2023 AGENDA

08:00 REGISTRATION

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08:00 NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:00 OPENING REMARKS

09:15 SESSION ONE: Air cargo and freighters in EMEA growth markets 

PANEL

• Passenger fleet and network trajectories and what this means for the EMEA region.  
• Slowing growth in 2023 and beyond. 
• Expanding freighter fleets at the region’s carriers. 

PANELISTS:

• Fatih Cigal, Senior Vice President of Cargo Marketing, Turkish Airlines
• Hiran Perera, Senior Vice President of Cargo Planning & Freighters, Emirates SkyCargo
• Leonard Rodrigues, Head of Revenue Management & Network Planning, Etihad Cargo
• Teddy Zebitz, Chief Executive Officer, Saudia Cargo

MODERATOR:

• Jeff Lee, Editor, Cargo Facts

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10:15 SESSION TWO: Fireside Chat

Audrone Keinyte, Chief Executive Officer of Bluebird Nordic, will take the stage to talk economy, innovation, and trends in freighter fleets, equipment and the EMEA region. 

MODERATOR:

• Jim Edgar, Senior Consultant, Cargo Facts Consulting

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10:45 MID-MORNING BREAK

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11:30 SESSION THREE: Prospects and obstacles for future fleet development

PRESENTATION

• Key factors that will influence conversion activity and production program development. 
• The economic factors that will matter most to the airfreight sector over the next 20 years. 

PRESENTER:

• Guillermo Ochovo, Director, Cargo Facts Consulting

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12:00 LUNCHEON

SPEAKER:

• Gilbert Birke, Senior Adviser Commercial & Contract Management P2F/MRO, EFW

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13:30 SESSION FOUR: 737NG and A320 Family conversions: changing of the guard 

PANEL

• Reconnecting freighter conversion supply chains. 
• EMEA appetite for the latest generation of narrowbody conversions. 
• Replacing 737 Classics and 757s. 

PANELISTS:

• Colin Grant, Chief Operating Officer, ASL Aviation Holdings
• George Seturidze, Chief Executive Officer, Camex Airlines
• Alex Harrington, Commercial Director, Titan Airways

MODERATOR:

• Jeff Lee, Editor, Cargo Facts

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14:30 AFTERNOON BREAK

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15:00 SESSION FIVE: Cargo drones/eVTOLS/unmanned craft: Separating fact from fiction  

PANEL:

• Development update and near-term goals. 
• Regulatory hurdles and challenges. 
• Aiding humans with alternative equipment. 

PANELISTS:

• Leon John Hermann, Head of Corporate Development & Strategy, Wingcopter
• Svilen Rangelov, Co-Founder, Dronamics
• Ed De Reyes, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Sabrewing Aircraft Company

MODERATOR:

• Guillermo Ochovo, Director, Cargo Facts Consulting

15:45 SESSION SIX: Fleet dynamics in the ACMI and charter markets 

PANEL

• Trends in time-definite delivery across Africa, Europe and the Middle East. 
• Operator and fleet diversification. 
• The interplay between ACMI, CMI, charter and own-controlled.

PANELISTS: 

• Baldvin Hermannsson, Chief Executive Officer, Air Atlanta Icelandic & Air Atlanta Europe
• Iman Marco, Chief Executive Officer of Asia Cargo Network Malaysia & World Cargo Airlines, Managing Director of MENA Cargo Airlines

MODERATOR:

• Robert Luke, Associate Editor, Cargo Facts

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17:30 2023 CARGO FACTS EMEA GALA DINNER

Join Cargo Facts and your fellow attendees for our annual CF EMEA Gala Dinner. Seat to the 2023 Gala Dinner are Limited, Attendees Must be Pre-Registered to Attend.

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08:00 REGISTRATION

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08:00 NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:00 OPENING REMARKS

9:05 SESSION SEVEN: Assessing Africa’s potential and pitfalls for airfreight advancement 

PANEL

• The state of the African market. 
• Barriers to growth. 
• The role of regional freighters. 

PANELISTS:

• Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Astral Aviation Ltd
• Peter Musola, Head of Cargo Commercial, Kenya Airways
• Hamdi Osman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, SolitAir In’l Holding

MODERATOR:

• Guillermo Ochovo, Director, Cargo Facts Consulting

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9:50 SESSION EIGHT: Aviation and sustainability: Turning a new leaf

PRESENTATION

• Carbon emissions targets and an industry progress report.  
• Engine tech, aircraft upgrades and other operational changes to minimize fuel burn.  
• Alternatives to kerosene: the role of electric, SAFs and fuel cells in delivering sustainable thrust. 

PRESENTER:

• Paddy Lowe, Founder & Director, Zero Petroleum

MODERATOR:

• Robert Luke, Associate Editor, Cargo Facts

10:50 MID-MORNING BREAK

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11:15 SESSION NINE: Taking stock: The lessor perspective on freighters and conversions  

PANEL

• Growing lessor interest in the latest generation of freighter conversions. 
• Feedstock availability of 737NGs, A320s, A321s and A330s. 
• Is there a potential conversion bubble? 

PANELISTS:

• Joerg Andriof, Chief Investment Officer, Aircraft Finance Germany
• Eamonn Cronin, Managing Director, Airwork Ireland
• Eamonn Forbes, Chief Commercial Officer, Titan Aviation Leasing
• Derek Paterson, Vice President of Sales – EMEA, Aero Capital Solutions

MODERATOR:

• Jim Edgar, Senior Consultant, Cargo Facts Consulting

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12:00 LUNCHEON 

SPEAKER:

• Tom Hoang, Regional Director, Market Analysis – Air Cargo, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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14:00 CONCLUSION