Growth Frontiers Global - Dublin

25-28 January 2026 | St. Stephens Green + The RDS, Dublin

Schedule

Schedule for 25 January 2026

16:00 | Registration

Venue: Shelbourne Hotel

18:00 | Reception Event

Venue: The Mansion House

Reception Event at The Mansion House, Dawson St

Registration also available at the Mansion House from 18:00

Sponsored by:

Schedule for 26 January 2026

08:50 | Opening of conference – Chair’s Opening Remarks

Venue: St. Stephens Green + The RDS, Dublin

All day rolling coffee breaks

Sponsored by:

Speakers:

Marie O’Brien

Marie O’Brien
Partner | A&L Goodbody Read more

09:00 | Global Market Overview

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Stephen Burnside

Stephen Burnside
Global Head of Consultancy | Cirium Ascend Consultancy Read more

09:40 | Airline Restructuring

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Michael Cox

Michael Cox
Vice Chairman | Seabury Aviation Partners Read more

Kelly DiBlasi

Kelly DiBlasi
Partner | Weil, Gotshal and Manges Read more

10:10 | Keynote

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Steven F. Udvar-Házy

Steven F. Udvar-Házy
Chairman of the Board | Air Lease Read more

10:45 | KPMG Aviation Leaders Report

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

James Kelly

James Kelly
Partner, Head of Aviation Finance | KPMG Read more

11:20 | Fireside Chat

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Jim Bell

Jim Bell
Partner and Global Aviation and Aerospace Sector Head | Watson Farley & Williams Read more

Andy Cronin

Andy Cronin
CEO | Avolon Read more

11:50 | Leasing CEO Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Alyssa Vazquez

Alyssa Vazquez
Head of Aviation - USA & Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

Edward O'Byrne

Edward O'Byrne
CEO | AvilLease Read more

Firoz Tarapore

Firoz Tarapore
Chief Executive Officer | DAE Read more

James Meyler

James Meyler
CEO | ORIX Aviation Read more

Mike Inglese

Mike Inglese
CEO | Aircastle Read more

12:30 | Fireside Chat

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Peter Barrett

Peter Barrett
CEO | SMBC Aviation Capital Read more

Claire Waters

Claire Waters
Partner | KPMG Read more

13:05 | Special Briefing: 2026 Global Economic & Markets Outlook

Venue: The Mansion House

Expectations for Geopolitics, Trade-Tech Wars & the AI Scale Up

Speakers:

Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce
MD, Capital Markets Strategist | MUFG Read more

13:05 | Lunch

Venue: St. Stephens Green

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14:00 | Capital Markets Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Donna Ager

Donna Ager
Partner | Walkers Read more

Danny Wong

Danny Wong
SVP Capital Markets | Aircastle Read more

Jerome Duval

Jerome Duval
Director | Citi Read more

Mark Streeter

Mark Streeter
Managing Director | J.P. Morgan Read more

Rafael Kuhn

Rafael Kuhn
Managing Director | Deutsche Bank Read more

Vinodh Srinivasan

Vinodh Srinivasan
Managing Director | Mizuho Americas Read more

14:45 | CEO to CEO Chat

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

John Plueger

John Plueger
CEO & President | Air Lease Corporation Read more

Christian Scherer

Christian Scherer
Former CEO | Airbus SAS Read more

15:15 | Airline Treasurer panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Helane Becker

Helane Becker
Managing Director | HRB Aviation Consultants Read more

John Norton

John Norton
Group Treasurer | Ryanair Read more

Nirmal Govinda Das

Nirmal Govinda Das
SVP Group Treasury & Risk Management | Emirates Read more

Clemens Metz

Clemens Metz
Managing Director, VP Treasurer | American Airlines Read more

Markus Ohlert

Markus Ohlert
Head of Aircraft Finance & Financial - Fleet Management Lufthansa Group | Deutsche Lufthansa AG Read more

16:00 | Planes, claims and legal bills

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Andrea Wilson

Andrea Wilson
CEO | Wilson Consulting Read more

Richard Mumford

Richard Mumford
Partner | Clyde & Co Read more

Nick Hazeldine

Nick Hazeldine
COO | Altavair Read more

Jon Howey

Jon Howey
Deputy COO & Head of Aviation Risk | CALC Read more

16:30 | Leasing & Asset Manager Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Nichola Foley

Nichola Foley
Partner | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Read more

Paul O'Dwyer

Paul O'Dwyer
Chief Trading Officer, Head of Sales & JOL Arrangements | ORIX Aviation Read more

David Houlihan

David Houlihan
President | DAE Capital Read more

Gabriella Lapidus

Gabriella Lapidus
CCO | Amedeo Read more

Donal O'Neill

Donal O'Neill
Head of Europe | Avolon Read more

Christian Schloemann

Christian Schloemann
Managing Director | GOAL German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH & Co. KG Read more

17:10 | Asset Technical management in a period of new aircraft delivery

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Alexandra Johnson

Alexandra Johnson
Partner | Milbank Read more

Adam Belusko

Adam Belusko
Global Head – Sales & Business Development | AVTRAC Read more

Gareth Delany

Gareth Delany
Executive Director, Chief Technical Officer | Clover Aviation Capital Read more

Paul Dillon

Paul Dillon
CTO | Abelo Read more

Tristan Brouard

Tristan Brouard
Senior Manager, Asset Management | ACC Aviation Read more

Zach Hall

Zach Hall
Vice President of Business Development | AvAir Read more

18:00 | End of day one – chair’s closing remarks

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Marie O’Brien

Marie O’Brien
Partner | A&L Goodbody Read more

19:00 | Aviation 100 Global Leaders Awards

Venue: The RDS Hall 1, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin

By invitation only

Sponsored by:

Schedule for 27 January 2026

08:55 | Opening of conference day 2 - Chairman Opening Remarks

Venue: The Mansion House

All day rolling coffee breaks

Sponsored by:

Speakers:

James  Gleeson

James Gleeson
Audit Principle | KPMG Read more

09:00 | Airline Rating Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Drew Fine

Drew Fine
Partner | Milbank Read more

Peter Trombetta

Peter Trombetta
Vice President, Senior Analyst | Moody’s Ratings Read more

Joe Rohlena

Joe Rohlena
Senior Director | Fitch Ratings Read more

David Laterza

David Laterza
Senior Vice President, Head of US Non-Bank FIG Global Financial Institutions Group | DBRS Morningstar Read more

Boris Alishayev

Boris Alishayev
Senior Director | KBRA Read more

Betsy  Snyder

Betsy Snyder
Independent Senior Adviser | Read more

09:40 | Aviation Working Group – AWG recent work and developments

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Jeffrey Wool

Jeffrey Wool
Secretary General | Aviation Working Group Read more

Jim Bell

Jim Bell
Partner and Global Aviation and Aerospace Sector Head | Watson Farley & Williams Read more

Vasgen Edwards

Vasgen Edwards
Managing Director - Capital Markets and Outreach | Boeing Read more

Francois Collet

Francois Collet
Head of Trading & Asset Management | Airbus Read more

Carol Forsyte

Carol Forsyte
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | Air Lease Corporation Read more

10:20 | ABS Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Julian Dunphy

Julian Dunphy
Head of Structured Finance | MAPLES Read more

Deion McCarthy

Deion McCarthy
VP, Fixed Income Investor Relations and Sustainability | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd Read more

Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond
MUFG | Director Read more

John Mcinerney

John Mcinerney
Managing Director | PAFS Ireland Ltd Read more

Karen Ramallo

Karen Ramallo
Associate Managing Director | Moody’s Ratings Read more

Serge Gabovich

Serge Gabovich
Managing Director | Mizuho Americas Read more

11:00 | Banking Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Patrick Moore

Patrick Moore
Partner | Watson Farley & Williams Read more

Laurent Delvart

Laurent Delvart
Deputy Global Head of Aviation and Head of EMEA | Crédit Agricole CIB Read more

Kalash Pandey

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

Joseph Shanahan

Joseph Shanahan
Managing Director | Citi Read more

Arnaud Fiscel

Arnaud Fiscel
Head of Transportation, Corporate Banking Department | Bank of China Read more

Aqmar Chowdhury

Aqmar Chowdhury
Director, Origination for Americas, Global Aviation Finance Office | MUFG Read more

Andrew Waddington

Andrew Waddington
Managing Director | Mizuho Americas Read more

11:45 | 2025 Outlook Paper Keynote

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison
Chief Risk Officer | Avolon Read more

12:15 | Lessor CEO Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Joe O'Mara

Joe O'Mara
Partner | KPMG Read more

Ali Ben Lmadani

Ali Ben Lmadani
CEO | ABL Aviation Read more

Hani Kuzbari

Hani Kuzbari
Co-CEO | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

John Evans

John Evans
CEO & founder | Azorra Read more

Mike  Poon

Mike Poon
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | CALC Group Read more

Ryan McKenna

Ryan McKenna
CEO | Griffin Global Asset Management Read more

Steve Gorman

Steve Gorman
CEO | Abelo Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: St. Stephens Green

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14:00 | Manufacturer Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Production rates, escalation, single-aisle trends, widebody demand, medium-term market outlook

Speakers:

Steven Graham

Steven Graham
Head of Americas and OEM | Avolon Read more

Sinead Cormican

Sinead Cormican
Head of Leasing | Airbus Read more

Rodrigo Silva e Souza

Rodrigo Silva e Souza
Vice President Global Marketing | Embraer Read more

Darren Hulst

Darren Hulst
Vice President, Commercial Marketing | Boeing Read more

Alexis Vidal

Alexis Vidal
SVP Commercial | ATR Read more

14:40 | Fireside Chat

Venue: St. Stephens Green + The RDS, Dublin

Speakers:

Steven Greenway

Steven Greenway
CEO | flyadeal Read more

Chris Broad

Chris Broad
Senior Vice President – Airline Analysis | Airline Economics+ Read more

15:00 | Low-Cost Airline Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Barbara Pansadoro

Barbara Pansadoro
Partner | Addleshaw Goddard Read more

Owain Jones

Owain Jones
EVP and Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer | Wizz Air Read more

Reid Grandle

Reid Grandle
SVP Finance & Chief Strategy Officer | Southwest Airlines Read more

Riyaz PeerMohamed

Riyaz PeerMohamed
Chief Aircraft Acquisition and Financing Officer | IndiGo Read more

15:40 | Fireside chat

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Thomas Baker

Thomas Baker
CEO & President | Aviation Capital Group Read more

Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien
Partner | KPMG Read more

16:05 | Engine Investment, management, and leasing

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Chris Buchanan

Chris Buchanan
Partner | ReedSmith Read more

Bobby Janagan

Bobby Janagan
CEO | Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Read more

Dan Coulcher

Dan Coulcher
SVP & Chief Commercial Officer EMEA | Willis Lease Finance Corporation Read more

Denise Mangan-Fahy

Denise Mangan-Fahy
CEO | SES Read more

Jeff Lewis

Jeff Lewis
CEO | Hanwha Aviation Read more

Remko Bruinsma

Remko Bruinsma
Managing Director | MTU Maintenance Lease Services Read more

Richard Hough

Richard Hough
President & CEO | Engine Lease Finance Corporation Read more

Roger Welaratne

Roger Welaratne
Managing Director & CEO | SMBC Aero Engine Lease Read more

16:50 | Supported Finance Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Iain Phillips

Iain Phillips
Head of Aerospace | UK Export Finance Read more

Jonathan Dufeu

Jonathan Dufeu
Global Balthazar Finance Leader | Marsh Read more

Hannah Moran-Ellis

Hannah Moran-Ellis
Legal Director | BIRD&BIRD Read more

David Fiore

David Fiore
Vice President, Transportation Division | Export-Import Bank of the United States Read more

Camille Plattard

Camille Plattard
Head of Unit, Air Transport | Bpifrance Read more

Bob Morin

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

Berthold Reuter

Berthold Reuter
Senior Advisor Transportation | Euler Hermes Read more

André  Rüttimann

André Rüttimann
Manager - Aircraft Financing - Export Credit Department | Brazilian Development Bank Read more

Aaron Sapelak

Aaron Sapelak
Senior Financing Manager | Export Development Canada Read more

17:55 | Emissions, ESG / SAF / Carbon Trading Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Erin Smith

Erin Smith
Business Development | Estuaire Read more

Dan Taylor

Dan Taylor
Head of Consulting | IBA Group Read more

Darragh Smyth O’Neill

Darragh Smyth O’Neill
ESG Strategy Head, Capital Structure & Rating Advisory - Corporate & Investment Banking | Standard Chartered Bank Read more

James Connelly

James Connelly
SVP ESG & Corporate Communications | Aircastle Read more

Michael Halaby

Michael Halaby
Managing Director - Head of Aviation Advisory | MUFG Read more

18:35 | Chairman’s closing remarks

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

James  Gleeson

James Gleeson
Audit Principle | KPMG Read more

Schedule for 28 January 2026

08:50 | Opening of conference - Chairs Opening Remarks

Venue: The Mansion House

All day rolling coffee breaks

Sponsored by:

08:55 | Lessor Rating Panel & the impact of the same in the current aviation ABS market

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Killian McSharry

Killian McSharry
Partner | Walkers Read more

Michael Dodge

Michael Dodge
Senior Director, Financial Institutions | KBRA Read more

Marjan Riggi

Marjan Riggi
Managing Partner | Stage Wing Inc. Read more

Inna Bodeck

Inna Bodeck
Vice President – Senior Analyst | Moody’s Ratings Read more

David Laterza

David Laterza
Senior Vice President, Head of US Non-Bank FIG Global Financial Institutions Group | DBRS Morningstar Read more

Dan Rubenstein

Dan Rubenstein
| Fitch Ratings Read more

Ben Schmidt

Ben Schmidt
Senior Director | Fitch Ratings Read more

Annapoorni CS

Annapoorni CS
Director | S&P Global Read more

Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams
Senior Ratings Analyst | Egan-Jones Ratings Read more

09:35 | Intangible Assets

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Anne Correa

Anne Correa
SVP Forecasting & Modeling | mba Aviation Read more

Marjan Riggi

Marjan Riggi
Managing Partner | Stage Wing Inc. Read more

Michael J. Miller

Michael J. Miller
Managing Director | Barclays Read more

Pooja Gardemal

Pooja Gardemal
Managing Director | BK Associates Read more

Richard Hakes

Richard Hakes
Partner | Reed Smith Read more

10:15 | Cleared for Take Off: Innovation in Aviation Deals

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Shauna Maguire

Shauna Maguire
SVP Commercial Negotiation & Execution | SMBC Aviation Capital Read more

Xisca Mateu Brunet

Xisca Mateu Brunet
Fleet Manager | Air Europa Read more

Richard Evans

Richard Evans
Partner | Clifford Chance Read more

Sarah Clarkin

Sarah Clarkin
Chief Legal Officer | Aircastle Read more

10:50 | Lessor Finance & Investment Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Demi Heuth

Demi Heuth
Senior Associate | Vinson & Elkins Read more

Greg Willis

Greg Willis
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Air Lease Corporation Read more

John Beekman

John Beekman
Chief Financial Officer | Griffin Global Asset Management Read more

Richard Hill

Richard Hill
CFO | Abelo Read more

Roy Chandran

Roy Chandran
CFO | Aircastle Read more

Sinan Kahya

Sinan Kahya
Chief Financial Officer | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Read more

11:35 | Aircraft leasing – Lease rates & Valuations

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Karl Cowman

Karl Cowman
Client Relationship Director | IQ-EQ Read more

Gary Crichlow

Gary Crichlow
SVP - Appraisals | Airline Economics + Read more

George  Dimitroff

George Dimitroff
Head of Valuations | CIRIUM ascend Consultancy Read more

Gueric Dechavanne

Gueric Dechavanne
Vice President | Collateral Verifications, LLC Read more

Lindsey Webster

Lindsey Webster
Senior Vice President Asset Valuations | mba Aviation Read more

Michael Dowling

Michael Dowling
Chief Risk Officer | DAE Capital Read more

Mike Yeomans

Mike Yeomans
Head of Advisory Services | IBA Read more

12:15 | Regional Aircraft Specialist Leasing, Trading & Finance Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Jahnavi Ramachandran

Jahnavi Ramachandran
Partner | Clyde & Co Read more

Anne-Bart Tieleman

Anne-Bart Tieleman
CEO | TrueNoord Read more

Ashley Nicholas

Ashley Nicholas
Director - Corporate Finance | avation PLC Read more

Jean-Charles Burguiere

Jean-Charles Burguiere
Head of Leasing and Asset Management | ATR Read more

Jennifer Moulton

Jennifer Moulton
Global Head of Sales | DAE Capital Read more

Mathieu Duquesnoy

Mathieu Duquesnoy
CMO | Abelo Read more

Ron Baur

Ron Baur
President | Azorra Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: St. Stephens Green

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14:00 | Freighter Panel - Air Freight, Cargo, demand, and aircraft

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Olga Razzhivina

Olga Razzhivina
Director | Oriel Read more

Marc S.Iarchy

Marc S.Iarchy
Partner | World Star Aviation Read more

Tom Crabtree

Tom Crabtree
Managing Director | Transport Research Advisory Read more

Dr. Joerg Andriof

Dr. Joerg Andriof
Chief Investment Officer | AFG (Aircraft Finance Germany) Read more

Eamonn Forbes

Eamonn Forbes
CCO | Titan Aviation Leasing Read more

Christian Mailly

Christian Mailly
Managing Director | Dr Peters Group Read more

14:40 | Fireside Chat

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Ramki Sundaram

Ramki Sundaram
Chief Executive Officer and Partner | Airborne Capital Read more

Joe Gill

Joe Gill
Partner | Goodbody Read more

15:00 | Alternative Investor/Finance Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Harry Upcott

Harry Upcott
Partner | Vinson & Elkins Read more

Eleco van de Stadt

Eleco van de Stadt
President | PK AirFinance Read more

Hari Raghavan

Hari Raghavan
Partner | Airborne Capital Read more

Jeff Silverman

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

Jennifer Villa

Jennifer Villa
Executive Director & Group Head | Ashland Place Finance Read more

Maggie Morrow

Maggie Morrow
Executive Vice President | LR AirFinance Read more

15:40 | JOL & JOLCO Panel

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Amanda Darling

Amanda Darling
Partner | K&L Gates LLP Read more

Spike Fulford

Spike Fulford
VP, Aviation Finance | MUFG Read more

Umid Sharipov

Umid Sharipov
Managing Director | ABL Corporation Japan Read more

Yasuhiro Nakauchi

Yasuhiro Nakauchi
Executive Director | JP Lease Products & Services Read more

Yoichi Hirotani

Yoichi Hirotani
President and CEO | Daiwa Airborne Read more

16:20 | M&A in Leasing & Finance - Where Does Consolidation Leave the Leasing Community

Venue: St. Stephens Green + The RDS, Dublin

Speakers:

Tasos Michael

Tasos Michael
CEO, Inception Aviation & Executive Chairman, Cyprus Airways | Read more

Marton Eorsi

Marton Eorsi
Partner – Corporate Finance | Addleshaw Goddard Read more

Justin Patrick

Justin Patrick
SVP Finance | Airline Economics+ Read more

16:50 | Investing in, trading and leasing mid-life and late-life Aircraft & Engines

Venue: The Mansion House

Speakers:

Ran Ackerman

Ran Ackerman
Senior Vice President, Head of Asia and EMEA | MK Aviation Read more

Vicente Alava Pons

Vicente Alava Pons
Managing Director | GOAL Aircraft Leasing Read more

Simon Clements

Simon Clements
Executive Vice President, Marketing | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

Meza Irani

Meza Irani
Vice President - Aviation Advisory | MUFG Read more

Luis Ayala

Luis Ayala
Chief Development Officer | CALC Group Read more

Lisa Lyons

Lisa Lyons
Head of Trading and Investor Marketing | DAE Capital Read more

17:50 | End of day 3. Chairman’s closing remarks and acknowledgements.

Venue: The Mansion House

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