15th Annual Middle East & North Africa Airfinance Conference

9:00AM Chair's opening remarks

9:10AM Middle East and North Africa market overview

• The oversupply of widebody aircraft and a lack of the secondary market

• Geopolitical uncertainty: What are the ramifications for the aviation industry?

• Increased activity of Middle Eastern lessors.

9:40AM On-stage interview: Moulay Omar Alaoui, International Airfinance Corporation

10:10AM Air Arabia differentiates itself from its competitors

• What is the airline's niche and how does it enable Air Arabia to compete with the Big 3?
• What financing structures has Air Arabia tapped in the past year?
• How oil prices impact Air Arabia's profitability over the coming year?

10:40AM Efficiency matters: Jazeera under new leadership

• What changes will we see to the current business model?

• What is the fleet planning strategy?

• Investing for growth

11:10AM Emirates’ future financing strategy displays resilience

• Demand for finance in a changing macro environment – are there any challenges to accessing traditional and new sources of capital?
• What opportunities for growth does Emirates foresee and is there an impact on Emirates’ fleet planning?
• The continued success of the Emirates A380 and B777 fleet - an investment opportunity.

11:40AM Morning refreshments and networking

12:10PM On-stage interview: Firoz Tarapore, DAE Capital

12:40PM On-stage Interview: Peter Barrett, SMBC Aviation Capital

• Is the new wave of entrants/money coming to an end?
• Are lessors achieving a premium yet on Max and Neo aircraft?
• Will there be a funding shift away from bank financing due to an increase in regulation?

1:10PM Lunch

2:30PM The leasing market continues to consolidate

• Where do we see the biggest opportunities for Middle Eastern lessors as we approach a new year?

• How is Middle Eastern airline performance likely to impact local lessors’ profitability?

• Are we seeing more structured leases in the Middle East with a wider variety of lenders?

3:20PM Pegasus pushes forward with a unique business model

• How has Pegasus’ business model adapted to compete in an increasingly competitive LCC landscape?

• What opportunities are there for LCCs in the region?

• Fleet planning and financial strategy update

3:50PM Afternoon refreshments and networking

4:20PM Forecasting trends in the North African aviation market

• What can we expect in the North African regulatory space?

• What macro-economic issues are impacting the North African market?

• Can we expect the “North African revival” to become a reality?

4:50PM LEAP, one year after

5:10PM Chair's closing remarks

5:20PM Open Cocktail Reception

8:30AM Networking Breakfast

9:40AM Chair's opening remarks

9:50AM The state of Middle Eastern airline performance

• What are the fleet requirements of Middle Eastern Carriers?

• Will the Middle East continue to prop up the widebody market?

• How is the macro environment impacting the cost of lending the region?

10:20AM New structures in the Middle East?

• How active are Middle Eastern banks in aviation? What are the new funds in the region?

• How aggressive is the pricing of debt for Middle Eastern airlines at the moment?

• Should widebody exposure in the Middle East worry investors?

• What new structures have we seen in the Islamic financing market?

11:00AM On-stage interview: Kiran Koteshwar, Spicejet

11:40AM Should manufacturers be concerned by the region's airline performance?

• Are Middle Eastern airlines preserving the viability of widebody aircraft?

• Where is the demand in the Middle East and for which aircraft?

• Are current book to bill ratios a concern?

• With low load factors impacting Middle Eastern carriers, what makes manufacturers think the A330s and 777s coming into the market will be a success?

12:20PM Lunch