Very Light Jets - Middle East (Flying Light, Business Class) 2008
9 March-
10 March 2008- Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort & Towers, Dubai U.A.E
Conference Programme
Day 1 – Sunday 9th March 2008
Chairman: Dr. Donald H. Bunker, Legal Consultant, Donald H. Bunker & Associates
8:30 Registration & Networking Coffee
9:00 Opening Remarks from the Organisers
Dr. Panagiotis Panagopoulos, Managing Director, MIU Events
Opening Remarks from the Conference Chairman
SESSION I: VERY LIGHT JETS - DESTINATION MIDDLE EAST
9:20 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Ammar Balkar, President & CEO, Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA)
9:40 Type Certificate Validation in the United Arab Emirates
Engineer Zahid Munawar, Airworthiness Engineer, U.A.E. General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
10:10 Integrating VLJs into General Aviation: New challenges for Dubai Airports
Jamal Zaal Bin Krishan, General Manager General Aviation, Dubai Airports Company, United Arab Emirates
10:40 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
11:00 Networking Coffee Break
11:30 Integrating VLJs into the VIP and executive air charter market
Eliska Hill, General Manager, Chapman Freeborn Aviation Services
12:00 The development of FBO ground operations for VLJs in the Middle East
Capt. David Ovey, Director of Operations, Palm Aviation
12:30 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
12:40 Networking Lunch
SESSION II: DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF AVIATION - THE MANUFACTURERS' PANEL
14:00 Phenom 100 and the Middle Eastern market
Vagner Proença Ricardo, Sales Engineer, Market Strategies - Executive Jets, Embraer
14:30 Beyond the dream
Mike McConnell, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Eclipse Aviation
15:00 Networking Coffee Break
15:30 Air Taxi models: An economic analysis
Stefano Sturlese, CEO, Spectrum Aviation Europe
16:00 An alternative to the VLJ for the air taxi market in the Middle East: The case of the King Air C90GT
Allan Stanton, Regional Sales Director, Middle East, Hawker Beechcraft Company
16:30 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
16:50 Concluding Panel Discussion
VLJs and pilot training
One or two pilots?
One or two engines?
17:30 End of Day 1 & Concluding Remarks from the Chairman
17:40 Networking Drinks Reception
Day 2 – Monday 10th March 2008
8:30 Networking Coffee
9:00 Opening Remarks from the Chairman
SESSION III: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR VLJs
9:10 Flying safely with new technology and the advantages of having one total solution provider to equate to cost savings
Tawfic Hammad, Strategic Account Manager - Middle East, Business & General Aviation, Jeppesen
9:40 Advanced avionics systems for VLJs: Cost effective solutions and new technology for an office in the sky
Anupam Narain Mathur, Aeronautical Sales Manager, Thrane & Thrane
10:10 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
10:20 Networking Coffee Break
10:50 E-commerce solutions for VLJs
Dr. A. Ali Baghdadi, President & CEO, Aptec
11:20 Manufacturing and maintaining highly composite aviation structures for VLJs
Martin Hedley C.Q.A., CEO, Positron Systems
11:50 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
SESSION IV: THE FINANCIAL ENIGMA
12:00 Public market financing for Air Taxi and VLJ companies
Kris Tuttle, Director of Research, Research 2.0
12:30 Aviation war risks insurance - Local and regional coverage restrictions and the impact on leasing / financing instruments
David Boorman, CEO, Aviation Risk Managers (ARM)
13:00 Q&A SESSION
An interactive discussion for speakers and delegates
13:10 End of Conference – Concluding Remarks from the Chairman
13:20 Networking Lunch
14:30 VLJ Static Display
An opportunity to see the Eclipse 500 at the airport! All delegates are invited to visit the static display and network with senior representatives of Eclipse Aviation.
