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Schedule

Monday 30th Sep 2024

19:00 | Reception event at La Baie Lounge – Ritz Carlton Dubai Beach Hotel

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Tuesday 1st Oct 2024 – Day 1 Main Ballroom

09:00 | Chairman opening remarks

09:05 | Middle East & Africa Overview & Outlook
Rob Morris, Global Head of Consultancy, Cirium Ascend Consultancy

09:45 | Keynote fireside chat
Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer, DAE Capital

10:20 | Leasing Panel
Moderator: David Houlihan, President, DAE Capital
Panel: Paul O’Dwyer, Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director, ORIX Aviation Management ME Ltd / Hani Kuzbari, Co-CEO, Novus Aviation Capital / Ali Ben Lmadani, CEO, ABL Aviation / Ranga Karumbunathan, Senior Regional Head of Marketing, Vice President, Avilease / Ramon Stortini, Managing Director – Middle East, Africa & South Asia, Avolon

11:05 | Keynote

11:40 | Transactions Panel – Technical risks
Moderator: Rob Watts, Director of Consulting, ACC Aviation
Panel: Neha Mishra, President/CEO-CTO, Aeroconsultant / Antonio Lopes, CTO, DAE Capital / Gareth Lond, Senior Associate, Walkers

12:20 | Asset Management Panel
Aircraft & engine availability, lease rates and values, current market trends and indicators for the future
Moderator: Sidanth Rajagopal, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP
Panel: John Duffy, Chief Commercial Officer, SKY Aero Management Limited / Dan Stone, EVP Aircraft Investor Services, DAE Capital / Alok Wadhawan, Head of Aviation Finance, Muzinich & Co. Limited

13:05 | Lunch
In the Blue Jade (lobby level) and Caravan (pool ground level) Restaurants
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14:00 | Engine leasing & Finance Panel
Moderator: Randeep Bubbra, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Panel: Roger Welaratne, Chief Commercial Officer, SMBC Aero Engine Lease / Olaf Knuth, Vice President Sales & Marketing for the Middle East and South Asia, Engine Lease Finance – ELFC / Jaime Nieto. Global Head of Sales & OEM Relations, Rolls Royce & Partners Finance

14:40 | Boeing Market Outlook

15:40 | Widebody aircraft Panel
The market in the Middle East & Africa + on a global basis
Panel: Sanjeev S. Gadhia, CEO, Astral Aviation Limited / Mark Pearman Wright, Head of Marketing – Aircraft Investors, Airbus / Ahsen Rajput, Managing Director – MEA, Boeing Customer Finance / James Carroll, Head of Sales – MEASA, DAE Capital

16:20 | Airline Credit / Historic Distress Modelling the Future Learning from the Past
Konrad Blocher, mba Aviation

16:45 | Airbus & Friends
Panel: Mark Pearman Wright, Head of Marketing – Aircraft Investors, Airbus

17:45 | Chairman Closing remarks

17:45-19:30 | Drinks Reception
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19:45 | The Middle East & Africa Aviation 100 Awards Gala Dinner
Location: Ritz Carlton Dubai Beach Hotel – Main ballroom
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Wednesday 2nd Oct 2024 – Day 2 Main Ballroom

09:25 | Chairman opening remarks
Faraz Naqvi, Counsel, Hogan Lovells International LLP

09:30 | Regional leasing outlook
Daniel Cunningham, SVP Sales, DAE Capital

10:10 | Main Banking Panel: – including ESG – meeting client needs for the future of aviation
Panel: Arnaud Fiscel, Head of Transportation – Corporate Banking Department, Bank of China (UK) Limited / Sarah Pirzada Usmani, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable, Asset & Project Finance – Global Corporate Finance, FAB / James Geldenhuys, Head of Aircraft Finance, Nedbank / Alain ROUSSEAU, Head of Aviation Finance EMEA, Natixis / Waleed Khakwani, Treasurer, DAE Capital

11:05 | Cross-over Aircraft: Boosting connectivity and building new markets

11:40 | Supported Finance Panel
Moderator: Marc Hamilton, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Panel: Bob Morin, Managing Director – Transaction and Business Development Leader, Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium, Marsh USA Inc / Berthold Reuter, Senior Advisor Transportation, Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft / Jonathan Dufeu, Credit Specialties – Global Balthazar Finance Leader & Co Head – Political Risks & Structured Credit, Marsh Specialty

12:20 | Islamic Finance Panel
Moderator: Suraya Tegally, Legal Director, Addleshaw Goddard LLP

13:05 | Lunch
In the Caravan and Splendido restaurants both situated on pool level ground
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14:05 | Aviation Finance & Investment MENA
Moderator: Sarah Humpleby, Partner, Walkers
Panel: Michael Halaby, Managing Director – Head of Aviation Advisory, Global Aviation Finance Office, MUFG / Bashar Al Natoor, Global Head Islamic Finance, Fitch Rating / Sinan Kahya, CFO, DAE Capital

14:45 | Aircraft Trading, Remarketing & conversion
Valuations, aircraft leasing, trading, maintenance and modification agreements, and end-of-life part-out, including consignments.
Panel: Samuel Rice, Vice President – Sales, EMEA, Aero Capital Solutions / Raphael Haddad, President, Jetcraft Commercial 

15:30 | SAF – Sustainable aviation Panel
Panel: Sarah Pirzada Usmani, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable, Asset & Project Finance – Global Corporate Finance, FAB / Jude Al-Kutoubi, Vice President, Novus Aviation Capital  / Deion McCarthy, Director, Fixed Income Investor Relations and Sustainability, DAE Capital

16:15 | Legal & Repossession
Moderator: Manuela Belmontes, Joint Managing Partner, MAPLES GROUP
Panel: Shyamal Jeewoolall, Holman Fenwick Willan, Partner

17:00 | Close of Conference
Faraz Naqvi, Counsel, Hogan Lovells International LLP