Schedule
Schedule for 29 April 2025
09:00 | Chairman
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDavid Power, Member of the Board at AviLease, chair's the first day of the conference.
Speakers:

David Power
Member of the Board | AviLease Read more
09:10 | A Welcome by
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Edward O'Bryne
CEO | AvilLease Read more
09:20 | Opening Remarks
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia09:35 | Keynote - The Aviation Sector in KSA and Progress
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:
Muhammad Ovais Yousuf
Head of Aviation and Security Sector | PIF, MENA Investments Division Read more
09:45 | Strategic Collaboration – Achieving Saudi Arabia's National Aviation Strategy & Vision 2030 Targets
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:
Zied Gherine
Head of Aviation Service Investments | PIF Read more

Arnaud Martinez
CEO | The Helicopter Company Read more
Mohammed Alkhuraisi
Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Intelligence | GACA Read more

Fahd Cynndy
Managing Director | Saudia Technic Read more
Fahad Moussa
EVP Investments | Saudia Group Read more
Paul Sankey
Chief Design Officer | King Salman International Airport Read more
10:35 | Keynote
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Bander Almohanna
CEO | Flynas Read more
11:00 | Boeing Market Outlook
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia11:45 | Break and Prayers
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia12:05 | Lessor Panel
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Joe O'Mara
Partner & Head of Aviation Finance | KPMG Read more
Kieran O’Keefe
CIO | AviLease Read more

Hani Kuzbari
Co-CEO | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

David Taylor
COO | ABL Aviation Read more
Ramón Stortini
Managing Director, Middle East, Africa & South Asia | Avolon Read more

Mike Poon
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer | CALC Read more
14:00 | Riyadh Air Fireside Chat
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia14:35 | Global and Regional Market outlook
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaIncluding lease rates and valuations highlights
Speakers:

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 ArabiaIncluding Cape Town Convention & Taxonomy
Speakers:

James Bradley
Partner | Morgan Lewis Read more

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

Tejaswi Nimmagadda
Partner | Tiang & Partners Read more
Hussain Alshammasi
Head of Corporate Legal & GCR | AviLease Read more
Ahsen Rajput
Managing Director - Customer Finance, Middle East & Africa | Boeing Read more

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 ArabiaSpeakers:
16:55 | Capital Markets, Finance & DCM Panel
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:
Zain Zaidi
Managing Director, Head of UK, Europe and MEA Loans Products & Execution | Citi Read more
Faisal Qadri
Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Banking | HSBC Saudi Arabia Read more

Mohammed Albensaleh
Head of Debt Financing Investment Banking | Al Rajhi Capital Read more
Zaid Ghoul
Managing Director- Head of Investment Banking | SNB Capital Read more
17:35 | Closing remarks
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

David Power
Member of the Board | AviLease Read more
19:45 | Delegate Dinner – By invitation only
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSponsored by:
Schedule for 30 April 2025
09:00 | Welcoming remarks
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

David Power
Member of the Board | AviLease Read more
09:05 | Opening remarks
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:
Ibrahim Al-Omar
Director General | Saudia Read more
09:20 | Airline CEO Fireside Chat
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia09:50 | Embraer Commercial Aircraft Update
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Mohamed Khalid
Regional Director, Airline Marketing - Middle East & Africa | Embraer Read more
10:25 | Engine Leasing roundtable
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Sourabh Bhattacharya
Partner | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Read more
Neil Wilson
Vice President, Sales & Marketing | SMBC Aero Engine Lease Read more

Charlie Ferguson
SVP for EMEA | Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Read more
Mohammad Alamoush
Director of Leasing & Asset Management – Middle East | MTU Maintenance Read more
11:05 | Airline CFO Panel
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Marc Hamilton
Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

Riyaz PeerMohamed
Chief Aircraft Acquisition and Financing Officer | IndiGo Read more
Abdulrahman Ajabnoor
Chief Financial Officer | flyadeal Read more
Krishnan Balakrishnan
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer | Jazeera Airways Read more
11:45 | Break and Prayers
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia12:05 | Leasing, Lease Finance & Asset Manager Panel
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Denis Hogan
Managing Director | Alton Aviation Read more

Cyrille Picard
Senior Vice President | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

David Taylor
COO | ABL Aviation Read more

James Carroll
Head of MEASA Sales | DAE Capital Read more

Kishore Korde
Executive Vice President | Air Lease Corporation Read more
Stephen Quinn
SVP Capital Markets & Trading | Avolon Read more
14:00 | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regional Market evolution
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

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 ArabiaSpeakers:
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 Arabia15:50 | SPV Presentation
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia16:25 | Saudi Arabia Connecting Global Air Transportation Network
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:

Dr Mohammed Yeahiya
Assistant Professor | Prince Sultan University Read more
17:00 | eVTOL Aircraft: Financing Opportunities and Challenges
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSpeakers:
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 ArabiaSpeakers:

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