Airport Experience® News - Conference Issue 2025

DAY 4 TUESDAY, APRIL 1

Registration Desks Open Registration Desk & Lanyards Sponsored by: Delaware North Hotel Key Cards Sponsored by: LaTrelle’s Registration Bags Sponsored by: Areas USA Mobile App Premiere Sponsor: WH Smith North America Digital Signage Sponsored by: OTG Experience Hall Open Media Lab Sponsor: ReachTV AXC Meeting Zone Sponsored by: Airport Dimensions Experience Hall Sponsored by: OTG Breakfast And Networking In The Experience Hall Coffee Sponsored by: The Coffee Bean &Tea Leaf Media Lab Sponsor: ReachTV AXC Meeting Zone Sponsored by: Airport Dimensions Experience Hall Sponsored by: OTG Pocket Agenda Sponsored by: Fraport USA Charging Stations Sponsored by: FuelRod

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Prince George Hall Foyer

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Prince George Hall DE

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Prince George Hall DE

2026 Experience Hall Sales Office Hours

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Booth 831 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Riverview Ballroom

Session 8: The Precarious Future Of The ACDBE Program With a new administration in the White House this year, concerns about the ongoing viability of the ACDBE program have heightened. Looking at past precedent and statements made by administration officials about race-based federal programs, along with current and expected legal challenges, this panel will discuss the landscape and outline plans for the future. Ricky Smith, Executive Director and CEO, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Chair, Board of Directors, Airport Minority Advisory Council Panelists:

Moderator:

Denise Bailey, Consultant, Bailey White Solutions Judith Byrd, President & CEO, Byrd Retail Group, LLC Goodwille Pierre, Esq., founder, Goodwille Pierre LLC Greg Plummer, CEO & Managing Partner, Concord Collective / Enjoy Repeat

Session Sponsored by: Love From USA Group General Session Room Sponsored by: Dine Brands

Networking In The Experience Hall Coffee Sponsored by: The Coffee Bean &Tea Leaf Media Lab Sponsor: ReachTV AXC Meeting Zone Sponsored by: Airport Dimensions Experience Hall Sponsored by: OTG

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Prince George Hall DE

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