The joint IATA World Financial Symposium and IATA World Passenger Symposium event is where airline retailing, finance and passenger experience unite to create a dynamic platform for strategic exploration, actionable insights, and transformative innovation. The 2024 edition brought 1,241 delegates to Bangkok (BKK), Thailand. The 2025 edition of WFS-WPS will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye on 5-6 November.
Industry event
World Financial Symposium (WFS) & World Passenger Symposium (WPS) 2025
05
6 November 2025
Istanbul, Türkiye
Speakers / attendees
Speaker

John Murphy
Vice President, Core Business
John joined ATPCO in 2001. He crafts the vision for the company’s use of technology, from maintaining ATPCO’s reputation as an industry innovator to understanding how new technologies can be harnessed to enable new business capabilities. He is responsible for leading technology strategy, infrastructure and operations, security, systems design and development, and innovation. John has an extensive background in all aspects of Enterprise IT leadership and management, and he provides solutions to customers both internal and external. John is an innovator and entrepreneur in tech and sits on the board of a start-up network hardware company specializing in the cloud-based control and monetization of networks.
Speaker

David Smith
Director, Airline Product Distribution
David is the Director of ATPCO’s Distribute the Offer portfolio, He has 30 years of experience working in the airline industry in the travel distribution ecosystem. With 10 years at a major European airline, and 20 years at ATPCO, he has experience in product management, finance, business process re-engineering, program management, contract management, data distribution, and standards creation and management. He also runs several council and design team communities within ATPCO’s industry-leading governance, and is a member of various related IATA communities.
Attendee

Tom Gregorson
Chief Strategy Officer
For over 25 years, Tom has been working to develop products that enhance the travel industry. Throughout his career, he has gained insight and provided leadership through his various roles at airlines and global distribution systems, and with ATPCO since 1996. In his current role, Tom leads the Strategy organization and is responsible for creating the long-term vision for ATPCO and exploring new business ventures. His focus is on industry standards and effective ecosystem governance, as well as driving forward concepts like dynamic pricing and tax automation. Tom has built a reputation for being a thought leader and implementer of industry solutions in the distribution space.
Attendee

Graham Wareham
Director, Business Development and Partnerships
Graham has over 25 years of experience in the airline industry, including more than eight years with ATPCO. His most recent experience as an aviation executive included strategic development, cost/revenue management, and market analysis. Before joining ATPCO, Graham worked as a Senior Director, Distribution and Consumer Direct for Air Canada. In his current role, Graham leads ATPCO’s Business Development and Industry team, developing strategic business partnerships and relationships that will help to evolve standards and solutions that help solve evolving industry issues.
Attendee

Zachary Wynne
Regional Director, EMEA
Zachary has 15 years’ experience leading commercial transformation projects at airlines around the world. In his current role, Zachary facilitates dialog with ATPCO’s airline and technology partners, helping to make modern airline retailing a reality. His special focus areas include deployment of airline rich content, pricing and revenue management automation, and distribution modernization. Before this role, Zachary filled several roles at ATPCO in account management, consulting services, analytics, and marketing. As an American based in Europe, Zachary is an avid traveler who enjoys discovering new destinations with his family. In addition to his native English, Zachary also speaks fluent German and conversational Russian, Spanish, and Hungarian.
Attendee

Luis Velazquez
Senior Management of Settlement Transportation
Luis is the Senior Manager of Settlement Transformation in the Revenue Accounting and Tax portfolio at ATPCO in the Strategy division. He joined ATPCO in September 2022, bringing more than 30 years of experience to the airline industry. He has dedicated more than 14 years to revenue accounting with airlines and spent many years leading portfolio, service management, and product development teams.
Attendee

Angela Sultana
Vice President, Global Marketing
Angela is the Vice President, Global Marketing. Over her career, Angela has worked across Marketing and Data Strategy, Partnerships and Customer Success. In her current role, she oversees the global marketing team to develop and deliver a marketing strategy that represents ATPCO’s brand and product values to its customers. Angela has held leadership positions in travel, retail and fintech including United Airlines, ADARA, and Sears.
Attendee

Doug Sharpe
Director, Sales Effectiveness
Doug is a transformational leader and advocate for simplicity with 20+ years of experience in the travel industry spanning technology, product, marketing, business development, and sales. He’s held leadership roles over the course of his career in account-facing roles across ATPCO’s community of global airlines, systems, and sales channels. Doug is an avid traveler and musician with roots on both East & West U.S. coasts.