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Get a ringside seat as two ISTAT past presidents, Gerry Butler, chief marketing officer at Merx Aviation Finance, and Jep Thornton, managing partner at Aerolease Aviation, Rumble Over Aviation's Recovery (ROAR).

In this Learning Lab, Julian Lee, oil strategist at Bloomberg LP, shares his extensive (30+ years) knowledge of the key oil issues facing the industry.

This session, featuring Jonathan Drew, managing director of ESG solutions and global banking at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., discusses the role financial institutions play in supporting the restoration of a resilient economic system.

Understand how the pandemic resulted in significant belly capacity decline for air cargo, featuring Erik Goedhart, senior vice president and global head of aerospace at Kuehne + Nagel Management AG.

Gain a better understanding of ISTAT’s D&I vision and listen as Marilyn Gan, managing director and head of origination for Asia Pacific aviation at MUFG Bank, and Mylene Scholnick, principal at Amazon Air, reflect on the comments made by other ISTAT Podcast guests regarding their views of this topic within the industry.

This session, featuring Li Liu, executive vice president at Greater China for GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), provides a comprehensive overview of the international and domestic air traffic and capacity patterns in China.

Understand the impact of COVID-19 on lessors and how lessors have responded to the challenges and the opportunities, featuring Eithne Manning, head of funding, investor relations, finance and tax at SMBC Aviation Capital.

Uncover the importance and hallmarks of risk framework, including asset, credit, country and market dynamics pre-COVID with Virginia Fox, chief risk officer at GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).

Listen in as Doug Harned, managing director and head of aviation research at AllianceBernstein, shares his outlook for 2021 and the impact of a high efficacy vaccine on the sector’s recovery. 

Celine Fornaro, managing director and head of European industrial research at UBS London, discusses her background and shares her advice for young professionals and how they might take advantage of opportunities during the current crisis.

Dean N. Gerber, general counsel at Orix Aviation and incoming ISTAT president, shares details of his career and provides his vision for ISTAT as he steps in as president in 2021.

Gerry Butler, ISTAT president and chief marketing officer at Merx Aviation Finance, shares his interesting background, his achievements as ISTAT president and his view on the pandemic, including his concerns of its effect on mental health.