Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:00am EXHIBITION HALL OPENS
10:30am Opening Remarks
Hannah Bonnett, Events Content Director – MRO, Aviation Week Network
10:45am MRO Forecast –Key Trends and Topics for the Region
Engage with the key facts and figures on the in-service fleet, growth rates and projections for the region as well as global trends. What consolidation and changes to the MRO landscape can we expect in 2023/2024? How will the macrotrends observed impact the aftermarket and MRO capacity?
Brian Kough, Senior Director, Intelligence and Custom Solutions, Aviation Week Network
11:15am AIME Panel: Defining Customer-Centric Cabins
11:55am MORNING RECESS
Supply Chain Challenges and the Future
12:10pm MRO: Feeling the Pinch
It’s all about the money. Understanding how inflation is affecting the industry: what efficiency and cost reduction strategies are in place? As prices and pressures on the market increase, how do we get a more joined-up approach?
What incentives can be demonstrated to work within the MRO environment when it is such a competitive and complex ecosystem? How do we reward and reinforce the right behaviors/outcomes to achieve the desired results and avoid unintended negative outcomes? How are market stakeholders rebalancing or correcting themselves with changed operating models? Can we develop resilience and protect ourselves more effectively from a turbulent market and aggressive high costs?
Moderator: Richard Brown, Managing Director, NAVEO
Jim O’Sullivan, VP Sales & Business Development, HEICO
David Doherty, Head of Sales, Etihad Engineering
Mohammad Saideh, VP Business Development MENA, Turkey and CIS, SR Technics
12:50pm MRO: The Biggest Headache
Supply chain problems are only getting worse: how are airline and MRO business models adapting to mitigate? How forthcoming are the OEMs in helping solve these issues? How has the recovery trajectory been hampered by a broken supply chain? What technologies and capabilities may be able to transform the supply chain? Can the rapid adoption of new capabilities and digital technologies improve logistics challenges?
Moderator: James Pozzi, MRO Editor EMEA, Aviation Week Network Shaune Du Plessis, Director of Maintenance Operations, Texel Air Husham Osman, Technical Director, Royal Jet
1:35pm AIME Presentation: Increasing your Profit per-seat with Premium Economy
2:00pm AIME Panel: Investing in High-Quality Modifications
2:45pm AFTERNOON RECESS
Airline and MRO Insights on Key Challenges, Workforce and Efficiency
3:00pm MRO: Workforce – The First Hurdle
Understanding the scale of the crisis: How it is impacting operations? How can the industry showcase the entry points to new talent and students to help them understand the career path and benefits of joining the industry? What is the role of leadership? How can you show this is a resilient industry that is stable and sustainable to secure the necessary talent pipeline? Are we listening to what the future workforce want? Digital and new technology and doing more with less: what can make your workforce more effective? What technologies and innovations can be a force multiplier for our employees, enhancing operations and quality, and mitigating staff shortages?
Moderator: LeeAnn Shay, Executive Editor MRO and Business Aviation, Aviation Week Network
Fraser Currie, CEO, JORAMCO
Kashif Khalid, Regional Director - Africa & Middle East, IATA Salah Ben Amara, Director of Training & Development, Aircraft Academy (part of Vallair Group)
3:45pm MRO: Airline and MRO Insights
With a shortage of labour and materials, hear from the operators and MROs on what they are focusing on in the midst of the current crisis and how will they develop new capabilities and capacities. How are operators and MROs revising and synchronising strategies and business models as they adapt? Is there any framework or channel to learn from each other?
With high demand and limited MRO in the region, join this discussion for knowledge and understanding on regional dynamics and practical understanding on how to boost productivity and lower cost in a challenging environment.
Moderator: James Pozzi, MRO Editor EMEA, Aviation Week Network
Raghed Al Kaasamani, Head of Engineering, Jazeera Airways Ali El Jamal, Head of Aircraft Maintenance, Etihad Kidus Melkamu, Managing Director ET-MRO Services, Ethiopian Airlines
4:30pm END OF DAY 1 AGENDA
5:30pm EXHIBITION HALL CLOSES
Thursday, March 2, 2023
10:00 am EXHIBITION HALL OPENS
Focus Sessions - Engines and Sustainability
10:15am Hosted session from
10:45am Aero-Engines Focus: Production Rates and Aftermarket Opportunities
As Engine OEM supply chains strain to keep pace with ambitious production targets set by Airbus & Boeing, what is the impact on the Engine OEM ability to support the aftermarket demand for legacy powerplants? How are OEM aftermarket offerings projected to change in the region and what opportunities, and hurdles, exist for independent MROs?
Fulya Türköz, Head of Sales Engine Services EMEA, Lufthansa Technik
Ramon Peters, Global Sales & Marketing Director, Aero Norway
11:15am MRO Focus: Sustainability – Motivate and Make it Relevant
• Understanding how sustainability initiatives can fit in with the Middle East region and culture: Guaranteeing awareness and responsibility from every position within the company
• How might sustainability strategies affect airline decision making and their demands and criteria for suppliers?
• What effective actions are being taken by regional MROs to support climate change targets for the industry?
• What are some of the key effects on the supply chain?
• Tips and best practices for measuring and monitoring scope 3 emissions: What are some of the benefits? What oversight is needed to navigate your team and partners in the right direction?
Moderator: Yann Cambier, Senior Advisor, ICF
Jason Sutcliffe, Regional Marketing Director – EMEA, Rolls Royce
11:45am AIME Panel: Sourcing the Skies with Sustainable Interiors
Digital Trends and New Technology
12:25pm AIME Presentation: Unlocking the Commercial Potential IFEC
12:45pm MRO: The Key Word – Digitalisation How is digitalisation driving efficiency and cost savings? Understanding how digital is bringing flexibility and value. How is the OEM seeing regional MROs coping with digitalization and what are some of the key benefits they are acknowledging? Predictive Maintenance and leveraging data: How much value could it create for airlines? How will the landscape of this market change?
Moderator: Karim Al-Sayeh, Principal, Oliver Wyman Klaus-Peter Leinauer, VP (Group Commercial EMEA), HAECO Guillaume Limouzy, Regional Sales & Service Manager Airlines & Fleets, StandardAero Michael Schjerbeck, Head of IT and Digital Projects, Satair
1:30pm MRO: Advanced Air Mobility – Don’t get left behind
2:00pm AIME Presentation: Meeting Passenger Connectivity Expectations
2:30pm END OF DAY 2 AGENDA 4:00pm EXHIBITION HALL CLOSES
