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

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

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
Paul Jones, Vice President Latin America, Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Eduardo Fuchs, Vice President Sales and Marketing, elfc
Grant Perry, Vice President Sales Americas, StandardAero

17:00 - 17:05

Closing Remarks

17:00 - 19:00

Welcome Reception
Regency Ballroom D
Sponsored by Embraer

22:00 - 1:00

ISTAT After Party
La Única Polanco
Sponsored by ABOGADOS SIERRA SC, Machado Meyer & Parra Rodriguez Abogados S.A.S.

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
Andres Conesa, CEO, Aeromexico
Priscilla Branco, ISTAT Latin America Chair

9:40 - 10:30

Legal Panel
Moderator: Carlos Sierra, Managing Partner, Abogados Sierra
Speakers:
Ernesto Gomez Pombo, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Aeromexico
Tiffany Kolb, Senior Vice President, elfc
Carlos Eduardo Torres, Legal Fleet Director, Avianca
Isabella Vilhena, Legal Manager, LATAM Airlines Brasil

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
Michael Leonard, Managing Director, Citi
Beatriz Guevara, Treasury Director, Viva
Benoist de Vimal, Managing Director - Head of Origination Aviation for the Americas, MUFG

11:40 - 12:30

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

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch
Regency Ballroom A/B

14:00 - 14:30

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:
David Pinzón Eslava, Head of Leasing and Financing, Abra Group
Istvan Jambor, Vice President of Fleet, Arajet
Raphael Linares, Chief Fleet & Legal Officer, Azul
Ciprian Rodriguez, Fleet & Procurement Director, 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:
Steven Graham, Head of Americas & OEM, Avolon
Mark Hanley, Head of Airline Leasing & Sales Americas, BOC Aviation Limited
Catalina Mejia, Vice President Sales, DAE Capital
Matthew Stevens, Managing Director, Americas, AIP Capital

16:30 - 17:20

Airline CFO Panel
Moderator: Jared Ailstock, Managing Partner, 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 - 22:30

Viva México Celebration
Presented by Beautech

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