Growth Frontiers
Aviation Finance & Leasing

Dates coming soon for 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Schedule

Schedule for 29 April 2025

09:20 | Chairman of the Conference

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

David Power, Member of the Board at AviLease, chair's the first day of the conference. 

Speakers:

David Power

David Power
Member of the Board | AviLease Read more

09:25 | A Welcome by

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Edward O'Byrne

Edward O'Byrne
CEO | AvilLease Read more

09:30 | Opening Remarks

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

His Excellency Abdulaziz Al-Duailej

His Excellency Abdulaziz Al-Duailej
President | GACA Read more

Fahad Alsaif

Fahad Alsaif
Chairman | AviLease Read more

09:45 | Strategic Collaboration – Achieving Saudi Arabia's National Aviation Strategy & Vision 2030 Targets

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Fahd Cynndy

Fahd Cynndy
Managing Director | Saudia Technic Read more

Arnaud Martinez

Arnaud Martinez
CEO | The Helicopter Company Read more

Mohammed Alkhuraisi

Mohammed Alkhuraisi
Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Intelligence | GACA Read more

Fahad Moussa

Fahad Moussa
EVP Investments | Saudia Group Read more

Sanjay Khanna

Sanjay Khanna
Chief Strategy Officer | King Salman International Airport Read more

10:35 | Flynas Keynote

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Bander Almohanna

Bander Almohanna
CEO | Flynas Read more

11:00 | Boeing Market Outlook

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Neil Coyle

Neil Coyle
Senior Manager - Marketing, Middle East and Africa | Boeing Read more

Sam Muhumuza

Sam Muhumuza
Director, Middle East & Africa, Customer Finance | Boeing Commercial Airplanes Read more

11:45 | Break and Prayers

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12:05 | Lessor Panel

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Joe O'Mara

Joe O'Mara
Partner & Head of Aviation Finance | KPMG Read more

Kieran O’Keefe

Kieran O’Keefe
CIO | AviLease Read more

David Taylor

David Taylor
COO | ABL Aviation Read more

Ramón Stortini

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

Mike  Poon

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

Cyrille Picard

Cyrille Picard
Senior Vice President | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

14:00 | Riyadh Air Fireside Chat

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Edward O'Byrne

Edward O'Byrne
CEO | AvilLease Read more

Tony Douglas

Tony Douglas
CEO | Riyadh Air Read more

14:35 | Global and Regional Market outlook

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Including lease rates and valuations highlights

Speakers:

Gary Crichlow

Gary Crichlow
SVP - Appraisals | Airline Economics + Read more

15:15 | Positioning Riyadh as an attractive aircraft Leasing & finance hub

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Including Cape Town Convention & Taxonomy

Speakers:

James Bradley

James Bradley
Partner | Morgan Lewis Read more

Joe O'Mara

Joe O'Mara
Partner & Head of Aviation Finance | KPMG Read more

Tejaswi Nimmagadda

Tejaswi Nimmagadda
Partner | Tiang & Partners Read more

Hussain Alshammasi

Hussain Alshammasi
Deputy General Counsel | AviLease Read more

Ahsen Rajput

Ahsen Rajput
Managing Director - Customer Finance, Middle East & Africa | Boeing Read more

Jim Bell

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

16:05 | Airbus and friends

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Andrew Armitstead

Andrew Armitstead
Leasing and Investor Marketing Director | Airbus Read more

Daire O'Reilly

Daire O'Reilly
VP Marketing and Head of APAC | AviLease Read more

Usman Mastan

Usman Mastan
VP Sales Middle East | Airbus Read more

Daniel Tromans

Daniel Tromans
Group Treasurer | Riyadh Air Read more

Philippe Calac

Philippe Calac
Head of Customer Finance, Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Leasing | Airbus Read more

16:50 | Capital Markets, Finance & DCM Panel

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Zain Zaidi

Zain Zaidi
Managing Director, Head of UK, Europe and MEA Loans Products & Execution | Citi Read more

Faisal Qadri

Faisal Qadri
Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Banking | HSBC Saudi Arabia Read more

Mohammed Albensaleh

Mohammed Albensaleh
Head of Debt Financing Investment Banking | Al Rajhi Capital Read more

Mashael Alotaibi

Mashael Alotaibi
Co-Head of Debt Capital Markets | SNB Capital Read more

Tye Holmes

Tye Holmes
Head of EMEA-Aviation | MUFG Read more

17:35 | Closing remarks

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

David Power

David Power
Member of the Board | AviLease Read more

19:45 | Delegate Dinner – By invitation only

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Schedule for 30 April 2025

09:45 | Chairman of the Conference

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

David Power

David Power
Member of the Board | AviLease Read more

09:50 | Embraer Commercial Aircraft Update

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Mohamed Khalid

Mohamed Khalid
Regional Director, Airline Marketing - Middle East & Africa | Embraer Read more

10:25 | Engine Leasing

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Manuela Krach

Manuela Krach
Partner | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Read more

Neil Wilson

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

Mohammad Alamoush

Mohammad Alamoush
Director of Leasing & Asset Management – Middle East | MTU Maintenance Read more

11:05 | Airline CFO Panel

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Marc Hamilton

Marc Hamilton
Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

Abdulrahman Ajabnoor

Abdulrahman Ajabnoor
Chief Financial Officer | flyadeal Read more

Krishnan Balakrishnan

Krishnan Balakrishnan
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer | Jazeera Airways Read more

11:45 | Break and Prayers

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12:05 | Leasing, Lease Finance & Asset Manager Panel

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Denis Hogan

Denis Hogan
Managing Director | Alton Aviation Read more

Cyrille Picard

Cyrille Picard
Senior Vice President | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

David Taylor

David Taylor
COO | ABL Aviation Read more

James Carroll

James Carroll
Head of MEASA Sales | DAE Capital Read more

Kishore Korde

Kishore Korde
Executive Vice President | Air Lease Corporation Read more

Stephen Quinn

Stephen Quinn
SVP Capital Markets & Trading | Avolon Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

14:00 | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regional Market evolution

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Ronan Murphy

Ronan Murphy
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

14:30 | Advancing Hong Kong's Aircraft Leasing Regime: Latest Updates and Strategic Insights

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Joan Hung

Joan Hung
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Deputy Secretary for Transport and Logistics from the Transport and Logistics Bureau Read more

15:05 | Aviation Banking Panel

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Mark Moody

Mark Moody
Partner | White & Case Read more

Jeff Silverman

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

Iain Phillips

Iain Phillips
Head of Aerospace | UK Export Finance Read more

Camille Plattard

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

15:50 | The ABCs of Orphan SPVs

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Barnabas Finnigan

Barnabas Finnigan
Partner | Conyers Dill & Pearman Read more

Terry-Ann Arch

Terry-Ann Arch
Senior Vice President | Conyers Financial Institutions Group (Conyers FIG) Read more

16:25 | Saudi Arabia Connecting Global Air Transportation Network

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Dr Mohammed Yeahiya

Dr Mohammed Yeahiya
Assistant Professor | Prince Sultan University Read more

17:00 | eVTOL Aircraft: Financing Opportunities and Challenges

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Captain Fahad ibne Masood

Captain Fahad ibne Masood
MRAeS, Faculty – Aviation Management / Airport Management, Business & Economics | Modern College of Business and Science Read more

17:30 | Closing Remarks

Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Speakers:

Philip Tozer-Pennington

Philip Tozer-Pennington
CEO | Airline Economics / Aviation News Ltd Read more

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