• Tom Broughton, Senior Conference Producer, Aviation Week Network

There are a range of factors that impact where procurement leaders’ source parts, and where companies will invest in new facilities. From supplier diversification and labor cost to sustainability and geopolitical planning, what factors are considered to mitigate risks and enhance efficiencies? How are market leaders balancing global expansion initiatives with increasing requirements for local service delivery, to meet customer demands?

• PRESENTATION
• Moderator: Lee Ann Shay, Executive Editor, MRO & Business Aviation, Aviation Week Network
• Aleksandra Juda, President & CEO, LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services (LOTAMS)
• Kailash Krishnaswamy, SVP & Chief Procurement Officer, Spirit AeroSystems
• Basil Papayoti, VP Commercial, Delta TechOps 
• Enrique Robledo, Maintenance Director, Iberia

Our MRO Europe 2024 hometown airline address welcomes Vueling’s Chief Operations Officer, Oliver Iffert. Join this session to gain insights into how Vueling are leveraging cross-department collaboration and digital innovation to drive efficiencies and optimize costs within their organization.

This keynote will open with a presentation, followed by a moderated Q&A session with Aviation Week Network

• Moderator: Lindsay Bjerregaard, Managing Editor, MRO, Aviation Week Network
• Oliver Iffert, COO, Vueling

Post the Northern Hemisphere summer travel period, what have been the key lessons learned? Which supply chain concerns came to fruition, and which were avoided? Crucially, what continuous actions must be taken to ensure that the supply chain is resilient enough to handle future demand peaks?

• Moderator: James Pozzi, MRO Editor EMEA, Aviation Week Network
• Jaime Ramírez, Supply Chain Procurement & Contracts Manager, Air Europa Airlines
• Jim O’Sullivan, VP Business Development EMEA, HEICO
• Daniela Serafini, VP, Head of Flight Hour Services, Airbus
• Scott Symington, CCO, AJW Group

Delivery delays, caused by a lack of experience in the workforce along with supply chain vulnerabilities and continued challenges in quality and oversight is driving demand for older and end-of-life aircraft. What are the critical impacts to ongoing OEM challenges, for the aftermarket? With a continuously changing fleet mix, how are maintenance programs changing?

• Moderator: Sean Broderick, Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor, Aviation Week Network
• Matthew Davies, General Manager, Airinmar
• Bo Lump, SVP Business Development, SR Technics
• Oleg Novak, Managing Director, Airhub Aviation
• Carlos Garcia Martin, Partner, Oliver Wyman

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is fast becoming an important differentiator for procurement leaders when selecting suppliers. However, knowledge and consistency in reporting structures remains scattered. What platforms and frameworks can be established to better mitigate ESG risks, and increase collaboration down the supply chain?

• PRESENTATION
• Moderator: Jonas Murby, Principal, AeroDynamic Advisory
• Alex Ceballos, Director of Technical Assets & Supply Chain, Aer Lingus
• Eduardo Carreira Gutierrez, SRM Manager, IAG GBS
• Kaire Kalve, Head of Supply Chain, Magnetic Group
• Roger Singleton, CEO, Riskoa
• Harriet Wollerton, ADS Services Director, ADS Group

Urban Air Mobility, or UAM, is rapidly emerging as a game-changer in transportation, presenting various opportunities and benefits for communities worldwide. However, creating this new way of commuting with eVTOLs is more than just developing the aircraft; instead, a structured ecosystem needs to be in place to support the launch and, especially, the scalability of this market. One of the aspects necessary to ensure safe, efficient and profitable operations is customer service and support. This session will discuss the UAM market and the role of customer service in making electric urban flights with eVTOLs a reality.

• Moderator: Alistair Dibisceglia, Director, Oliver Wyman Vector
• Luiz Mauad, VP Customer Services, Eve Air Mobility

• Tom Broughton, Senior Conference Producer, Aviation Week Network

A critical update on the teardown market. How is an increased lifespan of mid-late life aircraft impacting retirements, and USM supply? What are expectations on aircraft and engine availability along with airline demand for USM. How are high valuations impacting the economic decision to teardown assets?

• Moderator: Richard Brown, Managing Director, NAVEO Consultancy
• James Bennett, CCO, AerFin
• David Bradley, CEO, AOG–247
• Rudy Bryce, President & CEO, CFM Materials
• Tommy Hughes, CEO, VAS Aero Services
• Lee McConnellogue, CEO, ecube

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other advanced technologies have enjoyed significant attention in recent years, and subsequently have attracted increasing investment. Considering key factors such as people, process, and product, what are the steps to fully leveraging AI, and other advanced technologies, to reduce downtime and improve efficiency in airline maintenance operations?

• Moderator: Lindsay Bjerregaard, Managing Editor, MRO, Aviation Week Network
• Claude Houver, VP Innovation & Digital Solutions, Airbus Customer Services
• Wouter Kalfsbeek, Unit Leader Big Data Engineering, AFI KLM E&M 
• Karine Lavoie-Tremblay, Director of Commercial Engines Digital Transformation, Pratt & Whitney
• Dominik Nixdorf, Head of Corporate Strategy & Market Analytics, Lufthansa Technik

How are European operators managing powerplant driven lack of availability on A220, A320neo and E2 fleets? How are these challenges shifting airline perspectives on future orders, and spare engine ratio calculations? Can engine OEMs keep up build rates with aircraft OEM production rate targets?

• Moderator: Jonathan Berger, Managing Director, Alton Aviation Consultancy
• Alan Jones, Executive Director, MRO, ITP Aero
• Will Pitcher, SVP Sales, Marketing & Customers, Airlines & Fleets, StandardAero
• Praveeni Witharana Nelson, Team & Fleet Manager Powerplant, SAS - Scandinavian Airline System
• Derrick Siebert, VP Engine Services Operations, Lufthansa Technik