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Sunday, 8 March 

6:00 - 14:00 ISTAT Foundation Golf Tournament
Sponsored by AVITAS
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9:30 - 13:30 ISTAT Foundation Pickleball Tournament
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13:00 - 17:00 IAP Business Meeting and ConEd Session
Invite Only
15:00 - 19:30 Registration Open
Sponsored by Aviator Capital
15:00 - 20:00 Welcome Desk Hours
15:30 - 17:00 ISTAT Appraising - An Introduction
16:00 - 17:00 ISTAT Foundation Mentorship Reception
Invite Only
17:00 - 18:00 ISTAT Rising Executives Event
Sponsored by Avolon
18:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception

Monday, 9 March

7:00 ISTAT Past President's Run
ISTAT Past President's Yoga
7:00 - 19:00 Registration Open
Sponsored by Aviator Capital
7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast
Sponsored by Gallagher Aerospace US
7:30 - 8:30 ISTAT Foundation and Airlink Breakfast
8:30 - 17:00 Welcome Desk Hours
8:30 - 17:00 The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space
Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar
Jet Fuel Café Sponsored by Aviation Capital Group
ISTAT Bistro: Grab and go snacks available all day in The Hub
  The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods
  MTG Space: Reserved Tables
  Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines
Sponsored by Aircastle
8:30 - 8:45 Opening Remarks
Gerry Laderman, ISTAT President
Bryson Monteleone, ISTAT Americas Chair, Principal, BPMaero LLC
8:45 - 9:30 Fireside Chat
Robin Hayes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Airbus in North America
Phil LeBeau, Auto & Airline Industry Reporter, CNBC
9:30 - 10:10 Fireside Chat
Robert Korn, Vice-Chairman and Co-Founder, Carlyle Aviation Partners
Adrian Neuhauser, Chief Executive Officer, ABRA Group
10:10 - 10:30 Morning Break
Sponsored by AerCap, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, SMBC Aviation Capital and Vedder Price
10:30 - 11:10 Fireside Chat
John Grier, Managing Director, Citi
Peter Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital
11:10 - 11:55 Growth and Creating Value Panel
Moderator: Douglas Runte, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
Speakers:
Jamie Baker, Managing Director and Senior Airlines Analyst, JPMorgan
Drew Fine, Partner, Milbank LLP
Norman Liu, Former Chief Executive Officer, GECAS/NAC
11:55 - 12:30 Fireside Chat
Ross Perot Jr., Chairman, Hillwood and The Perot Group
Steven F. Udvar-Házy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Air Lease Corporation
12:30 - 13:40 Lunch
Sponsored by elfc
12:30 - 17:00 Ice Cream Stand
Sponsored by Willis Lease Finance Corporation
13:40 - 14:20 Economist's View
Adam Pilarski, President, AVITAS
14:20 - 15:05 Capital Markets Panel
Moderator: Mark Streeter, Managing Director, JP Morgan
Speakers:
Rafael Kuhn, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
Patrick Mahoney, President, Merit AirFinance
John Mowry, Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consulting
Wesley Trowbridge, Analyst, Fidelity
15:05 - 15:30 Afternoon Break
Sponsored by AerCap, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, SMBC Aviation Capital and Vedder Price
15:30 - 16:10 Fireside Chat
Enrique Beltranena, Chief Executive Officer, Volaris
John L. Plueger, Chief Executive Officer and President, Air Lease Corporation
16:10 - 16:55 The Supply Chain Disruption – A Never-ending Story?
Moderator: Jens Flottau, Executive Editor, Commercial Aviation, Aviation Week Network
Speakers: 
Ronald Epstein, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst II, Bank of America Securities
Kevin Michaels, Managing Director, AeroDynamic Advisory
Gary Weissel, Managing Officer, Tronos Aviation Consulting
16:55 - 17:00 Closing Remarks
17:00 - 18:00 Women@ISTAT
17:30 - 19:00 Networking Reception
Sponsored by Crestone Air Partners
21:00 - 23:00 Club ISTAT

Tuesday, 10 March

7:00 ISTAT Past President's Run  
8:00 - 17:00 Registration Open
Sponsored by Aviator Capital
 
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast  
8:30 - 17:00 Welcome Desk Hours
8:30 - 17:00 The Hub: Central Gathering and Exhibit Space
Jet Fuel Café: Specialty Coffee Bar
Jet Fuel Café Sponsored by Aviation Capital Group
ISTAT Bistro: Grab and go snacks available all day in The Hub
 
  The Deal Zone: Reserved Meeting Pods  
  MTG Space: Reserved Tables  
  Airline Lounge: Meeting Area Reserved for Airlines
Sponsored by Aircastle
 
9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks  
9:10 - 9:50 Fireside Chat
Noah Poponak, Managing Director, Aerospace & Defense Equity Research, Goldman Sachs
Katie Ringgold, Vice President General Manager, 737 Program, The Boeing Company
 
9:50 - 10:35 Private Credit Panel
Moderator: Olivier Trauchessec, Managing Director, Head of Global Aviation, MUFG
Speakers:
Akhil Bansal, Head of Asset-Backed Finance, Carlyle Global Credit
Sean Hinze, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
Anyi Lee, Managing Director, Apollo Global Management
Daniel Verwholt, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Barings
 
10:35 - 10:45 ISTAT AeroTalk  
10:45 - 11:00 Morning Break
Sponsored by AerCap, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, SMBC Aviation Capital and Vedder Price
 
11:00 - 11:45 Trading Strategies Panel
Moderator: Emily Wilson, Managing Director, AB CarVal
Speakers:
David Chaimovitz, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Setna iO
Michael Inglese, Chief Executive Officer, Aircastle
Jeff Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Hanwha Aviation
Lindsey Webster, Senior Vice President, Asset Valuations, mba Aviation
 
11:45 - 12:30 Case Study: Turboprops, Mid-Jets and New Strategies
Moderator: Jared Dowell, Partner, Elevate Capital Partners
Speakers:
Mathieu Duquesnoy, Co-founder, Chief Marketing Officer, Abelo
Mark Hughes, Chief Commercial Officer, Falko
Christopher Jones, Head of Americas, ATR & President and Managing Director, ATR Americas, Inc.
 
12:30 - 13:45 Lunch
12:30 - 13:45 ISTAT D&I Lunch With AWAR: Creating a Culture of Belonging
12:30 - 17:00 Ice Cream Stand
Sponsored by Willis Lease Finance Corporation
 
13:45 - 14:30 Target Market: Widebodies
Moderator: Courtney Miller, Founder and Managing Director, Visual Approach Analytics
Speakers:
Kristen Bojko, Vice President, Fleet, Delta
George Dimitroff, Head of Valuations, Cirium
Matthew Hoesley, Chief Commercial Officer, Altavair
 
14:30 - 15:10 Risk Panel
Moderator: Emily Wicker, Partner, Clifford Chance
Speakers:
Christine Boucher, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Delta Air Lines
Sarah Clarkin, Chief Legal Officer, Aircastle
Jason Reed, President, Digital Transformation Group, GA Telesis
 
15:10 - 15:20 ISTAT Appraisers Program Update
Speaker: Stuart Rubin, ISTAT Appraisers Program Chair and Vice President Managing Director Aviation, ICF International
 
15:25 - 15:40 Afternoon Break
Sponsored by AerCap, Clover Aviation Capital Company Limited, SMBC Aviation Capital and Vedder Price
 
15:40 - 15:50 ISTAT AeroTalk  
15:50 - 16:05 ISTAT Foundation Update
Speaker: Kristen Chmielewski, ISTAT Foundation Chair and Partner, GC Aero Law, LLP    
 
16:05 - 17:00 Airline CFO Panel
Moderator: Julie Johnsson, Senior Aerospace Reporter, Bloomberg News
Speakers:
Tom Doxey, Chief Financial Officer, Southwest Airlines
Michael Leskinen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, United Airlines
Rob Palmer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Porter Airlines
 
17:00 - 17:05 Closing Remarks  
18:00 - 19:00 President's Gala Reception
Sponsored by Air Lease
 
19:00 - 21:00 President's Gala Dinner and Award Presentation
Recipient:
John Vitale, Former President & CEO, AVITAS, Inc.
Sponsored by Air Lease
 
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