Schedule
Schedule for 29 September 2025
18:00 | Reception event at La Baie Beach Club Lounge
Venue: La Baie Beach Club LoungeSponsored by:
Schedule for 30 September 2025
09:20 | Global aviation sector overview
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Max Kingsley-Jones
Head of Advisory | Ascend by Cirium Read more
10:00 | Fireside chat
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Firoz Tarapore
Chief Executive Officer | DAE Read more
10:35 | Leasing Panel - Part One
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:
Jamie Cahillane
Senior Vice President - Airline Marketing EMEA | SMBC Aviation Capital Read more

Ramón Stortini
Managing Director, Middle East, Africa & South Asia | Avolon Read more

Paul O'Dwyer
Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Director | ORIX Aviation Read more

David Houlihan
President | DAE Capital Read more

Cyrille Picard
Senior Vice President | Novus Aviation Capital Read more
11:25 | Lessor Panel – Part Two
Venue: Main Ballroom12:15 | Engine leasing & Finance Panel
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Richard Williams
Partner | Watson, Farley & Williams Read more

Neil Wilson
Vice President, Sales & Marketing | SMBC Aero Engine Lease Read more

Jaime Nieto
CCO | Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Read more
Phillip Grant
Director, Sales – EMEA | Willis Asset Management Limited Read more

Jeff Lewis
CEO | Hanwha Aviation Read more
13:00 | Lunch
Venue: Caravan Restaurant14:05 | Widebody Aircraft Finance & Trading Panel
Venue: Main Ballroom14:50 | Boeing
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:
Ahsen Rajput
Managing Director - Customer Finance, Middle East & Africa | Boeing Read more
15:35 | Airline Roundtable
Venue: Main Ballroom16:10 | ESG & SAF - Sustainable Aviation Panel
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

David Tokoph
President & CEO | MBA Aviation Read more

Deion McCarthy
VP, Fixed Income Investor Relations and Sustainability | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd Read more
Jeff Ovens
COO | SAF One Read more
Sarah Pirzada Usmani
Managing Director, Global Head of Loan Capital Markets & Sustainable Finance | First Abu Dhabi Bank Read more
17:00 | Dinner Drinks Reception
Venue: Ritz Carlton Dubai Beach Hotel, Dubai19:00 | The Middle East & Africa Aviation 100 Awards Gala Dinner
Venue: Main BallroomSchedule for 01 October 2025
09:00 | Chairman opening remarks
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:
Faraz Naqvi
Counsel | Hogan Lovells Read more
09:45 | Banking Panel Part 1
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Arnaud Fiscel
Head of Transportation, Corporate Banking Department | Bank of China Read more
Hassan Pirbhai
MUFG | Deputy Head of Aviation in EMEA Read more

Kalash Pandey
Managing Director- Global Head of Transportation Finance | Goldman Sachs Read more
Sarah Pirzada Usmani
Managing Director, Global Head of Loan Capital Markets & Sustainable Finance | First Abu Dhabi Bank Read more
10:30 | Banking Panel Part 2
Venue: Main Ballroom11:15 | Supported Finance Panel
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:
Berthold Reuter
Senior Advisor Transportation | Euler Hermes Read more

Bob Morin
Managing Director, Transaction and Business Development Leader | AFIC (Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium) Read more

Jonathan Dufeu
Global Balthazar Finance Leader | Marsh Read more
Michael Ferguson
Deputy Head of Aerospace | UK Export Finance Read more
12:00 | Airbus & Friends
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Alexander Selyanko
Marketing for Lessors | Airbus Read more
13:00 | Lunch
Venue: Caravan Restaurant14:00 | Aircraft trading, remarketing & conversion
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Ronan Murphy
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Marie Ryan
Head of Commercial Insights | Avolon Read more
Michael Hackett
Head of MEA, Aviation Commercial | Castlelake Read more
Russ Hubbard
Managing Director | RPK Capital Management Read more

Tony Whitty
SVP Aircraft & Engine Procurement | AJW Read more

Tristan Brouard
Senior Manager, Asset Management | ACC Aviation Read more
15:20 | Valuations & Lease Rates Update, followed by Valuations and Lease rates Fireside
Venue: Main Ballroom16:00 | Capital Markets - Aviation Finance & Investment MEA
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Andrew Waddington
Managing Director | Mizuho Americas Read more

Jeff Silverman
Head of Aviation Finance and Opportunistic Private Credit | Natalliance Read more

Jelena Stefanovic
EVP Acquisitions | Stratos Read more

Kalash Pandey
Managing Director- Global Head of Transportation Finance | Goldman Sachs Read more

Sarah Humpleby
Partner | Walkers Read more
Stephen Quinn
SVP Capital Markets & Trading | Avolon Read more
17:00 | Close of Conference
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:
Faraz Naqvi
Counsel | Hogan Lovells Read more