Please note: The platform will  be open from 8am-5pm EDT – During times when no live sessions are taking place we encourage you to utilise our virtual networking opportunities and access on-demand content from Airfinance Journal.

TIME ZONE: EDT

8am Platform opens for virtual networking and on-demand content

9:05am Measuring the market response to North American post-Covid-19 airline fundraising
           • US airlines have engaged in various financing strategies in order to raise liquidity, how has the market responded and what does this tell us about the appetite to support aviation moving forward?
           • What to make of the remarkable market cap dive and recovery which has hit airlines across North America?
           • What lessons can the world’s airlines takeaway from US airlines successful fundraising initiatives?

           Philip Baggaley, CFA, Managing Director, Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

           Helane Becker, Managing Director, Cowen Inc

           Rafael Kuhn, Director, Head of Aviation Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities

           Marjan Riggi, Senior Managing Director, Head of Aviation and Transportation, KBRA 

           Matthew Simonetti, Director, Global Structured Finance , Citi

           Moderated by: Laura Mueller, Managing Director, Airfinance Journal

10am Lessor led solutions for airline customers

          • Will Norwegian Air Shuttle’s debt-for-equity swap with their lessor creditors be replicated by other airlines?
          • How much more capacity do lessors have to support their airline customers?
          • What happens if certain lessors eventually turn off the rental relief tap for lessees?

           Andy Mansell, Partner, Split Rock Aviation

           Ryan McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, Griffin Global Asset Management

           Moderated by: John Luth, Chairman, Accenture Aviation & Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Seabury Capital Group Ltd

10:45am  Virtual networking & on-demand content

5pm Close of day 1

TIME ZONE: EDT

8am Platform opens for virtual networking & on-demand content

9:05am Managing the glut, where will all the planes go and what will they be worth?
           • What impact will oversupply have on asset values across the board?
           • Who will be the likely takers of additional aircraft?
           • Which aircraft type will be most vulnerable?

            Simon Finn, Director – Aviation Research, MUFG

            Doug Kelly, Senior Vice President, Asset Valuation, AVITAS

            Olga Razzhivina, Senior ISTAT Appraiser, Oriel

            Mike Yeomans, Head of Valuations, IBA Group Ltd

            Moderated by: Olivier Bonnassies, Managing Editor, Airfinance Journal

 10am Pilarski Says…

           Adam Pilarski, Senior Vice President, AVITAS

11am The Black Professional: Racial Equity and the Path Forward in Aviation Finance

           This ground-breaking panel will shine a light on the experiences of Black and Brown men and women in our industry, and explore some much-needed pathways for driving greater equity for people of color in aviation finance going forward.

           Kellianne Kelly, Vice President of Investment Banking, Evercore

           Ripa Rashid, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Cowen Inc.

           Mahamane Toure, Senior Manager, Corporate Finance, United Airlines

           Moderated by: Amelia Anderson, Co-Founder & President, AWAR

 12pm Virtual Networking & On-demand content

 5pm Close of day 2

TIME ZONE: EDT

8am Platform open for virtual networking and on-demand content

9:05am  The aviation market environment today – a Boeing analysis

            Darren Hulst, Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Boeing Commercial Aircraft

10am Should lessors be concerned about ratings agencies’ view of ABS pools?
         • A number of lessor ABS pools have been downgraded or placed on negative outlook since the pandemic, how significant is this and what can lessors do to reassure investors?
         • Which aircraft types are particularly vulnerable in the current environment?

         • What long term impact do we expect the COVID-19 outbreak to have on the aircraft ABS market?

           John Mowry, Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy

           Carla Schriver, Vice President, Goldman Sachs

           Betsy Snyder, Director, Corporate Ratings, S&P Global Ratings

           Moderated by: Drew Fine, Partner, Milbank LLP

10:40am Virtual networking and on-demand content

5pm Close of conference