Confirmed Speakers
Our speakers have been carefully chosen for their immense experience and knowledge of the industry

Devesh Agarwal
Aviation Expert

Linnea Ahlgren
Lead Sustainability Journalist, Simple Flying

Katya Akulinicheva
CFO, ZeroAvia

Felix Antelo
President and CEO, Viva Air

Joanna Bailey
Editor, Simple Flying

Linden Birns
Owner/MD, Plane Talking

Captain Curtis Brunjes
Managing Director of Aviate & Pilot Strategy, United Airlines

Evert de Boer
Managing Director, On Point Loyalty

Tom Boon
Content Manager, Simple Flying

José Ricardo Botelho
Executive Director and CEO, Latin American & Caribbean Air Transport Association

Tony Carnie
Environmental Journalist

Brett Catlin
Vice President - Networks and Alliances, Alaska Airlines

Dr Ian Cruickshank
Taskforce Manager, United for Wildlife Transport

Sophie Dekkers
CCO, easyjet

Rodger Foster
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airlink

Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Lead Journalist - Latin America, Simple Flying

Martin Gauss
President and CEO, airBaltic

Andrew Geer
Chief Engineer and Head of Programme - UltraFan, Rolls-Royce

Jayson Goh
Managing Director, Changi Airport Group’s Airport Operations Management

Philip Goh
Regional Vice President Asia-Pacific, IATA

John Grant
Partner, AviaDev Consult powered by MIDAS Aviation

Ben Griffin
VP Mobility, OneWeb

Scott Hamilton
Managing Editor, Leeham News and Analysis

Jon Howell
CEO & Founder, AviaDev

Rishi Jain
Consultant, Jain Aviation Consultants

Birgir Jonsson
CEO, PLAY

Gaurav Joshi
Journalist, Simple Flying

Vinod Kannan
Chief Commercial Officer, Vistara

Rob McKinney
CEO, Northern Pacific Airways

Arjan Meijer
President and CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation

Sean Mendis
Aviation Expert

David Neeleman
Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Breeze Airways; Founder of JetBlue and Azul

Shashank Nigam
Founder and CEO, Simpliflying

Pranjal Pande
Lead Journalist - India, Simple Flying

James Pearson
Routes Analyst, Simple Flying

Becca Rowland
Partner, AviaDev Consult, powered by MIDAS aviation

Clarissa Sebastian
Managing Director, Premium Customer Experience, American Airlines

The Hon John Sharp AM
Deputy Chairman. Regional Express (Rex)

Maryann Simson
Independent Aviation Journalist and Consultant

Jay Singh
Deputy Content Manager & Lead Journalist, North America, Simple Flying

Sumit Singh
Deputy Editor, Simple Flying

Nigel Smith
Managing Director and Head of Design, SWS Certification Services

Brendan Sobie
Independent Analyst and Consultant, Sobie Aviation

Andreas Spaeth
Independent Aviation Journalist

Paula Thomas
Podcast Creator & Show Host, Let's Talk Loyalty

Bjørn Tore Larsen
CEO, Norse Atlantic Airways

Christopher Wood MBE
Aviation Accessibility Consultant, Flying Disabled

Jonathan Wood
Vice President - Renewable Aviation, Neste