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Speakers

Our Speakers are key influencers in the African aviation industry.

Members of our speaking faculty are chosen for their industry knowledge, experience and the insight they offer to progress African aviation.

If you would like to be considered to be part of the speaking faculty for 2024, please contact Jon Howell

Our 2023 Speakers:

Adefunke Adeyemi

Secretary General

AFCAC

Arnold Anjila

AviaDev Ambassador

Jenifer Bamuturaki

Chief Executive Officer

Uganda Airlines

Hilka Birns

Aviation Journalist

ch-aviation

James Bosse

Director Sales

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited

Eddie Browne

VP Commercial

Aergo Capital

Jacob Bwana

Ag. General Manager, Marketing and Business Development

Kenya Airports Authority

President Dhlamini

Chief Executive Officer

Eswatini Air

Hendrik Du Preez

Vice President Sales - Africa

Qatar Airways

Dominique Dumas

Vice President Sales Africa & Indian Ocean

ATR

Joep Ellers

Airline Marketing Director - Africa

Airbus

Eduardo Fairen

Chief Executive Officer

TAAG

Rodger Foster

CEO and MD

Airlink

Sanjeev Gadhia

CEO & Founder

Astral Aviation

Kush Gadhia

Chief Executive Officer

Astral Aerial

Peter Greenberg

Travel Editor

CBS News

Raphael Haddad

President

Jetcraft Commercial

Stephan Hannemann

VP Sales & Marketing, Head of MEA

Embraer

Tim Harris

Partner

Consulum

Jon Howell

CEO

AviaDev

Ashley Kamau

AviaDev Ambassador

Habba Hadijah Kamwesiga

Head of Marketing & Communications

RwandAir

Capt. Gilbert Kibe

Managing Director

Air Transport Consulting Ltd

Alvin Kibet

Chief Pilot

Astral Aerial

Allan Kilavuka

Group MD & CEO

Kenya Airways

Hon. Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen

Cabinet Secretary

Ministry of Roads and Transport

Hon. Caleb Kositany

Board Chairman

Kenya Airports Authority

Marcel Langeslag

Director Aviation Africa

NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants

Refilwe Ledwaba

Founder

Girls fly Africa

Mercy Makau

Founder

Young Aviators Club of Africa

Javed Malik

Chair of the Advisory Board

Ink Innovation

Sean Mendis

Director

SeanMendis.com

Aaron Munetsi

CEO

Airlines Association of Southern Africa

Christine Mwakatobe

Managing Director

Kilimnajaro Airports Development Company

Winnie Nafula

Accountable Manager

Dragonfly Aviation Limited

Nowel Ngala

Director, Commercial & Ground Operations

ASKY

Elizabeth Nzisa Musau,

AviaDev Ambassador

Richard Ortega

Commercial Director EMEA

Kiu System Solutions

Brett Preston

Executive | Aerospace and Aviation

Technodyn International

Minosoa Rakotozafy

Head of Aeronautical Activities

Ravinala Airports

Sabine Reim

Principal

Arthur D. Little

Manish Shrivastava

Co-Founder

Tourish

Daniel Silke

Director

Political Futures Consulting

Dainius Staniulis

Vice President Commercial and Business Development

Avion Express

Jason Sutcliffe

Regional Marketing Director

Rolls-Royce

Eric Tchouamou Njoya

Reader

University of Huddersfield

Morne Visagie

Head: Structured Asset Finance

Absa Bank Ltd

Girma Wake

Chairman

Ethiopian Airlines

Judy Waruiru

Managing Director

DPO Pay