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Schedule

All sessions take place in the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti unless otherwise specified. Additional details will be added as they are confirmed.

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Sunday, 22 September

11:00 - 14:00 Facility Tour at Turkish Technic
Registration closed. 
11:00 - 15:00 Spice Market & Bosphorus Cruise
Registration closed. 
11:00 - 15:00  Foodie Tour of Istanbul
Registration closed. 
14:00 - 20:00 Registration
Grand Ballroom Foyer​, M4
Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
15:30 - 17:00  ISTAT Appraising – An Introduction
Meeting Room 24, M2
16:00 - 17:00 ISTAT Foundation Mentorship Program Reception (by Invitation Only) 
Sponsored by Azorra
M3 Floor Foyer, M3
17:00 - 18:00 ISTAT Rising Executives Event
Crystal Ballroom Foyer, M1
Sponsored by Avolon
Moderator: Arne Luxa, Director Sales – Europe, MTU Maintenance
Speaker: David Rushe, Vice President of Business Development & Origination, Magellan Aviation Group
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception
Grand Ballroom 3 & 4, M4
Sponsored by elfc

 

Monday, 23 September

7:30 - 19:00 Registration
Grand Ballroom Foyer, M4
Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
8:30 - 17:00 Airline Lounge
Grand Ballroom 1 & 2, M4
Sponsored by Air Lease Corporation
8:30 - 17:00 The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space
Crystal Ballroom, M1
  • Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar
    Sponsored by Boeing
8:30 - 17:00 The Deal Zone
Crystal Terrace , M1
Sponsored by Jackson Square Aviation
8:30 - 17:00 MTG Space
Crystal Terrace , M1
9:00 - 9:15 Opening Remarks
Grand Ballroom 3 & 4, M4
Mary Prettyman, ISTAT President, Head of Marketing, Pratt & Whitney
Julian Balaam, ISTAT EMEA Committee Chair, Director, Skytech-AIC
9:15 - 9:45 Opening Keynote
Murat Şeker, Chief Financial Officer, Turkish Airlines
9:45 - 10:30 Capital Markets & Debt Panel
Moderator: Joe O'Mara, Head of Aviation Finance, KPMG
Speakers: 
Okan Baș, Senior Vice President – Finance, Turkish Airlines
Victoria Goodenough, Head of Aviation EMEA, SMBC Bank International
Vinodh Srinivasan, Managing Director, Co-Head Structured Credit Group, Mizuho
Wakim Wakim, Head of Treasury and Corporate Finance, AviLease
Greg Willis, Chief Financial Officer, Air Lease Corporation
10:30 - 11:00 Break
Sponsored by AVITAS, BeauTech Power Systems, Clover Aviation Capital, CALC, Mammoth Freighters, Nordic Aviation Capital, Regio Lease and SMBC Aviation Capital.
11:00 - 11:45 Fireside Chat
Moderator: Bertrand Grabowski, Independent Advisor
Speaker: 
Sinead Cormican, Head of Leasing Customers, Airbus
11:45 - 12:30 Engine Marketplace and Technology Developments
Moderator: David Attenburrow, Advisor and Project Manager - Aircraft and Engine Financing, Trading, Contracting and Economics
Speakers:
Romain Chambard, Vice President - Marketing, Rolls-Royce
Dr. Aybike Molbay, General Manager, GE Aerospace Turkiye Technology Center
Christophe Poulain, Vice President Commercial Strategy, Sales & Marketing, CFM
12:30 - 13:50 Lunch
The Globe Restaurant (M1), M3 Floor Foyer, Crystal Ballroom Foyer (M1), Grand Ballroom Foyer (M4)
Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
13:50 - 14:30 Adam's View of the Industry
Adam Pilarski, PhD, Senior Vice President, Consulting, AVITAS Inc.
14:30 - 15:15 Cargo Panel
Moderator: Camille Pousseur, Marketing Director, Stratos
Speakers: 
Lars Jordahn, Global Head, Maersk Air Cargo 
Malcolm Macbeth, Senior Vice President Global Air Fleet Management, DHL Express
Ali Sedat Ozkazanc, Chief Executive Officer, MNG Airlines
Fergus Wilson, Group Fleet and Leasing Director, ASL Aviation Holdings
15:15 - 15:25 ISTAT Appraisers Program Update
Stuart Rubin, ISTAT Appraisers Program Chair and Vice President and Managing Director, Aviation, ICF International
15:25 - 16:10 Appraisers Panel
Moderator: Alice Gondry, Director, Aviation Research - Global Aviation Finance Office, MUFG
Speakers: 
David Archer, Director of Valuations, mba 
Paul O'Driscoll, Strategy & Business Development, Ishka
Alexandros Vathylakis, Valuations Analyst, Cirium Ascend Consultancy 
Mike Yeomans, Director of Valuations, IBA Group, Ltd. 
16:10 - 16:25 Sustainability Award Fireside Chat
Moderator: Bryson Monteleone, Senior Advisor to Aviation Finance Advisory Services, PwC Ireland
Speaker: Volker Fabian, Chief Commercial Officer, PYKA
16:25 - 17:10 Next Generation Aviation: What Do We Expect to See and When? 
Moderator: 
Michael Halaby, FRAeS, Managing Director - Head of Aviation Advisory, MUFG Bank
Speakers:
Michael Cervenka, Chief Commercial and Technology Officer, Vertical Aerospace
Sergey Kiselev, Chief Business Officer, ZeroAvia
Thomas O’Leary, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JetZero
Madhu Vijay, Chief Financial Officer, Ampaire
17:10 Closing Remarks
Donna Ager, ISTAT EMEA Committee Member, Partner, Walkers 
17:00 - 18:00 Women@ISTAT
M3 Floor Foyer, M3
Sponsored by Avolon
Moderator: Rosemarie O'Leary, Senior Vice President Marketing, Avolon
Speakers: 
Ileana Sannibale, Head of Fleet and Fuel Procurement, ITA Airways
Merve Bener, Group Head of Fleet Management, Pegasus Airlines
18:00 - 20:00 Networking Reception
Grand Ballroom Foyer, M4
Sponsored by TrueNoord

Tuesday, 24 September

8:30 - 9:45 DEI Breakfast
M3 Floor Foyer, M3
Sponsored by KPMG
8:30 - 17:00 Airline Lounge
Grand Ballroom 1 & 2, M4
Sponsored by Air Lease Corporation
8:30 - 17:00 The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space
Crystal Ballroom, M1
  • Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar
    Sponsored by Boeing
8:30 - 17:00 The Deal Zone
Crystal Terrace, M1
Sponsored by Jackson Square Aviation
8:30 - 17:00 MTG Space
Crystal Terrace, M1
8:30 - 17:30 Registration
Grand Ballroom Foyer, M4
Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
10:00 - 10:05 Opening Remarks
Grand Ballroom 3 & 4, M4
Sarah Conway, ISTAT EMEA Committee Member
10:05 - 10:50

Airline Panel
Moderator: 
Lynn Guiney, Head of Airline Marketing, Macquarie AirFinance
Speakers: 
Murat Baş Senior Vice President, Fleet Management and Strategy, Turkish Airlines 
Simone De Wit-Huijs, Vice President Fleet Planning, Etihad
Maciej Dziudzik, Director Fleet, LOT Polish Airlines
Harris Manolopoulos, Director of Fleet, SmartLynx 
Tamer Yuzuak, Executive Vice President, Finance and Fleet Management, Pegasus Airlines

10:50 - 11:10 ISTAT Foundation & Airlink Update
Speakers: 
Sigthor Einarsson, ISTAT Foundation Chair, Chairman and Senior Partner, ICELEASE
Sandra M. Walter, Strategic Engagement & Major Gifts Officer, Airlink
11:10 - 11:30 Break
Sponsored by AVITAS, BeauTech Power Systems, CALC, Clover Aviation Capital, Mammoth Freighters, Nordic Aviation Capital, Regio Lease and SMBC Aviation Capital.
11:30 - 12:15 Aftermarket Trading Panel
Moderator: Simon Goodson, Chief Executive Officer, Aerfin
Speakers:
David Chaimovitz, Chief Executive Officer, Setna iO
Sharon Green, Chief Executive Officer, Unical
Tommy Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, VAS Aero Services
Abdol Moabery, Chief Executive Officer, GA Telesis
12:15 - 13:00 Finance Panel
Moderator: Leah Ryan, Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy
Speakers:
Christophe Bernardini, Managing Director Origination, PK AirFinance
Tye Holmes, Head of Origination, Aviation, EMEA, MUFG Bank
Richard Moody, Managing Director, Head of Global Transportation Finance, HCOB Aviation Capital
Douglas Runte, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
13:00 - 14:20 Lunch
The Globe Restaurant (M1), M3 Floor Foyer, Crystal Ballroom Foyer (M1), Grand Ballroom Foyer (M4)
14:20 - 15:00 Rob's View of the Industry
Rob Morris, Global Head of Consultancy, Cirium
15:00 - 15:45 Regional Airlines, OEMs and Lessors Panel
Moderator: Anne-Bart Tieleman, Chief Executive Officer, TrueNoord
Speakers:
Miguel Falcon, Vice President, Air Nostrum
Guillaume Huertas, Head of Leasing & Asset Management, ATR 
Michał Nowak, Global Head of Airline Marketing, Embraer
Philippe Poutissou, Vice President, Asset Management & Product Strategy, De Havilland Canada
15:45 - 16:00 Presentation of the ISTAT DEI Award
16:00 - 17:00 Lessor CEO Panel
Moderator: Sarah Aoun, Head of Global Lessor Sales, GE Aerospace
Speakers: 
Thomas Baker, Chief Executive Officer and President, Aviation Capital Group
Andy Cronin, Chief Executive Officer, Avolon
Robert Korn, President and Co-Founder, Carlyle Aviation
Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer, DAE 
17:00 Closing Remarks
Sarah Aoun, ISTAT EMEA Committee Member, Head of Global Lessor Sales, GE Aerospace
19:00 - 21:00 Networking Dinner
Ciragan Palace Kempinski
Busses will depart at 18:15 – 18:30 for Ciragan Palace – Networking Dinner from the lobby of Hilton Istanbul Bomanti.
Sponsored by GA Telesis

 

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