11-13 June 2025
Golden Tulip Zanzibar Airport, Zanzibar Tanzania
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
The Honourable John Mutorwa
Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
Nelly Alandou
Consultant
NACO
Oeliarisoa Andriamasoandro
Head of Real Estate
Ravinala Airports
Carlos Pimentel Araújo
Board Member
SGA
Nick Ashton
Global Airline Lead
Protect Group
Achma Asokan
Group Chief Executive Officer
AirlinePros
Bernd Bauer
Chief Executive Officer
Discover Airlines
Kwame Bekoe
Commercial Director
Zero
Kojo Bentum-Williams
Senior Expert, Communications in Africa
UN Tourism
Abderahmane Berthe
Secretary General
African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
Hilka Birns
Aviation Journalist
ch-aviation
Sylvain Bosc
Former CCO
SAA and Fastjet
Tristan Brouard
AVP - Asset Management
ACC Aviation
Hilton Carty
Managing Director
Aperture Properties
Jillian Blackbeard
Chief Executive Officer
Africa's Eden
Andre Compion
Managing Director
FlyNamibia
Thomas Coulson
Managing Director Africa
NavPass
Gavin Eccles
Consulting Partner, Aviation and Tourism Development
AirlinePros International
Joep Ellers
Airline Marketing Director for Africa
Airbus
Rodger Foster
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Airlink
Sanjeev Gadhia
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Astral Aviation
Deepak Garg
Senior Manager Business Development - Middle East & Africa (Aircraft)
SITA
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
Tim Harris
Partner
Helm Growth Advisors
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
Joao Jorge
former Director General
LAM Mozambique
Unoviua Kaereho
AviaDev Ambassador
Tatenda Karuwa
Aviation Journalist
Simple Flying
Khangi Khoza
CEO
Swissport South Africa Pty Ltd
Capt. Gilbert Kibe
Consultant
Air Transport Consulting Limited
Tom Kok
Director
AviAssist Foundation
Marcel Langeslag
Director Aviation Africa
NACO
Geert Lemaire
Market Intelligence and Consulting Director
Airbus
Thato Matsha
Aviation Finance Consultant
Investec
Sean Mendis
Director
SeanMendis.com
Dr Bao Rasebolai Mosinyi
Chief Executive Officer
Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana
Anvar Mullabekov
CEO
AI12
Nowel Ngala
Aviation Consultant
Adedayo Olawuyi
Chief Commercial Officer
Uganda Airlines
Richard Ortega
Commercial Director for EMEA and APAC
Kiu System Solutions
Kephas Phiri
Director Commercial Services
Zambia Airports Corporation
Zoe Rajohnson
Commercial and Marketing Director
Ravinala Airports
Rampa Rammopo
Chief Executive Officer
Lanseria International Airport
Natalia Rosa
Tourism Project Lead
SADC Business Council
Tangeni Shakumu
Director
Namibian Aviation Training Academy (NATA)
Tuli Shivute
AviaDev Ambassador
Dainius Staniulis
Chief Commercial Officer
Avion Express
Jason Sutcliffe
Marketing Director – Middle East, Africa & Central Asia
Rolls Royce
Errol Taylor
Head of Asset Management: Industrial
Growthpoint
Moritz Thompson
Investment Director
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
Tebogo Tsimane
Interim Chief Commercial Officer
South African Airways (SAA)
Nangula Uaandja
Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board
Bisey Uirab
Chief Executive Officer
Namibia Airports Company
Martin Jansen van Vuuren
Economist and Tourism Development Advisor
I and M Futureneer Advisors Pty Ltd
Garnet Van Der Walt
Director
EDS Engineering Design Services (Pty) Ltd
Alex Vidal
Business Development and Market Intelligence
Modalis
Judy Waruiru
Regional Managing Director
Network International
Girma Wake
Industry Expert
AviaDev Patron
Mark Wilkinson
Director
Cape Winelands Airport