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March 2010President Wilson Hotel, Geneva
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Review of the 23rd Annual Geneva International Aviation Forum


Highlights of the 2009 Geneva Aviation Forum included:

We were delighted to welcome once again 'the great & the good' of the aircraft finance & commercial aviation industry to this event. Here are some of the hightlights:

  • 120+  speakers on the platform - the calibre and size of speaker platform allowed for intelligent and relevant discussion at this critical time in the aviation industry. If you would like to contribute to the 2010 event, Contact Edward Jones (ejones@icbi.co.uk) .

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  • A record number of 60+ airlines were in attendance

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  • Information & discussion in multiple formats - The latest industry & market  developments were discussed through keynote presentations, interviews, debates, electronic voting and champagne roundtable discussion groups.

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  • Despite the current economic climate 450+ industry professionals were in Geneva to meet, learn and network with each other.
  • 2 networking cocktail parties provided a critical, informal setting to really get down to detail in discussing problems and solutions facing the industry and to meet with old contacts and new.

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  • 450+ Spotme devices were distributed so delegates could identify who was there and make contact with them.

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  • 2 speed networking sessions. Something new for 2009, these sessions enabled 40 attendees to meet in these quick-fire sessions.
  • 1 hands-on workshop on practical strategies in a downturn. Once again well-attended. Thank you to MBA for leading this.
  • 20 champagne roundtables for information discussion. As always, these were very popular, with attendees enjoying the opportunity to question the leading speakers and discuss their own views.
  • Case Study On Turning Around A Legacy Carrier - Continental Airlines:  Insights from turnaround legend, Gordon Bethune, Former CEO, Continental Airlines
  • Insights from internationally recognised Times Economics Commentator, Anatole Kaletsky: Economics Specialist Outlook Session

120+ Outstanding Speakers at Geneva Forum 2009 Included:

Gordon Bethune
Gordon Bethune Former Chairman & CEO Continental Airlines
Tony Fernandes
Tony Fernandes CEO & Founder Air Asia
Burt Rutan
Burt Rutan The World's Leading Aviation & Aerospace Pioneer, Engineer And Entrepreneur Entrepreneur
Anatole Kaletsky
Anatole Kaletsky Economics Editor-At-Large The Times
Brian Pearce
Brian Pearce Chief Economist IATA
Dr. Adam Pilarski
Dr. Adam Pilarski Senior Vice President Avitas Aviation
Norman Liu
Norman Liu Executive Vice President GECAS
Scott Scherer
Scott Scherer VP & GM, Aircraft Financial Services Boeing Capital Corporation

Another Successful Event

We would like to thank all our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers & attendees for their contribution to another successful Geneva Forum. It was great to see you all at the event and we are looking forward to working with you as we start our plans for the 24th Annual Conference, which will take place in March 2010.

We were delighted to welcome over 60 airlines to the 2009 event, amidst a a great turn-out of over 450 attendees. Networking was obviously a great priority again for all delegates, as they shared thoughts on strategies and plans to address the issues facing the aviation industry.

For the 2009 event we also welcomed 4 special guest speakers:

Tony Fernandes, well-known Founder of AirAsia, Tony spoke about “The Future For LCCs In Emerging Markets”

Anatole Kaletsky, internationally recognised Economics Editor for The Times, discussed the question: “When Will The Recovery Begin?”

Gordon Bethune, Former Chairman & CEO of Continental Airlines, talked about "Strategies For Turning Around A Major carrier”

Burt Rutan, Aviation Pioneer who is working with Richard Branson's Virgin team on the SpaceShip 2 gave us his views on “What Is Coming Next In The Aerospace Field?”

What Leading Industry Players Said About The Need And Benefits Of Attending: 

“Year after year, the Geneva Forum is one event not to be missed.”

Scott Scherer, VP & General Manager, Aircraft Financial Services, BOEING CAPITAL CORPORATION  

“The Aircraft Finance & Commercial Aviation Event in Geneva in February is always a must - but this year, more than ever before, we needed to find out how other companies are responding to the market's new challenges. The information obtained at the event was both invaluable and unmissable."

Donald Schenk, President & CEO, AIRLINE CAPITAL ASSOCIATES 

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