Schedule

All activities take place at the San Diego Marriott Marquis + Marina unless otherwise specified.

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Saturday, 3 March

12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	ISTAT Foundation Sailing Trip Kona Kai Resort and Marina
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	Happy Hour Bayside Pavilion, Floor 2

Sunday, 4 March

7:00 a.m.	ISTAT Foundation Golf Tournament Torrey Pines Golf Course Sponsored by AVITAS, Inc. and Vedder Price
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Appraising 101 Marina Ballroom D, Floor 3 Contact Samantha Kirby to register for this session.
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	ISTAT Foundation Sailing Trip Kona Kai Resort and Marina Sponsored by Macquarie AirFinance and Nordic Aviation Capital Sunday trip sold out, email registration@istat.org to join the wait list.
1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	ISTAT Appraiser Continuing Education Marina Ballroom D, Floor 3 By Invitation Only
2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Registration Open Pacific Ballroom Foyer, Floor 1 Sponsored by CDB Aviation
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	President's Reception Bayside Pavilion, Floor 2 By Invitation Only
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	ISTAT NewGen Event Marina Kitchen, Floor 2 Featuring C. Jeffrey Knittel, 2018 ISTAT Award winner & Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Americas
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception Marriott Grand Ballroom 8, Floor 2 Sponsored by Airbus

Monday, 5 March

7:00 a.m.	ISTAT Group Run Meet in the Lobby of the San Diego Marriott Marquis + Marina Hosted by the ISTAT President
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Airlink/ISTAT Foundation Annual Joint Update Breakfast Session Marina Ballroom D
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration Open Pacific Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by CDB Aviation
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space Pacific Ballroom 14, Floor 1
	Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar The Hub, Pacific Ballroom 14, Floor 1 Sponsored by GE Capital Aviation Services
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods Pacific Ballroom 23, Floor 1
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables San Diego Ballroom A, Floor 2
	ISTAT Bistro: Grab and Go Food The Hub, Pacific Ballroom 14 Floor 1
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines San Diego Ballroom C, Floor 2
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Marriott Grand Ballroom 8 Sponsored by KPMG
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.	Opening Remarks
	Speakers: Douglas W. Runte, ISTAT President & Managing Director & Head of Aviation Research, Deutsche Bank Kostya Zolotusky, ISTAT Americas Co-Chair & Managing Director, Capital Markets, Boeing Capital Corporation
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	A Trip Around the World
	Speaker: Dómhnal Slattery, Chief Executive Officer, Avolon
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Spouse Brunch Bayside Pavilion, Floor 2
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Big Airplanes, Big Opportunities
	Speaker: C. Jeffrey Knittel, 2018 ISTAT Award winner & Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Americas Randy Tinseth, Vice President of Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Morning Break The Hub, Pacific Ballroom 14, Floor 1 Sponsored by Aircraft Part-Out Company Europe B.V., Bank of Utah, Certified Aviation Services, Intrepid Aviation, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Novus Aviation Capital
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Thrust
	Moderator: Abdol Moabery, President & Chief Executive Officer, GA Telesis, LLC Speakers: Chaker Chahrour, Vice President and General Manager, Global Sales and Marketing, GE Aviation Rick Deurloo, Senior Vice President, Customers & Chief Customer Officer, Pratt & Whitney Simon Goodson, Senior Vice President - Lessors, Rolls-Royce plc Andy Mansell, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Aviation Capital Group Gregory May, Senior Vice President - Fleet & Supply Chain Management, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Gaël Méheust, President & Chief Executive Officer, CFM International
11:50 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Marriott Grand Ballroom 8 and Terrace, Floor 2
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Appraiser Panel
	Moderator: Bryson Monteleone, Marketing Director, Tailwind Capital Partners, Inc. Speakers: George Dimitroff, Head of Valuations, Flight Ascend Consultancy Jeff Lewis, Vice President, Fortress Investment Group LLC Stuart Rubin, Principal, ICF Bert van Leeuwen, Managing Director, DVB Bank SE Lindsey Webster, Director - Asset Valuations, Morten Beyer & Agnew
2:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.	Network Airline Panel
	Moderator: Damon D’Agostino, Principal, Maverick Aviation Ventures Speakers: Jude Bricker, Chief Executive Officer, Sun Country Airlines Andrew Levy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Airlines, Inc. Heather Wilson, Director of Treasury, Westjet Airlines, Ltd.
3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.	Leverage - The Financial Panel
	Moderator: Pamela S. Hendry, Advisory Board Member, Hudson Structured Speakers: John Beekman, Analyst, Fidelity Investments Justine Fisher, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Patrick Kaufer, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Bob Morin, Transaction and Business Development Leader, AFIC Timothy Myers, President, Boeing Capital Corporation
4:20 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.	New Equity
	Moderator: Radha Tilton, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Speakers: Tom Baker, Senior Vice President - Strategy & Analytics, Aviation Capital Group Robert Korn, President, Apollo Aviation Group Ryan McKenna, Vice President, Air Lease Corporation Ted O'Byrne, Chief Investment Officer, AerCap Gary Rothschild, President, Merx Aviation Finance
5:10 p.m.	Closing Remarks
	Speaker: Robert Agnew, ISTAT Americas Committee Member, President & Chief Executive Officer, morten beyer & agnew
5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	ISTAT Women's Networking Reception in conjunction with IAWA Featuring Mary Ellen Jones, Vice President, Sales – The Americas, Pratt & Whitney Bayside Pavilion, Floor 2
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Networking Reception San Diego Air & Space Museum Sponsored by Boeing
9:30 p.m.	Club ISTAT Moonshine Flats \| 344 Seventh Ave

Tuesday, 6 March

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration Open Pacific Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by CDB Aviation
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Marriott Grand Ballroom 8 Sponsored by Vallair
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space Pacific Ballroom
	Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar Pacific Ballroom Sponsored by GE Capital Aviation Services
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods Pacific Ballroom 23
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables San Diego Ballroom A
	ISTAT Bistro: Grab and Go Food Pacific Ballroom
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines San Diego Ballroom C
9:30 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.	Opening Remarks
	Speaker: Daniel J. Pietrzak, ISTAT Americas Co-Chair and Managing Director of Fleet, Transactions, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
9:35 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address
	Speaker: Adam Pilarski, Ph. D., Senior Vice President, Consulting, AVITAS, Inc.
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Aircraft Remarketing
	Moderator: Pete Seidlitz, Past ISTAT Award winner & President, Bristol Associates, Inc. Speakers: Jay W. Hancock, Managing Director Fleet, American Airlines Rod Sheridan, Vice Chairman, Nordic Aviation Capital A/S Otto Verhoeff, Director, Castlelake (UK) LLP Rich Wiley, Non-Executive Chairman, Sky Holding Company LLC
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Morning Break The Hub, Pacific Ballroom 14, Floor 1 Sponsored by Aircraft Part-Out Company Europe B.V., Bank of Utah, Certified Aviation Services, Intrepid Aviation, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Novus Aviation Capital
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	Fleet Planning
	Moderator: Daniel J. Pietrzak, ISTAT Americas Co-Chair and Managing Director of Fleet, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Speakers: Kevin Burkhart, Managing Director – Aircraft Acquisitions & Sales, Federal Express Joseph Fallon, Director of Fleet Development, Air Finance and Networks, UPS Airlines Richard Greener, Senior Vice President Specialty Markets, GECAS
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Marriott Grand Ballroom 8 Terrace Sponsored by CFM International
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Regional Aircraft Panel
	Moderator: John Vitale, President & Chief Executive Officer, AVITAS, Inc. Speakers: Colin Bole, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Christian Scherer, Chief Executive Officer, ATR John Slattery, President & Chief Executive Officer, Embraer Commercial Aviation
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Developing a Major Leasing Platform
	Speaker: Steven Udvar-Hazy, Past ISTAT Award winner & Executive Chairman, Air Lease Corporation
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Freighters and Air Cargo
	Moderator: Steve Rimmer, Chief Executive Officer, Altavair LLC Speakers: Rich Corrado, Chief Operating Officer, ATSG Hiran Perera, Senior Vice President, Emirates Sky Cargo Michael Steen, Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, Atlas
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Lessor CEO Panel
	Moderator: Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BOC Aviation Limited Speakers: Peter Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital Alec Burger, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Capital Aviation Services Stephen Cook, Global Head of Transportation Finance, Executive Director, Macquarie John Plueger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Lease Corporation
5:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks
	Speaker: Tony Diaz, ISTAT Americas Committee Member, Operating Partner, Virgo Investment Group
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.	The ISTAT Foundation Reception Bayside Pavilion, Floor 2 By Invitation Only
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	President's Gala Dinner Reception Marriott Grand Ballroom Foyer, Floor 2
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	President's Gala Dinner and Award Presentation Marriott Grand Ballroom, Floor 2
9:00 p.m.	Dessert Reception + After Party Marriott Grand Foyer Sponsored by Aircastle