Taking off October 27th at 3 West Club in New York the inaugural “Alternative Lift Exchange: Financing Future Technologies” conference focusing on eVTOL aircraft.

The event will take place alongside Airline Economics Growth Frontiers New York conference and will focus on Airlines, Lessors, OEMs, and Financiers invested in this emerging technology.  Structured around panel discussions and presentations of all the stakeholders in the growing eVTOL market.

The “Alternative Lift Exchange” will provide viewpoints on expectations for bringing this new technology to market, with an emphasis on what financing structures will be best suited for the immediate application and long-term goals. There will be additional discussion on the physical and digital infrastructure needed to support and conduct operations of eVTOL aircraft in urban area.

Agenda Topics Include:

09:00    Opening Remarks

David Tokoph, President & CEO, mba Aviation

09:00   OEM overview – OEM market Overview Presentations

Archer – Mark Mesler, Chief Financial Officer

Elroy Air – Grant Newman, Chief Financial Officer

Eve Air Mobility – Matthew Everett Land, Government Relations and Public Policy

Vertical Aerospace – Nate Isbell, Head of Market Development

10:00  OEM Panel Discussion                                                                

Moderator: Elan Head, The Air Current, Senior Editor

Archer – Mark Mesler, Chief Financial Officer

Elroy Air – Grant Newman, Chief Financial Officer

Eve Air Mobility – Matthew Everett Land, Government Relations and Public Policy

Vertical Aerospace – Nate Isbell, Head of Market Development

10:45  Infrastructure Presentation

Supernal – Adrienne Lindgren, Head of Cities, Global Partnerships & Business Development

11:15   Lessor Panel Discussion

Moderator: Lindsey Webster, mba Aviation, Senior Vice President | Asset Valuations

Avolon-e – Marc Tembleque, Head of Avolon-e

Azorra – Ron Baur, President

Falko – James Greenstreet, EVP Asset Management and Technical Operations

12:00  Lunch Break

14:30  Financing Emerging Technology – Industry Overview

Bill Peterson, JP Morgan Chase, North American Equity Research

15:00  Financier Panel

Moderator: Betsy Snyder – S&P

JP Morgan – Dana Barta, Executive Director – Aviation Debt Capital Markets

Goldman Sachs – Kalash Pandey, Managing Director

MUFG – Benoist de Vimal, Head of Origination Aviation for the Americas

15:45   Fireside Chat: United Airlines,  Stanley Tran

Moderator: Anne Agnew Correa, mba Aviation, Senior Vice President | Forecasting & Modeling

16:15   eVTOL: Navigating Complex Landscape

Reed Smith LLP – Ashleigh Standen, Senior Associate

17:15  Closing Remarks