Event Speakers

Bojan Arandjelović is the Head of Network Planning and Scheduling of Air Serbia since August 2020. He joined the carrier eight years ago from an Italian TMC company and during that time he changed several positions within the airline. He started his journey in Sales as country manager for Italy, Austria, and Denmark, then he was appointed as regulatory compliance and project manager for the relaunch of the long-haul operations between Belgrade and New York. He is with Air Serbia Network Planning team since August 2018.

Together with his team, Bojan oversees Air Serbia’s network strategy, including the airline’s route network and schedule design, ensuring its profitability and efficiency. Since joining the team, Air Serbia has launched operations from secondary airports in Serbia (Niš and Kraljevo) while the carrier’s network saw a great expansion in previous years by operating to more than 80 airports in Europe, Middle East, North America and Africa in scheduled and charter operations. Currently, the biggest expansion in airline history has been announced, adding 21 new destinations for Summer 2023.

Bojan graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome and holds a degree in Banking, Finance, Financial markets and Insurance.

He is passionate about flying and foreign languages. Bojan speaks Italian, Spanish, Greek, English and currently is improving his German.

Bernie Baldwin has been in aviation publishing since he joined the Royal Aeronautical Society in January 1988 as production editor of The Aeronautical Journal. In October 1993, he became head of the Society’s publications department and editor of Aerospace, later Aerospace International.

In June 1998, Bernie became editor of Airlines International, published by Insight Media on behalf of IATA. At Insight Media, he was also associate editor of ACI’s Airport World.

Bernie moved in May 2000 to become editor of Regional Airline World. In 2007, he led the magazine’s change to become Low-Fare & Regional Airlines. In 2016, Bernie was instrumental in the latest brand change of the magazine to LARA.

Bernie left LARA in February 2017 to pursue a career as a freelance writer and editor.

In October 2015, Bernie received the ERA Award for Personal Excellence from the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) for "Outstanding contribution to intra-European air transport". He has also won three Aerospace Journalist of the Year awards (2000, 2003 and 2007) in the Best Regional Aviation Submission category.

Patrick Baudis joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s division MHIRJ in June 2020 as Vice President, Commercial & Aero Advisory.

With almost 30 years of aviation industry experience, he is leading the Aero Advisory team providing market studies and consulting services to other Mitsubishi divisions and to many aviation industry stakeholders such as airlines, airports, lessors, financial institutions, service providers and suppliers.

Patrick previously worked in Canada for Bombardier as Vice President Marketing where he successfully re-launched the C Series aircraft, CRJ regional jets and Q400 turboprops. Before that, he worked for Airbus for over 19 years where he held various senior leadership positions in Marketing, Market Development and Strategy, based in France and in the US.

Patrick holds an Engineering Degree in Aeronautics from ENAC, in Toulouse, France, and now lives in Paris.

Mr. Berthe was the CEO of Air Mali and Air Burkina. He has 28 years’ experience in airline industry and a total of 16 years as an airline CEO. Mr. Berthe built his career in various Airlines and multicultural environments both in Europe and Africa at positions such as aircraft performance and dispatch engineering, maintenance and operations quality, ground operations and Chief Executive Officer. Abdérahmane is graduated from:

- French Civil Aviation school in Toulouse (1987 Master of Science degree).
- French Aeronautical and Space school in Toulouse (1988 Master of Science degree)
- Business Institute in Toulouse (1989 Master degree)

He also obtained a Private Pilot License in 1985 for Single Engine Aircrafts.

I consider myself as an aviation enthusiast, since all my education and expertise is connected to aviation. In 2005, I obtained my Master degree in Aeronautics along with the Air Force education. From 2005, I was in service in Croatian Air Force as a helicopter instructor and officer, which was a great experience for my development. From 2008, I worked at Pula airport as a Ramp Agent, but soon I was promoted to Airport Duty Officer. Working as a Duty Officer, I learned about airport operation complexity and during these years I obtained IATA Advanced Airside Operations diploma. In 2013 I was being promoted to COO and 2 years later to CCO. Being a person who is not afraid of new challenges and leaving its comfort zone, in 2017 I accepted a job offer from Eindhoven Airport where I am currently working as a Head of Aviation development & Partnerships.

A French/Danish national, Karin Butot worked for both French and Belgian media before joining the aviation industry more than 25 years ago. During this time, Karin established CONNECT Route Development Forum, a premium aviation event which has grown every year and is now in its 19th year. The last event took place in Antalya, and attracted over 650 delegates. Karin is based in Lyon, France, from where she runs The Airport Agency and CONNECT.

Namory Camara, current General Director of (SOGEAC) Ahmed Sekou Toure International Airport, has nearly 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.  He was the former General Director of Private Investment Promotion Agency (APIP-Guinea).

Namory Camara, who holds a degree in Management Sciences and International Business Law from the University of Dakar, joined the DDI Audit Unit in 2001, directly attached to the office of the Minister of Economy and Finance.

After this experience in the public service, he oriented his career in the aeronautical industry by working for the multinational OAG, a world leader in aeronautical information and analysis.

For more than 16 years, he climbed the ladder to occupy the strategic position of Director of International Sales - Europe - Africa - Middle East.

Known for his versatility, leadership and knowledge of the business environment, Namory has also written several articles on economic development issues in Guinea and Africa and has lectured extensively around the world.

Mr. CAMARA has a vast knowledge of the aviation business environment as a former director in charge of the Middle East, he has sealed several contracts to name a few.

After capitalizing on experiences through other professional trainings abroad, the desire to serve his native country pushed him to return home. Where he used his years of experience in aeronautics and aviation to implement new changes at the Ahmed Sekou Touré International Airport.

As Head of Marketing at Heart Aerospace, Claudio is responsible for aircraft product strategy, market analysis and forecast, technical sales support, market intelligence and promotional strategy.

Claudio brings extensive experience in the aviation industry, both from the aircraft manufacturer and operator side. Before joining Heart Aerospace, Claudio was Director of Strategy for Amaro Aviation, a startup fractional ownership business jet operator. Prior to that he worked for over 20 years at Embraer, where he held various leadership positions in the company’s Executive Jets and Commercial Aviation divisions, taking responsibilities in Sales, Market and Product Strategies, Sales Engineering and Flight Operations Support.

Earlier in his career, Claudio worked for eight years in the airline industry, for VASP and Varig airlines, on flight operations and performance engineering, airport and navigation fees and aviation fuel management.

Claudio has a Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Brazil's ITA - Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica and a MBA in Corporate Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas university in São Paulo, Brazil.

Kata Cserep leads ICF’s global aviation and tourism team of close to 100 expert consultants, serving clients in government, private sector, the investment community and industry associations. The team includes specialists in airline strategy, fleet and network planning; airline, airport and MRO operations; business planning, M&A and investment advisory for any aviation-related assets  as well as travel and tourism experts adept at developing tourism products the resonate with travellers, attract connectivity and sustain social, economic and environmental value. 

In her advisory work, Ms Cserep focuses on the linkages within the aviation and tourism ecosystem and their implications for business strategy. She has been involved in a wide variety of aviation and tourism projects over the last 20 years, including sustainable tourism strategies, airline diagnostics and business planning; policy and sustainability, including airport and airline decarbonization. She was the lead author on ICF’s report in partnership with WTTC Enhancing Resilience to drive sustainability in destinations and is experienced in considering the costs of both action and inaction when it comes to sustainability.

Ms Cserep has both a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge, Trinity College in the United Kingdom. In 2019 she was recognised by Airline Economics as one of the ‘Top 40 Under 40” aviation professionals globally.

Askin Demir born in 1968 in Istanbul (Turkey), has been passionate about aeronautics since a very young age. After his baccalaureate at Galatasaray High School, he joined Istanbul Technical University. It was in this country that he began his career as an airport agent, where he held various aeronautical-oriented positions.
His rigor and professionalism have raised him to various professional stations at the international level.
To date, Askin Demir has to its credit the establishment of eight airport operations in five countries across three continents, Africa, Europe, Asia.
In 2018, he took over the General Management of 2AS (AIBD - Assistance - Services), a ground handling company.
Askin Demir has become from 2021 to the present day the Managing Director of LAS (Limak- AIBD - Summa), the managing company of Blaise International Diagne airport in Dakar, a flagship of aeronautics at regional and sub-regional level. An international class airport holding several certificates.
Askin Demir is a fan of aeronautics, his interest in this field is well established.
He is one of the safe bets in this sector, given the positions and missions he has held so brilliantly to date.

Lisbon-based Ricardo brings a wealth of highly relevant, commercial and business development experience in the aviation industry to the role. He joined parent company, bp in 1998 before moving to Air bp in 2000, initially as general aviation manager, Air bp Portugal before taking on roles of increasing responsibility including sales and marketing manager, Air bp Portugal and West Med general aviation sales and marketing manager. In addition to his aviation business expertise, he has experience in the retail, B2B and lubricants sectors in both national and international roles, where he has managed teams across diverse cultures.

A passionate business executive, Ricardo is a skilled business developer and facilitator, enabling the execution of strategies through his capabilities as an agile team leader and motivator.  In his current role, Ricardo is responsible for both developing and implementing Air bp’s business development strategy within the region and implementing its global Airports Sustainability Offers.

Ricardo is keen to promote Air bp’s vision to be the fuel and services partner of choice for its customers and highlight its journey to transform the business to become even more customer centric, higher performing and to play a key role in bp's net zero ambition.

He has shared his wide knowledge and experience with the industry by representing Air bp at various high-profile events including international air shows and corporate events. Ricardo holds a Postgraduate Diploma in General Management, Marketing and Finance from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) in Lisbon and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from ISEL- Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa.

Patrick is the Founder and Managing Director of Altair Advisory, a specialist aviation strategy advisory and consulting firm focusing on airline network strategy and aviation sustainability. Patrick has over 20 years of aviation-industry experience across senior commercial roles in the airline, airport and aircraft leasing sectors, as well as a background in strategy consultancy: Patrick studied Computer Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and Carnegie Mellon University in the USA, and also holds a MSc in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University in the UK and a MBA from Purdue University in the USA.

Hatim El Gharbi joined ONMT in 2003 as a product manager. He has since held various positions including those of country director in Germany, Benelux and France but also that of Chief of Operations in Rabat.

As Commercial and Sales Director, he oversees the activities of the various ONMT offices around the world and manages relations with ONMT's main international commercial partners, whether they are airlines or travel distributors.

Hatim El GHARBI is Born and raised in Rabat. He graduated with a master's degree in Business and International Affairs from the University of Montpellier.

Director Gretar Gardarsson is a graduate of Reykjavik University, Iceland and has been with Keflavik Airport for 11 years. Starting with Isavia as a Project manager and now he heads the Airline Relations & Route Development division at Keflavik Airport.

In his time at the airport, passenger numbers have risen from 2.8 million passengers in 2012 up to an expected 7.8 million passengers in 2023.

The number of airlines has grown from 20 to 26 and the number of destinations from 68 to over 90 during this time period.

The airport hosts a wide variety of carriers with the two local carriers Icelandair & Play being the largest customers. 

Leading low-cost carriers in passenger numbers are Wizz Air, easyJet and Vueling and among network carriers are British Airways, Lufthansa, Delta, United, SAS & Finnair.

Magdalena has over 15 years’ experience working in environmental sustainability. She worked in a variety of industries, including UK’s National Health Service, before moving into aviation sustainability in 2014. Her areas of expertise include environmental management systems, energy procurement and management, carbon footprinting and carbon reduction, sustainable travel and waste management.

Since joining the aviation industry, she worked for both airlines and airports expanding her experience to areas of fuel efficiency, sustainable aviation fuels, community engagement and charitable programmes. Magdalena is a subject matter expert for waste management in aviation.

She was also project managing Airport Carbon Accreditation programme on behalf of ACI-Europe where she led a project team of 12 people located across 3 continents.

At easyJet, she is responsible for minimising environmental impact across all airline operations, including tackling waste and plastic reduction, sustainability in procurement, airports’ sustainability partnerships and maintenance of externally verified environmental management system.

Jean-François GUITARD has been Director of the General Aviation & Business Development Business Unit of “Société des Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur” since October 2021.  He has been following the development of these training, auditing and management contract or concession activities since 2008. In this capacity, he has had the opportunity to work in various countries on very different airport issues. In addition, for general aviation activities, he supervises the Cannes-Mandelieu and Gulf of Saint-Tropez airports, the role of managing director of Sky Valet Spain and Portugal, a business aircraft handling companies and the development of the Sky Valet Connect license.

Within Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur, he has since 1991 assumed multiple activities in the field of marketing, general administration, responsibility for the management of the company's governance bodies, institutional representation activities and supervision of the Sustainable Development Department.

Jean-François GUITARD holds a PhD in transportation law and an Executive MBA from HEC Paris.

David Gunnarsson is the CEO of Dohop. David has extensive experience in the online travel industry, where he has progressed through different roles. During David’s time at Dohop, the company has evolved from building online solutions for travellers into a tech provider for the airline industry, catering to several airlines around the globe and redefining the concept of travel connectivity in a digital world. David’s experience before Dohop includes different roles in the financial sector, where he has worked for Iceland’s biggest bank in equity sales, trading and investor relations. 

Evelin Jeckel is Wizz Air’s Network Officer, overseeing network development, airport development and scheduling and slots at Europe’s fastest growing airline. She has been working in the industry for 7 years and started her aviation career in Ryanair in various commercial positions, before joining Wizz Air to lead the company’s investor relations function and subsequently taking on leadership roles in the Commercial area.  She is a passionate coffee drinker and likes to explore the outdoors across the Wizz network.

Ray, having formerly served as the Ryanair Group Head of Tax, now leads its Route Development Department which is responsible for securing and maintaining low-cost airport deals across the network.

Now charged with the enviable task of allocating 210 Boeing 8-200 “Gamechanger” aircraft and flying 225 million passengers per year across a fleet of over 620 aircraft by 2026, Ray and his team are looking forward to meeting like-minded, low-cost and growth-hungry airports.

Prior to joining Ryanair in 2016, Ray worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and holds a Master of Science in Accounting, as well as dual qualifications as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor.

Majid Khan, Vice President Aviation Development, Istanbul Airport

Mr. Majid Khan is Vice President Aviation Development of Istanbul Airport (IST). He is 43 years old and from Denmark. He is educated Engineer in Business Administration, M.Sc, from Technical University of Denmark. Furthermore, he holds a degree in Executive Leadership from Cranfield School of Management in United Kingdom.  He has been part of aviation industry for almost 12 years by playing a central role in developing hubs around Europe. Majid Khan joined aviation industry in 2011 at Copenhagen Airport where he was part of Aviation Development team to develop Northern Europe`s largest Hub. From 2016 – 2020 he worked as Senior Director traffic development at Avinor, Norway’s 45 airports, where he was responsible for leading the team to develop Oslo Airport as a leading Hub in the region and Gateway to Norway and develop connectivity from regional airports in Norway to Europe. Majid Khan has won several industry awards in 2013,2014,2015 & 2018 together with Copenhagen Airports & Avinor Airports.  At Istanbul Airport (IST),  Majid Khan is overall responsible for aviation development and has lead the fastest recovery at IST, which is now Europe`s largest airport. To highlight some  of his key responsibilities are route development, strategy development and implementation, product development, internationalization process, tourism development, sales and marketing etc. Majid Khan is reporting to CEO of Istanbul Airport, Mr Kadri Samsunlu.

Annabelle Lepièce is a partner of the Competition and European law department of CMS Belgium. Annabelle advises airports, airlines and groundhandlers on all aspects of European law (antitrust, State aid, European directives and regulations) relating to the air transport sector.

She has been representing French, Belgian, Dutch, Romanian and Spanish airports and public authorities implicated in investigations led by the European Commission on alleged aids to airlines and airports. She also assists public authorities, airports and airlines in the notification of State aids for the infrastructure, start-up aids, etc. and advises them on strategies and legal options to develop new routes. Recently, she has advised ACI and the UAF (the French Airports’ association) on the revision of the European Commission’s 2014 Aviation Guidelines and on the legal framework applying to State aid in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the context of the pandemic, she worked for various actors of the sector on identifying available public funding and setting up aid schemes for the relaunch of routes. She is also specialized in aid for the energy and the protection of the environment.

Jonay Lobo studied Business at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. Probably he never thought at that time that he was going to be part of this amazing industry . He has been at BINTER for 24 years in various functions within the company. He started in the financial area, in the company's cost department, before making the leap to Head of Programming and Revenue Management. Subsequently, in 2015 he was promoted to Chief of revenue, Network & Alliances where he continues today. He has been involved in all of Binter's expansion, from its origins as a company that exclusively served the regional market within the Canary Islands to the present day, where it has just purchased 5 new E2-195s and already flies to 9 countries, 44 routes and 33 Destinations. He is passionate about the world of aviation and being able to exchange experiences and impressions with industry peers in forums like CONNECT.

Johannes Mohrmann joined the Aviation Marketing Team at Berlin Airports in 2013 and already had kerosene in his blood at that time. In 2015, he became Senior Manager Key Account and Business Development. Since then, Johannes Mohrmann has been responsible for looking after numerous long-haul and short-haul airlines flying to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, as well as for business development in Asia and Europe. In addition, he has been intensively involved with the topics of virtual interlining and virtual intermodality in recent years. Johannes was responsible for various projects in this area and co-led the project to introduce the "VIA BER" self-boarding initiative at BER.

Henri-Charles is currently part of the executive management team at TAP.  Henri-Charles oversees network development & scheduling, network strategy & alliances and is part of the Alliance Management Board (AMB) at Star alliance.  Henri-Charles has nearly 20 years of experience in aviation leading corporate strategy, network & partnerships teams in different regions of the world and has held senior positions at IAG and Qatar Airways to name a few.  Henri-Charles started his career in management consulting, working on several airline turnarounds.  He has also advised on various engagements in aerospace & sustainability. Henri-Charles has a PhD from Imperial College and has a Master’s in Aeronautical Engineer.

Sanja is COO and leads operational activities for ch-aviation with focus on data research and development. After her career with an airline, where she managed a commercial team, Sanja joined the management team for one of the largest and most valuable brands in aviation intelligence – ch-aviation. Sanja is focused on making ch-aviation the most desired data tool in the airlines' industry and industry suppliers from the aircraft finance, MRO, IT and airports. Sanja (37) is married with one child.

Yves has more than 20 years of experience in the airline and aerospace industry. He started his career as an aeronautical engineer with Rolls-Royce in the UK, dealing with Trent 900 engine preliminary design. He then worked for Air France, in the Environmental Affairs Directorate, implementing ISO 14001 certification at the airline and successfully contributing to adopt new ICAO standards for aircraft emissions. Yves then moved to Air France Cargo’s Fleet and Business Planning team, completing several aircraft conversion and acquisition projects, as well as managing the buildup of the airline’s new 5-year strategic plan in the frame of the merger with KLM Cargo.

Yves was then recruited by Airbus’s Customer Affairs Directorate, successfully marketing and selling aircraft to various airlines from startups to majors. Yves now leads the Airbus team in charge of running network and fleet planning projects with our customers all over the world.

He holds a Masters degree in Aeronautical Engineering from ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France.

Frederic Revol is the Head of Network and Partnerships at Air Malta, in charge of scheduling, planning, alliances and charters. Frederic has an experience of more than 25 years in the Industry, having been working with Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways where he spent almost 15 years in various Commercial Management roles – including 6 years at the Headquarters in Doha, Qatar – and more recently as CCO of XL Airways France and La Compagnie (an all-Business class carrier).

He has covered most areas of the Sales and Planning areas of airlines, some of them being reputed Premium carriers.

Mike Reynolds joined the travel industry 8 years ago to fulfil his passion for aviation. He worked for bmi and then shortly afterward Icelandair in Sales & Marketing positions before joining Skyscanner’s Commercial team 5 years ago. While at Skyscanner he’s worked on several B2B initiatives which have seen their content redistributed across some of the world’s largest travel brands. More recently, in the last couple of years Mike’s team has worked closely with Airports, Airlines and Destinations globally by providing them with Skyscanner’s travel insight data – helping shape the future of our industry.

Christophe is the founder and CEO of Milanamos, voted the Best Aviation Travel Data and Analytics Provider in 2021. Our objective is making travel technology as simple as possible, but not simpler! Our tool PlanetOptim.Future addresses the needs of airports, aircraft manufacturers, consulting, and small to medium and large airlines by providing market intelligence solutions. AIR.PM provides an integrated marketing planning suite for airlines, including scheduling, fleet optimization, route development, and dynamic pricing.

Christophe has twenty years of experience in the aviation industry working for a large international airline and for a major US based IT firm before launching his new ventures. He has an international experience during his consulting, working with major airlines such as Delta Air Lines, Aeroflot, Avianca, JAL, or EgyptAir. Christophe started his career in aviation working in pricing and revenue management and later worked on Network Planning. His consulting practices led him to manage airline restructuring and turnaround, start-up carriers, network and route development, commercial optimization, and specific system implementation projects.

Christophe has completed his academic studies in Econometrics with a thesis on “Systemic Models of Economic Disorganization” at the University of Aix-en-Provence and he has also graduated from the IAE Business School with a specialization on Marketing. Christophe is an invited contributor to the Air Business Academy and HEC business schools’ MBA programs.

Tom’s role at Birmingham Airport is to manage the aeronautical budget of the airport and manage all existing and future airline relations. Tom joined Birmingham Airport in February 2013 and has performed a number of Business Development roles before taking over his current role in March 2018.

Prior to joining Birmingham Airport, Tom ran the network and schedules planning functions at Thomson Airways (the largest Charter airline in Europe).  Tom started his career in the Operations team of First Choice Airways (air2000) before moving to work as a Slot Coordinator at Airport Coordination Ltd.

Tom is originally from Oxford but spent his formative years in Manchester and London before moving to Midlands.  Tom is married with two boys and lives in Leamington Spa.

Director John Strickland is a graduate of the University of York and has almost 40 years of experience in the airline industry, specialising in network planning and revenue management.  He has held senior positions with a number of airlines including British Caledonian, British Airways, KLM uk and Buzz. His experience spans all the major airline business models.

London-based JLS Consulting was established in 2003, an air transport consultancy providing strategic insight and advisory services for clients including airports, airlines and investors.

John provides expert independent business and financial commentary on the sector for leading global media including the BBC, Sky, Bloomberg and CNN. He is a regular conference chair and moderator at industry events, frequently interviewing leading senior executives.

Hector Ureta graduated in Aerospace Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and obtained the highest grade of Airports Specialization in 2011.

Since 2018, he has been working at the Ibiza Airport Directorate (Gabinete de Dirección) - Aena www.aena.es in direct support of the airport director and deals with a wide variety of strategic topics: investments, quality, airport sustainability, agreements with external entities, overview of the airport KPIs.

At the same time, he is in academic collaboration and is a professor of airport related topics at ITAEREA Aeronautical Business School (www.itaerea.es) and at IES Abroad /Universidad Carlos III Madrid.

Until 2018, Hector Ureta was an innovation consultant to airports and airlines in Europe and Middle East in the European framework R&D programmes: FP7, H2020, Single European Sky.

He has also written numerous academic papers, deliverables and book chapters (modest H index) https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=83UQK1MAAAAJ&hl=es and was an independent advisory board member of 4 European airport-related R&D projects as well as an expert/evaluator for the European Commission in the framework of R&D calls for proposals (Horizon Europe, SESAR).

Manuel has got 8 years of experience in the airline industry across multiple teams (Digital, Ancillaries, Pricing and Network) and currently leads easyJet’s European Network and Airport Development team, being responsible for easyJet’s capacity allocation across its European bases.

easyJet’s team is looking forward to discussing last-minute route opportunities for S23 and W23 and long-term opportunities from S24 onwards.

Mantas Vrubliauskas is a Network Development Manager at airBaltic, with over 12 years of experience in the airline industry. He has a deep understanding of the complexities of route development and a proven track record of managing a portfolio of over 70 routes at airBaltic’s Riga hub. Mantas specializes in new route development, forecasting and scenario analysis, hub and connectivity optimization and is skilled in negotiations with airports and tourism authorities. Throughout his tenure at airBaltic, Mantas has successfully worked on a variety of challenging projects, including wave pattern optimization, fleet renewal, and the opening of new bases. He is passionate about the airline industry and its ability to connect people and drive economic growth, particularly in peripheral regions such as the Baltic countries. Mantas holds a degree in Economics and Finance from Vilnius University.

Lena is head of Sustainable Development at Swedavia, the Swedish state-owned airport company. Lena is responsible for Swedavia's strategic initiatives and innovations concerning the transition of aviation into a more sustainable future. Lena’s work has focused on reducing climate impact from airport activities and introducing Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Swedavia airports. Swedavia's own airports activities are fossil free since 2021. Lena has over 20 years of aviation -and-environment experience, with a focus on airport activities. Lena is a member of ACI Europe Environmental Strategy Committee and ACI World Environment Standing Committee. Lena has a background as an environmental researcher and consultant and university degrees in Ecotoxicology (Master of Science) and Biology (Master of Science).

As the VP of supply, Matt leads a team of supply traders and operators to grow the supply presence of World Fuel Services' liquid fuels business within Europe. Before joining World Fuel, he has over two decades of experience in European downstream fuel markets with expertise in wholesale, trading, refining, biofuels, and distribution. In addition to overseeing his team's daily operations, his expertise expands into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for World Fuel Services.