Our 2021 speakers
Our Speakers are key influencers in the African aviation industry. Members of our speaking faculty are chosen for their industry knowledge, experience and the insight they offer to progress African aviation.
If you would like to be considered to be part of the speaking faculty for 2021, please contact Jon Howell
Our past speakers have included:

Sameer Adam
Regional Vice President, Sales - Europe, Russia & CIS, Middle East & Africa at De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited

Abderahmane Berthe
Secretary General. African Airlines Association

Moritz Breickmann
Investment Director, AIIM (African Infrastructure Investment Managers)

Patrick Collard
Chief Executive Officer, Ravinala Airports

Eldrid De Villiers
Business Development Manager (BDM) - Africa at ExecuJet MRO Services

Mark Dunnachie
Head of Commercial EMEA & Russia, ATR

Rodger Foster
Chief Executive Officer, AirLink

Sanjeev Ghadia
Vice Chairman, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and Founder and CEO, Astral Aviation
Sileshi Girma
CEO, Tourism Ethiopia

Martin Gitonga
Head of Network Planning and Alliances, Kenya Airways

David Gunnarsson
CEO, Dohop

Alexander Herring
Private Sector Liaison Officer, World Bank Group

Joao Po Jorge
Director General, LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique, S.A

Raphael Kuuchi
Special Envoy on Aero-political Affairs, IATA

Marcel Langeslag
Director African Aviation, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)

Refilwe Ledwaba
Founder, Girls Fly Programme for Africa

Cori MacFarland
Program Officer | Private Sector Engagement World Wildlife Fund

Sean Mendis
Chief Operations Officer, Africa World Airlines
Simon Neveling
FlyWestair Project Manager at Westair Aviation

Nowel Ngala
Commercial Director, ASKY airline

Blaine Powell
Chief Sales Officer, Ink Aviation

H.E. Joël Randriamandranto
Minister of Transport, Tourism and Meteorology of Madagascar

Becca Rowland
Partner, AviaDev Consult, powered by MIDAS aviation

Girma Shiferaw
Manager Business Development & Equity Partner Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines

Ogaga Udjo
Managing Director, ZA Logics

Girma Wake
Former CEO, Ethiopian Airlines and Former Chairman, RwandAir

Gad Wavomba
Sales Director, Embraer

Ciaran Wilson
Head of Sales, Middle East and Africa, Cellpoint Digital

Chris Zweigenthal
Chief Executive, Airlines Association of Southern Africa
AviaDev 2021 Advisory Board

David King
Project Manager, Cape Town Air Access (WESGRO)

Richard Kyereh
Head of Commercial, Africa World Airlines

Marcel Langeslag
Director African Aviation, NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants)

Refilwe Ledwaba
Founder, Girls Fly Programme for Africa

Dikko Nwachukwu
Founder and CEO, jetWest

Johan Pauwels
Regional Vice President, Airline Business Group, Africa and France at Hahn Air Lines GmbH

Zoe Rajohnson
Commercial and Marketing Director, Ravinala Airports

Charmaine Thome
General Manager, AVIAREPS Southern Africa

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Thome
Owner and Publisher, ATC News

Gad Wavomba
Sales Director, Embraer

Girma Wake
Former CEO, Ethiopian Airlines and Former Chairman, RwandAir