Name: In conversation with the Taoiseach
Start: 2021-01-19T14:50:00Z
End: 2021-01-19T14:50:34.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Previously airlines could have pointed to any number of factors to communicate their value to potential financiers or investors, whether it be their fleets or the product itself or ancillary options such as a loyalty scheme. Now however that question is more difficult to answer; hear some of the industry’s most prominent experts give their view.

Panelist:

- Mike Powell, Executive Chairman, Flybondi
- Neil Sorahan, Chief Financial Officer, Ryanair 
- Moderated by: Kieran O’Brien, Partner, Aviation Advisory, KPMG

Where is the value in an airline in 2021?

Topics covered:

- In what circumstances does it make sense for financiers to deploy capital in aviation now or in the future?
- What can prospective financiers or investors do to maximise the value of their capital deployments?
- In what form can we expect these deployments to be made?
- Geographical breakdown of opportunities in aircraft finance & M&A 
- What level of M&A activity should we be expecting, which players are best positioned to engage and where are the most promising opportunities to do so?
- Opportunities in alternative asset classes including mid-life aircraft?

Panelist: 

- Catherine Ennis, Chief Legal Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital
- Ted O’Byrne, Managing Director, Co-Head of Aviation, Carlyle Aviation Partners
- Michel Angelo Raimondi, Executive Director, Global Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley 
- Armin Rothauser, Partner, Castlelake
- Ray Sisson, Director, Credit Suisse
- Radha Tilton, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
- Moderated by: Séamus Ó Cróinín, Partner, Finance, A&L Goodbody
- Moderated by: Henry Morriello, Partner, Arnold & Porter
- Additional Commentary: Dan Hartnett, Partner, Arnold & Porter

Capitalising on M&A & finance opportunities in the aviation market?

Topics covered:

- A look at the unsecured debt market and the importance of unencumbered assets 
- Which funding avenues have remained open to airlines further down the credit scale?
- How to best extract yield from your fleet?

Panelist: 

- Meghan Montana, Vice President, Treasurer, American Airlines
- Christine Rovelli, Senior Vice President, Finance & Fleet Management, Finnair
- Moderated by: Andy Mansell, Partner, Split Rock Aviation

What are the most successful cash-burn and liquidity management strategies?

Topics covered:

- How has the banking sector’s view of airlines and the broader aviation industry’s credit-worthiness changed since the pandemic?
- What criteria are aviation financiers looking at when deciding whether or not to deploy capital in the sector?
- What can airline and lessor management teams be doing to to strengthen their case for bank finance in the next 6-12 months?

Panelist: 

- Richard Moody, Managing Director, Global Head – Transportation Finance, Deutsche Bank
- Joseph Shanahan, Managing Director, Global Aviation, Citi
- Vinodh Srinivasan, Managing Director & Co-Head of the Structured Credit Group, Mizuho Securities 
- Moderated by: Michael Duff, Managing Director, The Airline Analyst

What is the lending strategy for aviation banks?

Ireland has long been the home of the global aviation finance industry since the days of Guinness Peat Aviation, hear Domhnal Slattery, the
CEO of Avolon and the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin discuss the future of aviation finance in Ireland.

Panelist: 

- Micheál Martin, Taoiseach, Republic of Ireland
- Domhnal Slattery, Chief Executive Officer, Avolon

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