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DAY ONE:
Conference chaired by: Sean Gates, Gates and Partners
Session One: Welcome to the conference
09.10Conference organizer`s opening remarks
09.20Welcome from the Chair
09.30The Current State of Play in the Business Jet Market
Claudio Camelier, Embraer
09.50 Where does a global company go from here?
  • Tackling the slowdown in emerging markets
  • Adding value to charter, management and sales operations
    Andrew Hoy,Executive Director,ExecuJet Aviation Group AG
    • 10.10Perception and Reality: the true value of business aviation
  • Public perception of the industry and how this can be improved
    Brian Humphries, CBE, President & Chief Executive Officer, EBAA
    • 10.30Discussion Panel:
    David Macdonald, Air Partner plc
    11.00Refreshments and Exhibition
    Session Two: Business Aviation and the Environment
    11.30Emissions Trading
    Guy Lachlan, BBGA
    11.50Environmental rules and their application to business aviation
    Stephen Shergold, Matthew Harvey, Denton Wilde Sapte
    12.10Designing planes that are environmentally friendly
  • Reducing carbon footprint Nick Perkins, Director, Bombardier
    • 12.30Discussion Panel
    13.00Lunch
    Session Three: Business Aviation Safety
    14.00Gaining compliance with ICAO Annex VI Safety Management Systems by 2010
    Don Spruston, Director General, IBAC
    14.20How to run a safe operation and safety culture
  • How to create a safety culture within a commercially viable business jet charter and management operation
  • How management behaviour and policy can make a real difference in this
    Will Curtis
    • 14.40Emergency planning
    Ron Lindsay, Gates Aviation Consulting
    15.00What you should know about Business Aviation Safety Partnership (BASP) and the latest in safety in business aviation
    Simon Williams, CAA
    15.20Discussion Panel
    16.00Exhibition and Refreshments
    Session Four: Champagne Roundtables
    16.30Network and debate hot topics with delegates and speakers
    Champagne roundtables assemble groups of up to 10 per table to discuss subjects of mutual interest over a glass of champagne. Each roundtable will be led by a conference speaker or other industry figure and you will be able to choose the discussion you join.
  • VAT Issue - Adrian Jones, BlackStar
  • Aircraft Values - Gary Crichlow, Ascend
  • What is the future for chartering? - David Macdonald, Air Partner plc
  • Green strategies and carbon offsetting for airports - Umberto Vallino, Cannes Airport
    • 17.30Conference Cocktail Party
    DAY TWO:
    08.30Refreshments and exhibition
    09.00Chair`s opening remarks to Day Two
    Session Five: Impact of the recession and how to survive it
    09.10The value proposition offered by used or converted jets
    Stewart Cordner, Vice President Avro Business Jets, BAE Systems Asset Management
    09.30Business jet remarketing transactions in current markets: a seller’s perspective
    Stephane P. Herbert, Herbert Sats
    09.50Obtaining finance in the market today What alternatives are there for financing in business aviation? Difficulties and opportunities in the market
    Toennies von Limburg, Director – International Sales Bank of America Leasing - Corporate Aircraft Finance
    10.10Discussion Panel
    Panelists include: How is the business aviation industry coping with the recession and what more needs to be done to secure its future?
    10.50Exhibition and Refreshments
    Session Six: Review of ownership structures
    11.00Choosing the best way to fly a business jet in the current climate
  • Corporate ownership
  • Fractional ownership
  • Jetcards
    Greg Thomas, Privatair
    • 11.20Choosing an aircraft register
    Aoife O'Sullivan, Partner, Gates & Partners
    11.40Questions and Discussion
    Session Seven: Review of ownership structures
    12.00Bridging the Communications Gap
  • Cockpit, Cabin and Ground Networks support for aviation
  • Making the most of effective use of your aircraft for business
    David Poltorak, Managing Director, European Division, ARINC
    • 12.20Verifying the adequacy of insurance and coverage of additional legal expenses:
  • family assistance
  • media relations
  • defence of criminal proceedings
  • participation of accident investigation
  • relationship with lead insurers, lawyers and adjusters
    Sean Gates, Senior Partner, Gates & Partners
    • 12.40Questions and Discussion
    13.00Lunch
    Session Eight: Airports and Infrastructure
    14.20Which ones are holding up or suffering in the recession?
    David Best, Chief Commercial Officer, Signature Flight Support
    14.40The future for business airports
  • New ideas for change and action
    Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, St Gallen Airport
    • 15.00The critical role of secondary airports
  • The lack of capacity at main airports and how secondary airports can plug this gap
  • Keeping costs low for entry level business jets
    Steve Jones, Managing Director, Oxford Airport
    • 15.20Discussion: What are the infrastructural constraints that hamper the growth of business aviation worldwide and how can these be overcome?
    Panelists include:
    Steve Jones, Oxford Airport
    , Umberto Vallino, Marketing Manager, Cannes Airport
    Cdr. Bud Slabbaert, St Gallen Airport
    15.50Exhibition and Refreshments
    Session Eight: The Future of Business Jets
    16.20How will business aviation develop in the medium term future?
  • What global regions will see most growth?
  • What will be the significant trends?
  • What is the expected rate of recovery?
    Peter Edwards, CEO, Jet Aviation Management
    • 16.40London to Australia in 2 hours?
  • What does the long-term future hold in store for business aviation?
  • Supersonic and orbital business travel
  • Space aviation
    Oscar S. Garcia, Chairman, InterFlight Global Corporation
    • 17.10Questions and Discussion
    17.30Close of conference