Schedule

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Sunday, 3 March

6:00	ISTAT Foundation Golf Tournament Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Golf Club, Austin, TX Sponsored by AVITAS 6:15 Departure from JW Marriott Austin View more information here.
8:00 - 13:30	ISTAT Americas Sporting Clays Event Copperhead Creek Shooting Club, Austin, TX 8:00 Departure from JW Marriott Austin View more information here.
12:00 - 15:00	ISTAT Foundation Pickleball Tournament Austin Pickle Ranch, Austin, TX Players to arrive at 11:30 for instructions View more information here.
13:00 - 17:00	IAP Business Meeting and ConEd Session Room 203 Invite Only
15:00 - 19:30	Registration Open Lone Star Foyer
15:30 - 17:00	ISTAT Appraising - An Introduction Room 205
17:00 - 18:00	ISTAT Rising Executives Event Edge Rooftop Bar & Pool \| JW Marriott Austin Sponsored by Avolon Moderator: Marie-Aude Gagnon Rousseau, Senior Director, Fleet Transactions, Air Canada Speakers: Stacy Kuperus, Chief Portfolio Officer, FTAI Aviation Ekene Okpareke, Marketing Director, Boeing Camille Pousseur, Marketing Director, Stratos Betsy Seaton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Saltchuk Aviation Jake Thomsen, Head of Acquisitions & Trading, MidAmerican Aerospace Benoist de Vimal, Head of Origination Aviation for the Americas, MUFG
18:00 - 20:00	Welcome Reception Edge Rooftop Bar & Pool \| JW Marriott Austin Sponsored by Vedder Price

Monday, 4 March

7:00	ISTAT Past Presidents' Run
7:00 - 19:00	Registration Open Lone Star Foyer
8:00 - 8:45	Breakfast JW Grand 1-5
8:00 - 8:45	ISTAT Foundation and Airlink Update Session: Celebrating 30 years of the ISTAT Foundation Brazos
8:30 - 17:00	The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar Lone Star Ballroom A-E Jet Fuel Café Sponsored by Boeing
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods Griffin Hall & Foyer
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables Griffin Hall & Foyer
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines Lone Star Ballroom F Sponsored by Aircastle
8:45 - 9:00	Opening Remarks JW Grand Ballroom 6 Mary Prettyman, ISTAT President, & Mylene Scholnick, ISTAT Americas Chair
9:00 - 10:00	The Situation Room with Rick Deurloo, Pratt & Whitney Moderator: Emily Wicker, Partner, Clifford Chance US LLP Rick Deurloo, President, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines
10:00 - 10:45	High Demand, High Pressure: The OEM Debate Moderator: Max Kingsley-Jones, Senior Consultant, Cirium-Ascend Speakers: Colin Bole, Head of Commercial, North America, Airbus Darren Hulst, Vice President of Commercial Marketing, Boeing
10:45 - 11:05	Morning Break Sponsored by AerCap, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
11:05 - 11:50	CEO to CEO: Tailwinds and Headwinds 2024 Perspectives on Southwest and the US Airline Industry Speakers: Bob Jordan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Airlines John Plueger, Chief Executive Officer and President, Air Lease Corporation
11:50 - 12:30	Adam in the House Speaker: Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President, AVITAS
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch JW Grand 1-5
12:30 - 14:00	ISTAT DEI Learning Lunch, Featuring SMBC Aviation Capital Brazos
14:00 - 14:45	Airline Icons and Aviation Pioneers Moderator: Abdol Moabery, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, GA Telesis Speaker: Dr. Declan Ryan, Executive Chairman and Founder, Irelandia Aviation
14:45 - 14:55	ISTAT Appraisers Program Update Speaker: Stuart Rubin, Vice President and Managing Director, Aviation, ICF International, ISTAT Appraisers Program Chair
14:55 - 15:40	Trends in Data and Valuation Moderator: Daniel Stone, Executive Vice President, DAE Capital Speakers: Gueric Dechavanne, Vice President, Collateral Verifications Paul O’Driscoll, Aviation Consultant, Appraiser, Ishka Olga Razzhivina, Director, Oriel Wes Romaine, Vice President, ACI Aviation Consulting
15:40 - 16:25	The Growth In Private Lending Solutions Moderator: Pam Hendry, Vice President & Treasurer, United Airlines Speakers: Rosie Gill, Director, Head of International, Coverage & Sector Content, NatWest Paul Kent, Chief Commercial Officer, BOC Aviation Yevgeniya Levitin, Managing Director, Head of Aviation, Natixis CIB Americas Robert Neal, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Allegiant Eelco van de Stadt, President, PK AirFinance
16:25 - 17:10	Navigating the Future: Insights from Airlines Leaders — A C-Suite Panel Discussion Moderator: Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of the Board, Air Lease Corporation Speakers: Dave Davis, President, Chief Financial Officer, Sun Country Airlines Tom Doxey, President, Breeze Airways Ursula Hurley, Chief Financial Officer, JetBlue Constance von Muehlen, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Alaska Airlines
17:10 - 17:15	Closing Remarks Peter Blakeney, Managing Director, Arena Aviation Capital
17:15 - 18:15	Women@ISTAT Brazos Sponsored by Avolon Moderator: Hilary Dennehy, Head of Transaction Legal, Americas, Avolon Speakers: Estelle Janer, Senior Vice President, OEM, Avolon Christy Reese, Vice President, Global Leasing Sales, Boeing
17:30 - 19:00	Networking Reception JW Grand 1-5 Sponsored by Crestone Air Partners
21:30 - 24:00	Club ISTAT Antone's

Tuesday, 5 March

7:00	ISTAT Past Presidents' Run
8:00 - 17:00	Registration Open Lone Star Foyer
8:00 - 9:00	Breakfast JW Grand 1-5 Sponsored by Gallagher Aerospace US
8:30 - 17:00	The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar Lone Star Ballroom A-E Jet Fuel Café sponsored by Boeing
	The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods Griffin Hall & Foyer
	MTG Space: Reserved Tables Griffin Hall & Foyer
	Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines Lone Star Ballroom F Sponsored by Aircastle
9:30 - 9:35	Opening Remarks JW Grand Ballroom 6 Hillary Cacanando, Director, Airlines & Aircraft Lessors Equity Research, Deutsche Bank
9:35 - 10:20	US Airlines and the Economy In 2024 John P. Heimlich, Vice President and Chief Economist, Airlines for America
10:20 - 10:45	Morning Break Sponsored by AerCap, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
10:45 - 11:30	The Air Freight Debate — What Will the Freighter Market Deliver in 2024 and Beyond? Moderator: Mike Yeomans, Director of Valuations & Consulting, IBA Group Speakers: Paul Chase, Chief Commerical Officer, Air Transport Services Group Tom Crabtree, Managing Director, Trade and Transport Group Matt Hoesley, Chief Commercial Officer, Altavair Marc Iarchy, Partner, World Star Aviation David Parrott, VP of Finance, UPS Airlines
11:30 - 12:15	ESG in 2024: Pushback and Opportunities Moderator: James Connelly, Senior Vice President, ESG & Corporate Communications, Aircastle Speakers: Gillian Cooney, Head of Human Resources, SMBC Aviation Capital Anders Forslund, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Heart Aerospace Michael Halaby, Managing Director, Head of Aviation Advisory, MUFG Bank Thomas O'Leary, Chief Executive Officer, JetZero Paul Sheridan, Leader, Aviation Finance Advisory Services, PwC
12:15 - 13:45	Lunch JW Grand 1-5
12:15 - 13:45	Learning Lunch \| The Sky’s the Limit: An Open Discussion on 5 Key Areas Shaping the Financial Future of the Industry Sponsored by Cirium Brazos
13:45 - 14:30	Navigating the Volatile Capital Markets of 2024 Moderator: Mark Streeter, Managing Director, JP Morgan Speakers: John Beekman, Chief Financial Officer, Griffin Global Asset Management Meghan Montana, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, American Airlines Paraic Quinn, Head of Trading & Capital Markets, Avolon Jonathan Root, Senior Vice President, Moody's Investors Service Radha Tilton, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
14:30 - 15:00	Afternoon Break Sponsored by AerCap, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
15:00 - 15:45	After-Market: Challenges, Pitfalls & Opportunities Moderator: Jep Thornton, Partner, Aerolease Aviation LLC Speakers: David Chaimovitz, Chief Executive Officer, Setna iO David Moreno, Chief Operating Officer, FTAI Aviation Tyler Norman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aero Engine Solutions
15:45 - 15:55	ISTAT Foundation Update Speaker: Sigthor Einarsson, ISTAT Foundation Chair
15:55 - 16:55	Want an airplane? Ask nicely! Moderator: Douglas Runte, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Speakers: Thomas Baker, Chief Executive Officer & President, Aviation Capital Group Michael Inglese, Chief Executive Officer, Aircastle Limited James Meyler, Chief Executive Officer, ORIX Aviation Group Steven Townend, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, BOC Aviation
16:55 - 17:00	Closing Remarks Sarah Aoun, Head of Capital Markets, Airbus Americas
18:00 - 19:00	President's Gala Dinner Reception JW Grand Foyer Sponsored by Air Lease Corporation
19:00 - 21:00	President's Gala Dinner and Award Presentation JW Grand Ballroom 6 Sponsored by Air Lease Corporation 2024 ISTAT Award Winner: Robert Martin, Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BOC Aviation