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14-16 June 2023
Radisson Blu Hotel Nairobi Upper Hill, Kenya
Our Speakers are key influencers in the African aviation industry.
Members of our speaking faculty are chosen for their industry knowledge, experience and the insight they offer to progress African aviation.
If you would like to be considered to be part of the speaking faculty for 2023, please contact Jon Howell
Sameer Adam
Senior Vice President, Commercial
ACIA Aero Leasing
Adefunke Adeyemi
Secretary General
AFCAC
Ronnie Afema
Student Pilot; Aviation Journalist, Airspace Africa
AviaDev Ambassador
Andrew Armitstead
Head of Airline Marketing, Africa & Middle East
Airbus
Joanna Bailey
Managing Editor
Simple Flying
Moritz Breickmann
Investment Director
African Infrastructure Investment Managers
Helen Brume
Director, Project & Asset Based Finance
Afreximbank
Namory Camara
Managing Director
SOGEAC- Aéroport International Ahmed Sekou Toure
Julien Coffinier
Chief Executive Officer
Ravinala Airports
Federico Curto
Commercial Project Manager
Avion Express
Hussein Dabbas
General Manager - Middle East and Africa.
Embraer
Christine Driessen
Airport Consultant
NACO
Rodger Foster
CEO and MD
Airlink
Sanjeev Gadhia
CEO
Astral Aviation
Kuljit Ghata-Aura
President Middle East, Turkey and Africa
Boeing
Martin Gitonga
Head of Network Planning and Alliances
Kenya Airways
Kirby Gordon
Chief Marketing Officer
Safair Operations Pty Ltd
John Grant
Partner
AviaDev Consult, powered by MIDAS aviation
Thabiso Thando Khoza
Drone Pilot and RPAS Maintenance Technician (GFPA Alumni)
AviaDev Ambassador
Khangi Khoza
Chief Executive Officer
Swissport South Africa (Pty) Ltd
David King
Cape Town Air Access Project Manager
Wesgro
Marcel Langeslag
Director Aviation Africa
NACO
Refilwe Ledwaba
Founder
Girls Fly Programme for Africa
Sean Mendis
Director
SeanMendis.com
Thapelo Mokwena
Divisional Head: Operations
Aviation Co-ordination Services
Nowel Ngala
Director, Commercial & Ground Operations
ASKY
Derek Nseko
Founder & CEO
Airspace Africa
Johan Pauwels
Regional Vice President Africa and France
Hahn Air
Blaine Powell
Chief Sales Officer
Ink Innovation SL
Zoe Rajohnson
Commercial and Marketing Director
Ravinala Airports
Abdul Samamad
Advisor Commercial and Lease
LAM - Mozambique Airlines
Mahek Shah
Student Pilot || Founder of Wings For Women
AviaDev Ambassador
Daniel Silke
Director
Political Futures Consulting
Wrenelle Stander
Chief Executive Officer
Wesgro
Jason Sutcliffe
Regional Marketing Director
Rolls-Royce
Aditi Thaker
Account Director - Eastern and Southern Africa
SITA
Girma Wake
Chairman
Ethiopian Airlines
Gad Wavomba
Vice President Leasing
AerCap
Getaneh WoldeMichael
Commercial Director
Air Botswana