Schedule

4th October

Pre-Conference

14:00 – 18:00

Satcom Direct Workshop

Register

19:00 – 21:00

MACE Networking Event

sponsored by Satcom Direct

5th October

DAY 1

09:30 Conference Opening

09:35 Transport Minister – Welcome – Aaron Farrugia

09:45 TM CEO – TM’s Role and the Vision for the Sector – Jeffrey Curmi

09:55 Coffee Break

10:25 Keynote – Pessimism Never Won a Battle – Reinhold M. Karner

11:10 Panel Discussion – Roundtable with the Gov of Malta – Aaron Farrugia; Kanika Tekriwal; Haris Coloman; Athar Husain Khan, Anita Sangupta

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Keynote – Emerging Technology & Aviation – Joshua Ellul

14:45 Keynote – Air Malta – Looking to the Future: A sustainable vision for a resilient national airline – David Curmi

15:20 Coffee Break

15:50 Presentation – No Fear of the Altitude: Future Steps for the Space Sector – Simonetta Di Pippo

Space Research and Aviation Economics – Andrea Conconi

16:25 Panel Discussion – Finance/Legal discussion – Alexandra Asche; Khader Mattar; Nick Valenzia

17:10 Close Day 1

19:30 MACE Social Event

6th October

DAY 2

09:30 Welcome to Day 2

09:35 Keynote – Kanika Tekriwal

10:20 Panel Discussion – Aviation Cargo. Here to stay? – Edward Micallef; Kenneth Chircop

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 Presentation – Eurowings’ path to a new jurisdiction – Stefan Beveridge

11:45 Panel Discussion – Can we future proof the industry in Malta – Stanley Bugeja; Wayne Pisani; Stefan Beveridge; Charles Pace

12:25 Panel Discussion – Communications Panel – Anna Montanuay; Aaron Child; Jonathan Dalli; Kenneth Rizzo

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Presentation – Taxing the Industry: will it really work? – Nadia Giordimaina

15:00 Panel Discussion – Attracting & Developing Talent in Aviation – Adnan Baranbo; Daniel Galea; Joshua Zammit

15:30 Coffee Break

14:30 Presentation – EBAA Ambassadors are changing the face of the industry – Paul Walsh

14:30 Panel Discussion – The Future of Business Aviation – Vlada Lushinkova; Richard Hekker; Zaher Deir

16:45 Conference Close