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The inaugural FACTS Summit & Expo has just opened, signalling a new era for corporate travel, business events, travel payments and aviation.

Held at the ICC Sydney, the event has brought together 1,500 delegates, more than 160 speakers and more than 100 exhibitors from across the four ecosystems.

Designed as a platform for groundbreaking ideas and cross-sector collaboration, FACTS launches at a pivotal time for an industry navigating rapid technological change, shifting traveller expectations and increasing sustainability pressures.

“FACTS was created to give the corporate travel and business events sector a strategic forum equal to the scale of its transformation,” said Derek Sadubin, FACTS co-founder.

“The pace of change is now exponential. Whether it’s AI, digital identity, airline retailing, traveller wellness or the decarbonisation challenge – the entire ecosystem is being reshaped.

“FACTS is about bringing leaders together to share insight, confront the hard questions and shape what the next decade of travel looks like.”

Across two days, delegates will hear from top international and Australian leaders including:

  • Massimo Morin, Global Head of Travel, AWS
  • Cam Wallace, CEO International & Freight, Qantas
  • Libby Minogue, CMO, Virgin Australia
  • Senior executives from Amadeus, BCD, CT Connections, CTM, Cvent, Emburse, FCM, Serko and Visa.

“Australia is a global leader for business travel, with GBTA’s latest Business Travel Index projecting an annual spend for the market of 42.7 billion in 2025,” said Suzanne Neufang, CEO of GBTA, the event’s strategic partner.

“As well as being a trailblazer in its own right, Australia is fuelling the sector’s growth across wider Asia Pacific, currently the world’s top business travel region.”

Key program themes include:

  • The rise of AI and agentic automation in corporate travel
  • Sustainable aviation and decarbonisation pathways
  • Travel payments innovation, including fintech disruption
  • Business events technology, experience design and personalisation
  • Airline retailing, NDC, distribution strategy and traveller-centric service models
  • Workforce transformation, wellbeing and the next generation of travellers

FACTS aims to be the premier annual gathering for stakeholders shaping the future of mobility, corporate travel and events across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region.

www.factsevent.com