Elite Wings Aviation Summit
MONTREAL 2025 | JUNE 2-3
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
AGENDA
Discussing Challenges # Exploring Opportunities
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | REGISTRATION
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | WELCOME ADDRESS
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | STATE OF THE WORLD AND THE INDUSTRY
- Sebastien Lavoie | Laurentien Bank Financial Group
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | UNDERSTANDING THE NEW GENERATION OF C-SUITE
- Dr. Karl Moore | McGill University
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | FIRESIDE PANEL DISCUSSION | HONEYWELL GLOBAL BUSINESS AVIATION OUTLOOK
- Moderator: Charles Porteous | Seefeld Group
- Kevin Schwab | Honeywell
- Sam Wellington | Honeywell
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | BUSINESS AVIATION OEMs PANEL | OVERCOMING HEADWINDS & EMBRACING NEW OPPORTUNITIES
- Moderator: Rob Dewar
- Christian Saliba | Bombardier
- Alvadi Serpa | Embraer
- Andy Solem | Honda Aircraft Company
- Melvyn Heard | GE Aerospace
12:15 PM – 01:15 PM | LUNCH BREAK | SPONSORED BY BOMBARDIER
01:15 PM – 02:00 PM | BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
- CONNECTIVITY MARKET EVOLUTION
- BUSINESS AVIATION SMEs
02:15 PM – 03:15 PM | TECHNOLOGY PANEL | ADVANCING SAFETY & EFFICIENCY
- Moderator: Marc St-Hilaire
- Ron Gofron | Klatt Works
- John Maris | Cert Center Canada
- Nick Giannias | CAE
- Luis Manuel Barrajon | Airbus Corporate Jets
03:15 PM – 04:15 PM | VOICES OF THE INDUSTRY | SHAPING PERCEPTIONS THROUGH GLOBAL COLLABORATION
In-Collaboration with IBAC
- Moderator: Kurt Edwards
- Bas de Brujin | Dell Technologies
- Greg Bowles | Joby Aviation
- Pascal Luciani | ICAO
- 04:15 PM – 05:00 PM | ELITE WINGS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION
- 05:00 PM – 08:00 PM | NETWORKING RECEPTION
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | WELCOME BACK & COFFEE
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | PRE-OWNED PANEL | FUELING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
In-Collaboration with IADA
- Moderator: Lou Seno
- Jeffrey Lowe | Asian Sky Group
- Stan Kuliavas | LevAero
- Zipporah Marmor | Opus Aero
- Leah Alexander | Duncan Aviation
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | PASSENGER EXPERIENCE PANEL | DESIGNING FOR PASSENGER DELIGHT
- Moderator: Thomas Chatfield
- Natalie Rodriguez| Natalie Rodriguez Design
- Lisa Ventimiglia | Liventi Design
- Nolan Kiely | KipCreating
- Louis Lefebvre | Bombardier
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | OPERATORS PANEL | NAVIGATING CHALLENGES & UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES
- Moderator: Anthony Norejko
- Patrick O’Brien | Execaire Aviation
- Shaan Bhanji | Fast Air
- Sheryl Barden | Aviation Personnel International
- Stephanie Ste Marie | Air Charter Service
12:15 PM – 01:15 PM | LUNCH BREAK | SPONSORED BY CAE
01:15 PM – 02:00 PM | BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
- ATTRACTING TALENT & NEXT-GEN PROFESSIONALS
- PRE-OWNED TRANSACTIONS – KEY CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS
- STATE OF THE INDUSTRY DIGITALIZATION
02:15 PM – 03:15 PM | SUSTAINABILITY PANEL | A PAN-CANADIAN VIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY
In-Collaboration with INSAT
- Moderator: Denis Godin
- Phil Cole | Cert Center Canada
- Catherine Marsden | Royal Military College of Canada
- Constance Drilhon | CAE
03:15 PM – 04:15 PM | FINANCING PANEL | NAVIGATING THE FINANCING LANDSCAPE
- Moderator: David Vandenberg
- Maxime Gaudreau | Echo Aviation Leasing
- Andrew McFarlane | McMillan LLP
- Isabelle Lafond | Northpoint Commercial Finance
- Simon Davies | Global Jet Capital
04:15 PM – 04:45 PM | CLOSING REMARKS & VOTE OF THANKS
