27th Annual GHI Conference

The GHI Annual Conference, run by Ground Handling International, is a leading meeting place for the ground handling industry and has run since 1999. The 27th edition comes to Olympia London from 1 to 3 December 2026, bringing together IATA and non-IATA airlines, ground handlers, airports, IT providers and ground support equipment suppliers for three days of sessions, exhibition and scheduled one-to-one meetings.

Conference programme

The 2026 agenda mixes keynote panels, case studies and debates on the pressures facing ramp and passenger operations.

• Keynote panel: why the next operational leap depends on human performance
• ASA CEO Panel
• EU ground handling regulatory changes
• Handler safety on the ramp
• Sustainability, electric and hydrogen GSE on the ramp
• Who are the next generation of ground handling?
• Meet the Airline speed networking
• Pride of Ground Handling Awards grand final

Meetings and exhibition

Registered delegates use a personal page to request and accept meetings, and the conference team schedules them around sessions and flights. Around 90 GSE and IT suppliers exhibit. In 2024 more than 5,000 one-to-one meetings took place over three days.

Sponsors 2026

Aviapartner is Platinum and gala dinner bus sponsor; Onet Airport Services, Saudi Ground Services and Velora are Gold sponsors; ABOMIS sponsors the one-to-one meetings.

Tickets & passes

• Delegate pass (3 days) — EUR 2,835: Plus 20% VAT; conference, meals, one-to-one meetings and networking events; hotel not included