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9-12 May 2021 | The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin
Schedule
SUNDAY 9th MAY 2021
12:00 until late | Engine Lease Finance welcome bar The Horseshoe Bar, Shelbourne Hotel from 12 noon
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7pm | Reception Event The Shelbourne Hotel main ballroom
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MONDAY 10th MAY 2021 – Main Stage Ground Floor
08:00 | Registration Open/Morning refreshments
08:50 | Opening of conference – Chairman Opening Remarks
08:55 | Fuel Prices and the Environment for Fuel Hedging
A big part of the reason why aviation is so susceptible to macro-economic and political fluctuation is the reliance and basic need for fuel. Following on from the opening presentation, this panel looks at the outlook for fuel prices and asks if hedging is a good idea right now.
Mike Corley, Mercatus Energy Advisors / Justine Fisher, Goldman Sachs Commodities Research
09:30 | Aviation Sector Overview
The commercial aviation industry is affected and guided by macro-economic and political fluctuations but what factors have and will affect aviation in 2021?
Rob Morris, Global Head of Consultancy, Ascend by CIRIUM
10:15 | Global Leasing Industry Survey
Kieran O’Brien, Partner, KPMG
10:50 | Keynote
Steven Udvar-Hazy, Executive Chairman, Air Lease Corporation
11:25 | New and Midlife (Overall) aircraft market dynamics
Moderator:
Gary Fitzgerald, CEO, Stratos
Panel:
Paul O’Dwyer, Chief Commercial Officer, ORIX Aviation / Ted O’Byrne, Managing Director and Co-Head of Aviation, Carlyle Aviation Partners / Tony Whitty, Managing Director, Air Partner / Steven Udvar-Hazy, Senior Vice President, Aviation Capital Group / Karl Brünjes, Chief Operating Officer, Ardavon Ltd
12:10 | Leasing CEO Panel
Moderator:
Duncan Batchelor, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Panel:
James Meyler, CEO, Orix Aviation / Firoz Tarapore, CEO, DAE / John Plueger, CEO, Air Lease Corporation
13:00 | Lunch
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14:00 | Sustainability of Aviation – how to get there?
Moderator:
Jan Melgaard, FPG Amentum
14:45 | AerCap CEO Q&A
Aengus Kelly, CEO & Executive Director, AerCap Holdings With Joe O’Mara, Head of Aviation Finance & Leasing, KPMG
15:10 | Airline CFO/Treasurer panel
Leading airline finance heads from across the globe take to the stage to give their verdicts on the past 12 months and the outlook for 2021, as well as setting out what financing strategies they will be looking for to fund deliveries in the year ahead and what is affecting their decision making process.
Panel:
Meghan Montana, Managing Director & Assistant Treasurer, American Airlines / Christine Rovelli, Vice President – Group Treasurer & Head of M&A, Finnair / Ursula Hurley, Treasurer, JetBlue Airways / Renato Salomone, Treasurer, TAP Air Portugal
15:55 | AWG global update
C-19, airline restructurings, legal stability, ESG, return-to-service, GATS, and export credit.
Moderator:
Jeffrey Wool, Secretary General, Aviation Working Group (AWG)
Panel:
Francois Collet, Airbus / Daniel C. da Silva, Vice President, Strategic Regulatory Policy, Boeing Capital Corporation / John Ludden, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, GECAS
16:40 | Engine Investment, management and leasing
Panel:
Bobby Janagan, General Manager, Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Limited / Dan Coulcher, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer EMEA, Willis Lease Finance Corporation / Andrea Luebke, Managing Director, MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V. / Craig from AerSale
17:30 | End of day one – chairman’s closing remarks
17:30 | Pre-Awards drinks at the Engine Lease Finance Bar – Open Networking to all
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19:00 | Aviation 100 Global Leaders Awards
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After award drinks until (very) late | ELFC Bar, Shelbourne Hotel, Ground floor by conference hall entrance
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TUESDAY 11th MAY 2021 – Main stage, Ground Floor
08:00 | Registration Open/Morning Refreshments
08:25 | Opening of conference day 2 – Chairman Opening Remarks
08:30 | Supported Finance Panel 1
ECAs, MFRs and the private sector – Is their support increasing across the globe? Where would some companies be without them, and what are the ECAs and private companies looking to support in 2021 and beyond.
Moderator:
John Meakin, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, Managing Director – Export Finance, JP Morgan
Panel:
Colleen Lalonde, Global Accounts Director – Transportation Group, Export Development Canada / Jonathan Dufeu, Credit Specialties, Global Balthazar Finance Leader, Deputy Head – Political Risks, Structured Credit & Surety, Marsh JLT Specialty / Thomas Kolberg, Aircraft – Head of Department, Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft Exportkreditgarantien der Bundesrepublik Deutschland/ Daniel C Da Silva, Vice President, Strategic Regulatory Policy, Boeing Capital Corporation
09:15 | Supported Finance Panel 2
ECAs, MFRs and the private sector – Is their support increasing across the globe? Where would some companies be without them, and what are the ECAs and private companies looking to support in 2020 and beyond.
Moderator:
John Meakin, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, Managing Director – Export Finance, JP Morgan
Panel:
Bob Morin, Managing Director, Transaction and Business Development Leader, Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium, Marsh USA Inc / Pat Cauthery, UK Export Finance
10:00 | Leasing & Asset Manager Panel
Panel: Patrick den Elzen, Managing Director, Arena Aviation Capital / Steven T. Gaal, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, SkyWorks Holdings, LLC / Ali Lmadani, CEO, ABL Aviation / Martin Bouzaima, CEO, FPG Amentum / Christian Mailly, Managing Director, Dr Peters Group / Enda Clarke (Head of Technical), CCB Leasing
10:40 | Banking Panel
What are the challenges, opportunities and main risks for aviation banks in competition with private placement, institutional investors, ABS and EETCs.
Moderator:
Jose Abramovici, Global Head of Asset Finance Group, Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank
Panel:
Joerg Schirrmacher, Head of Transportation Finance, Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen / Michael Fox, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs / Arnaud Fiscel, Head of Transportation, Corporate Banking Department, Bank of China (UK) Limited
11:30 | Lessor CEO Panel 2
Moderator:
Killian Croke, Partner, KPMG
Panel:
Mike Inglese, CEO, Aircastle Advisor LLC / Stephen Hannahs, CEO, Wings Capital Partners / Hani Kuzbari, CFA, Managing Director, Novus Aviation Capital
12:15 | Capital Markets Panel
Moderator:
Rafael Kuhn, Director, Head of Aviation Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank
Panel:
Matt Simonetti, Director, Citi / Mark Streeter, Managing Director, Head of Aviation Credit Research, JP Morgan / Leo J. Burrell, Managing Director Securitization, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) / Olivier Trauchessec, Managing Director, Aviation Finance, MUFG
13:00 | Lunch
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14:00 | ABS Panel
Moderator:
Dominic Pearson, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Panel:
Scott Debano, Citi Group / Carl Anderson, Managing Director, BofA Merrill Lynch / Keith Allman, Head of US Esoteric ABS, MUFG / Robert Sheldon, Managing Director, Global Head Aircraft ABS – Structured Credit, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc
15:00 | TBC
Greg Conlon, President & CEO, GECAS
15:25 | Lessor Rating Panel
Leading lessors are quizzed on their financing strategies and secured Vs unsecured capital markets and the effects that a rating can have.
Moderator:
Betsy R Snyder, CFA, Director, S&P Global Ratings
Panel:
Mark Wasden, Senior Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service / Johann Juan, Director, Fitch Ratings, Inc / Marjan Riggi, Managing Director, Kroll Bond Ratings / David Laterza, Senior Vice President, Head of US Non-Bank FIG – Global Financial Institutions Group, DBRS
16:05 | Low Cost Airline Panel
Leading ULCC and LCC airline finance heads from across the globe take to the stage to give their verdicts on the past 12 months and their outlook for 2021. They will also set out their financing strategies to fund deliveries in the year ahead and what is affecting their decision-making process.
Moderator:
Karl Brünjes, Chief Operating Officer, Ardavon Ltd
Panel:
Scott Haralson, Chief Financial Officer, Spirit Airlines, Inc. / Robert Neal, Treasurer, VP – Fleet & Corporate Finance, Allegiant Travel Company
16:50 | Investing in, trading and leasing mid-life and late life Aircraft & Engines
Panel:
Marc S. Iarchy, Director, World Star Aviation / Bradley Smith, Managing Director, Kahala Capital / Bill Cumberlidge, Managing Director, Centrus Aviation Capital Ltd
17:40 | TBC
18:20 | Chairman’s closing remarks
18:45 Until
very late | Pre & Post Gala Dinner Drinks The Engine Lease Finance Bar Sponsored by:
19:45 | The Gala Dinner The Shelbourne Hotel Ballroom Supported and sponsored by:
WEDNESDAY 12th MAY 2021
08:00 | Registration Open/Morning refreshments
08:55 | Opening of conference – Chairman Opening Remarks
09:00 | Lessor Finance & Investment Panel
Capital markets products are increasingly being combined with various equity products – effectively taking over from the banks – Is this the future?
Panel:
Greg Willis, Executive Vice President & CFO, Air Lease Corporation / Mark Streeter, Managing Director, J P Morgan / Jennifer Creevey, CFO, DAE Capital / Roy Chandran, Executive Vice President – Finance & Strategy, Aircastle Ltd
09:45 | Intangible Assets
Discussing the value in alternative assets in aviation such as slots, routes collateralization, spare parts and engines. Including the fundamentals of value and methodology.
Moderator:
Philip Baggaley, Managing Director, S&P Global Ratings
Panel:
Marjan Riggi, Managing Director, Kroll Bond Rating / Helene Spro Johansen, Associate Director Project Finance Ratings, Scope Ratings GmbH / Jonathan Root, CFA, Senior Vice President, Airlines, Aerospace & Defense, Package Delivery, Moody’s Investors Service
10:25 | ESG Panel – Investing in aviation – Investor requirements and demands
- Are investors exerting pressure to have those they invest in become as carbon neutral as possible – Will they demand this in future
- What action can airlines/Operators and lessors take.
Olivier Brochet, Aerospace & Defence analyst – Europe, Credit Suisse
11:05 | Freighter & Cargo Airline Panel
Financing, leasing and investing in freighter and cargo airlines and aircraft.
Moderator:
Yves Germeaux, Managing Director, ATOZ Aviation Finance
Panel:
Ed McGarvey, Senior Vice President & Treasurer, Atlas Air Worldwide / Maxim Straus, Executive Vice-President & CFO, Cargolux Airlines International S.A. / Alistair Dibisceglia, Chief Leasing and Trading Officer, Vallair
11:45 | Lessor technical management
Moderator:
Marc Wilson, MBA
Panel:
Enda Clarke (Head of Technical), CCB Leasing / Andreas Göricke, CTO, Aergo Aviation Capital
12:15 | Aviation investment panel
Moderator:
Ryan McKenna, CEO, Griffin Global Asset Management
Panel:
David Andrews, Hudson Structured Capital Management / Mark Rogers, Managing Director-Aviation Capital, Floreat Aviation Capital
13:00 | Lunch
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14:00 | Regional Aircraft Specialist Leasing, Trading & finance panel
The growing footprint of regional aircraft leasing specialisation.
Panel:
Patrick de Castelbajac, Chief Executive Officer, Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) / Anne-Bart Tieleman, CEO, TrueNoord / Steven Ridolfi, President, Chorus Aviation Capital Corp. / Kathleen Steven, Director Structured Finance, De Havilland Canada
14:55 | Manufacturer output debate
New aircraft deliveries and performance, escalation and production.
Moderator:
Howard Millar, CEO Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings / Director – Ryanair , Viva Latinamerica & ASL Airlines
Panel:
Darren Hulst, Senior Managing Director, Boeing Commercial Marketing/ Mark Dunnachie, Head of Commercial EMEA & Russia, ATR / Rom Chambard, VP Marketing – Products and Services, Civil Aerospace, Rolls Royce / Rodrigo Silva e Souza, VP Marketing, Embraer Commercial Aviation / Bob Lange FRAeS, Senior Vice President, Head of Business Analysis and Market Forecast, AIRBUS
15:45 | Aircraft Appraisal & Valuations
Panel:
Gueric Dechavanne, Vice President, Collateral Verifications / Mike Yeomans, Head of Valuations, IBA Group / Paul Leighton, The Aircraft Value Analysis Company Ltd. (AVAC)
16:30 | Helicopter Panel
17:25 | Chairman’s closing remarks
Until very late | Drinks at the Engine Lease Finance Bar – Open Networking to all Sponsored by:
Wednesday 12th MAY 2021
7th Annual Airline Economics Aviation Finance & leasing School – Dublin |
Shelbourne Hotel – 1st floor Sponsored by:
09:15-10:00 | Economic outlook and the outlook for the aviation sector
10:00-10:30 | Customs issues impacting the aviation sector
10:30-11:10 | TBC
Jasmine Ball, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
11:10-11:25 | Break
11:25-12:10 | Discontinuation of LIBOR: is it the next Y2K?
12:10-12:55 | ABS structures and related tax issues
12:55-14:00 | Lunch
14:00-14:40 | A Great Time to Build an Aircraft Investment Platform
Tasos Michael, CEO, Inception Aviation Holdings Limited
14:40-15:15 | Capital Raise & Credit & Risk Management
Vahan Callan, Managing Director, DelMorgan & Co.
15:15-15:50 | TBC
Ashleigh Standen, Associate, ReedSmith
15:50-16:30 | Aircraft Repossessions
Dominic Pearson, Counsel, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
16:30 | Closing remarks