Tom Vincent is the Managing Director and Founder of Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS), the first dedicated aircraft storage, maintenance and part-out facility in the Asia-Pacific region based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Since 2009, he has led the delivery of over 300 aircraft for major airlines and lessors, and oversees the APAS Group’s…

Ts. Uma Shangery Aruldass is an award-winning aerospace professional, Continuing Airworthiness Manager at Asia Jet Sdn Bhd, and TEDx speaker. With over a decade of experience in engineering, aircraft safety, and aviation management, she advocates for women in STEAM and space sustainability. A certified Professional Technologist and HRDF trainer, Uma has spoken in 16 countries…

Nicholas Tan is a transformative leader at the intersection of defence engineering, commercial innovation, and global social impact. As the co-founder and chief executive of Sino Aerospace Ventures, he spearheads a strategic consultancy resolving complex challenges in aviation certification, supply chain resilience, and technology integration. Expanding his commitment to purpose-led leadership, Nicholas is one of…

Tony has over 35 years’ experience in commercial aerospace, having previously worked for an OEM (British Aerospace), airline (Air New Zealand) and major operating lessor (BOC Aviation). He is based in Singapore and is responsible for leading origination and trading activity for EirTrade throughout the Asia-Pacific region, with a key focus on acquiring mid- and…

Anthony Wilkinson is the Business Development Manager at GAMIT Limited, a key member of the AMAC Aerospace Group. In this role, Anthony leads the promotion of ROAM (Records Online Asset Management), GAMIT’s innovative digital solution designed to streamline aviation asset management, the management of technical records, and much more. In addition to this, Anthony also…

With over a decade in aviation maintenance and engineering, Mahmoud has held leadership roles across airlines, MROs, and CAMO organisations. He launched AirNxt in 2023 to overcome constraints of legacy systems by building a next-generation MRO ERP platform that delivers real-time data, lightning-fast performance, and AI-powered insights. His work is revolutionising maintenance safety and efficiency…

Justin Spaulding is the founder of The145.com, aviation’s premier online marketplace for anything and everything component repair-related. With over 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry, Justin is credited with creating the first repair-only focused marketplace back in 2000; the first industry average overhaul, repair and test pricing model; the first big data repair trends;…

Micheál Armstrong is the founder and CEO of Armac Systems, a leader in MRO inventory optimisation. Micheál has over 30 years’ experience in aviation maintenance and supply chain.  Having held leading roles in Lufthansa Technics and SR Technics, he has expert knowledge of operations management, inventory planning and optimisation. Micheál holds qualifications in Mathematics and…

Dave Purfurst has over 35 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, beginning his career as an A&P mechanic with Frontier Airlines. He later transitioned into the M&E/MRO aviation software space and has worked with several leading providers in the industry. Dave has a strong knack for aligning customer requirements with the capabilities of aviation software…

Sadanari joined All Nippon Airways in 2015 as an avionics mechanic. He maintained aircraft components and contributed to the in-house development of ACMS software. Building on this experience, Sadanari transitioned to aircraft parts procurement in 2018. Leveraging his knowledge gained in procurement, he joined the predictive maintenance project for aircraft in 2021. Currently, Sadanari focuses…