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13-16 September 2021 | RDS, Intercontinental Hotel and Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge
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