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17-18 October 2024 | Metropolitan Club, New York, USA
Schedule
17th October 2024 | Day One – Main Stage
08:55 | Chair’s Opening remarks
James Gleeson, Principal, KPMG
09:00 | Leasing & Trading Update
Stuart Hatcher, Chief Economist, IBA
09:35 | Engine Leasing Panel
Moderator: Abdol Moabery, President & CEO, GA Telesis, LLC
Panel: Stuart Hatcher, Chief Economist, IBA Group / Johan Visser, Senior Advisor, Novus / TBC, SMBC Aero Engine Lease / Marc Iarchy, Partner, World Star Aviation
10:15 | Supply issues and the effect on the market
Bree Taylor, Partner, Alius Law
10:45 | Current trends in sources of aviation finance & Supported finance panel
Moderator: Sarah Humpleby, Partner, Walkers (Cayman) LLP
Panel: Bob Morin, Managing Director – Transaction and Business Development Leader, Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium / Marsh USA Inc / Yevgeniya Levitin, Managing Director, Head of Aviation, Natixis / André Rüttimann, Manager – Aircraft Financing – Export Credit Department Brazilian Development Bank
11:25 | Fireside Chat
James Meyler, CEO, Orix Aviation
11:50 | Commercial Aviation finance Industry Review
Equity investment dynamics / Debt funding channels / Capital Markets
John Mowry, Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy
12:20 | Alternative Lenders Panel
Moderator: Brian Daigle, Partner, Holland & Knight
Panel: Pooja Gardemal, Managing Director, BK Associates
13:00 | Lunch
14:00 | Airline rating panel
Moderator: Betsy Snyder, Independent Senior Adviser
Panel: Boris Alishayev, Senior Director, Transportation and Commercial Finance, KBRA / Joseph Rohlena, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings / Jonathan Root, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service / Lily Chen, Associate Director of Ratings, Egan-Jones Ratings
14:40 | Capital Markets Panel
Moderator: Anthony Philp, Partner, Maples
Panel: Jeff Silverman, Head of Aviation Finance and Opportunistic Private Credit, Aviation Finance Natalliance /Scott Debano, Managing Director, Citi / Marjan Riggi, Managing Partner, Stage Wing Advisory
15:20 | Airline Finance Panel
Moderator: Marc Cho, Co-Head, Managing Director, HALO AirFinance
Panel: Clemens Metz, Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury, American Airlines / Dana Barta, Executive Director – Aviation Debt Capital Markets, JP Morgan
16:00 | Leasing Asset Management Panel
Moderator: Auriol Marasco, Partner, Blakes
Panel: Peter Blakeney, Managing Director, Arena Aviation Capital / David E. Beker, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Head of Aircraft Sales & Trading, Air Lease Corporation / Pascal Picano, Member of the Board of Directors, Avia Solutions Group, PLC / Paraic Quinn, Head of Capital Markets & Trading, Avolon
16:40 | Manufacturer Panel
Panel: Richard Owen Walker, Head of Leasing & Investor Marketing, Airbus / Matheus Piorino, Head of Customer Finance – North America, Embraer
17:30 | Chair’s closing remarks
James Gleeson, Principal, KPMG
18:00 | Pre-awards drinks
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08:55 | Welcome note
KPMG
09:00 | TBC
09:35 | Dynamics of the Engine Leasing Market
10:05 | Essential Action for Lessors and Lenders on a Defaults
TBC, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
10:40 | Negotiating Effective Aircraft Lease Redelivery Conditions
Stewart Herman, Senior Transactional Attorney, Aero Law Center
11:20 | TBC
Morgan Lewis
12:00 | Aircraft Lessor Outlook
Ben Schmidt, Director, Fitch Ratings
12:30 | Aircraft as an investable asset class
David Yu, PhD, CFA Senior ISTAT Appraiser, Chairman, AAVA Group & Board Advisor, Pan Pacific Airlines
13:00 | Lunch
14:00 | Capital Raise & Credit & Risk Management
Vahan Callan, Senior Managing Director, DelMorgan & Co.
14:30 | Aviation Finance Investment Structures – Key Tax and Legal Considerations
KPMG
15:20 | Leveraging Loyalty Programs
Anne Corra, SVP Airline and Airport Services, mba Aviation
16:00 | Managing Risk with Maintenance Cash Flow
Ganesh Nair, Alton Aviation Consultancy
16:30 | JOL & JOLCO Market Update
Elliot Milton, Of Counsel, Walkers
17:00 | ESG credit considerations in aircraft leasing
Inna Bodeck, Vice President – Senior Analyst, Moody’s
End of school
18th October 2024 | Day Two – Main Stage
08:00 | Registration Open/Morning refreshments
08:55 | Chairs opening remarks
David Sims, Senior Vice President, Credit and Investment Strategy, ABL Aviation
09:00 | The Americas Market overview
George Dimitroff, Head of Valuations, CIRIUM ascend Consultancy
09:40 | Lessor Finance Panel
Moderator: Jason MacIntyre, Blakes
Panel: Greg Willis, CFO, Air Lease Corporation / John Beekman, Chief Financial Officer, Griffin Global Asset Management
10:25 | AWG activities – Update on key aviation finance and leasing issues
Panel: Jeffrey Wool, Secretary General, AWG
11:25 | Finance & Investment – Hot topics & Challenges looking into 2025
Moderator: Jim Morrisson, Chief Risk Officer, Avolon
Panel: Mark S. Streeter CFA, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan / Finnian O’Neill, CIO, ABL Aviation / Rishi Majithia, Head of Investment, MONTE / Killian McSharry, Partner, Walkers
12:05 | Lessor Panel
Where are leading lessors in the cycle and where are they heading
Moderator: Joe O’Mara, Partner & Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG Ireland
Panel: Michael J. Inglese, Chief Executive Officer, Aircastle Advisor LLC / Ryan McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, Griffin Global Asset Management / Ali Ben Lmadani, CEO, ABL Aviation / Paul Geaney, President, Avolon / Alexander Rasnavad, Chief Commercial Officer, Carlyle Aviation Partners
13:00 | Lunch
14:00 | Airline Fuel Hedging
Energy Prices, Concepts overview, tactics & strategies
Robert J. Kokonis, President & Managing Director, AirTrav Inc
14:35 | Lessor & Lessee Panel
Moderator: Ran Ackerman, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales, Head of Asia and EMEA, MK Aviation
Panel: Eli Uziel, Managing Director, Fleet Strategy, EL AL Airlines / Karl Griffin, CEO, Genesis / Matvey Koloturskiy, Deputy CEO, Vector Group / Electra Airways
15:10 | Lessor Rating panel
Looking more closely at the methodology in a time of changing views
Moderator: Betsy Snyder, Independent Senior Adviser
Panel: Johann Juan, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings / David Laterza, Senior Vice President, Head of US Non-Bank FIG Global Financial Institutions Group, DBRS Morningstar, Inc. / Mark Wasden, Senior Vice President. Moodys Investor Service / Danise Chui, Managing Director, Transportation and Commercial Finance, KBRA / Lily Chen, Associate Director of Ratings, Egan-Jones Ratings/ Annapoorni CS, Associate Director, S&P Global
15:50 | Aircraft ABS and the future of aviation securitizations
Moderator: Robert Cassidy, Senior Manager, PAFS Ireland Limited
Panel: Joe Samples, Director – Aviation Services, Pivotal Corporate / Ronan Murphy, Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy
16:30 | Aviation Private Placements
Panel: Danise Chui, Managing Director, KBRA / Marjan Riggi, Managing Partner, Stage Wing Inc./ George Stone, Managing Director, Barings
17:10 | Mid-life aircraft investment
Oliver Gerg, VP Global Leasing, Embraer
17:50 | Chair’s closing remarks & end of conference
David Sims, Senior Vice President, Credit and Investment Strategy, ABL Aviation
