Jon Howell, is the CEO and Founder of AviaDev Africa.

Jon has dedicated the last 14 years to supporting the development of air connectivity to, from, and within the African continent by delivering live and virtual events and providing year-round content and insight into the industry.

The annual AviaDev Africa event was established in 2016 and is now regarded as the premier platform dedicated to supporting African Aviation development, having delivered 9 editions.

Jon established AviaDev Insight Africa, the only podcast dedicated to African aviation in 2018. To date, the podcast has over 140,000 listeners in 185 countries globally and over 365 episodes to its name.

Jon is passionate about empowering the next generation of aviators. He was appointed as a Visiting Professor at Coventry University in March 2022 and regularly delivers lectures to Undergraduate and postgraduate aviation management students.

He contributed the preface and a chapter to the first academic book dedicated to route development, entitled “Strategies for Sustainable Air Services Development”

Jon was also appointed a Global Ambassador for Gorilla Conservation for his fundraising efforts which include numerous running challenges.