19-21 June 2024
Movenpick Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia
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 2024, please contact Jon Howell
The Honourable John Mutorwa
Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
Nelly Alandou
Consultant
NACO
Carlos Pimentel Araújo
Board Member
SGA
Nick Ashton
Global Airline Lead
Protect Group
Achma Asokan
Group Chief Executive Officer
AirlinePros
Jenifer Bamutaraki
Chief Executive Officer
Uganda Airlines
Bernd Bauer
Chief Executive Officer
Discover Airlines
Kwame Bekoe
Commercial Director
Zero
Kojo Bentum-Williams
Senior Expert, Communications in Africa
UN Tourism
Hilka Birns
Aviation Journalist
ch-aviation
Sylvain Bosc
Former CCO
SAA and Fastjet
Tristan Brouard
Head of Asset Management
ACC Aviation
Hilton Carty
Managing Director
Aperture Properties
Kumbi Chiweshe
Air Access Lead, Africa's Eden
Founder, The Victoria Falls DMC
Andre Compion
Managing Director
FlyNamibia
Joep Ellers
Head of Airline Marketing Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa
Airbus
Rodger Foster
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Airlink
Sanjeev Gadhia
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Astral Aviation
Deepak Garg
Head of Business Development (Cockpit Services - Middle East & Africa)
SITA
Martin Gitonga
Head of Network Planning and Alliances
Kenya Airways
Kirby Gordon
Chief Marketing Officer
FlySafair
Basil Gygax
Head of Customer Finance - EMEA
Embraer
Raphael Haddad
President
Jetcraft Commercial Limited
Carlos von Hafe
Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto Angola International Airport
Tim Harris
Partner
Consulum
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
Tatenda Karuwa
Aviation Journalist
Simple Flying
Khangi Khoza
CEO
Swissport South Africa Pty Ltd
Marcel Langeslag
Director Aviation Africa
NACO
Refilwe Ledwaba
Founder
Girls fly Africa
Geert Lemaire
Market Intelligence and Consulting Director
Airbus
Thato Matsha
Aviation Finance Consultant
Investec
Sean Mendis
Director
SeanMendis.com
Anvar Mullabekov
Director
AI12
Nowel Ngala
Board Member - Chief Commercial Officer
TAAG Angola Airlines
Richard Ortega
Commercial Director for EMEA and APAC
Kiu System Solutions
Tom Perkins
Chief Executive Officer
NavPass
Rampa Rammopo
Chief Executive Officer
Lanseria International Airport
Natalia Rosa
Tourism Project Lead
SADC Business Council
Dainius Staniulis
Chief Commercial Officer
Avion Express
Jason Sutcliffe
Marketing Director – Middle East, Africa & Central Asia
Rolls Royce
Errol Taylor
Head of Asset Management: Industrial
Growthpoint
Moritz Thompson
Investment Director
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
Tebogo Tsimane
Interim Chief Commercial Officer
South African Airways (SAA)
Bisey Uirab
Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Airports Company
Martin Jansen van Vuuren
Economist and Tourism Development Advisor
I and M Futureneer Advisors Pty Ltd
Judy Waruiru
Managing Director
DPO Pay
Girma Wake
Industry Expert
AviaDev Patron
Mark Wilkinson
Director
Cape Winelands Airport