Schedule
Schedule for 24 February 2026
08:00 | Morning registration & refreshments
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India08:55 | Chair’s opening remarks
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Satyendra Pandey
Managing Partner | AT-TV Read more
09:00 | Stakeholders Panel: Transactions and the Impact of the Evolving Legal and Economic Framework
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Neha Singh
Counsel | Trilegal Read more
Gautam Acharya
Director Legal Affairs | Riyadh Air Read more
Milanka Chaudhury
Partner | Trilegal Read more
Priya Mehra
Chief of Governance & Strategic Acquisitions | Akasa Air Read more
Richard Williams
Partner | Watson, Farley & Williams Read more
Rohit Tomar
Director Finance and Supply Chain Ops | VietJet Read more
Sankalp Garg
Head of APAC Aviation Commercial | Castlelake Read more
09:40 | Fireside Chat
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Firoz Tarapore
Chief Executive Officer | DAE Read more
10:10 | Lessor Panel
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Sidanth Rajagopal
Partner | Morgan Lewis Read more
Sankalp Garg
Head of APAC Aviation Commercial | Castlelake Read more
Kishore Korde
Executive Vice President | Air Lease Corporation Read more
Joey Zhao
Head of Asia-Pacific, ex-Japan | ABL Aviation Read more
Daniel Cunningham
Senior Vice President Sales | DAE Capital Read more
10:50 | Fireside Chat
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India11:20 | GIFT City Keynote presentation
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Dipesh Shah
Executive Director | IFSCA Read more
11:40 | Cape Town Convention Enforcement
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaThe Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Act, 2025” came into effect on May 1st, 2025. Rules under this law are still to be notified. Ministry of Civil Aviation has proposed these in a draft form and put them out for comments (as is required under Indian law).
Speakers:
Ravi Nath
Managing Partner | RNC Legal Read more
Richard Williams
Partner | Watson, Farley & Williams Read more
Zane Jones
Director, Aviation Finance | HSBC Read more
Marylou Bilawala
Senior Partner and Aviation Head | Wadia Ghandy Read more
Leo Fattorini
Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more
Hufriz Wadia
Partner | AZB & Partners Read more
12:30 | Keynote Fireside Chat
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Vinay Dube
CEO | akasa Air Read more
13:00 | Lunch
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSponsored by:
14:00 | India’s GIFT City
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Nitin Sarin
Managing Partner | Sarin & Co Read more
Ravi Nath
Managing Partner | RNC Legal Read more
Shipra Jaipuria
Senior Manager | ICF Read more
Sneha Gaikwad
Partner | TYABJI DAYABHAI Read more
Vishok Mansingh
CEO | Vman Aviation Services Read more
Lovejeet Singh
Partner | Chandhiok & Mahajan Read more
Ashutosh Sharma
Chief General Manager | IFSCA Read more
14:55 | Boeing Market Outlook - Indian Subcontinent
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India15:40 | Financing the Indian Airline order book - JOL/JOLCO, Banking & capital markets
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India16:20 | Airbus & Friends
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Sudhindra (Sudhir) Sharma
Marketing for Investors | Airbus Read more
Marc Tembleque-Vilalta
SVP Portfolio Strategy & Head of Avolon-e | Avolon Read more
André Zervudachi
Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent | Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank Read more
Anais Davezat
Customer Finance Manager | Airbus Read more
16:55 | The Road to Vision 2035: Matching Infrastructure to Expanding Aviation Landscape of India
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Sharad Agarwal
CEO | AI Engineering Services – AIESL Read more
17:30 | Drinks reception on the poolside lawns
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17:35 | Chair’s closing remarks
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Satyendra Pandey
Managing Partner | AT-TV Read more
19:00 | Networking Dinner in The Mansingh I Ballroom
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Schedule for 25 February 2026
08:00 | Morning registration & refreshments
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India08:55 | Chair’s opening remarks
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Satyendra Pandey
Managing Partner | AT-TV Read more
09:00 | Market trends and future forecast
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
David Tokoph
President & CEO | MBA Aviation Read more
09:35 | Aircraft Repossession
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Tejaswi Nimmagadda
Partner | Tiang & Partners Read more
Vishok Mansingh
CEO | Vman Aviation Services Read more
Sanjay Gupta
Senior Partner | Dentons Link Legal Read more
Ritesh Singh
Partner | The Precept–Law Offices Read more
Ravi Nath
Managing Partner | RNC Legal Read more
Nimish Vakil
Managing Partner | Tyabji Dayabhai Read more
Amit Tyagi
Chief Intelligence Officer | Acumen Aviation Read more
10:20 | Aircraft Leasing & Asset management
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Randeep Bubbra
Partner | Watson Farley & Williams LLP Read more
John Duffy
Chief Commercial Officer | SKY Leasing Read more
Prabhjeet Kaur
Vice President | Novus Aviation Capital Read more
Satish Modi
Executive Director | Wiz Aviation Read more
Vinamra Longani
VP Commercial - Asia | SGI Aviation Read more
11:00 | Address by Hon'ble Minister of Civil Aviation
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India11:15 | AWG and its India Contact Group - Effective Implementation of the Cape Town Convention
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
12:25 | Engine Leasing panel
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Kevin Pearson
Partner | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Read more
Vassil Vassilev
Vice President Sales & Marketing – CIS, India & Turkey | Engine Lease Finance corporation Read more
Jaime Nieto
CCO | Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Read more
Christopher Rodrigues
SVP Sales & Marketing, Asia | SMBC Aero Engine Lease Read more
C.S. Tomar
Director | Willis Lease Finance Corporation Read more
13:00 | Lunch
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSponsored by:
14:00 | ATR Market Overview
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Jean-Pierre Clercin
Head of Commercial, APAC | ATR Read more
14:40 | Regional, Narrowbody, Widebody & Freighter Aircraft Investment, Trading and purchasing within India
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India15:15 | Tax & Regulation Panel
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India15:50 | Commercial Aircraft Manufacturer Panel
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, India16:30 | Chairs closing remarks
Venue: TAJ Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, IndiaSpeakers:
Satyendra Pandey
Managing Partner | AT-TV Read more
