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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