Schedule
All activities will take place at the InterContinental Miami unless otherwise specified.
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Wednesday, 30 April
| 15:00 - 19:00 |
Registration Open
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| 18:00 - 20:00 |
Welcome Reception
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Thursday, 1 May
| 8:30 - 17:00 |
Registration Open
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| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Welcome Remarks
Gerry Laderman, ISTAT President, Former Chief Financial Officer, United Airlines
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| 9:10 - 9:40 |
Keynote
Fred Smith, Former Chief Executive Officer, FedEx
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| 9:40 - 10:25 |
Operators Panel
Moderator: Tom Crabtree, Managing Director, Transport Research Advisory
Speakers:
Mike Berger, Chief Executive Officer, ATSG
Jason Berry, President, Horizon Air
Dave Davis, President and Chief Financial Officer, Sun Country Airlines
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| 10:25 - 10:45 |
Morning Break
Sponsored by AVITAS and Boeing
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| 10:45 - 11:30 |
Lessors Panel
Speakers:
Dave Andrew, Chief Executive Officer, ASL Aviation Holdings
Marc Iarchy, Partner, World Star Aviation
John Lynch, Senior Vice President, Head of Freighters, BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
Narrow-body and Regional Freighters
Speakers:
Robert Convey, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Aeronautical Engineers
Donald Kamenz, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Jetstream Aviation Capital
Gary Warner, President, 321 Precision Conversions
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| 12:10 - 13:45 |
Lunch
Sponsored by Rolls-Royce
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| 13:45 - 14:30 |
Financing Freighters: Production vs. Conversion
Moderator: Artem Gonopolskiey, Chief Financial Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide
Speakers:
Robert Jack, Senior Managing Director and Cofounder, Volofin Capital
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| 14:30 - 15:15 |
Airbus vs. Boeing
Moderator: Bruce Dankberg, Director of Aircraft Configuration and Performance Analysis, Altavair
Speakers:
Crawford Hamilton, Head of Freighter Marketing, Airbus
Darren Hulst, Vice President - Commercial Marketing, Boeing
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| 15:15 - 15:30 |
Afternoon Break
Sponsored by AVITAS and Boeing
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| 15:30 - 16:15 |
Appraisers Panel
Speakers:
George Dimitroff, Head of Valuations, Cirium Ascend Consultancy
Douglas B. Kelly, Senior Vice President - Asset Valuation, AVITAS
Stuart Rubin, Vice President and Managing Director, Aviation, ICF
Lindsay Webster, Senior Vice President - Asset Valuations, mba Aviation
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| 16:15 - 17:00 |
Wide-body Freighters
Speakers:
Yaacov Berkovitz, Executive Vice President and General Manager, IAI
Kevin Burkhart, Vice President, Aircraft Acquisitions & Fleet Planning, FedEx Express
Rich Greener, Senior Vice President & Manager Commercial Cargo, AerCap Cargo
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| 17:00 |
Closing Remarks
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| 17:00 - 18:30 |
Happy Hour
Sponsored by Embraer
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| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Networking Dinner
Sponsored by AEI
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