FACTS Festival is taking place on 25-26 November 2025 at ICC Sydney – following the event making its debut in 2024 – to bring together four powerhouse summits under one roof, uniting leaders, disruptors and innovators from across the globe.

More than 1500 delegates will attend the event featuring 100 speakers across 25 sessions presenting discussions that will shape the future of business, travel and events.

Attendees can expect keynotes, panel discussions, case studies, immersive sessions and networking opportunities with industry leaders and decision-makers.

The event will also include an exhibition area with more than 80 exhibitors, plus a breakfast, evening networking and a gala reception.

The 2025 program features four summits:

• Aviation Futures Summit: Airline strategy, sustainability, innovation and customer experience.
• Corporate Travel Summit: AI-driven decision-making, policy, and traveller wellbeing.
• Business Events Summit: Sustainability, the future of work, experience development, trends and predictions.
• Travel Payments Summit: AI, event tech, cybersecurity and travel payments.

The Business Events Summit includes the following topics:

• Big-picture economic and trade outlook: Impacts on corporate travel and business events.
• Generation next: Shaping the future of work, travel and business events – what jobs will be gone and when.
• Creating meaningful, engaging and memorable business events and incentives.
• Indigenous sourcing opportunities in business travel.
• Smarter event sourcing: Procurement’s role in delivering better events.
• Exploring the cutting edge of event technology, data and customer engagement.
• From booking to breakout: Building seamless delegate journeys.
• The invisible interface: How AI is reshaping customer journeys.

Speakers at FACTS Festival include Simon Hickey, CEO, Western Sydney Airport; Robert Dougan, executive general manager, strategy and culture, Tourism Australia; Andre Moten, chief commercial officer, Connections Travel Group; Leon Burman, managing director, Tribe Travel & Events; Craig Southee, regional general manager, Queensland and Western Australia, CT Connections; Agnes Tsoa-Lee, corporate T&E program specialist, financial services, Optus; and Massimo Morin, global head of travel, AWS Travel & Hospitality.

“FACTS Festival is about convergence,” says Derek Sadubin, director, FACTS Festival.

“By uniting aviation, corporate travel, events and technology, we are creating conversations and collaborations that don’t happen anywhere else.

“This year’s program will inspire, challenge and set the agenda for the industries we serve.”