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
Senior Consultant | 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:

David Houlihan
President, DAE Capital | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd Read more
Jamie Cahillane
Senior Vice President - Airline Marketing EMEA | SMBC Aviation Capital Read more

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

Ramón Stortini
Managing Director, Middle East, Africa & South Asia | Avolon Read more
11:25 | Lessor Panel – Part Two
Venue: Main Ballroom12:15 | Engine leasing & Finance Panel
Venue: Main Ballroom13:00 | Lunch
Venue: Caravan Restaurant14:05 | Widebody aircraft Panel
Venue: Main Ballroom14:50 | Boeing
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:
Ahsen Rajput
Managing Director - Customer Finance, Middle East & Africa | Boeing Read more
15:30 | Airline Roundtable
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Nirmal Govinda Das
SVP Group Treasury & Risk Management | Emirates Read more
16:35 | SAF - Sustainable Aviation Panel
Venue: Main Ballroom17:35 | Dinner Drinks Reception
Venue: Ritz Carlton Dubai Beach Hotel, Dubai19:45 | 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 | Main Banking Panel
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:

Arnaud Fiscel
Head of Transportation, Corporate Banking Department | Bank of China Read more
Deniz Billion
Executive Director Aviation Finance EMEA | Natixis CIB Read more
Hassan Pirbhai
MUFG | Deputy Head of Aviation in EMEA Read more
Sarah Pirzada Usmani
Managing Director, Global Head of Loan Capital Markets & Sustainable Finance | First Abu Dhabi Bank Read more
11:15 | 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
Credit Specialties - Global Balthazar Finance Leader, Co-Head Political Risks & Structured Credit | Marsh Specialty Read more
Michael Ferguson
Deputy Head of Aerospace | UK Export Finance Read more
13:00 | Lunch
Venue: Caravan Restaurant14:00 | Aviation Finance & Investment MEA
Venue: Main Ballroom15:10 | Aircraft trading, remarketing & conversion
Venue: Main Ballroom16:30 | Close of Conference
Venue: Main BallroomSpeakers:
Faraz Naqvi
Counsel | Hogan Lovells Read more