Global Aviation Sustainability Day 2024 – Speakers Announced

• “Sustainability: Is Reality Biting” – Industry Leaders to Gather in Dublin for ALI Global Aviation Sustainability Day

On November 12, 2024, the global aviation industry will come together for the third annual Global Aviation Sustainability Day, hosted by Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI) at the Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin. Bringing together over 300 senior leaders, including lessors, airlines, regulators, fuel producers, manufacturers, and financiers, this year's theme, “Sustainability: Is Reality Biting”, reflects the growing importance of sustainability as a business imperative.

The event and will feature an agenda addressing the opportunities and challenges sustainability presents for aircraft leasing and the broader aviation industry. As sustainability has rapidly evolved from concept to business reality, it now plays a central role in day-to-day operations across the industry. The 2024 agenda will reflect this shift, addressing how sustainability is not just an aspiration but an operational necessity in aviation.

ALI Director, Elizabeth Bowen, said: "Now in its third year, Global Aviation Sustainability Day 2024 will spotlight how the aviation industry is embedding sustainability across its operations. ALI looks forward to welcoming aircraft lessors and stakeholders from the aviation ecosystem and related industries to Dublin on November 12, for what promises to be another successful conference."

For more information on speakers and to book your attendance, visit here. Delegate rate: €320.00 + VAT. Buy 4 and get a 5th place free.

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Event Highlights:

Navigating the Skies: The Big Picture of Global Aviation

This session will delve into the macroeconomic, geopolitical, and technological factors influencing global aviation, providing insights into the future landscape of air travel.

Sustainable Financing: Sustainability-Linked loans are now a reality
This panel aims to explore how Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) are becoming integral to the aviation industry by incentivising airlines and manufacturers to achieve environmental and social sustainability targets, ultimately driving the sector towards greener practices and reduced carbon emissions.

Fuelling the Future: Innovations in SAF
This panel aims to explore the latest technological advancements and strategies in SAF development, focusing on how these innovations can reduce carbon emissions and drive the aviation industry's transition to a more sustainable future.

Lessor Leadership Panel

This panel delves the evolving role of aircraft lessors in shaping the aviation industry's recovery and growth, examining trends in fleet management, financing, and the transition to more sustainable aircraft.

Spark Sessions - Innovation Runway: OEM Trailblazers
Our newly introduced 'Spark Sessions' are dynamic 15-minute platforms designed to showcase expertise, ignite innovative thinking, and inspire action among our audience.

On the day, attendees will hear from sustainability leaders, policy makers and CEOs such as:

• Magda Kopczyńska, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport;
• Andy Cronin, Chief Executive Officer, Avolon;
• Peter Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, SMBC Aviation Capital;
• Nancy Young, Chief Sustainability Officer, Gevo;
• John Slattery, Chairman, Heart Aerospace;
• Brian Moran, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Boeing Company.