Growth Frontiers Americas – New York

17-18 October 2024 | Metropolitan Club, New York, USA

Schedule

Schedule for 17 October 2024

08:55 | Chair’s Opening remarks

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

James  Gleeson

James Gleeson
Audit Principle | KPMG Read more

09:00 | Leasing & Trading Update

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Stuart Hatcher

Stuart Hatcher
Chief Economist | IBA Read more

09:35 | Engine Leasing Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Marc Cho

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

Don Biocca

Don Biocca
SVP Sales and Marketing Americas | SMBC Aero Engine Lease Read more

Johan Visser

Johan Visser
Senior Advisor | Nouvs Read more

Marc S.Iarchy

Marc S.Iarchy
Partner | World Star Aviation Read more

Pat Reisinger

Pat Reisinger
Partner | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Read more

Stuart Hatcher

Stuart Hatcher
Chief Economist | IBA Read more

10:15 | Supply issues and the effect on the market

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Bree Taylor

Bree Taylor
Partner | Alius Law Read more

10:45 | Current trends in sources of aviation finance & Supported finance panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Sarah Humpleby

Sarah Humpleby
Partner | Walkers Read more

Bob Morin

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

Gaurav Moolwaney

Gaurav Moolwaney
Regional Head of Europe and Americas for Transportation Finance | Standard Chartered Read more

Lívia dos Reis Cavalcante José Rocha

Lívia dos Reis Cavalcante José Rocha
Superintendent of Export Credit Division | Brazilian Development Bank Read more

Yevgeniya Levetin

Yevgeniya Levetin
Managing Director, Head of Aviation | Natixis Read more

11:25 | Fireside Chat

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

James Meyler

James Meyler
CEO | ORIX Aviation Read more

Drew Fine

Drew Fine
Partner | Milbank Read more

11:50 | Commercial Aviation finance Industry Review

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

John Mowry

John Mowry
Managing Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

12:20 | Alternative Lenders Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Brian Daigle

Brian Daigle
Partner | Holland & Knight Read more

Pooja Gardemal

Pooja Gardemal
Managing Director | BK Associates Read more

Jeff Silverman

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

Axel Hammar

Axel Hammar
Chief Investment Officer | AV AirFinance Read more

Dave Brown

Dave Brown
Managing Director | Oaktree Capital Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: Metropolitan Club, New York, USA

14:00 | Airline rating panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Betsy  Snyder

Betsy Snyder
Independent Senior Adviser | Read more

Jonathan Root

Jonathan Root
CFA, Senior Vice President | Moody's Ratings Read more

Boris Alishayev

Boris Alishayev
Senior Director | KBRA Read more

James (Jimmy) Shi

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

Joe Rohlena

Joe Rohlena
Senior Director | Fitch Ratings Read more

Peter Trombetta

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

14:40 | Capital Markets Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Anthony  Philp

Anthony Philp
Partner | Maples Read more

Alan Greenblatt

Alan Greenblatt
Managing Director | KBRA Read more

Jeff Silverman

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

Kalash Pandey

Kalash Pandey
Managing Director | Goldman Sachs Read more

Marjan Riggi

Marjan Riggi
Managing Partner | Stage Wing Advisory Read more

15:20 | Airline Finance Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Marc Cho

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

Clemens Metz

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

Dana A. Barta

Dana A. Barta
Executive Director - Aviation Debt Capital Markets | J.P. Morgan Read more

16:00 | Leasing Asset Management Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

David E. Beker

David E. Beker
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Head of Aircraft Sales & Trading | Air Lease Corporation Read more

Auriol  Marasco

Auriol Marasco
Partner | Blake, Cassels & Graydon Read more

Paraic Quinn

Paraic Quinn
Head of Capital Markets & Trading | Avolon Read more

Pascal Picano

Pascal Picano
Member of the Board of Directors | Avia Solutions Group Read more

Cian McGinley

Cian McGinley
Deputy Head of Asset Management & SVP Commercial | Aergo Capital Read more

16:40 | Manufacturer Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Drew Fine

Drew Fine
Partner | Milbank Read more

Richard Owen Walker

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

Oliver Gerg

Oliver Gerg
VP of Global Leasing | Embraer Read more

Chris Jones

Chris Jones
Head of Americas | ATR Read more

17:30 | Chair’s closing remarks

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

James  Gleeson

James Gleeson
Audit Principle | KPMG Read more

18:00 | Pre-awards drinks

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Sponsored by:

19:30 | Aviation 100 Americas Awards

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Schedule for 18 October 2024

08:00 | Registration Open/Morning refreshments

Venue: Metropolitan Club, New York, USA

08:55 | Chairs opening remarks

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

09:00 | The Americas Market overview

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

George  Dimitroff

George Dimitroff
Head of Valuations | CIRIUM ascend Consultancy Read more

09:40 | Lessor Finance Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Jason MacIntyre

Jason MacIntyre
Partner / Chair of the Aviation & Aerospace Group | Blake, Cassels & Graydon Read more

Saahas Rauniyar

Saahas Rauniyar
CFO | Rolls Royce & Partners Finance Read more

Paul Murphy

Paul Murphy
Chief Financial Officer | TrueNoord Read more

Alvin Khoo

Alvin Khoo
Chief Financial Officer | GA Telesis, LLC Read more

John Beekman

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

Greg Willis

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

10:25 | AWG activities – Update on key aviation finance and leasing issues

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Jeffrey Wool

Jeffrey Wool
Secretary General | Aviation Working Group Read more

David Lloyd

David Lloyd
XBT Project Coordinator | Aviation Working Group Read more

Francois Collet

Francois Collet
VP Structured Finance | Airbus Read more

Carol Forsyte

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

11:25 | Finance & Investment – Hot topics & Challenges looking into 2025

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

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

Ronan Murphy

Ronan Murphy
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Finnian O'Neill

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

12:05 | Lessor Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Joe O'Mara

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

Alexander Rasnavad

Alexander Rasnavad
CCO | Carlyle Aviation Partners Read more

Paul Geaney

Paul Geaney
President & CCO | Avolon Read more

Mike Inglese

Mike Inglese
CEO | Aircastle Read more

Ali Ben Lmandani

Ali Ben Lmandani
CEO | ABL Aviation Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: Metropolitan Club, New York, USA

14:35 | Lessor & Lessee Panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Ran Ackerman

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

Jeff Lewis

Jeff Lewis
CEO | Hanwha Aviation Read more

Joseph King

Joseph King
Director, Fleet | JetBlue Read more

Karl Griffin

Karl Griffin
CEO | Genesis Read more

Robert Fanning

Robert Fanning
VP - Fleet Transactions | Frontier Airlines Read more

15:10 | Lessor Rating panel

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Betsy  Snyder

Betsy Snyder
Independent Senior Adviser | Read more

Annapoorni CS

Annapoorni CS
Associate Director | S&P Global Read more

David Laterza

David Laterza
Senior Vice President, North American Financial Institutions | DBRS Morningstar Read more

James (Jimmy) Shi

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

Johann Juan

Johann Juan
Senior Director | Fitch Ratings Read more

Mark Wasden

Mark Wasden
Senior Vice President | Moody's Investors Service Read more

Mike Dodge

Mike Dodge
Director | Kroll Bond Rating Agency Read more

15:50 | Aircraft ABS and the future of aviation securitizations

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Robert Cassidy

Robert Cassidy
Senior Manager | PAFS Ireland Ltd Read more

Joe Samples

Joe Samples
Director Aviation Services | Pivotal Corporate Read more

Deion McCarthy

Deion McCarthy
VO, Fixed Income Investor Relations and Sustainability | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd Read more

Ronan Murphy

Ronan Murphy
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Xavier Auge

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

Robert Sheldon

Robert Sheldon
Managing Director, Asset Backed Financing | Deutsche Bank Read more

Kalash Pandey

Kalash Pandey
Managing Director | Goldman Sachs Read more

Alan Greenblatt

Alan Greenblatt
Managing Director | KBRA Read more

16:30 | Aviation Private Placements

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

Speakers:

Marjan Riggi

Marjan Riggi
Managing Partner | Stage Wing Advisory Read more

Michael Dickson

Michael Dickson
Managing Director | Citi group Read more

Alexandra Johnson

Alexandra Johnson
Partner | Milbank Read more

Boris Alishayev

Boris Alishayev
Senior Director | KBRA Read more

George Stone

George Stone
Managing Director | Barings Read more

17:40 | Chair’s closing remarks & end of conference

Venue: Main Stage, Metropolitan Club

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