We have been talked about and we have been copied. Now it is time for us to release our schedule. You will find the full schedule, a list of attending companies, speaker and sponsor information, floor plans and rates at www.aedublin.com .
Put simply Airline Economics Dublin 2013 is the first Global Finance & Leasing event to be staged. We were asked to run this event by a large segment of the finance and leasing community who thought it was time that airlines, not OEMs were the centre of attention. Moreover the thinking is that the event should be both better than what has gone before but also far less expensive for attendees and airlines alike. Also the thinking is that attendance at the event should be capped so that every delegate place comes with a seat in the main hall and access to all events (something that surely should be a given in this day and age).
We bring to you zero waffle and marketing talk and 100% senior management from airlines, lessors, finance houses and appraisers.
We bring you more airlines than have ever been seen in Dublin before from across the globe with heavy African, APAC and South America presence along with all the usual European and North American airline staff that you would like to hear from. We bring to you only senior C-Level, finance management and leasing management teams.
We bring you the best networking at the best locations at the best rates and all with a smile and no heavies on the doors.
But moreover and most importantly of all we bring to airlines, banks and lessors a more or less equal split ratio between the three (in fact we are currently running at 51% airline senior staff). We can do this because of our delegate cap. Just about every airline at our conference is staying with their teams in our hotel. In fact so full is our hotel room block that we only have 15 rooms remaining, but that is not a problem anymore because we are in the centre of Dublin.
So I challenge you all today to defy the sheer logic of our offering in Dublin this January. Take a few moments to view www.aedublin.com - We can make your time in Dublin a great deal better at an altogether fair price (more or less 50% less cost than past Dublin conferences). As I mentioned we have already been copied extensively – This, if nothing else should tell you that we are right in our thinking. Of course we have not been copied on price or on the cap in numbers to keep the attendance ratios industry leading and ensure all can have a seat, thus I think we have the edge both in timing and product. Some 328 delegates are booked to attend with a significant number of remaining places allocated for more airlines, thus we are not far from closing the event as being full.
In any event and whatever you decide to do in Dublin in 2013, we have improved all offerings and made more positive impact on the aviation conference scene for speakers, airlines and delegates alike than anyone has for some 15 years. For that a great deal of credit must go to the sponsors of Airline Economics Dublin 2013 as it is they who have, and will continue to, force change for the betterment of all – And that is how it should be done.
Have a great weekend.