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2023 AGENDA

Please note that all sessions are listed in Dubai time (GMT +4)

16:00 REGISTRATION

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17:30 WELCOMING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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? 

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14:00 CONCLUSION