Monday 02 February 2026
- 08:15 - 09:00
Networking Breakfast
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome
Richard Brown - Managing Director, NAVEO Consultancy
09:10 - 09:35
Sponsor Presentation - GE Aerospace
Rami Aynati - General Manager - EMEA, Global Lessors & MROs, GE Aerospace
09:35 - 10:00
Joramco’s digitalisation journey – embracing AI in the paperless environment
Fraser Currie - Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE)
Shakespear Nyamande - Head of Paperless Digitalisation Project, Joramco
10:00 - 10:25
In conversation with...
(MODERATOR) Lee Hayhurst - Chief Operating Officer, Aviation Business News (ABN)
Buthaina Alghunaim - Airworthiness Duty Manager, Gulf Air
- 10:25 - 11:05
Networking Break
11:05 - 11:30
The cost of uncertainty: Why prescriptive maintenance is becoming the new standard
Kris Volrath - Chief Product Officer, Veryon
11:30 - 11:55
Skywise Fleet Performance+: The platform paradigm shift
Manuel Saucez - Skywise Predictive Maintenance Airline Representative, Airbus
11:55 - 12:20
Federated maintenance and the power of collective cognitive intelligence
Victoria Platt - Vice President of Strategy & Transformation for Airlines, SITA
12:20 - 12:45
Beyond the hangar: Sustainment lessons from other industries
Sean Simons - Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Robot Toolworx
- 12:45 - 14:00
Networking Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:40
Panel Discussion: Engine intelligence for optimal fleet performance
(MODERATOR) Adil Al Sheibani - Director of Engineering, SalamAir
Geert Van Damme - VP Sales & Marketing - EMEA & ASIA, CTS Engines
Rami Aynati - General Manager - EMEA, Global Lessors & MROs, GE Aerospace
Sander de Bree - Founder & CEO, EXSYN Aviation Solutions
14:40 - 15:05
The added value of health monitoring and predictive maintenance for in-service products
Arthur Bonpain - Flight Data Analyst Engineer, Safran Nacelles
Edouard Lesellier - Digital Transformation Manager, Safran Landing Systems
Matias Bjerregaard - Predictive Maintenance Specialist, SAS - Scandinavian Airlines
15:05 - 15:30
Sponsor Presentation - Boeing
Darren Macer - Principal Senior Technical Fellow - Maintenance Vision, Strategy and Technology, Boeing
Justin Sindewald - Lead Predictive Maintenance Engineer, Boeing
- 15:30 - 16:10
Networking Break
16:10 - 16:35
Stop selling predictive maintenance to people who live in the “now”
Mahmoud El Sawah - Founder & CEO, AirNxt
16:35 - 17:00
In conversation with...
(MODERATOR) Craig Waters - Editor, MRO Management
Farhad Ali - Project Research & Development Engineer - Special Projects, Dubai Air Wing
- 17:00
End Of Day One
Agenda is subject to change
Tuesday 03 February 2026
- 08:45 - 09:30
Networking Breakfast
09:30 - 09:40
Welcome
Richard Brown - Managing Director, NAVEO Consultancy
09:40 - 10:20
Panel Discussion - Maximising asset value: Smarter lifecycle planning for MENA fleets
(MODERATOR) Richard Brown - Managing Director, NAVEO Consultancy
Lee Carey - Chief Investment Officer, EirTrade Aviation
Neil Wilson - SVP Sales & Marketing – Head of EMEA, SMBC Aero Engine Lease (SAEL)
Pascal Parant - Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, Vallair Group
Craig Skilton - VP Components, APOC Aviation
10:20 - 10:45
ROAM: Predicting defects with historical data. “Turn aircraft data into decisions.”
Anthony Wilkinson - Business Development Manager, GAMIT Limited
10:45 - 11:10
In conversation with...
(MODERATOR) Richard Brown - Managing Director, NAVEO Consultancy
Dr. Eng. Suaad Alshamsi - Aviation Engineer | AI & Innovation Researcher | Women in STEM Advocate, Women in Aviation - Middle East
- 11:10 - 11:45
Networking Break
11:45 - 12:10
Accessing legacy aircraft data sources
Bobby Burkett - Data Specialist, Aircraft Data Services, Teledyne Aerospace Electronics
12:10 - 12:50
Panel Discussion - Cracking the funding challenge
(MODERATOR): Andy Hakes - CEO, AireXpert
Sean Simons - Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Robot Toolworx
Matias Bjerregaard - Predictive Maintenance Specialist, SAS - Scandinavian Airlines
Emna Touihri - Co-Founder & CEO, AERAUT
12:50 - 13:15
Elevating aircraft reliability with data continuity
Sander de Bree - Founder & CEO, EXSYN Aviation Solutions
- 13:15 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
14:30 - 14:55
Breaking silos to maximise reliability value
Ignacio Pardo - Product Marketing Manager, Collins Aerospace
14:55 - 15:20
Sponsor Presentation - Aeraut
Emna Touihri - Co-Founder & CEO, AERAUT
15:20 - 16:00
Panel Discussion - Airworthiness in the age of prediction: Building confidence and coexisting with regulations
(MODERATOR): Prasanth Nekkalapudi - Director of Planning & Engineering, ATS Technic
Buthaina Alghunaim - Airworthiness Duty Manager, Gulf Air
Mahmoud El Sawah - Founder & CEO, AirNxt
Darren Macer - Principal Senior Technical Fellow - Maintenance Vision, Strategy and Technology, Boeing
- 16:00
Conference Close & Networking





















