SpeedNews 25th Annual Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference

March 7 - 9, 2011

Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, CA

Program Status: To Be Determined


Monday, March 01, 2010

6:30 PM
Registration - Le Grand Trianon, Wilshire Wing Mezzanine
6:45 PM
Welcome Reception (spouses invited) - Le Grand Trianon

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

7:00 - 8:00 AM
Registration - The Grand Ballroom Foyer
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast - The Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 - 8:05 AM
Introduction and Welcome Address - The Grand Ballroom
Joanna Speed, Director, SpeedNews Conferences
8:05 - 8:35 AM
TEAL GROUP - Opening Address
Richard Aboulafia, Vice President, Analysis
8:35 - 9:10 AM
AIRBUS - Commercial & Product Update
Alan Pardoe, Head of Marketing Communications
9:10 - 9:45 AM
BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES - Product Update
James A. Haas, Director, 787 Product Marketing
9:45 - 10:20 AM
MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION AMERICA, INC. (MJETA) - Product Update: Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ)
Kentaro Taki, President
10:20 - 10:40 AM
Coffee and Tea Break - The Grand Ballroom Foyer
10:40 - 11:20 AM
EMBRAER - Product Update
Luiz S. Chiessi, Vice President, Market Intelligence
11:20 - 11:55 AM
CFM INTERNATIONAL - LEAP-X: The Power of the Future
Ron Klapproth, Director, LEAP Program
11:55 AM - 12:30 PM
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE - Optimized Turboprop and Jet Solutions for the Global 60 to 149-seat Market Segment
Benjamin Boehm, VP, Commercial Aircraft Programs
12:30 - 2:00 PM
Lunch - Le Grand Trianon, Wilshire Wing Mezzanine
2:00 - 2:30 PM
PRATT & WHITNEY - Geared Turbo Fan - The Game Changer
Paul Finklestein, Vice President, Marketing
2:35 - 3:05 PM
FEDEX EXPRESS - An Operator's Expectation from Its Suppliers
Mary H. McDaniel, Vice President, Aircraft Material
3:05 - 3:35 PM
AEROSTRATEGY - Air Travel Demand Growth: Nearing An Inflexion Point?
Dr. Kevin Michaels, Partner
3:35 - 4:05 PM
Coffee and Tea Break - The Grand Ballroom Foyer
4:05 - 4:35 PM
BANK OF AMERICA SECURITIES - MERRILL LYNCH - A Wall Street View of the Aerospace OEMs
Dr. Ronald Epstein, Managing Director - Aerospace & Defense
4:35 - 5:05 PM
JANES CAPITAL PARTNERS - Where is Aerospace & Defense M&A Headed
Richard Phillips, Managing Director
5:05 - 5:35 PM
AVITAS - Forecasting in Today's Uncertain World
Dr. Adam M. Pilarski, Senior Vice President
5:35 - 5:40 PM
Wrap-up
Joanna Speed
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Dinner at Spago; Invitation required at door (spouses invited); Cocktails & Wine

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast - The Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00 - 9:30 AM
AIRCRAFT DELIVERY AND RETIREMENT FORECASTS - Session One, The Grand Ballroom
Moderated by Charles Armitage - Principal - Aerospace & Defense, Charles River Associates
BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES - Andrew Magill, Director, Marketing
AIRBUS - Andrew Gordon, Director Market Analysis
PRATT & WHITNEY - Al Wang, Senior Manager, Forecasting & Market Planning
9:30 - 9:45 AM
Coffee and Tea Break - The Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:45 - 11:15 AM
AIRCRAFT DELIVERY AND RETIREMENT FORECASTS - Session Two, The Grand Ballroom
Moderated by Charles Armitage - Principal - Aerospace & Defense, Charles River Associates
ROLLS-ROYCE - Richard Evans, Market Forecasting Manager, Civil Large Engines Group
CFM INTERNATIONAL - Andrew Chuang, Forecasting & Analysis Leader
WALSH AVIATION - John F. Walsh, President
11:15 - 11:45 AM
Forecast Discussion and Questions
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Lunch - Le Grand Trianon, Wilshire Wing Mezzanine
1:30 - 2:00 PM
MORGAN STANLEY - The Aerospace Cycle: A View from the Street
Heidi Wood, Managing Director
2:00 - 2:30 PM
B/E AEROSPACE - Current Trends: Cabin Design and Structure
Glenn Johnson, Director of Design Studio
2:30 - 3:00 PM
ATK MISSION SYSTEMS - Aerospace Composites Industry: Update, Challenges & Trends
Tim Shumate, Sr. Business Development Mgr.
3:00 - 3:30 PM
INVENTORY LOCATOR SERVICE - Leveraging Technology - Collaboration among Airlines, OEMs and the Supplier Base
George Zdravecky, Vice President, eBusiness Solutions
3:30 - 3:45 PM
Coffee and Tea Break - The Grand Ballroom Foyer
3:45 - 4:15 PM
ACA ASSOCIATES - The Energy Cost Crisis, Alternative Aviation Fuels, and their Impact on Aircraft Production
Donald P. Schenk, President & CEO
4:15 - 4:45 PM
BROOKSTONE PARTNERS - Managing a Business in a Volatile Commodity Environment
Michael Toporek, Managing Partner
4:45 - 5:15 PM
SEABURY AVIATION & AEROSPACE - Near Term Industry Outlook
Stewart Lynn, Senior Advisor
5:15 - 5:20 PM
Wrap-up
Joanna Speed
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Farewell Reception - The Grand Ballroom Foyer; Drawing for a Boeing 1/100 scale 747-8 airplane model (must be present to win)

Thursday, March 04, 2010

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
High Desert Tour of Palmdale, Mojave and Victorville, registration is required

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