29th Annual Canadian Airline Investment Forum | ALM Real Estate Media Group | 4 June 2018 | Sheraton Centre Hotel, 123 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2M9, Canada

This June, the biggest players and decision-makers in Canada’s aviation industry will gather in Toronto at the 29th Annual Canadian Airline Investment Forum. Senior executives from Airlines, Aircraft Manufacturers, and Financial Institutions will converge to discuss innovative strategies that are being employed for greater growth, network and profitability.

WHO IS ATTENDING?
The 2018 conference has already received confirmation of participation from the senior executives and key decision-makers representing major national, regional and international organizations, including:

Air Canada
Air Georgian
Air North
Air Transat
Cargojet
Enerjet
First Air
Flair Airlines
PAL Airlines
Porter Airlines
Sky Regional Airlines
SmartLynx Airlines
Sunwing Travel Group
Transport Canada
Wasaya Airways
WestJet Airlines

The list of companies confirming participation continues to grow.

2018 Speakers

Jared Ailstock
Senior Vice President, Goldman Sachs

Damian Allen
Marketing Manager,Airbus Americas

Marwan Amr
Vice President, Counsel, Aviation Capital Group

Dana Barta
Executive Director – Asset Finance Group, Morgan Stanley

Agnieszka Charysz
Chef du service des affaires juridiques adjoint, Assistant General Counsel, Transat

Mike De Santis
Head of Canadian High Yield Origination, TD Securities

Edvinas Demenius
VP Business Development, SmartLynx Airlines

George Douvas
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, DAE Capital

Eric Edmondson
President & CEO, Air Georgian

Brian Evison
SVP North America, DAE Capital

David Fiore
Vice President (Acting), Transportation Division, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)

Donald G. Gray
Head, Aircraft Finance, Aviation and Aerospace Group, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alexander Green
General Counsel, Merx Aviation Finance

Pierre Houle
Managing Director and Treasurer, Air Canada

Arash Jahangir
Executive Director, O2 Aviation Services

John Kim
Chief Financial Officer, Cargojet

Kristi Kim
Senior Finance Director, Aircraft Financial Services, Boeing Capital

Helen Kotsovos
Senior Director, Financing, Air Canada

Nathan Leavitt
Partner, Holland & Knight

Lisha Li
Associate, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Jason Macintyre
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Kevin MacLeod
Shareholder; Head of the New York Capital Markets Group, VedderPrice

Auriol Marasco
Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Anna Maria Masciotra
Assistant General Counsel, Aircraft Financing & Maintenance, Air Canada

Cara McNulty
Senior Legal Counsel, Export Development Canada

Ross Mitchell
Vice President, Commercial Operations, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

Tim Morgan
President & CEO, EnerJet

Bob Morin
Managing Director, Transaction and Business Development Leader, Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium

Jorge Nasser
Regional Director, Marketing, Embraer Commercial Aviation

Brenda Nichols
Senior Vice President Legal, ELF Group

Tim O’Brien
Vice President, Industrials, Global Corporates, DBRS

Jeanette Pinard
SVP and General Counsel, GECAS Asset Management Group

Philippe Poutissou
Head of Strategy & Development, Elix Aviation Capital

Sruti Prakash
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Jackson Square Aviation

Gordon Preston
Vice President, Marketing, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America

Michael Rodyniuk
President & Chief Executive Officer, Wasaya Group

Joe Rohlena
Senior Director, Corporate Ratings, Fitch Ratings

Benjamin Ryan
Chief Commercial Officer, Air North

Jim Scott
President & CEO, Flair Airlines

Matthew Simonetti
Director, Citi

Wendy Sowers
Director of Product Forecasting, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Kathleen Steven
Director, Structured Finance, Bombardier Aerospace

Kenneth I. Swartz
Special Advisor – eVTOL & Director of the Americas Region, The Vertical Flight Society

Veronica Tang
Director, Legal & Assistant Corporate Secretary, WestJet Airlines

Harry P. Taylor
Executive Vice President, Finance, & CFO, WestJet Airlines Ltd.

Douglas Walker
Managing Director, Global Head of Coverage, Seabury Consulting, Accenture

Heather Wilson
Director of Treasury, WestJet Airlines

Christopher Wong
Associate, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Jeffrey Wool
Secretary General, Aviation Working Group

John Yanney
Senior Vice President, Marketing – North America, Jackson Square Aviation

Beng Yip
Senior Vice President, Aviation Finance, Deputy Regional Head of the Americas, DVB Bank SE

2018 Sponsors

GOLD:
• Boeing
• Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC)

SILVER:
• Airbus Americas
• Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation America Inc.
• SmartLynx Airlines

SUPPORTING:
•Blakes

MARKETING PARTNER:
• ATAC