20th Annual Business & General Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference
2015 FINAL PROGRAM

Speaker Biographies

OCTOBER 6, 2015 - TUESDAY


9:00-10:00 am
Conference Registration - 3rd Floor Lobby, sponsored by Silvercrest by Snecma, a SAFRAN Company
Breakfast - Reagan Room, sponsored by Constellium

10:00-10:05 
Welcome Address and Introduction by Conference Chair
General Session - Florentine Lounge
Joanna Speed, Managing Director, A&D Events

10:05-10:35
BOFA - MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL RESEARCH
Opening Address
Ronald J. Epstein, Managing Director, A&D Global Research

10:35-11:05  
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (GAMA)
The Ups, Downs, and Changes Within the Market Recovery
Jens C. Hennig, Vice President, Operations

11:05-11:25
Refresher Break - Reagan Room, sponsored by Constellium

11:25-12:45 pm
THE BUSINESS AVIATION MARKET - THE COMING DECADE: STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES 
Moderated by Fred George, Senior Business Editor/Chief Pilot, Business & Commercial Aviation
BOMBARDIER BUSINESS AIRCRAFT - Thomas Fissellier, Manager, Market Intelligence & Analysis
DASSAULT FALCON JET - Donald J. Pointer, Director, Marketing Services & Development
EMBRAER - Luciano R. Froes, Vice President, Executive Jets
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE - James J. Tait, Vice President, Sales Operations & Analysis
TEXTRON AVIATION - David Rosenberg, Vice President, Strategic Planning & Integration
Discussion and Questions

12:45-2:00
Lunch - Reagan Room

2:00-2:30
WALSH AVIATION
Business Jet Market: Favorable Winds Ahead
John F. Walsh, President

2:30-3:00
CIT AEROSPACE 
Perspectives on Financing Business Jets
Michael Kahmann, Group Head & Managing Director, Business Aircraft Finance

3:00-3:30
Afternoon Tea Break - Reagan Room, sponsored by Constellium

3:30-4:00
ROLLAND VINCENT ASSOCIATES
Business Aviation Market Analysis and Insights: A Global Regional View
Rolland Vincent, President

4:00-4:30
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
Wall Street Perspectives
Cliff Bayer, Managing Director

4:30
Wrap-Up
Joanna Speed

6:30-8:30 pm
Cocktails and Dinner at Café Pinot; Invitation required at door - Café Pinot is within walking distance of the Jonathan Club - Cocktails sponsored by CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense.


OCTOBER 7, WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 am
Breakfast - Reagan Room, sponsored by Constellium

9:00-9:05
Introduction by Conference Chair
General Session - Florentine Lounge
Joanna Speed

9:05-9:35
BRIAN FOLEY ASSOCIATES
General Aviation Review & Outlook
Brian Foley, President

9:35-10:05 
CHASE & ASSOCIATES
Pre-owned Outlook for Business and Fractional Jets
Michael D. Chase, President

10:05-10:35
Refresher Break - Reagan Room, sponsored by Constellium

10:35-11:05
ICF International
The Great Bifurcation: Understanding the Bifurcation of Large and Small Business Jet Demand
Richard Brown, Principal, Aerospace & MRO Advisory

11:05-11:35  
ASSET INSIGHT
The Asset Quality of In-Service Turbine Aircraft Listed for Sale
Anthony Kioussis, President

11:35-12:05 pm
FROST & SULLIVAN
Bright Spots in a Soft Civil/Commercial Helicopter Market
Wayne Plucker, Director, Aerospace & Defense, North America
 
12:05
Wrap-up
Joanna Speed

12:15-1:45
Lunch - Reagan Room

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