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13-16 September 2021 | RDS, Intercontinental Hotel and Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge
Airline Economics Golf Day
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Aviation & The Environment conference
A must attend event for all operators/airlines, lessors & asset managers who are serious about reducing their carbon footprint
and in so doing reducing the future cost of finance
Hotel rooms provided for airline staff as usual
This is an Airline Economics Carbon Neutral event
Schedule
Tuesday 14th September 2021
08:30 | Registration and morning refreshments
09:00 | Opening of conference – Chairman opening remarks
09:15 | Overview – lessors and the environment
Phil Seymour, CEO, IBA Group
10:00 | AWG’s industry-wide work on ESG (aircraft financing and leasing): Data, framework, and potential outcomes
10:50 | Sustainable lessor financing panel
Can the Poseidon Principles be used as a template for how something similar could work for aviation.
Jose Abramovici, Global Head of Asset Finance Group, Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank
11:35 | Break
11:50 | TBC
Dr Marina Efthymiou, Director for M.Sc. in Aviation Leadership – Assistant Professor in Aviation Management Business School, Dublin City University, Ireland
12:25 | Keynote
Caeli Nova: Starting a new route to fuel saving and emissions reduction.
Tim Wakeford, CEO, Caeli Nova
13:00 | Lunch
14:00 | Manufacturer panel
Future & current technology to reduce emissions
• Can an engine become electrically powered and what would be the timeframe for such a leap?
• What are engine manufacturers doing to lower emissions of products and how is all this affecting lessors?
14:50 | Can operators/airlines ever be carbon NET-ZERO
Will carbon net-zero operators have an advantage in the future and what will one of these business look like?
• Why operators will need to adapt
• How to adapt and gain an advantage
• Is there an existing template to follow and of what timelines should managers be mindful?
• Will it affect financing costs enough to gain an advantage?
15:30 | Sustainability of aviation – how to get there?
Moderator:
Jan Melgaard, FPG Amentum
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
15:45 | Aircraft transitioning and environmental concerns
16:20 | Infrastructure, regulation and policy
• Clear effective governance and investment from policy makers will be required for aviation-related emissions to fall.
• What are the policy priorities for the coming years?
• What should be the policy priorities over the coming years?
17:00 | End of day one – chairman’s closing remarks
Wednesday 15th September 2021
08:30 | Registration and morning refreshments
09:00 |
Opening of conference day 2 – Chairman opening remarks
09:05 | Overview – Airlines and the environment
09:45 | Sustainable airline financing panel
10:30 | 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.
11:10 | Break
11:30 | Capital markets panel
• Capital markets and sustainability
• Will ABS and other structured finance tools become subject to restrictions, targets and caveats for environmental targets in order to achieve the best pricing?
12:15 | Environmental taxation
• What has been the effect of the carbon emissions schemes to date?
• What is the outlook for the aviation sector across airlines, lessors, banks, manufacturers, maintenance and supply chain? Are we heading for a transitional shock in some jurisdictions?
13:00 | Lunch
14:00 | Advanced aircraft & engine maintenance panel
Saving time is the priority, but now equally is reducing the carbon footprint of scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance.
How are maintenance providers assisting asset managers and operators achieve reduced downtime and reduced carbon footprint?
14:40 | Environmental regulation outlook for aircraft lessors and financiers
15:10 | Break
15:25 | Getting to NET-ZERO
Will carbon net-zero lessors & asset managers have an advantage in the future and what will one of these business look like.
• Why businesses will need to adapt
• How to adapt and gain an advantage
• Is there an existing template to follow and of what timelines should managers be mindful?
16:15 | Aircraft recycling panel
Are there aircraft types that are better than others when it comes to recyclability and will some types present a problem in the future?
17:00 | End of day two – chairman’s closing remarks
Airline Economics Golf Day
TBC
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