience sector. Their input helps ensure that the event content remains forward-looking and impactful.
Roelof-Jan (RJ) Steenstra
President and CEO
Toronto Port Authority
RJ Steenstra, MBA, AAE, IAP, ICD.D, GCB.D
Roelof-Jan (RJ) Steenstra is President and CEO of the Toronto Port Authority, where he oversees a dynamic portfolio of longstanding assets on the Toronto waterfront including Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, the Port of Toronto and the Outer Harbour Marina, ensuring their continued success and impact.
Before joining the Toronto Port Authority in 2022, RJ served as CEO of the Red Deer and Fort McMurray airport authorities in Alberta, where he built a track record of transformative leadership within Canada’s transportation sector.
A frequent speaker and active contributor to industry dialogue, RJ is known for promoting excellence and embracing forward-thinking approaches to complex challenges. He is particularly passionate about the role the aviation and marine sectors play in fostering shared prosperity. At the Toronto Port Authority, he led the development of Transportation Reimagined, a bold strategic plan launched in 2023 that charts a five-year path focused on enhancing connectivity and expanding economic opportunity, while advancing sustainability.
  RJ currently serves on the Board of Directors for Destination Toronto, the Association of Canadian Port Authorities, the Canadian Airports Council and ACI World (Airports Council International) as well as its North American chapter, and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Toronto Global Forum. In recognition of his service, RJ was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022.
Armando Brunini
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
S.E.A. S.p.A
Armando Brunini
Armando Brunini is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of S.E.A. S.p.A. (Milan Airports management company), Vice President of Assaeroporti (Association of Italian Airports). He has been President of ACI Europe (Airports Council International Europe), CEO of GE.S.A.C. S.p.A. (Naples Airport management company). Earlier, he held different top management roles within the aeronautical industry. Armando Brunini graduated with honors in Economics and Business from the University of Naples Federico II.
Jane Doe
Chief Marketing Officer
ABC Company
Jane Doe
Jane Doe has over 15 years of experience in global marketing, digital transformation, and strategic communications.
Throughout her career, Jane has worked with leadership teams to modernize customer engagement and strengthen brand positioning.
Jane Doe
Chief Marketing Officer
ABC Company
Jane Doe
Jane Doe has over 15 years of experience in global marketing, digital transformation, and strategic communications.
Throughout her career, Jane has worked with leadership teams to modernize customer engagement and strengthen brand positioning.
Ramón Miró
President and CEO
Quito International Airport
Ramón Miró
<Mr. Ramón Miró is a seasoned airport executive, with multi-decade international experience in airport concessions and privatizations, complemented with banking, power-deregulation and management consulting work, among other areas of expertise.
He is passionate about the sustainability triple-bottom-line: people, environment and economics.
Mr. Miró has been involved in the management of airport concessions for more than 15 years, including the Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito, Ecuador and the Juan Santamaría Airport in San José, Costa Rica.
Mr. Miró strongly believes that airports play a critical role in creating enduring and successful communities, being engines of great economic growth, creating jobs and supporting the city-/country brands, particularly in emerging markets where their impact is that much more material.
He studied engineering at Trinity University (San Antonio, TX), has an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University) and obtained the “International Airport Professional” (IAP; 2013) certification, awarded after having completed the “Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme” (AMPAP), offered by the Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations specialized agency for the global regulation of air transport.
He is known for:
- his expertise in leading interdisciplinary teams in a creative, analytical and results-focused manner,
- adeptly navigating the industry´s constant changes,
- nurturing interpersonal relationships, emphasizing trust and responsibility; and
- his optimism which allows him to focus on practical and win-win solutions for all parties.
Jane Doe
Chief Marketing Officer
ABC Company
Jane Doe
Jane Doe has over 15 years of experience in global marketing, digital transformation, and strategic communications.
Throughout her career, Jane has worked with leadership teams to modernize customer engagement and strengthen brand positioning.


