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Schedule

All activities take place at The Athenee Hotel in Bangkok unless otherwise specified.

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Tuesday, 9 May

11:00 - 16:00

Thai Airways Tour 
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12:00 - 17:00 Experience Bangkok Tour
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15:00 - 19:30

Registration Open
Sponsored by CDB Aviation
Crystal Hall Foyer

17:00 - 18:00

ISTAT Rising Executives Event
Sponsored by Avolon
Kandhavas Place
Moderator: Ali Jahanshahi, Vice President, Marketing & Origination (APAC), Rolls-Royce & Partner Finance
Speaker: John Duffy, Chief Commercial Officer, SKY Leasing

18:00 - 20:00

Opening Reception
Grand Hall

Wednesday, 10 May

8:00 -17:30

Registration Open
Sponsored by CDB Aviation
Crystal Hall Foyer

9:00 - 17:00 

MTG Space
Sponsored by Aviator Capital
Pimarn Siam Hall

Jet Fuel Café & The Hub
Level 2 Hallway

Airline Lounge
Sponsored by Embraer
China Room

9:15 - 9:30

Opening Remarks
Crystal Hall
Speakers:
Mary Prettyman, ISTAT President, Head of Marketing, Pratt & Whitney
Marilyn Gan, ISTAT Asia Co-Chair, Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific, Vmo Aircraft Leasing

9:30 - 10:00

Fireside Chat 
Moderator: Nat Vilasdechanon, Counsel, Clifford Chance
Speaker: Chai Eamsiri, Chief Executive Officer, Thai Airways

10:00 - 10:40

Environment & Technology Panel
Moderator: David Swan, Chief Operations & Sustainability Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital
Speakers: 
Beatrice Cassou, Commercial Director (APAC), Titan Aviation Leasing
Ee Pin Lee, Key Account Manager, Neste
Phillip See, Chief Sustainability Officer, Malaysia Aviation Group
Martin Woods, Head of Marketing - APAC, Airbus

10:40 - 11:10

Morning Break
Sponsored by  Airbus, APOC Aviation, AEPS Ltd., AVITAS, BeauTech, CFM International, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, PGA Aviation, Regio Lease S.A.S., SMBC Aviation Capital 
Crystal Hall Foyer, The Hub

11:10 - 11:50

Airline Panel
Moderator: Gerry Butler, Chief Commercial Officer, CALC
Speakers:
Donal Boylan, Partner and Co-Founder, BCAP Partners, Board of Directors, VietJet Air
Captain Wasan Kanjana-huttakit, Head of Fleet Treasury, Thai Airways
Amol Mane, Vice President - Aircraft Acquisition and Leasing, Akasa Air

11:50 - 13:30

Lunch
Sponsored by Boeing
Grand Hall

12:15 - 13:15

ISTAT Appraisers Program Learning Lunch
Grand Hall
Contact Jeff Straebler for additional details.

13:30 - 14:10

Airbus and Boeing Debate
Moderator: John Duffy, Chief Commercial Officer, SKY Leasing
Speakers:
Florian Giusti, Senior Sales Director - Leasing Markets, Airbus
Darren Hulst, Vice President - Commercial Marketing, Boeing

14:10 - 14:20

ISTAT Appraisers Program Update
Bryson Monteleone, Senior Advisor, PwC

14:20 - 15:00

Appraisers Panel
Moderator: Bryson Monteleone, Senior Advisor, PwC
Speakers:
Olga Razzhivina, Director, Oriel
Dicky Tse, Executive Director (Market Analysis and Asset Valuations), ICBC Aviation Leasing
Amit Tyagi, Chief Intelligence Officer, Acumen Aviation
Jian Zhu, Engagement Manager, Alton Aviation Consultancy

15:00 - 15:30

Afternoon Break
Sponsored by  Airbus, APOC Aviation, AEPS Ltd., AVITAS, BeauTech, CFM International, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, PGA Aviation, Regio Lease S.A.S., SMBC Aviation Capital 
Crystal Hall Foyer, The Hub

15:30 - 16:10

The Changing Face of Leasing
Moderator: Dean Gerber, Managing Member, Airfin Advisors LLC, Advisor to the Board of Directors, ORIX Aviation
Speakers: 
Antony Snelleman, Executive Vice President, Regional Manager - Asia, High Ridge Aviation
Sean Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, Vmo Aircraft Leasing
Lewis Sutherland, Head of Asia, Deucalion

16:10 - 16:40

Fireside Chat
Moderator: Bertrand Grabowski, Independent Advisor
Speaker: Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BOC Aviation

16:40 - 16:45

Closing Remarks
Gerry Butler, ISTAT Asia Co-Chair, Chief Commercial Officer, CALC

17:00 - 18:30

Women@ISTAT
Sponsored by Avolon
Princess Valaya Alongkorn Drawing Room
Moderator: Rosemarie O'Leary, Head of Counterparty Risk & Sustainability, Avolon
Speakers: 
Marilyn Gan, Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific, Vmo Aircraft Leading
Cherdchome Therdsteerasukdi, Chief Financial Officer, Thai Airways

18:30 - 20:30

Networking Dinner
Sponsored by Chandler MHM and Clifford Chance
The Summer House at Nailert Park

Thursday, 11 May

8:00 - 9:00

DEI Breakfast Workshop: Developing Inclusive Behaviors
Sponsored by Ascend by Cirium
Princess Valaya Alongkorn Drawing Room

8:30 - 17:00

Registration Open
Sponsored by CDB Aviation
Crystal Hall Foyer

9:00 - 17:00

MTG Space 
Sponsored by Aviator Capital
Pimarn Siam Hall

Jet Fuel Café & The Hub
Level 2 Hallway

Airline Lounge
Sponsored by Embraer
China Room

9:00 - 9:05

Welcome Remarks
Crystal Hall
Peter Negline, ISTAT Asia Committee Member, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Macrolytics Pty Ltd

9:05 - 9:45

The Economist's View
Moderator: David Yu, PhD, CFA, Chairman, Finance Professor, Pan Pacific Airlines, New York University
Speakers: 
Rob Morris, Global Head of Consultancy, ASCEND by Cirium
Adam Pilarski, PhD, Senior Vice President, Consulting, AVITAS Inc.

9:45 - 10:15

Fireside Chat
Moderator: Marilyn Gan, Senior Vice President, Head of APAC Sales and Leasing, Vmo Aircraft Leasing
Speaker: Mike Szucs, Chief Executive Officer, Cebu Pacific

10:15 - 10:55

Cargo Panel
Moderator: Peter Negline, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Macrolytics Pty Ltd
Speakers:
Eamonn Forbes, Chief Commercial Officer, Titan Aviation Leasing
Anish Kumar Jha, Managing Director, Kuehne + Nagel Thailand
​Warytt Piromrat, Team Lead of Cargo & Mail Sales of Northern Asia and the Americas, Thai Airways Cargo

10:55 - 11:25

Morning Break
Sponsored by  Airbus, APOC Aviation, AEPS Ltd., AVITAS, BeauTech, CFM International, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, PGA Aviation, Regio Lease S.A.S., SMBC Aviation Capital 
Crystal Hall Foyer, The Hub

11:25 - 12:05

Reopening China. What Does That Mean for Asia? 
Moderator: Paul Sheridan, Leader, Aviation Finance Advisory Services, PwC Ireland
Speakers: 
Stephen Burnside, Chief Economist 3.0, Rolls-Royce 
Joanna Lu, Head of Consultancy, Asia, Ascend by Cirium
Carine Troung, Chief Executive Officer, Careva Aero Capital

12:05 - 12:45

Finance Panel
Moderator: Muisin Chan, Head of Treasury, BOC Aviation
Speakers: 
Nitesh Dugar, Head of Debt Capital Markets for South and Southeast Asia, Citi
Martin Harris, Managing Director, Head of Aviation, Asia Pacific, HSBC
Takamasa Marito, Joint General Manager Aviation Finance, Tokyo Century Corporation
Ashwath Venkataramani, Portfolio Manager - Aviation Finance, Muzinich & Co. Limited

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch
Sponsored by PwC
Grand Hall

14:00 - 14:40

Power Panel
Moderator: Andrew Beer, Managing Director, Aviation Finance, Standard Chartered Aviation Finance
Speakers: 
Yogesh Farswani, Regional Vice President- Customer Business (APAC), Pratt & Whitney
Piers Keywood, Senior Vice President Marketing - Civil Aerospace, Rolls-Royce PLC
Denise Mangan-Fahy, Head of Portfolio & Rental Operations, AerCap Engines
Christophe Poulain, Senior Vice President Commercial Strategy & Marketing, CFM/Safran

14:40 - 15:20

Current Issues Impacting Aviation Today
Moderator: Caitriona Jennings, Vice President Commercial, APAC, CDB Aviation
Speakers: 
Pierre Briens, Head of Aviation Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas
Fergus Evans, Partner, Clifford Chance
Marie-Louise Philippe, Senior Sales Director, Airbus
Ian Reid, Senior Financial Adviser, Philippine Airlines

15:20 - 15:50

Afternoon Break
Sponsored by  Airbus, APOC Aviation, AEPS Ltd., AVITAS, BeauTech, CFM International, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, PGA Aviation, Regio Lease S.A.S., SMBC Aviation Capital 
Crystal Hall Foyer, The Hub

15:50 - 16:30

How to Monetize Older Assets in a Higher Cost Environment
Moderator: Sarah Conway, Head of Lessor Origination, Pricing & Structure, Deucalion Aviation Limited
Speakers: 
Kevin Ford, Director Business Development Asia Pacific-Asset Transaction Group, GA Telesis LLC
Patrick Madigan, Head of Commercial, Genesis Aircraft Services
Kevin VanDenBerg, Executive Vice President - Commercial & Asset Management, Aero Capital Solutions

16:30 - 17:30

CEO Panel
Moderator: Mary Prettyman, ISTAT President, Head of Marketing, Pratt & Whitney
Speakers:
Julie Dickerson, Chief Executive Officer, Shannon Engine Support
Mike Poon, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CALC
Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer, DAE Capital

17:30 - 17:35

Closing Remarks
Nat Vilasdechanon, ISTAT Asia Committee Member, Counsel, Clifford Chance

17:35 - 19:00

Closing Happy Hour
Sponsored by BOC Aviation
Grand Hall

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