Growth Frontiers Americas – New York

15-16 October 2025 | 3 West Club, New York, USA

Schedule

Schedule for 15 October 2025

08:55 | Chair’s Opening remarks

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

09:00 | Airline rating panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Betsy  Snyder

Betsy Snyder
Independent Senior Adviser | Read more

09:40 | Engine Leasing & Asset Management Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Ben Pughe-Morgan

Ben Pughe-Morgan
Chief Investment Officer | Hanwha Aviation Read more

Marc S.Iarchy

Marc S.Iarchy
Partner | World Star Aviation Read more

10:25 | Risk Management Approaches to Hedging in Volatile Markets

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Robert J. Kokonis

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

11:05 | Leasing & Asset Management Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Cian McGinley

Cian McGinley
Executive Vice President Commercial | Aergo Capital Read more

Steven Graham

Steven Graham
Head of Origination, EA | Avolon Read more

11:50 | Commercial Aviation Finance - Industry Review

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Justin Patrick

Justin Patrick
SVP Finance | Airline Economics+ Read more

12:20 | AWG activities – Update on key aviation finance and leasing issues

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Jeffrey Wool

Jeffrey Wool
Secretary General | Aviation Working Group Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

14:00 | Alternative Investors & Lenders Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Axel Hammar

Axel Hammar
Chief Investment Officer | AV AirFinance Read more

Marc Cho

Marc Cho
Co-Head, Managing Director | HALO AirFinance Read more

Pooja Gardemal

Pooja Gardemal
Managing Director | BK Associates Read more

14:40 | Leasing & Trading Update - Americas

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Gary Crichlow

Gary Crichlow
SVP - Appraisals | Airline Economics + Read more

15:20 | Capital Markets Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Anthony Philp

Anthony Philp
Partner | Maples Read more

Kalash Pandey

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

Marjan Riggi

Marjan Riggi
Managing Partner | Stage Wing Inc. Read more

Neil Mulvihill

Neil Mulvihill
SVP Capital Markets & Trading | Avolon Read more

Deion McCarthy

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

16:00 | Current trends in Aviation Finance & Supported Finance

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Bob Morin

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

Sarah Humpleby

Sarah Humpleby
Partner | Walkers Read more

16:40 | Developments in Asia and the impact on the US market

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

James Bradley

James Bradley
Partner | Morgan Lewis Read more

17:00 | Manufacturer Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Chris Jones

Chris Jones
Head of Americas | ATR Read more

Daniel Galhardo Gomes

Daniel Galhardo Gomes
Strategic Marketing Director | Embraer Read more

Richard Owen Walker

Richard Owen Walker
Head of Leasing & Investor Marketing, | Airbus Read more

17:50 | Chair’s closing remarks

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Claire Waters

Claire Waters
Director | KPMG Read more

18:00 | Pre-awards Drinks

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

19:30 | Aviation 100 Americas Awards

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Schedule for 16 October 2025

08:55 | Chairs opening remarks

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Ronan Murphy

Ronan Murphy
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

09:00 | Market Overview

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Thomas Kaplan

Thomas Kaplan
Senior Valuation Consultant | Cirium Ascend Consultancy Read more

09:40 | Lessor Finance Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

John Beekman

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

Philip Jackmauh

Philip Jackmauh
Partner | Watson, Farley & Williams Read more

10:25 | Fireside Chat

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Henri Courpron

Henri Courpron
Vice Chairman | Seabury Aviation Partners Read more

Tom O’Leary

Tom O’Leary
CEO | JetZero Read more

11:00 | Finance & Investment - Hot topics & Challenges looking into 2025

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Finnian O'Neill

Finnian O'Neill
Chief Investment Officer | ABL Aviation Read more

Jeff Silverman

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

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison
Chief Risk Officer | Avolon Read more

Killian McSharry

Killian McSharry
Partner | Walkers Read more

Mark Streeter

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

11:45 | Fireside Chat

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Jeff Lewis

Jeff Lewis
CEO | Hanwha Aviation Read more

12:20 | Lessor Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

David Houlihan

David Houlihan
President | DAE Capital Read more

James Meyler

James Meyler
CEO | ORIX Aviation Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

14:00 | Lessor & Lessee Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Ran Ackerman

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

14:40 | Airline Panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Clemens Metz

Clemens Metz
Managing Director, Corporate Finance & Treasury | American Airlines Read more

Marie Ryan

Marie Ryan
Head of Commercial Insights | Avolon Read more

15:10 | Aviation Private Placements

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Marjan Riggi

Marjan Riggi
Managing Partner | Stage Wing Inc. Read more

15:50 | Airline Fireside chat

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Maciej Wilk

Maciej Wilk
CEO | Flair Airlines Read more

16:10 | Aircraft ABS and the future of aviation securitizations

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Ian Flood

Ian Flood
CFA, Director | Deutsche Bank Read more

Joe Samples

Joe Samples
Director Aviation Services | Pivotal Corporate Read more

Kalash Pandey

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

Robert Cassidy

Robert Cassidy
Director | PAFS Ireland Ltd Read more

Robert McCarthy

Robert McCarthy
Senior Director | Fitch Ratings Read more

Robert Sheldon

Robert Sheldon
Head of Global Transportation ABS - Co-Head Global Transportation Finance | Deutsche Bank Read more

Xavier Auge

Xavier Auge
Executive Director, Structured Credit Group | Mizuho Americas Read more

16:50 | Lessor Rating panel

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Betsy  Snyder

Betsy Snyder
Independent Senior Adviser | Read more

James (Jimmy) Shi

James (Jimmy) Shi
Senior Director | Egan-Jones Ratings Read more

17:35 | Chair’s closing remarks & end of conference

Venue: 3 West Club, New York, USA

Speakers:

Ronan Murphy

Ronan Murphy
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

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