Agenda
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Day one – 1st February
08.30 | Registration and Networking Breakfast hosted by Pratt & Whitney Canada
09.35 | Opening remarks
Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
09.45 | McGinn’s reasons to be cheerful!
Why the sky has not fallen in
The rules of helicopters as an investment
Is now the time to buy?
Clark McGinn, Waypoint Leasing
10.00 | The state of the market
Are there any green shoots in oil and gas?
How will the market look in five years?
John Mannion, Kylemore Group
Michael Platt, LCI Helicopters
10.40 | Is the only way up for oil?
Platform forecast
When will oil companies start investing?
Steve Robertson, Douglas-Westwood
11.00 | Morning Coffee hosted by Milestone Aviation Group
11.30 | AH view on the current helicopter market situation
Fabrice Arfi, Airbus
11.50 | Restructuring helicopter operators
Differences between rotary operators versus airlines
Timing turnarounds
Lessons from the last 12 months
David Fowkes, Seabury Group
11.50 | Opportunities in the VIP market
Which models are in demand?
How big can this market grow
Is there enough infrastructure
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
Nigel Watson, Luviair
Simon Mitchell, Starspeed Ltd
Charlotte Pederson, Luxaviation
12.10 | Opportunities in new markets
Iran, India and Indonesia
Moderator: Edward Gross, Vedder Price
Emad Sharghi, EAS Ltd
Mirika Nakayama, ITC Leasing
Rati Rishi, Vectra UK
Yvon Asafu-Adjaye, Genesis Oil & Gas Services
12.50 | Managing the Current Helicopter Market Cycle – Focus on the Fundamentals
Roberto Garavaglia, Leonardo Helicopters
13.10 | Lunch hosted by Protective Packaging Corporation
14.20 | How are OEMs managing the cycle?
Oil and gas versus other markets
New product development
Fabrice Arfi, Airbus
Geoffrey Corbeil, Pratt & Whitney Canada
Roberto Garavaglia, Leonardo Helicopters
14.50 | What debt is available for operators and lessors?
Secured versus asset backed options
Moderator: Edward Gross, Vedder Price
Carla Schriver, Goldman Sachs
Philippe Foulon, Societe Generale Equipment Finance
Gerald Wiencke, UniCredit Leasing GmbH
Phil Wilson, Chiral Capital Markets
Phil Bolt, Bolt Advisory
15.30 | Is now the time for export credit?
Moderator: Paul Sykes, FlyFunder
Kathleen Flanagan, Export Import Bank of the US
Kirsten Bartok. AirFinance
16.10 | Afternoon tea
16.40 | Digital signatures
Bruce Marshall, AIC Title Service
17.00 | Engine Manufacturers and Helicopter Lessors: A Recipe for Business Success
Geoffrey Corbeil, Pratt & Whitney Canada
17.20 | Rethinking VVIP helicopters
Are VVIP helicopters really VVIP?
What will the VIP helicopter of the future look like?
Philippe Niquille, RUAG
17.40 | Opportunities in the VIP market
Which models are in demand?
How big can this market grow
Is there enough infrastructure
Moderator: George Rolls, PrivateFly
Nigel Watson, Luviair
Simon Mitchell, Starspeed
Charlotte Pederson, Execujet
18.20 | Closing remarks
Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
18.30 | Cocktail reception hosted by Watson Farley & Williams
20.00 | Historic Pub Walk
Day two – 2nd February
08.30 | Networking Breakfast
09.00 | Opening remarks
Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
09.05 | Rethinking rotary finance – lessons from the last year
Lessons so far from the downturn
Differences between restructuring airlines and helicopter operators
Have lenders been burnt?
Moderator: Rex Rosales, Watson Farley & Williams
John Mannion, Kylemore Group
Robert Van de Vuurst, Waypoint Leasing & Baker Donelson
Aubrey Point, Avinco
09.45 | Helicopter finance 2020
The oil and gas ripple effect
How OEMs control maintenance through PBH and just in time parts
Will operators continue to want to own?
Should lessors offer finance leases?
Joseph Hawke, Infinity Helicopter Leasing
10.05 | Packaging, pickling and protecting stored helicopters
What options are available?
How to retain value?
What else should you worry about?
Raymond Weiser, JSSI
Steve Hanna, Protective Packaging Corporation
Zohar Zik, Holman Fenwick Willan
10.45 | Morning coffee hosted by Leonardo Helicopters
11.30 | Taking a long term view
Why helicopters are still great assets
Lessons from the last 12 months
Dan Rosenthal, Milestone Aviation Group
11.50 | Valuing helicopters
What is hot and what is not?
Appraising helicopters when there are few trades
Moderator: Jaspal Jandu, LCI Helicopters
Kim Seward, Morten Beyer & Agnew
Jason Kmiecik, HeliValue$
Alastair Fallon, IBA Group
David Crick, DavAir Group
Ben Chapman, Flight Ascend Consultancy
Marc Schechter, Waypoint Leasing
12.30 | The new world of operating leasing
How bad has the last 12 months been?
Have operator perceptions of owning assets changed?
How will the market look in five years?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
Ed Washecka, Waypoint Leasing
Stephen Cook, Macquarie
Bill Wolf, Lobo Leasing
Robert Dranitzke, Milestone Aviation Group
Crispin Maunder, LCI Helicopters
13.10 | Lunch hosted by HeliValue$
14.30 | Trading rotary assets
What is selling today
Is now the time for inventory?
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
William Sturm, AvPro
Nick Fitzpatrick, Atron
Jean-Marc Youkhana, Uplifting Aviation
15.10 | The future for rotary
Felix Arnold, BEE Appliance GmbH & Co. KG
15.30 | Closing remarks
Alasdair Whyte, Helicopter Investor
15.40 | Afternoon Tea (and Prohibition cocktails) hosted by Leonardo Helicopters
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