Schedule

All activities take place at the Hilton Prague unless otherwise specified. All sessions take place in Congress Hall, Lower Level.

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Sunday, 23 September

8:30 - 14:45	EFW Freighter Conversion Visit
9:00 - 14:30	Bohemian Countryside Excursion
9:30 - 15:30	Prague Castle Tour
14:00 - 20:00	Registration Sponsored by Acumen Aviation
15:30 - 17:00	ISTAT Appraising – An Introduction (formerly Appraising 101) Rokoska, Mezzanine Level
16:30 - 18:00	ISTAT NewGen Event Cloud9 Sky Bar Sponsored by KPMG
18:00 - 20:30	Welcome Reception Hilton Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine Level Sponsored by Air Lease Corporation

Monday, 24 September

8:15 - 17:30	Registration Congress Hall Foyer, Lower Level Sponsored by Acumen Aviation
8:30 - 17:00	The Hub: Central Gathering Space Lower Level
	Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar The Hub, Lower Level Sponsored by Jackson Square Aviation
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Rooms The Hub, Lower Level
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables Madrid-Vienna-Roma, Lower Level
	ISTAT Bistro: Grab and Go Food The Hub, Lower Level Sponsored by ORIX Aviation
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines Karlin I-III, Mezzanine Level Sponsored by Aircastle
9:30 - 9:45	Opening Remarks Speakers: Douglas W. Runte, ISTAT President & Managing Director & Head of Aviation Research, Deutsche Bank James Meyler, Chief Executive Officer, ORIX Aviation Hong Kong
9:45 - 10:10	Keynote Speaker Speaker: Conor McCarthy, Managing Director & Project Oversight, PlaneConsult
10:10 - 10:55	Investing in European Aviation Moderator: Mark Pilling, Vice President, Markets, FlightGlobal Speaker: Nigel Addison-Smith, Director, PA Nyras Alexander Feuersänger, Head of Fleet Procurement, Specification & Sales, Lufthansa Group Airlines Lynn Guiney, Head of EMEA, Avolon Peter Oncken, Managing Partner, INTRO Aviation GmbH
10:55 - 11:20	Morning Break Congress Hall Foyer & The Hub, Lower Level Sponsored by AVITAS, Inc., Certifed Aviation Services, DAE Capital, Embraer, Intrepid Aviation, MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Novus Aviation Capital, REGIO LEASE and Vallair
11:20 - 12:05	GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce Moderator: Giles Thomas, Managing Director, Charlotte Parker Associates Speakers: Jason Brewer, General Manager, Technical Engines Marketing, GE Aviation Dominic Horwood, Chief Customer Officer - Civil Large Engines, Rolls-Royce Aidan Reynolds, Chief Technical Officer & President, Jackson Square Aviation
12:05 - 13:00	Airline Panel Moderator: Peter Negline, Head of Strategy & Market Research, BOC Aviation Limited Speakers: Jay W. Hancock, Managing Director – Fleet, American Airlines Dan Pietrzak, Managing Director of Fleet Management, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
12:30 - 14:30	Lunch Atrium, Grand Ballroom, Chez Louis Salon, Czechouse Grill Sponsored by Avolon
14:30 - 15:15	Regional Jets Moderator: Nigel Addison-Smith, Director, PA Nyras Speakers: Gregory Alberts, Senior Vice President Commercial Sales & Marketing, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America, Inc. Stewart Cordner, Senior Vice President Commercial, SuperJet International Ross Mitchell, Vice President, Commercial Operations, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Rodrigo Silva e Souza, Vice President of Marketing, Embraer Commercial Aviation Frank Vermeire, Head of A220 Marketing, Airbus
15:15 - 16:00	Turboprops Moderator: Chris Beer, Managing Director, Skyworld Aviation Ltd Speakers: Clemente Affinito, Head of Sales for Europe, Russia and C.I.S., ATR Ross Mitchell, Vice President, Commercial Operations, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Jim Murphy, Chief Commercial Officer, Nordic Aviation Capital Jan Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, Regional Jet
16:00 - 17:00	Aircraft Finance Panel Moderator: Mylene Scholnick, Principal, ICF Speakers: Andy Cronin, Chief Financial Officer, Avolon William Graham, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Will McCallum, Managing Director, Standard Chartered Bank Robert Roy, Managing Director, Aviation Capital Group Eelco van de Stadt, Managing Director, DVB Transport (US) LLC
17:00	Closing Remarks Speaker: Peter Blakeney, Vice President Aircraft Trading, Apollo Aviation
17:00 - 18:00	ISTAT Women's Networking Reception in conjunction with IAWA Chez Louis Salon, Mezzanine Level Sponsored by KPMG
18:00 - 20:00	Networking Reception Hilton Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine Level Sponsored by Boeing
21:30	Club ISTAT Roxy Prague \| Dlouhá 33, 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia Sponsored by IBA Group Limited and SPIRE Flight Solutions A World Fuel Services Company

Tuesday, 25 September

8:30 - 17:00	The Hub: Central Gathering Space Lower Level
	Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar The Hub, Lower Level Sponsored by Jackson Square Aviation
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Rooms The Hub, Lower Level
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables Madrid-Vienna-Roma, Lower Level
	ISTAT Bistro: Grab and Go Food The Hub, Lower Level Sponsored by ORIX Aviation
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines Karlin I-III, Mezzanine Level Sponsored by Aircastle
8:30 - 17:30	Registration Sponsored by Acumen Aviation
9:45 - 9:50	Welcome Remarks Speaker: Richard Owen Walker, Head of Investor Marketing, Airbus
9:50 - 10:50	Boeing and Airbus Debate Moderator: Steven Townend, Chief Commercial Officer, BOC Aviation Limited Speakers: Isabelle Floret, Head of Leasing Markets, Airbus Jeremy Griffin, Vice President, Global Leasing Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
10:50 - 11:15	Morning Break Congress Hall Foyer & The Hub, Lower Level Sponsored by AVITAS, Inc., Certifed Aviation Services, DAE Capital, Embraer, Intrepid Aviation, MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Novus Aviation Capital, REGIO LEASE and Vallair
11:15 - 12:15	Making Aircraft Trading Easier: Global Aircraft Trading System (GATS) Moderator: David Swan, Chief Operating Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital Speakers: Daniel C. da Silva, Vice President, Strategic Regulatory Policy, Boeing Capital Corporation William D. Hoffman, Chairman, Apollo Aviation Group, LLC Seamus O'Croinin, Partner, A & L Goodbody Patrick Kaufer, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Riyaz Peermohamed, Chief Aircraft Acquisition & Financing Officer, IndiGo Airlines Tom Woods, Partner & Head of Aviation Finance & Leasing, KPMG
12:15 - 13:00	Changing Times - Evolution and Innovation in the Aircraft ABS Market Moderator: Radha Tilton, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Speakers: Rich Barnett, Managing Director, Castlelake Ryan McKenna, Vice President, Air Lease Corporation Fred Swanevelt, Senior Manager, Fleet Transactions, American Airlines Kumar Velayudham, Managing Director, Och Ziff Capital Management Group
12:30 - 14:30	Lunch Atrium, Grand Ballroom, Chez Louis Salon, Czechouse Grill Sponsored by Accipiter
14:30 - 15:15	CFM and Pratt & Whitney Moderator: Giles Thomas, Managing Director, Charlotte Parker Associates Speakers: Paul Finklestein, Director - Marketing, Pratt & Whitney Gaël Méheust, President & Chief Executive Offcer, CFM Aidan Reynolds, Chief Technical Officer & President, Jackson Square Aviation
15:15 - 15:30	IAP Update Speaker: Bryson Monteleone, Senior External Consultant, PwC Ireland & Chair, ISTAT Appraisers’ Program
15:30 - 16:15	Appraisers Panel Moderator: Bertrand Grabowski, Senior Strategic Advisor, DAE Capital Speakers: Rikard de Jounge, Vice President, Asset Valuation, AVITAS, Inc. George Dimitroff, Head of Valuations, Flight Ascend Consultancy Olga Razzhivina, Director, Oriel Michael Yeomans, Head of Valuations, IBA Group Limited
16:15 - 17:15	Lessor CEO Panel Moderator: Dómhnal Slattery, Chief Executive Officer, Avolon Speakers: Peter Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital John Plueger, Chief Executive Officer & President; Member, Board of Directors, Air Lease Corporation Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer, DAE Capital Khan T. Tran, Chief Executive Officer & President, Aviation Capital Group
17:15	Closing Remarks Speaker: Richard Owen Walker, Head of Investor Marketing, Airbus
18:30 - 21:30	Cocktail Reception & Networking Dinner Prague Municipal House Buses to the Prague Municipal House for the Networking Dinner will depart from the Lower Level of the Hilton Prague at 18:15.
21:30	After Party Cloud9 Sky Bar