There will be a welcome cocktail reception on the evening of the 16th.
09.00 Opening remarks
Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
09.05 The ultra-long range market
Which way now for pre-owned supply and demand?
Do new models stimulate demand?
Adrien Chazottes, Jet8 Aviation
09.25 Identifying opportunities in the Asian business aviation market
What is happening to the region’s fleet?
Which markets are growing?
Alex Jiao, Hongkong Jet
09.45 Identifying political risks in Asia
Where should you be looking?
Is the world getting more dangerous?
Steve Wilford, Control Risks
10.05 The state of the Asian aftermarket
Are supply chains improving?
The rise and rise of OEM maintenance centres
Moderator: Emil Pope, Far East Aerospace
Phil Balmer, TAG Aviation
Trevor Merszei, JSSI
10.45 Morning coffee
11.15 Aircraft Management – an operator’s perspective
Captain Sakeer Sheik, Titan Aviation
11.35 The test pilot view
Testing military and civil aviation
Sharing learnings between aircraft
Senior representative, Dassault Aviation
11.55 Go big or go home: Arguing the case for VIP liners
Competing with ultra-long range jets
Simplifying the buying process
12.35 Lunch
14.00 What is driving the Chinese fleet?
What are Chinese owners looking for?
Owning aircraft versus fractional versus charter
Competition between operators
Jenny Lau, AsBAA
Rocky Zhang, Textron
14.40 You’ve got to know when to hold – how are dealers looking at the market?
Does the region influence global inventory?
Where is the Asian demand coming from?
What makes a model popular?
What regional factors have an impact?
David Dixon, Jetcraft Asia
Mark Butler, Action Aviation
15.20 Afternoon tea
15.50 The latest in the Asia charter market
Moderator: Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor
Per Marthinsson, Avinode
Leona Qi, Vista
Philip du Preez, UAS
Stefan Wood, Air 7 Asia
Mark Thibault, Chapman Freeborn
16.30 The battle for aircraft registration
Local registration versus offshore
US FAA versus the world
Moderator: Stuart Miller, Clyde & Co
Sidhant Sharma, 2-REG Aircraft Registry
Richard Smith, Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands
Scott McCreary, McAfee & Taft
David Colindres, San Marino Aircraft Registry
17.10 Growing the medical fleet
How to choose an aircraft?
Are there opportunities for new aircraft?
How big is the potential?
Prithpal Singh, Flying Doctors Asia
Philippe Leysen, MJets
17.50 Closing remarks
Alasdair Whyte, Corporate Jet Investor