Schedule

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All activities take place at the JW Marriott, Grand Sonoran Ballroom F - Level 1 unless otherwise specified.

Sunday, 2 March

7:00 - 13:30	ISTAT Foundation Golf Tournament Champions Course, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ 6:30 Registration, 7:00 Departure from JW Marriott Desert Ridge Sponsored by AVITAS View more information here.
8:00 - 13:30	ISTAT Americas Sporting Clays Event Rio Salado Sportsman's Club Mesa, Arizona 8:00 Departure from JW Marriott Desert Ridge *Please note: registration is closed for this event.* View more information here.
10:30 - 13:30	ISTAT Foundation Pickleball Tournament JW Marriott Desert Ridge 9:30 Registraion, 10:30 Start time *Please note: registration is closed for this event.* Sponsored by AES Leasing, ASI Aero, CAVU Aerospace, Cloud Investment Partners, Residco, and Turbo Resources View more information here.
11:30 - 17:00	ISTAT MLB Spring Training Game Scottsdale Stadium 11:30 Registration, 12:00 Departure from JW Marriott Desert Ridge *Please note: registration is closed for this event.* View more information here.
13:00 - 17:00	IAP Business Meeting and ConEd Session Invite Only Grand Canyon Ballroom 11, 12, 13 - Level 2 (Lobby Level)
15:00 - 19:30	Registration Open Grand Sonoran Foyer - Level 1 Sponsored by Aviator Capital
15:30 - 17:00	ISTAT Appraising - An Introduction Grand Sonoran Ballroom K - Level 1
16:00 - 17:00	ISTAT Foundation Mentorship Reception Invite Only Grand Canyon Ballroom 10 - Level 1 Sponsored by Azorra
17:00 - 18:00	ISTAT Rising Executives Event Desert Botanical Lawn - Level 2 (Lobby Level) Sponsored by Avolon
18:00 - 20:00	First-Time Attendee Reception Sunset Lawn - Level 1
18:00 - 20:00	Welcome Reception Sunset Lawn - Level 1 Sponsored by Vedder Price

Monday, 3 March

7:00	ISTAT Past President's Run Sunset Lawn - Level 1
7:00 - 19:00	Registration Open Grand Sonoran Foyer - Level 1 Sponsored by Aviator Capital
7:30 - 8:30	Breakfast Ballroom Lawn - Level 2 (Lobby Level) Sponsored by Gallagher Aerospace US
8:30 - 17:00	The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar Grand Canyon Ballroom - Level 1 Jet Fuel Café Sponsored by GE Aerospace
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods Grand Saguaro Ballroom - Level 1 Sponsored by Unical Aviation
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables Grand Saguaro Ballroom - Level 1
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines Wildflower Ballroom - Level 2 (Lobby Level) Sponsored by Aircastle
8:30 - 8:45	Opening Remarks Mary Prettyman, ISTAT President & Head of Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Bryson Monteleone, ISTAT Americas Chair & Senior Advisor, Aviation Finance Advisory Services, PwC Ireland
8:45 - 9:30	Aviation Industry Perspectives With Willie Walsh Robert Martin, Independent Investor Willie Walsh, Director General, IATA
9:30 - 10:10	OEM Leadership Talk Gerry Laderman, Chief Financial Officer (retired), United Airlines Russell Stokes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Engines & Services, GE Aerospace
10:10 - 10:30	Morning Break Sponsored by AerCap, CALC, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, NTE Aviation and SMBC
10:30 - 11:10	CEO Fireside Chat Gregory Anderson, Chief Executive Officer and President, Allegiant Air Thomas Baker, Chief Executive Officer and President, Aviation Capital Group
11:10 - 11:50	Airline Icons and Aviation Pioneers William Franke, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Indigo Partners; Chairman, Frontier Airlines Abdol Moabery, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, GA Telesis
11:50 - 12:30	A Conversation with David Neeleman - Aviation’s Ultimate Serial Entrepreneur Sarah Aoun, Head of Global Lessor Sales, GE Aerospace David Neeleman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Breeze Airways
12:15 - 13:40	Lunch Ballroom Lawn - Level 2 (Lobby Level)
13:40 - 14:20	CEO Fireside Chat Andres Conesa Labastida, Chief Executive Officer, Aeromexico Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of the Board, Air Lease Corporation
14:20 - 15:05	Finance Panel Moderator: Mark Streeter, Managing Director, JP Morgan Speakers: James Barr, Vice President, Senior Research Analyst, Loomis Sayles Jerome Duval, Director, Global Transportation Finance, Citi Oliver Geldner, Sector Head Aviation and Space, BayernLB Meghan Montana, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, American Airlines Eelco van de Stadt, Managing Director, Apollo Global Management
15:05 - 15:30	Afternoon Break Sponsored by AerCap, CALC, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, NTE Aviation and SMBC
15:30 - 16:10	Forward Looking: 2025 & Beyond Moderator: Dick Forsberg, Senior Consultant, Aviation Finance Advisory Services, PwC Ireland Speakers: Jude Bricker, Chief Executive Officer, Sun Country Airlines Darren Hulst, Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Boeing Jim Morrison, Chief Risk Officer, Avolon
16:10 - 16:55	Midlife Assets Exit Strategies Panel Moderator: Courtney Miller, Founder and Managing Director, Visual Approach Analytics Speakers: Thomas Crabtree, Managing Director, Transport Research Advisory Hunter Edens, Chief Commercial Officer, Setna iO Stacy Kuperus, Chief Portfolio Officer, FTAI Aviation Kara Levine, ISTAT Senior Appraiser, Principal, ICF
16:55 - 17:00	Closing Remarks Mylène Scholnick, Senior Manager, Head of Global Fleet Management, Amazon Global Air
17:00 - 18:00	Women@ISTAT Desert Conference Suite 4, 6 Sponsored by Avolon
17:30 - 19:00	Networking Reception Sunset Lawn - Level 1 Sponsored by Crestone Air Partners

Tuesday, 4 March

7:00	ISTAT Past President's Run Sunset Lawn - Level 1
8:00 - 17:00	Registration Open Grand Sonoran Foyer - Level 1 Sponsored by Aviator Capital
8:00 - 9:00	Breakfast Ballroom Lawn - Level 2 (Lobby Level)
8:30 - 17:00	The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar Grand Canyon Ballroom - Level 1 Jet Fuel Café sponsored by GE Aerospace
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods Grand Saguaro Ballroom - Level 1 Sponsored by Unical Aviation
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables Grand Saguaro Ballroom - Level 1
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines Wildflower Ballroom - Level 2 (Lobby Level) Sponsored by Aircastle
9:00 - 9:10	Opening Remarks Emily Wicker, Partner, Clifford Chance
9:10 - 9:50	Adam's View Speaker: Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President, AVITAS
9:50 - 10:00	ISTAT AeroTalk: Collaboration as Aviation’s Untapped Advantage Speaker: Andy Hakes, Chief Executive Officer, AireXpert
10:00 - 10:40	Legal Quickfire Panel Moderator: Emily Wicker, Partner, Clifford Chance Speakers: Donna Ager, Partner, Asset Finance, Walkers Rose Neale, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Sun Country Airlines
10:40 - 11:00	Morning Break Sponsored by AerCap, CALC, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited and SMBC
11:00 - 11:45	New Challenges to Growth Panel Moderator: Andy Shankland, Managing Director and Partner, Seabury Aviation Partners Speakers: Peter Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer, AerCap Sinead Cormican, Head of Leasing, Airbus SAS Ursula Hurley, Chief Financial Officer, Jet Blue Joe McConnell, Partner, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Castlelake
11:45 - 12:30	Regional Market Business Case Panel Moderator: Mark Hughes, Chief Commercial Officer, Falko Speakers: Ron Baur, President, Azorra Daniel Galhardo Gomes, Strategic Marketing Director, Embraer Christopher Jones, Head of Region Americas, ATR; Managing Director & President, ATR Americas David Tokoph, President and Chief Executive Officer, mba Aviation
12:15 - 13:45	Lunch Sunset Lawn - Level 1
13:45 - 14:15	Fireside Chat: Pratt & Whitney Progress and Outlook Rick Deurloo, President, Commercial Engines, Pratt & Whitney John L. Plueger, Chief Executive Officer, Air Lease Corporation
14:15 - 15:00	Engine Panel Moderator: Lee Ann Shay, Executive Editor, Business Aviation & MRO, Aviation Week Network Speakers: Steven Boecker, Sales Executive, Delta TechOps Hadley Bowling, Vice President, Americas Sales, GE Aerospace Gueric Dechavanne, Vice President, Collateral Verifications Douglas Harned, Managing Director, Sanford C. Bernstein & Company Kevin VanDenBerg, Executive Vice President, Aero Capital Solutions
15:00 - 15:15	ISTAT Appraisers Program Update Speaker: Stuart Rubin, ISTAT Appraisers Program Chair
15:15 - 15:35	Afternoon Break Sponsored by AerCap, CALC, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited and SMBC
15:35 - 15:45	ISTAT AeroTalk: A Contrarian's Guide to the Future of Aviation Speaker: Courtney Miller, Founder and Managing Director, Visual Approach Analytics
15:45 - 15:55	ISTAT Foundation Update Speaker: Kristen Chmielewski, ISTAT Foundation Chair and Partner, GC Aero Law, LLP
15:55 - 16:55	Lessor CEO Panel Moderator: Mylène Scholnick, Senior Manager, Head of Global Fleet Management, Amazon Global Air Speakers: Robert Korn, President, Co-Founder, Carlyle Aviation Partners James Meyler, Chief Executive Officer, ORIX Aviation Group Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Steven Townend, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, BOC Aviation
16:55 - 17:00	Closing Remarks Peter Blakeney, Managing Director, Arena Aviation Capital
18:00 - 19:00	President's Gala Reception Grand Sonoran Foyer - Level 1 Sponsored by Air Lease Corporation
19:00 - 21:00	President's Gala Dinner and Award Presentation Grand Sonoran Ballroom - Level 1 Sponsored by Air Lease Corporation
21:00 - 23:00	Pratt & Whitney 100th Anniversary After Party @ISTAT Sunset Lawn - Level 1 Sponsored by Pratt & Whitney