Growth Frontiers Tokyo

9-10 April 2025 | Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Schedule

Schedule for 09 April 2025

08:50 | Chair’s opening remarks

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Akihiko Takamatsu

Akihiko Takamatsu
Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

09:00 | Global Market Outlook with focus on Japan

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

George  Dimitroff

George Dimitroff
Head of Valuations | CIRIUM ascend Consultancy Read more

09:40 | Boeing Aircraft Market Overview & Outlook

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Tyler Gordon

Tyler Gordon
Director, Customer Finance | Boeing Read more

10:20 | JOLCO Panel

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Olivia Matsushita

Olivia Matsushita
Partner | Pillsbury Read more

Umid Sharipov

Umid Sharipov
Managing Director | ABL Corporation Japan Read more

Yasuhiro Nakauchi

Yasuhiro Nakauchi
Senior Director | JP Lease Products & Services Read more

11:20 | Aviation Financing Overview

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

John Mowry

John Mowry
Managing Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

12:00 | Investing in aviation – Japanese capital market/institutional investor participation in aviation

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Takahiro Kawaguchi

Takahiro Kawaguchi
Partner | K&L Gates Read more

Stephen O'Flanagan

Stephen O'Flanagan
SVP Capital Markets and Trading | Avolon Read more

Pierre Briens

Pierre Briens
Co-Head of Transportation Capital Markets APAC | BNP Paribas Read more

Rion Sato

Rion Sato
CEO | BeYoke Capital Co. Ltd Read more

Yuichi Yamamoto

Yuichi Yamamoto
Co-Head of Global Aviation Team, Head of Americas and Equity Investments | Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) Read more

Yoichi Hirotani

Yoichi Hirotani
President and CEO | Daiwa Airborne Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

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14:00 | Commercial Aircraft Engine leasing - Finance, Trading & Investment

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Simon Collins

Simon Collins
Partner | Watson, Farley & Williams Read more

Richard Hough

Richard Hough
President & CEO | Engine Lease Finance Corporation Read more

Jeff Lewis

Jeff Lewis
CEO | Hanwha Aviation Read more

Roger Welaratne

Roger Welaratne
Managing Director & CEO | SMBC Aero Engine Lease Read more

Bobby Janagan

Bobby Janagan
CEO | Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Read more

Hirotoshi (Hiro) Yamamura

Hirotoshi (Hiro) Yamamura
Executive Consultant, Business Development | Willis Lease Finance Corporation Read more

14:55 | Lessor Panel

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

James Bradley

James Bradley
Partner | Morgan Lewis Read more

Hani Kuzbari

Hani Kuzbari
Co-CEO | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

Haiyan Zheng

Haiyan Zheng
Executive Vice President | Clover Aviation Capital Read more

Patrick den Elzen

Patrick den Elzen
CEO | Arena Aviation Capital Read more

Antony Snelleman

Antony Snelleman
EVP & Regional Manager - Asia | High Ridge Aviation Read more

Ali Ben Lmandani

Ali Ben Lmandani
CEO | ABL Aviation Read more

15:50 | Alternative Lenders Fireside

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Bradley Dailey

Bradley Dailey
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Eelco Van De Stadt

Eelco Van De Stadt
President | PK Airfinance Read more

Neal McElvaney

Neal McElvaney
SVP – Origination | LR AirFinance Read more

16:30 | Airbus update and market discussion

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Alexander Selyanko

Alexander Selyanko
Marketing for Lessors | Airbus Read more

Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson
Head of Sales, North East Asia | Airbus Read more

Motohisa Abe

Motohisa Abe
VP International Network Planning | Japan Airlines Read more

17:30 | Chair’s closing remarks

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Akihiko Takamatsu

Akihiko Takamatsu
Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

17:30 | Drinks reception

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

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Schedule for 10 April 2025

08:55 | Chair’s opening remarks

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Yosuke Nomura

Yosuke Nomura
Senior Associate, Global Head of Business Development – Transport | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

09:00 | Embraer Market Overview and Outlook

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Seokwha Hong

Seokwha Hong
Sales Director | Embraer Asia Pacific Read more

09:30 | Leasing & Asset Manager Panel

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Sebastian Smith

Sebastian Smith
Partner | K&L Gates Read more

Rupert Leggett

Rupert Leggett
CEO | FPG Amentum Read more

Ned Musgrave

Ned Musgrave
SVP Marketing, Asia-Pacific | Avolon Read more

Martin Browne

Martin Browne
Chief Executive Officer | IAT Leasing Read more

Jennifer Moulton

Jennifer Moulton
Global Head of Sales | DAE Capital Read more

David Taylor

David Taylor
COO | ABL Aviation Read more

10:20 | Keynote

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Daisuke Tsubokura

Daisuke Tsubokura
Co-Head of Global Aviation Team, Head of EMEA and Asia | Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) Read more

10:45 | JOL Panel

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Akihiko Takamatsu

Akihiko Takamatsu
Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

Keiichi Nakamura

Keiichi Nakamura
Executive Officer, Structured Finance Department | Financial Partners Group (FPG) Read more

Masafumi Hayashi

Masafumi Hayashi
Deputy GM of Aviation Product Solutions Dept, | SMFL Read more

Umid Sharipov

Umid Sharipov
Managing Director | ABL Corporation Japan Read more

Michihiro Enomoto

Michihiro Enomoto
Head of Japan | STRATOS Read more

Rion Sato

Rion Sato
CEO | BeYoke Capital Co. Ltd Read more

Yusuke Honma

Yusuke Honma
Executive Vice President, Head of Japan | Clover Aviation Capital Read more

11:45 | Sustainability Panel

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Christian Orton

Christian Orton
Counsel | Watson Farley & Williams Read more

Carst Lindeboom

Carst Lindeboom
Director Asia Pacific | TrueNoord Read more

Alisa Schackmann

Alisa Schackmann
Chief of Staff and Sustainability Lead | Boeing Read more

Anya Dinh

Anya Dinh
Aircraft Leasing and Purchasing Executive | VietJet Read more

Stéphane Nitenberg

Stéphane Nitenberg
Senior Vice President Strategic Partnerships | OpenAirlines Read more

Keisuke Yasukochi

Keisuke Yasukochi
Global Intelligence Officer | SkyDrive Read more

12:25 | Lessor Fireside

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Joe O'Mara

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

Thomas Baker

Thomas Baker
CEO & President | Aviation Capital Group Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

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14:00 | Market Presentation

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

David Archer

David Archer
Vice President – Europe, Asset Valuations | mba Aviation Read more

14:30 | JOLCO Panel

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Views on Recent Trends and Japanese Tax Updates

Speakers:

Toshi Sogabe

Toshi Sogabe
Aviation Consultant | Cirium Ascend Consultancy Read more

Keiichi Nakamura

Keiichi Nakamura
Executive Officer, Structured Finance Department | Financial Partners Group (FPG) Read more

Yukihiro Kuriyama

Yukihiro Kuriyama
General Manager, Investment & Services Department | Mizuho Leasing Read more

Norio Besshi

Norio Besshi
Director, Transportation Structured Leasing, Global Capital Markets, Global Banking APAC | BNP Paribas, Tokyo Branch Read more

Nobuhiko Harada

Nobuhiko Harada
Partner | Nishimura & Asahi Read more

15:15 | Commercial Aviation Banking & Lessor Finance Panel

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Debra Erni

Debra Erni
Partner | Holland & Knight Read more

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

Mabel Peng

Mabel Peng
Head of Financing | Clover Aviation Capital Read more

Mei Hu

Mei Hu
Director, Aviation APAC | BNP Paribas Read more

Hitomi Nakamura

Hitomi Nakamura
Vice President | Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) Read more

Richard Finlayson

Richard Finlayson
Managing Director, Asset Finance Asia | Deutsche Bank Read more

16:10 | High yield mid-age aircraft leasing, investment & exit strategies

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Bradley Dailey

Bradley Dailey
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Brian Jeffery

Brian Jeffery
Chief Commercial Officer | Stratos Read more

Tony Kondo

Tony Kondo
President & CEO | Werner Aero, LLC Read more

Cian McGinley

Cian McGinley
Executive Vice President Commercial | Aergo Capital Read more

17:00 | Chair’s closing remarks

Venue: Palace Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

Speakers:

Yosuke Nomura

Yosuke Nomura
Senior Associate, Global Head of Business Development – Transport | Norton Rose Fulbright Read more

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