Growth Frontiers Global - Dublin

12-15 January 2025 | St. Stephens Green + The RDS, Dublin

Future Global Leaders Academy

Date 15 January 2025

08:30 | Sanctions: How to Sleep at Night

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Matthew Pawlak

Matthew Pawlak
Partner | K&L Gates Read more

Michael Ruck

Michael Ruck
Senior Associate | K&L Gates Read more

09:00 | Deep-Dive ABS Market sessions

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Rating Agency Perspective

Giyora Eiger, VP -Senior Credit Officer - U.S. Corporate ABS New Ratings, Moodys

Followed by Legal –

A&L Goodbody LLP

Followed by Banking/Finance –

Serge Gabovich, Managing Director, Mizuho Americas

Speakers:

Giyora Eiger

Giyora Eiger
VP -Senior Credit Officer - U.S. Corporate ABS New Ratings | Moodys Read more

Serge Gabovich

Serge Gabovich
Managing Director | Mizuho Americas Read more

10:45 | Key Tax and Accounting Issues in Aviation Finance

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Aoife Owens

Aoife Owens
Audit Director | KPMG Read more

John Brennan

John Brennan
Tax Director | KPMG Read more

11:25 | Default & Repossession

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

  1. Background to commercial leasing problems – why so much enforcement action?
  2. Lessor rights.  What options are available?
  3. Commercial considerations:  Just because you can, it doesn’t mean you should.
  4. Default Notices, Termination Notices – common issues
  5. Repossession action.  Checklist of considerations both legal and practical.

Speakers:

Bree Taylor

Bree Taylor
Partner | Alius Law Read more

Reece Davison

Reece Davison
Partner | Alius Law Read more

12:15 | Foreign ownership and control restrictions in light of the inability of airlines to do cross border M&A

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

What are minority investor protections and what can run afoul of US “actual control” or EU “effective control” for non-citizens

Speakers:

Ken Quinn

Ken Quinn
Partner | Clyde & Co Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: St. Stephens Green + The RDS, Dublin

14:00 | Optimising Leasing Decisions

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Marie Ryan

Marie Ryan
Head of Commercial Insights | Avolon Read more

14:40 | Airline Fuel Hedging

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Energy Prices, Concepts overview, tactics & strategies

Speakers:

Robert J. Kokonis

Robert J. Kokonis
President & Managing Director | AirTrav Inc Read more

15:20 | Aircraft Repossession

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Andrew Harper

Andrew Harper
Counsel | Reed Smith Read more

Thor Maalouf

Thor Maalouf
Partner | Reed Smith Read more

16:05 | CORSIA Update

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Adelfio Ronci

Adelfio Ronci
Director, Environmental Products | ICE Read more

16:40 | Structuring through Investment Hubs

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Caitlín Friel

Caitlín Friel
Of Counsel | Walkers Read more

17:20 | Comparing pros/cons of sustainability finance frameworks vs real emissions data

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Erin Smith

Erin Smith
Business Development | Estuaire Read more

18:00 | Closing remarks

Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare Street, Dublin

Speakers:

Aoife Owens

Aoife Owens
Audit Director | KPMG Read more

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