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Tuesday 11th May 2021

08:30 | Registration Open/Morning refreshments

09:00 | Opening of conference – Chairman Opening Remarks

09:05 | Overview – Lessors and the Environment

Phil Seymour, CEO, IBA Group

09:45 | AWG’s industry-wide work on ESG (aircraft financing and leasing)

Data, framework, and potential outcomes

Jeffrey Wool, Secretary General, AWG

10:15 | Sustainable Lessor Financing Panel

Can the Poisideon 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

11:00 | Break

11:35 | TBC

Dr Marina Efthymiou, Director for M.Sc. in Aviation Leadership – Assistant Professor in Aviation Management Business School, Dublin City University, Ireland

12:00 | 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

13:00 | Lunch

14:00 | Manufacturer Panel

Future & current Technology to reduce emissions

• 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?

Moderator: Julie Felgar Professor of Marketing Strategy University of North Carolina

Panel: Caroline Day, VP Marketing for Strategy and Future Programme, Rolls Royce

14:50 | Airlines

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?

• How are operators embracing ESG
• 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? 

Sara Bogdan, Manager Sustainability and ESG, JetBlue

15:30 | Break

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 12th May 2021

08:30 | Registration Open/Morning refreshments

09:00 | Opening of conference day 2 – Chairman Opening Remarks

09:05 | Overview – Airlines and the Environment

Phil Seymour, CEO, IBA Group

09:45 | Sustainable Airline Financing Panel

Jose Abramovici, Global Head of Asset Finance Group, Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank

10:30 | Environmental regulation outlook for aircraft operators /airlines

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?   

Moderator: Matthew Tobin, Partner, Slaughter & May

Panel: Michael Halaby, Head of Aviation Debt Origination EMEA | Global Credit Trading, Deutsche Bank AG

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