Schedule

All sessions take place in Ministres Auditorium in the Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi Marrakech unless otherwise specified. Additional details will be added as they are confirmed.

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Sunday, 18 September

9:00 - 14:00	Walking Tour of Marrakech Sponsored by Spire Flight Solutions – A World Fuel Services Company
14:00 - 20:00	Registration Sponsored by CDB Aviation Reception Foyer (Menara/Medina Halls)
15:30 - 17:00	ISTAT Appraising – An Introduction Karam 1
17:00 - 18:00	ISTAT Rising Executives Event Sponsored by Avolon Paul Geaney, President & Chief Commercial Officer, Avolon Hall Koutoubia
18:00 - 20:00	Welcome Reception Royale Ballroom

Monday, 19 September

7:00	ISTAT Past President's Run
7:30 - 19:00	Registration Sponsored by CDB Aviation Reception Foyer (Menara/Medina Halls)
8:30 - 17:00	Airline Lounge Fes 2
8:30 - 17:00	Jet Fuel Café & The Hub Nozha Coffee Shop
8:30 - 17:00	MTG Space Fes 1 and Asni
9:00 - 9:15	Opening Remarks and Welcome Sarah Aoun, Head of Capital Markets Financing, Airbus Americas Dean Gerber, ISTAT President, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Valkyrie BTO Aviation
9:15 - 9:45	Keynote Address Steven Udvar-Hazy, Executive Chairman of the Board, Air Lease Corporation
9:45 - 10:30	Secured vs. Unsecured Lending Trends: The Move to Attain Investment Grade Moderator: Siddharth Sharma, Special Counsel, Milbank Speakers: Ali Ben Lmadani, Chief Executive Officer, ABL Aviation Christophe Million Rousseau, SVP of Marketing & Capital Markets, Jackson Square Munawar Noorani, Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Aviation, Citi Betsy Snyder, Director, S&P Global
10:30 - 11:00	Break Refreshments sponsored by AVITAS; Clover Aviation Capital; Embraer; iAero Thrust, LLC; Regio Lease, S.A.S.; SMBC Aviation Capital; Vallair Solutions
11:00 - 11:45	Airbus vs Boeing Moderator: Marjan Riggi, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Aviation and Transportation, Kroll Bond Rating Agency Speakers: Darren Hulst, VP of Marketing, Boeing Paul Meijers, SVP Sales and Marketing, Airbus
11:45 - 12:30	Propulsion Panel Moderator: Douglas Harned, Managing Director, AllianceBernstein Speakers: Zaini Baroom, Senior Strategic Marketing and Operations Manager, GE Aviation Rom Chambard, Vice President Marketing, Rolls-Royce Paul Finklestein, Director - Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Sandrine Lacorre, Product Marketing General Manager, CFM
12:30 - 13:45	Lunch Sponsored by KPMG Royale Ballroom and Saray Buffet Restaurant
13:45 - 14:30	Macro Economic Update Rob Morris, Global Head of Consultancy, Ascend by Cirium
14:30 - 15:15	Freighter Panel Moderator: Gary Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, Stratos Speakers: Mike Berger, Chief Commercial Officer, ATSG Geoff Kehr, SVP Global Air Fleet Management, DHL Wolfgang Schmid, Vice President Sales & Marketing, EFW Guy See, Managing Director, Aircraft Acquisitions and Sales, FedEx
15:15 - 15:25	ISTAT Appraisers Program Update Bryson Monteleone, Senior Advisor, Aviation Finance Advisory Services, PwC Ireland
15:25 - 16:10	Appraisers Panel Moderator: Aisling McCarthy, Managing Director, Avionix Management Ltd. Speakers: Oliver Stuart-Menteth, Managing Director, Fintech Aviation Services SARL Olga Razzhivina, Director, Oriel David Rushe, SVP Mature Aircraft and Engine Leasing, Aergo Mike Yeomans, Director - Valuations, IBA
16:10 - 16:55	If Money Makes the World Go Round, How Can Capital Providers Drive ESG? Moderator: Lynn Guiney, Chief Executive Officer, Soleir Speakers: Dick Forsberg, Senior Advisor, Aviation Finance Advisory Services (AFAS), PwC Marie-Louise Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, Orix Aviation Jolene Verheije, Manager, Center for Climate-Aligned Finance, RMI Ulrike Ziegler, President, IMPACT
16:55	Closing Remarks Mamoun Kuzbari, Chief Commercial Officer, Novus Aviation Capital
17:00 - 18:00	Women@ISTAT Sponsored by Avolon Hall Koutoubia
18:00 - 20:00	Networking Reception Sponsored by TrueNoord Royale Ballroom

Tuesday, 20 September

7:00	ISTAT Past President's Run
8:00 - 9:00	Breakfast: Sharing Our Collective D&I Perspectives and Defining Experiences To RSVP, please email istat@istat.org. Limited seating is available. Learn more. Sponsored by Ascend by Cirium Hall Koutoubia
8:30 - 17:00	Airline Lounge Fes 2
8:30 - 17:00	Jet Fuel Café & The Hub Nozha Coffee Shop
8:30 - 17:00	MTG Space Fes 1 and Asni
8:30 - 17:30	Registration Sponsored by CDB Aviation Reception Foyer (Menara/Medina Halls)
9:00 - 9:15	Opening Remarks Julian Balaam, Director, Skytech-AIC
9:15 - 9:45	Keynote Address Adel A Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer, AirArabia
9:45 - 10:45	Airline Panel Moderator: Steven Graham, Head of Europe & Africa, Avolon Speakers: Mehdi El Yaalaoui, Vice President Strategy & Innovation, Royal Air Moroc Patrick Halluin, Vice President Fleet Transactions, Air France Joerg Hennemann, Senior Vice President Commercial Fleet Management, Lufthansa Tamer Yuzuak, Executive Vice President, Finance & Fleet Management, Pegasus
10:45 - 11:45	Break Refreshments sponsored by AVITAS; Clover Aviation Capital; Embraer; iAero Thrust, LLC; Regio Lease, S.A.S.; SMBC Aviation Capital; Vallair Solutions
11:45 - 12:30	Trading Panel Moderator: Donna Ager, Partner, European Head of Aviation, Maples Group Speakers: Sarah Conway, Senior Vice President & Head of Lessor Origination, Pricing & Structuring, Deucalion Aviation Michael Littleton, Head of Aircraft Trading, SMBC Aviation Capital Neil McCrossan, Head of Aircraft Trading, Castlelake Finnian O’Neill, Managing Director Debt and Pricing, ABL Aviation Paraic Quinn, Head of Trading, Avolon
12:30 - 14:05	Lunch Royale Ballroom and Saray Buffet Restaurant
14:05 - 14:50	The Growth of Private Equity as a Source of Financing: An Alternative to Asset Backed Securitisations Moderator: David Berkery, Partner, Vinson & Elkins Speakers: Benoist de Vimal, Director, Head of Aviation Americas, MUFG Bank Mounir Kuzbari, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Novus Aviation Capital Stewart Tanner, Senior Managing Director, Head of Originations & Co-Founder, Volofin Radha Tilton, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
14:50 - 15:35	A Conversation about an Evolving Industry: Lessons from Distress and Anticipating Change Moderator: Emily Wicker, Asset Finance Partner, Clifford Chance Speakers: Christopher Beers, Chief Legal Officer, AirCastle Dan da Silva, Vice President of Strategic Regulatory Policy, Boeing & Co-chair, AWG Jeffrey Wool, Secretary General, AWG
15:35 - 16:10	Regional Aircraft Panel Moderator: Rod Sheridan, Chairman, Sheridan Aviation Speakers: Mark Dunnachie, Head of Commercial Europe & North America, ATR Miguel Falcon Martin, Managing Director, Air Nostrum Cesar Augusto Souto Pereira, Vice President of Europe and Central Asia, Embraer Kathleen Steven, Director, Structured Finance, DHC
16:10 - 16:20	Foundation Update Richard Goodhead, ISTAT Foundation Trustee
16:20 - 17:20	Lessor CEO Panel Moderator: Douglas Runte, Managing Director and Head of Aviation Research, Deutsche Bank Speakers: Andy Cronin, Chief Executive Officer Designate, Avolon James Meyler, Chief Executive Officer, ORIX Aviation John Plueger, Chief Executive Officer and President, Air Lease Corporation Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Otto Verhoeff, Partner, Aviation President, Castlelake
17:20	Closing Remarks Peter Blakeney, Managing Director, Arena Aviation Capital Peter Hopkins, Director, Castlelake Aviation Ireland
18:40	Departures Begin to Dar Soukkar Hotel Lobby
19:00 - 21:00	Networking Event Dar Soukkar Sponsored by Boeing