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MRO Americas 2022

MRO Americas 2022
April 26-28, 2022
Dallas, TX, USA
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Tuesday, April 26
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Open
  • Tuesday, April 26, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

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Tuesday, April 26
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome to MRO Americas 2022
  • Session Number:  101
  • Tuesday, April 26, 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Speakers
Jacqueline Smith

Senior Conference Producer
Aviation Week Network
Speaker

Joe Anselmo

SVP of Content, Editorial Director
Aviation Week Network
Speaker

Mark Wibben

VP, Engineering & Programs
Southwest Airlines
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

MRO Americas 2022 Awards Presentation
  • Session Number:  103
  • Tuesday, April 26, 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Airlines for America  EMMC leadership presents the  2022  Nuts and Bolts Award, recognizing  exceptional service and contribution in the engineering or maintenance fields of the commercial aviation i ndustry. Followed by Lee Ann Shay’s presentation of Aviation Week’s 2022 MRO Lifetime Achievement  Award  . 
Speakers
James Pozzi

MRO Editor EMEA
Aviation Week Network
Speaker

Lee Ann Shay

Executive Editor, Business Aviation and MRO
Aviation Week Network
Speaker

Mark Wibben

VP, Engineering & Programs
Southwest Airlines
Speaker

Robert Ireland

Vice President - Safety, Engineering and Maintenance
Airlines for America (A4A)
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
9:35 AM - 10:20 AM

Fleet and MRO Forecast
  • Session Number:  105
  • Tuesday, April 26, 9:35 AM - 10:20 AM
Leading aviation experts analyze the current outlook for MRO demand and critical market trends including challenges and opportunities for the future.  
Speaker
Brian Prentice

Partner, Global Lead for Operations, Manufacturing, and MRO
Oliver Wyman
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

Morning Recess
  • Tuesday, April 26, 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

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Tuesday, April 26
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM

How Geopolitical Chaos is Shaping MRO
  • Session Number:  107
  • Tuesday, April 26, 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Rising political tensions, a new land war in Europe, and natural disasters are wreaking havoc on the  global aviation supply chain like never before. This panel explores how the aftermarket are uniquely  vulnerable to supply chain disruptions caused by global geopolitical factors. As Russia - one of the  world’s largest...
Speakers
Alex Vlielander

Chief Services Officer
Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS
Speaker

Caroline Vandedrinck

SVP, Materials and Services
Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Speaker

Dr. Kevin Michaels

Managing Director
AeroDynamic Advisory
Speaker

Ron Epstein

Managing Director, Aerospace & Defense
BofA Global Research
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM

How the Aviation Community is Saving Lives in Ukraine One Cargo Load at a Time
  • Session Number:  301
  • Tuesday, April 26, 11:20 AM - 11:25 AM
Hear from an aviation colleague who just returned from Ukraine on how airlines are playing a vital role in saving lives in Ukraine and how you can help.
Speaker
Oksana Bardygula

Vice President
Oliver Wyman CAVOK
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Aviation Week’s Top 5 Supply Chain Hurdles And How to Overcome Them
  • Session Number:  108
  • Tuesday, April 26, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Aviation Week's Editorial Team reveal their ranking of the Top 5 Supply Chain Hurdles facing the MRO market, while a panel of industry experts offer real strategies for identifying vulnerabilities, leveraging data, and implementing new processes to ensure long-term supply chain sustainability for your business.
Speakers
James Pozzi

MRO Editor EMEA
Aviation Week Network
Moderator

Barry Swift

SVP Operations
AJW
Speaker

Benjamin Moreau

SVP Strategy & Business Development
AFI KLM E&M
Speaker

Drew Skaff

VP, Supply Chain
Republic Airways
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Recess
  • Tuesday, April 26, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

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Tuesday, April 26
1:30 PM - 2:05 PM

Airline Roundtable
  • Session Number:  110
  • Tuesday, April 26, 1:30 PM - 2:05 PM
In this session, operational and technical airline leadership will sit down with Aviation Week Editorial Director Joe Anselmo to discuss the biggest challenges and issues they are currently facing and their expectations for the aftermarket.
Speakers
Joe Anselmo

SVP of Content, Editorial Director
Aviation Week Network
Moderator

Dag Johnsen

COO
Aero Norway
Speaker

Gary Martin

VP Technical Operations
Avelo Airlines
Speaker

Leo Warmuth

Managing Director, Aircraft Engineering & Technical Planning
FedEx Express
Speaker

Penny Jacob

VP Business Operations
Delta TechOps
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Complimentary Session: MRO IT System Modernization and Tech Ops Transformation
  • Session Number:  202
  • Tuesday, April 26, 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Legacy IT systems are often very expensive to operate and maintain and do not allow the adoption of innovative technologies and the adaptation of business processes to changing needs and priorities.  Modern MRO IT systems offer the potential for improvements in compliance, work planning, execution and tracking, and total cost...
Speakers
Jason Lee

VP, Commercial A&D Sales
IFS
Speaker

Robert Mather

VP, Aerospace and Defense Industry
IFS
Speaker

Yessibeth Jurado

Senior Manager - Projects and MRO Systems
Copa Airlines
Speaker

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Tuesday, April 26
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

We’re Hiring! Strategies for Building the Workforce Pipeline
  • Session Number:  111
  • Tuesday, April 26, 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Nowhere is the global talent shortage for aircraft mechanics more apparent than in North America. Already looming pre-pandemic, and exacerbated by the industry downturn in 2020, the lack of aviation maintenance technicians is impacting operations across the board as demand for air travel rebounds at record pace. With low unemployment...
Speakers
Cam Murphy

President
FEAM Maintenance/Engineering
Speaker

Don Wright

VP – Maintenance and Engineering
Alaska Airlines
Speaker

Mary Anne Cannon

VP, West Palm Beach Site & Development Ops
Pratt & Whitney
Speaker

Ryan Goertzen

VP Maintenance Workforce Development
AAR Corp.
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Registration Open
  • Wednesday, April 27, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

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Wednesday, April 27
8:55 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome to Day 2 of MRO Americas 2022
  • Session Number:  114
  • Wednesday, April 27, 8:55 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker
Jacqueline Smith

Senior Conference Producer
Aviation Week Network
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Aviation as a Force for Good in Humanitarian Response - Ukraine and Beyond
  • Session Number:  302
  • Wednesday, April 27, 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Commercial aviation plays a meaningful role in humanitarian response. Understand how collaboration among humanitarian, aviation and logistics partners, led by global nonprofit Airlink, is overcoming the challenges, complexities and costs of delivering critical aid and responders to Ukraine, and other crises around the world. Learn how you can join your...
Speaker
Sandra M. Walter

Director of Development
Airlink
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

Global Cargo Conversion Boom: No Signs of Slowing Down
  • Session Number:  115
  • Wednesday, April 27, 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM
As air cargo activity accelerates, driven by huge e-commerce growth, a new generation of passenger aircraft are seeing a second life as cargo carriers. Booming P2F conversions are driving out older, less sustainable and operationally efficient aircraft and bringing an entire generation of fuel-efficient aircraft into the market. With narrowbodies dominating the...
Speakers
Mike Stengel

Principal
AeroDynamic Advisory
Moderator

Abdol Moabery

President and CEO
GA Telesis
Speaker

Mike Perkins

Sr. Director of Engineering, Logistics and Technical Services
ST Engineering
Speaker

Robert Convey

SVP - Sales & Marketing
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc.
Speaker

Tim Scott

SVP - Technical
AVITAS
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

OEM Roundtable
  • Session Number:  116
  • Wednesday, April 27, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
In this session, the world’s leading aircraft and engine OEMs discuss how their priorities and approaches to the aftermarket have shifted in the wake of the pandemic and their outlook for the path forward.
Speakers
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport and Safety Editor
Aviation Week Network
Moderator

Dan Abraham

VP of Commercial Sales & Marketing
Boeing Global Services
Speaker

Dominik Wacht

VP Customer Services, North America
Airbus Americas
Speaker

Mary Prettyman

Director of Marketing, Commercial Engines
Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Company
Speaker

Ryan Gunyan

Business Operations Leader for Aftermarket Solutions
GE Aviation
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Morning Recess
  • Wednesday, April 27, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

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Wednesday, April 27
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Complimentary Session: Enabling Complete Digital Data Transformation by Connecting Airlines and MROs in a New Way
  • Session Number:  203
  • Wednesday, April 27, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Providing true, accurate, and real-time aircraft status reporting, regardless of vendor, location, or system. Airlines rely on data from multiple sources to manage their maintenance activities.  EmpowerMX is enabling the collection of that data, the transformation to a common format, and the loading into target systems for robust ability to...
Speakers
Dinakara Nagalla

President & CEO
EmpowerMX
Speaker

Greg Emerson

VP Base Maintenance
American Airlines
Speaker

Rick Uber

Managing Director Airframe Maintenance
Delta Air Lines
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
11:40 AM - 12:15 PM

Sustainability & Collaboration: The Catalyst to Achieving Carbon Neutral Aviation
  • Session Number:  118
  • Wednesday, April 27, 11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Supply chain and sustainability experts from OEMs, operators, and MROs discuss aviation’s path toward a greener future. How can the industry cooperate across the supply chain to drive improvements in reaching the industry’s shared commitment to Net Zero? Is the industry prepared for new disclosure requirements and the impact of...
Speakers
John Colas

Senior Partner
Oliver Wyman
Moderator

David Doyle

VP Corporate Strategy
Lufthansa Technik
Speaker

Graham Webb

Chief Sustainability Officer
Pratt & Whitney
Speaker

Sheila Remes

VP, Environmental Sustainability
The Boeing Company
Speaker

Stacy Malphurs

VP, Supply Chain Management & Environmental Sustainability
Southwest Airlines
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Recess
  • Wednesday, April 27, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

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Wednesday, April 27
1:30 PM - 2:05 PM

MRO M&A in a Post-Covid Environment
  • Session Number:  121
  • Wednesday, April 27, 1:30 PM - 2:05 PM
Leading players in the world of MRO M&A probe how the market dynamics have changed as the world emerges from the pandemic. Key discussion topics include how private equity investors are valuing companies differently now, as well as the hottest MRO sectors they’ll be keeping a closer eye on in...
Speakers
Jonathan Berger

Managing Director
Alton Aviation Consultancy
Moderator

Alex Trapp

SVP Business Development
StandardAero
Speaker

Lacy Ketzner

Managing Director & Partner, North America Head of A&D
The Boston Consulting Group
Speaker

Nick Fazioli

Managing Director, Head of Aerospace & Aviation
Jefferies LLC
Speaker

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State of the Airline: Southwest Airlines
  • Session Number:  120
  • Wednesday, April 27, 1:30 PM - 2:05 PM
*Presentation follow-up discussion will take place in the Breakout Ballroom immediately following this session. Southwest Airlines operational and technical leadership candidly share their fleet status, maintenance strategies, and upcoming projects for 2022 and beyond. They will provide an in-depth overview on what’s new in tech-ops, their challenges and issues, and...
Speakers
Mark Wibben

VP, Engineering & Programs
Southwest Airlines
Speaker

Peter Requa

Sr. Director, Supply Chain Management for Technical Operations
Southwest Airlines
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
2:15 PM - 2:50 PM

2022 Engines Market Update
  • Session Number:  122
  • Wednesday, April 27, 2:15 PM - 2:50 PM
Leading figures in the Engine MRO market share their perspectives on the key issues facing the engines market. How does 2022 look for narrow body fleets and what is the outlook for wide bodies? How are airline strategies on greentime utilization impacting the Engine MRO landscape? What are MROs expecting...
Speakers
Richard Brown

Managing Director
NAVEO Consultancy
Moderator

Jim Clarke

EVP Global Engine Support
HAECO Americas
Speaker

Les Cronin

VP Sales and Marketing
MTU Aero Engines North America
Speaker

Lewis Prebble

President, Airlines & Fleets
StandardAero
Speaker

Mike McBride

VP, Maintenance Operations & DMS
Delta TechOps Services Group
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
3:00 PM - 3:35 PM

Retirements, Teardowns, and the USM Market
  • Session Number:  124
  • Wednesday, April 27, 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
What is the current status of the global fleet? And what lessons can be learned from the unprecedented levels of parked and stored aircraft during the pandemic? How are retirements and surging demand in air travel affecting the USM market?
Speakers
Lee Ann Shay

Executive Editor, Business Aviation and MRO
Aviation Week Network
Moderator

Daniel Hermann

Head of Asset Management, CFM56/CF34
MTU Maintenance Lease Services
Speaker

Fritz Beiner

SVP Procurement
SR Technics
Speaker

Jeff Lewis

Leasing Executive
Speaker

Tommy Hughes

CEO
VAS Aero Services
Speaker

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State of the Airline: FedEx Express
  • Session Number:  123
  • Wednesday, April 27, 3:00 PM - 3:35 PM
 *Presentation follow-up discussion will take place in the Breakout Ballroom immediately following this session. Operational and technical leadership from FedEx Express candidly share their fleet status, maintenance strategies, and upcoming projects for 2022 and beyond. 
Speakers
Jim Tisdale

Managing Director, Aircraft Vendor Maintenance
FedEx Express
Speaker

Joe Slavinsky

Managing Director of Engineering
FedEx Express
Speaker

Tommy Johnston

Managing Director, Supply Chain Management
FedEx Express
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
3:45 PM - 4:25 PM

New Tech in MRO: Driving Down Costs and Accelerating Change
  • Session Number:  125
  • Wednesday, April 27, 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM
This session covers the latest MRO technologies and new projects that are taking off in 2022. While pre-pandemic plans for tech adoption and tapping into digital potential have not changed dramatically as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, cutbacks are being made by airlines and MROs looking to preserve cash. ...
Speakers
Lindsay Bjerregaard

Managing Editor, MRO
Aviation Week Network
Moderator

Joseph Hernandez

VP, Technology
FEAM Aero
Speaker

Nicole Tibbetts

Chief Manufacturing Engineer for Repair
GE Aviation
Speaker

Nigel Sawyers-Abbott

Technology Manager, Aftermarket and Sustainment Engineering
Pratt & Whitney
Speaker

Raj Shankar

Vice President, Digital Transformation & GTM Aerospace and Government SI Markets
Salesforce
Speaker

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Wednesday, April 27
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM

MRO Americas 2022 Model Aircraft Drawing & Conference Closing
  • Wednesday, April 27, 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker
Jacqueline Smith

Senior Conference Producer
Aviation Week Network
Speaker

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