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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 2024, please contact Jon Howell

Our 2024 Speakers:

The Honourable John Mutorwa

Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia

Achma Asokan

Group Chief Executive Officer

AirlinePros

Jenifer Bamutaraki

Chief Executive Officer

Uganda Airlines

Kwame Bekoe

Commercial Director

Zero

Hilka Birns

Aviation Journalist

ch-aviation

Andre Compion

Managing Director

FlyNamibia

Rodger Foster

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Airlink

Sanjeev Gadhia

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Astral Aviation

Martin Gitonga

Head of Network Planning and Alliances

Kenya Airways

Kirby Gordon

Chief Marketing Officer

FlySafair

Basil Gygax

Head of Customer Finance - EMEA

Embraer

Raphael Haddad

President

Jetcraft Commercial Limited

Jon Howell

CEO and Founder

AviaDev

Tatenda Karuwa

Aviation Journalist

Simple Flying

Khangi Khoza

CEO

Swissport South Africa Pty Ltd

Marcel Langeslag

Director Aviation Africa

NACO

Refilwe Ledwaba

Founder

Girls fly Africa

Thato Matsha

Aviation Finance Consultant

Investec

Sean Mendis

Director

SeanMendis.com

Anvar Mullabekov

Director

AI12

Nowel Ngala

Board Member - Chief Commercial Officer

TAAG Angola Airlines

Tom Perkins

Chief Executive Officer

NavPass

Natalia Rosa

Tourism Project Lead

SADC Business Council

Dainius Staniulis

Chief Commercial Officer

Avion Express

Jason Sutcliffe

Marketing Director – Middle East, Africa & Central Asia

Rolls Royce

Bisey Uirab

Chief Executive Officer

Namibia Airports Company

Martin Jansen van Vuuren

Economist and Tourism Development Advisor

I and M Futureneer Advisors Pty Ltd

Judy Waruiru

Managing Director

DPO Pay

Girma Wake

Industry Expert

AviaDev Patron

Helmut Woelfel

Chief Commercial Officer

EW Discover GmbH