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28 JULY – FIRST SESSION AT 9:05 edT – SEE AGENDA BELOW

Airfinance Journal North America Online will bring the aviation finance community together for 3 days of virtual networking and carefully curated content all designed to help you help your business in the midst of a global pandemic. One of aviation’s defining characteristics through the decades has been its resilience, and Airfinance Journal will continue to serve as a platform to make business happen. At a time when global travel is at a near standstill don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear from the industry’s leading lights across the airline, leasing, financing, manufacturing and appraisal communities whilst developing new leads and relationships with your peers from across the globe.

“The only ‘must do’ event in the industry today” Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Agenda

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

Speakers

Amelia Anderson updated

Amelia Anderson

Co-Founder & President

AWAR

philip baggaley

Philip Baggaley

Managing Director, Corporate Ratings

S&P Global Ratings

Helane Becker

Helane Becker

Managing Director

Cowen Inc

Drew Fine

Drew Fine

Partner

Milbank LLP

Simon Finn

Simon Finn

Director - Aviation Research

MUFG

Darren Hulst_Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Darren Hulst

Vice President, Commercial Marketing

Boeing Commercial Aircraft

Doug Kelly

Doug Kelly

Head of Valuations

AVITAS

Kellianne

Kellianne Kelly

Vice President of Investment Banking

Evercore

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Rafael Kuhn

Director, Head of Aviation Capital Markets

Deutsche Bank

John Luth

John Luth

Chairman, Accenture Aviation & Chairman President & Chief Executive Officer

Seabury Capital Group Ltd

Andy Mansell

Andy Mansell

Partner

Split Rock Aviation

Ryan McKenna

Ryan McKenna

Chief Executive Officer

Griffin Global Asset Management

John Mowry

John Mowry

Managing Director

Alton Aviation Consultancy

Adam Pilarski

Adam Pilarski

Senior Vice President

AVITAS

Ripa_Rashid

Ripa Rashid

Head of Diversity & Inclusion

Cowen Inc

Olga Razzhivina

Olga Razzhivina

Senior ISTAT Appraiser

Oriel

Marjan Riggi

Marjan Riggi

Senior Managing Director, Head of Aviation & Transportation

KBRA

Carla Schriver

Carla Schriver

Vice President

Goldman Sachs

matthew simonetti

Matthew Simonetti

Director, Global Structured Finance

Citi

Betsy Snyder

Betsy Snyder

Senior Managing Director, Corporate Ratings

S&P Global Ratings

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Mahamane Touré

Senior Manager, Corporate Finance

United Airlines

Mike Yeomans

Mike Yeomans

Head of Valuations

IBA Group Ltd

Laura Mueller

Laura Mueller

Managing Director

Airfinance Journal

olivier bonnassies

Olivier Bonnassies

Managing Editor

Airfinance Journal

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