Tan Sri Dr Bashir Ahmad is one of the few executives in the world who has worked at a senior level in practically every aspect of the aviation industry, including working for an airline, the government and an airport group, as well as with industry bodies. His aviation industry career spans 54 years.

Edward Clayton has supported airports, airlines, airport investors and aviation regulators as a senior strategy consultant for 21 years. Prior to that he was director of airport operations at HOCHTIEF AirPort GmbH and also worked for British Airways for 12 years, for many of which he was focused on airport-airline relationships.