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Schedule

Additional details will be added as they are confirmed.

All activities will take place in Regency Ballroom C unless otherwise specified.

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Wednesday, 7 October

9:00 - 17:00

ISTAT Latin America Workshop (sold-out)
Regency Room E
Speakers:
Priscilla Branco, ISTAT Latin America Chair
Anne Correa, Senior Vice President, Forecasting & Modeling, mba Aviation
André de Barros Ruttimann, Head Aircraft Export Finance, BNDES
Benoist de Vimal, Managing Director - Head of Origination Aviation for the Americas, MUFG 
Fabio Falkenburger, Partner, Machado Meyer 
Esteban Jauregui Lorda, Former CEO, Avion Express Brazil
Victor Rios, Sr. Director Fleet & Procurement, COPA Airlines 
Carlos Sierra, Partner, Sierra LATAM
Walter Valarezo, Head of Americas Sales, DAE 

12:00 - 19:00

Registration
Regency Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by elfc

14:30 - 14:35

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Priscilla Branco, ISTAT Latin America Chair 

14:35 - 15:05 Airline CEO Keynote
Enrique Beltranena, CEO, Volaris 
 
15:05 - 15:30

Break
Sponsored by Boeing, SMBC & Standard Aero

15:30 - 16:10

Regional Outlook
Fabricio Cojuc, Senior International Aviation Consultant

16:10 - 17:00

Engine Trading and Maintenance Panel
Moderator: Luis Ayala, Chief Development Officer, CALC
Speakers:
Kely Alves, Vice President Sales Latin America, BeauTech
Eduardo Fuchs, Vice President Sales and Marketing, elfc
Paul Jones, Vice President Latin America, Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Grant Perry, Vice President Sales Americas, StandardAero

17:00 - 17:05

Closing Remarks

17:00 - 19:00

Welcome Reception
Regency Room D
Sponsored by Embraer

22:00 - 1:00

ISTAT Nightcap
La Única Polanco
Sponsored by ABOGADOS SIERRA LATAM, Machado Meyer & Parra Rodriguez Abogados

Thursday, 8 October

8:30 - 17:00

Registration
Regency Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by elfc

9:00 - 9:10

Opening Remarks

9:10 - 9:40

Airline Fireside Chat
Priscilla Branco, ISTAT Latin America Chair
Andres Conesa, CEO, Aeromexico

9:40 - 10:30

Legal Panel
Moderator: Carlos Sierra, Managing Partner, Abogados Sierra
Speakers:
Susana De la Torre, Senior Fleet Legal Counsel, Volaris
Ernesto Gomez Pombo, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Aeromexico
Tiffany Kolb, Senior Vice President, elfc
Luke Liberda, Head of Legal, Clover Aviation
Carlos Eduardo Torres, Legal Fleet Director, Avianca

10:30 - 10:50

Break
Sponsored by Boeing, SMBC & Standard Aero

10:50 - 11:40

Finance Panel
Moderator: George Ferguson, Global Head of Aerospace, Defense and Airline Analysis, Bloomberg Intelligence
Speakers:
André de Barros Ruttimann, Head Aircraft Export Finance, BNDES
Benoist de Vimal, Managing Director - Head of Origination Aviation for the Americas, MUFG
Beatriz Guevara, Treasury Director, Viva Aerobus
Joshua Smith, Director, Investment Banking, Citi

11:40 - 12:30

OEM Panel
Moderator: Armando Belchior Nunes, Vice President of Marketing Latin America, Aviation Capital Group (ACG)
Speakers:
Arturo Barreira, President, Airbus Latin America and the Caribbean, Airbus
Chris Jones, Head of Region Americas, Managing Director & President, ATR, Inc.
Brent McBratney, Vice President of Marketing Américas, Embraer
Jose Sicilia, Vice President of Sales for Latin America and Caribbean, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

12:30 - 12:45

ISTAT Foundation Update
Kristen Chmielewski, ISTAT Foundation Chair and Partner, GC Aero Law, LLP

12:45 - 14:00

Lunch
Regency Ballroom A/B

14:00 - 14:30

ISTAT Appraisers Update & Market Overview: The Metal
David Rushe, President & CEO, Magellan Aviation Group

14:30 - 15:20

Airline Panel
Moderator: Priscilla Branco, ISTAT Latin America Chair
Speakers:
Istvan Jambor, Vice President of Fleet, Arajet
Rafael Lucio Matias, General Fleet Manager, Azul
David Pinzón Eslava, Head of Leasing and Financing, Abra Group
Héctor Tavera, Fleet Manager, Viva Aerobus
Rodolfo Vigueras, Fleet and Administration Senior Manager, Volaris

15:20 - 15:40

Break
Sponsored by Boeing, SMBC & Standard Aero

15:40 - 16:30

Lessor Panel
Moderators: Mario Geyne Pliego, Sr. Director Fleet and Procurement, Volaris
& Juan Carlos Roncallo de la Vega, Senior Fleet Manager, Viva Aerobus
Speakers:
Joost Gieskes, EVP Airline Marketing - Americas, SMBC Aviation Capital
Steven Graham, Head of Americas & OEM, Avolon
Mark Hanley, Head of Airline Leasing & Sales Americas, BOC Aviation Limited
Catalina Mejia, Senior Vice President Sales, DAE Capital
Matthew Stevens, Managing Director, Americas, AIP Capital

16:30 - 17:20

Airline CFO Panel
Moderator: Chris O’Scannlain, Chief Risk Officer, AIP Capital
Speakers:
Jaime E. Pous, Chief Financial Officer, Volaris
Christian Ramos, Chief Financial Officer, Viva Aerobus
Ricardo Sanchez-Baker, Chief Financial Officer, Aeromexico

17:20 - 17:25

Closing Remarks

17:30 - 19:00

Happy Hour
Regency Ballroom A/B
Sponsored by Avolon

19:30 - 1:00

Viva México Celebration
Harry's Polanco
The ISTAT dinner runs through 22:30. We invite you to experience the local music scene and continue the celebration through 1:00. See details on Networking page.
Presented by Beautech

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