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