How we choose our 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 2020, please contact Jon Howell
Our 2020 speakers
Sameer Adam
Regional Vice President, Sales - Europe, Russia & CIS, Middle East & Africa at De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
Moritz Breickmann
Investment Director, AIIM (African Infrastructure Investment Managers)
Patrick Collard
Chief Executive Officer, Ravinala Airports
Mark Dunnachie
Head of Commercial EMEA & Russia, ATR
Rodger Foster
Chief Executive Officer, AirLink
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
Nowel Ngala
Commercial Director, ASKY airline
Blaine Powell
Chief Sales Officer, Ink Aviation
Girma Shiferaw
Manager Business Development & Equity Partner Airlines
Girma Wake
Former CEO, Ethiopian Airlines and Former Chairman, RwandAir
AviaDev 2020 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