Dickon Harris

Speaker

Editor

Ishka

United Kingdom

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Main Stage

Trading: How to Manage (or Exceed) Investor Expectations

Cian Coakley

Chief Revenue Officer,

ORIX Aviation

Peter Blakeney

Managing Director,

Arena Aviation Capital

Sven Respondek

Head of Transaction Management, Investor Origination & Business Development,

GOAL Aircraft Leasing

Karl Ryan

Managing Partner,

K2 Aviation

Moderator

Dickon Harris

Editor,

Ishka

With more capital coming into the sector, how is the market landscape evolving?
What's the tipping point: Understanding the switch from a sellers to a buyers market.
How can you mitigate policy risk as a an aircraft buyer?
What caveats are we seeing entering into deals?
What sort of portfolios are we seeing?

Main Stage

Deal or No Deal: The Financiers Decide...

Klejda Tirana

Aviation Finance, Director,

Societe Generale

Corina Sylira

Managing Director,

Itasca MGA

Ben Millard

Executive Director,

SMBC Bank

Jean Chedeville

Global Head of Aviation Finance,

Natixis

Subbu Alagappan

Managing Director,

PK AirFinance

Moderator

Dickon Harris

Editor,

Ishka

Back by popular demand—with a twist. In this high-energy, interactive session, we flip the script and put the spotlight on the lenders.

Three fictional—but highly plausible—aviation finance deals will be pitched live to a panel of leading banks. Will they fund it? Will they walk away? And what will they demand to make the deal work?

Expect sharp analysis, real-time reactions, and a few surprises as we explore how lenders are assessing credit risk, structuring terms, and navigating today’s capital markets. It’s part education, part entertainment—and 100% relevant to anyone structuring deals in 2025.

Awards

🎉 Ishka Deal of the Year Award Collection 🎉

Dickon Harris

Editor,

Ishka

We saw some incredible and innovative deals in 2024. Time to fully recognise that!

If you were lucky enough to be chosen for a Deal of the Year Award - here is your chance to collect it and celebrate. Please go to the Main Stage on Floor 4, where you will be greeted with a glass of Champagne. Dickon Harris will then present the award to you and the team on stage for a photo opportunity. Congratulations again!

The winners who will be presented the awards are the following:

Best Americas M&A 2024 - Brookfield's investment partnership with Castlelake
Best Lessor Deal 2024 - Carlyle Aviation’s AASET 2024-1 Aircraft ABS
Best Capital Markets Deal 2024 - JetBlue's $2.765bn Loyalty Financing
Most Innovative Deal 2024 - JetBlue Term Loan A/B Notes
Best European Deal 2024 - Avolon's Beta Alia CX300 electric aircraft SLB
Best Engine Deal 2024 - FTAI and LATAM Engine Exchange and SLB
Best Supported Financing Deal 2024 - Azorra’s BNDES and ITASCA Embraer Financing
Best Alt Lender Deal 2024 - PKAIR 2024-1 Best MEA Deal Altavair / Qatar Airways Term Loan
Best Americas Deal 2024 - Boeing’s $24.3bn upsized dual-tranche offering
Best Used Aircraft Deal 2024 - UAL 2024-1