Credit crunching aviation finance event launched

Airfinance Journal and Euromoney Seminars is to host an inaugural Middle East aviation financing event from September 27 – 28 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai under the banner of 2009 Middle East School of International Aviation Finance.
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It reasons that because there are “a record number of aircraft on order that need financing, securing competitively priced finance is a more pressing concern than ever before for carriers and lessors based in the Middle East”.

It says delegates will come away with the business connections and knowledge they need to make informed and successful decisions in their business for the year ahead.
 
Confirmed speakers include:

  • Richard Moody, Director, Deutsche Bank
  • Mark Stakem, Senior Vice President, Aviation Finance, HSH Nordbank
  • Nirmal Govinda das, Vice President – Financing, Corporate Finance, Emirates Airline
  • Robert Fugard, Partner, Linklaters
  • Olga Petrovic, Partner, Linklaters
  • Mike Skinner, Chief Executive, AMS Aircraft Limited
  • Rich Hammond, Finance Director, Boeing Capital Corporation


Key topics to be covered:

  • Sources of funding: An introduction, overview and breakdown of forms of financing available in the current market
  • Addressing the technical aspects of managing a lease
  • Back in demand: The role of the ECA in aircraft finance
  • Protecting your assets: Accessing insurance to provide additional security in transactions
  • Debt workouts, asset management and remarketing in a volatile market