Sessions
The ASW 2026 agenda, structured
Every plenary, panel, and deep-dive indexed and linked to its theme. Schedule data is refreshed against the official programme.
From Vision to Delivery: SpaceX's Lessons for Global ATM
Kiko Dontchev, Vice President of Launch at SpaceX, opens the CANSO Leadership Summit 2026 in Lisbon — translating an exponential delivery model into a working agenda for the global air traffic management industry.
Opening Plenary: State of Global ATM
Opens the three-day Airspace World 2026 conference agenda with keynote remarks on the state of global air traffic management and industry priorities.
A6 Alliance: Strategic Vision & European ATM Transformation
Leadership from the A6 Alliance (Austria, Spain, France, Germany, UK, NATS) discusses strategic coordination on European ATM modernisation, digitalisation, and cross-border operational innovation.
CANSO Leadership Conversation: ATM Modernisation Across Diverse Fiscal Models
A leadership panel on how ANSPs operating under different ownership and funding models — government agency, state-owned enterprise, and part-privatised company — are approaching ATM modernisation investment differently, and what the performance outcomes reveal.
Sharing the Airspace Globally: Drone Operations, Digital Services, and Collaborative Implementation
A global look at how drone operations are moving from regulatory frameworks into operational deployment — examining digital service architectures, collaborative implementation models, and the practical lessons from shared airspace at scale.
ATM Modernisation: From Concept to Reality – A Global Perspective on Why Speed Matters
A global panel examining why modernisation speed is critical — the operational and competitive imperatives driving ANSPs to accelerate digital transformation timelines, what implementation looks like in practice, and why the pace of change must increase.
New Entrants — U-Space, HAO, Supersonic Aircraft and Space & Aviation
How air navigation services are preparing for multiple new categories of airspace users — from U-space drone operations and high-altitude platforms to supersonic aircraft and space launches — and the integration challenges that define the next decade of ATM.
The Benefits of Common Project 1 Deployment in Europe
A substantive review of Common Project 1 deployment across European ANSPs — examining the operational benefits delivered, the state of implementation across Member States, and what remains to be completed to realise the full potential of Europe's flagship ATM modernisation programme.
Remote TWR Control Center Activation
A focused presentation on the operational activation of remote tower control centre technology — examining the technical, procedural, and regulatory steps involved in transitioning from a conventional tower to remote operations, and the lessons from live deployment.
CANSO Leadership Conversation: Strengthening the Skies — Technology, Resilience and Civil-Military Collaboration in a New Geopolitical Era
A senior leadership conversation examining how a changed European and global security environment is reshaping the relationship between civil ATM and military aviation — and what ANSPs and defence authorities must do to maintain safe, efficient shared airspace in a new geopolitical era.
Mitigate Warming Contrails and Non-CO₂ Effects: Where Are We?
An assessment of current progress in mitigating the non-CO₂ climate effects of aviation — particularly warming contrails — examining where the science, operational tools, and industry commitments stand in 2026.
Human-Centred AI in Air Traffic Control: Training and Operations
How a human-centred design philosophy changes the application of AI in ATC — examining training implications, operational integration of AI tools, and what it means in practice to keep controllers meaningfully in the loop as AI capabilities expand.
CANSO Leadership Conversation: The Next Generation of ATM — Where Technology Meets Talent and Diversity
A CANSO Leadership Conversation examining how the next generation of ATM will be shaped by the intersection of advanced technology and the talent, diversity, and human capability needed to operate it — and what aviation leaders must do now to build that future workforce.
U-Space Rulemaking 2026: Closing the Implementation Gap
Where U-space rulemaking stands in 2026 — examining the gap between the regulatory framework and operational implementation, what is needed to close it, and the progress being made across European Member States.
AI Threats & EU Rules: The Dual Challenge Reshaping ATM/CNS Cybersecurity in 2026
An examination of the dual cybersecurity challenge facing ATM and CNS in 2026 — defending against AI-powered threats while implementing EU regulatory requirements, and what this combination means for ANSP security posture and governance.
Building the Next Generation ATC Workforce
How ANSPs are addressing the global ATC controller shortage — from ab initio training pipeline capacity to competency-based licensing, simulation-led validation, and the retention challenge in a post-pandemic aviation recovery.
CANSO Safety: Creating a Collaborative Culture for Safe and Resilient Integrated Airspace
A CANSO Safety session examining how ANSPs are building collaborative safety cultures capable of managing an increasingly integrated and complex airspace — bringing together perspectives from across the global ANSP community on what resilient safety management looks like in practice.
Navigating Europe's Air Traffic: Current Situation, Operational Challenges and How Europe Can Optimise Existing Capacity
A senior panel examining the current state of European air traffic, the operational challenges constraining capacity, and the practical steps the network can take to optimise performance within existing infrastructure.
Enhancing Aviation Performance and Flow Management through Generative AI and Advanced Machine Learning Frameworks
An examination of how generative AI and advanced machine learning frameworks are being applied to aviation performance management and traffic flow management — moving beyond traditional optimisation tools to more adaptive, data-driven operational support.
Civil-Military Cooperation at the EUROCONTROL Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre
How EUROCONTROL's Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre is developing and deepening civil-military cooperation — examining the practical frameworks, operational arrangements, and lessons that MUAC offers as a model for integrated civil-military airspace management in Europe.
Civil-Military Integration to Ensure Safe and Efficient Airspace
A senior panel examining how European ANSPs and military authorities are integrating civil and military airspace operations to ensure both safety and efficiency in a changed European security environment.
CANSO Tomorrow's Voices: Building the Talent and Innovation Ecosystem Aviation Needs
The annual CANSO Tomorrow's Voices session — survey data and panel discussion on what the next generation of aviation professionals needs from the industry, and what the industry must do to attract and retain Gen Z talent.
The GPS Hangover: Understanding GNSS Corruption and Carryover Effects in European Airspace
An operational analysis of GNSS jamming and spoofing incidents in European airspace — the patterns of interference, their carryover effects on navigation systems after the jamming source is removed, and the mitigation measures being deployed.
CANSO Operations: From Complexity to Integration: Operationalizing Space Transport Operations in Shared Airspace
How ANSPs and the EUROCONTROL Network Manager are moving space launch operations from exceptional events requiring ad hoc coordination to routinely managed operations integrated into normal airspace flow management.