25th Annual Aircraft Finance and Commercial Aviation Forum 2011

Aircraft Finance & Commercial Aviation: the Meeting Place for Key Industry Players

The Original Aircraft Finance & Commercial Aviation Conference
An annual fixture in the Aircraft Manufacture & Finance industry calendar, The Geneva Forum has been bringing together Airframe and Engine manufacturers, Airline Fleet Planners and Financial Directors, Lessors, Commercial & Multilateral Financiers and Aviation experts for 25 years! 2011 will be no exception!

350 industry leaders from 35 countries are expected in Geneva from 21 - 24 February for the annual Aircraft Finance & Commercial Aviation event and the New European Emissions Trading Scheme Summit.

View the agenda for Europe`s leading global aircraft finance event here!

What Will Be Your Highlights Of The 2011 Geneva Forum?

• A NEW head ot head format comes to the Geneva Forum: in 2011 Professor Rigas Doganis will be interviewing Willie Walsh, CEO, British Airways. Read more.
Find out what the CEO of one of the world`s leading and most troubled legacy carriers thinks about the future evolution of the Airline industry. Mr. Walsh will be answering your questions on the British Airways view on market development, economic challenges, the environment and passenger behaviour.


• The NEW Financing Global Aviation Sessions, including the financial analyst perspective on the airline business, insight into the bank market capacity for Aviation and the outlook for Export Credit Finance (Tues. 22 Feb.) Read more.
This section of the conference will focus on the financing of global aviation from Export Credit, Asian banks and commercial lenders.


• The new Bank Market Panel will shed light on how the financial markets view the aviation industry & what bank capacity exists to finance it? Featuring leading aviation bankers: Jose Abramovici, MD, Global Hd Aviation Group & Rail Finance, CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB, Patrick M. K ufer, MD, Debt Capital Markets, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES and Alex Aupoix, Vice-President Asset Finance, CIC.
• The use of Export Credit in aircraft finance is one of the most hotly debated topics on the 2011 agenda. We welcome a panel of speakers to consider a competitive solution to optimising this source for aircraft transactions. Featuring: Markus Ott, Head of Corporate Finance, DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA, Gordon Welsh, Head of Aerospace, ECGD and Bertrand Grabowski, Board Member for Aviation, DVB BANK.



• The NEW Forecasting The Future Of The Aviation Business Focus, featuring essential analysis from the Aviation markets most respected forecasters (Tues. 22 Feb.) Read more.
Geneva Forum delegates attend to find out the expert perspective on the future dynamics of the Aircraft Market. Answering the question what next for aircraft is Dr. Adam Pilarski. He will consider to what extent we are seeing a fundamental shift in market dynamics and whether we are reaching the tipping point between aircraft supply and demand.


• The NEW Geneva Aircraft Manufacturers` Forum with a Quick Fire Showcase, profiling the new aircraft and latest strategy coming to market (Weds. 23 Feb.) Read more.
Find out what new aircraft are on the horizon and what is the latest strategy for airframe manufacturers. The Quickfire Showcase will give each manufacturer 10 minutes and a maximum of 5 slides to present their news. The showcase will then be followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.


• The NEW Special Guest Speaker - Rohit Talwar, CEO, FAST FUTURE with Aviation strategies for a fast changing travel sector & uncertain global economy (Weds. 23 Feb.) Read more.



• The NEW Aircraft & Engine Leasing Strategy & Practice Working Group (Thurs. 24 Feb.) Read more.
This interactive presentation and discussion session will give participants the chance to define the future of the market with expert peers. An opportunity to thrash out key industry challenges and share in the expertise of market leaders from all sides of the industry, including:


• Examining The Economic Life Of Aircraft: Are Aircraft Being Forced Into Early Retirement & What Are The Implications For Financing & Leasing Used Aircraft?
• Inside The Evolutoin Of Engine Leasing: Examining The Growth Of The Engine Leasing Market & Where Can New Capacity Be Found For The Secondary Market?
• Growing Opportunities In The After Market: Examining Alternatives To Re-Financing End Of Life Aircraft & The Growing Trend To Part-Out & Scrap



• The NEW Managing The Cost & Regulatory Compliance Of Aviation s Inclusion In The EU ETS Summit (Mon. 21 - Tues. 22 Feb.) Read more.
Airlines, lessors and financiers alike are preparing for the inclusion of Aviation in the EU ETS. How are airlines going to manage the operational challenges of adherrance to the scheme and what are the financial implications? To read more about this essential summit featuring speakers from The EU, BRITISH AIRWAYS and AUSTRIAN AIRLINES click here.


• The NEW Drafting Standardized Legal Contracts For Aircraft Leasing Workshop (Tues. 22 Feb.) Read more.
This hands-on workshop will tackle a popular question from the aircraft leasing community: why there is no standardized documentation for aircraft lease agreement in the aircraft leasing world? To be hosted by representatives from the Legal, Lessor and Airline communities, the work group will establish the essential T&Cs that can be agreed and standardized for all parties.