The 2023 Aviation Africa Summit is set to take place in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja on September 13 and 14.
The event says it will bring together key stakeholders in the industry to discuss the lessons learned from Africa’s aviation growth success stories and the challenges that lie ahead.
One of the central topics at the summit will be addressing West African aviation ambitions, such as the establishment and postponement of Nigeria’s new national carrier. Leaders from Nigerian regional and domestic carriers, including Ibom Air, Air Peace and Overland Airways will come together to talk about the implications of this turn of events to the region’s aviation industry.
Additionally, the summit will act as a platform to facilitate discussion between various sectors within the aviation industry, including airports, airlines, MRO providers, regulators, business aviation operators, finance providers and major manufacturers like Airbus, Boeing and Embraer.
Ato Girma Wake, the former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines and Chairman of Ethiopia’s national carrier, well known as the doyen of Africa’s airline business and the driving force of Ethiopian’s global success, will be sharing his insights in a conversation with Alan Peaford, of African Aerospace.
IATA’s current Chair of Governors and RwandAir CEO, Yvonne Makolo, will be leading a panel discussion between CEOs in the industry, including Mesfin Tasew of Ethiopian Airlines, Yehia Zakaria Ismail of EgyptAir, Edmund Makona of Air Zimbabwe, and Eduardo Fairen of TAAG Angolan Airlines. The CEOs will engage in a conversation with aviation journalist, Mark Pilling, to explore the lessons learned and Africa’s potential to stake its claim in the global industry.
In addition to passenger aviation, the summit will discuss the thriving cargo markets of Africa. Derek Nseko, Founder & CEO of Airspace Africa, will moderate a discussion featuring Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO of Astral Aviation, Africa’s largest freight carrier, and other key players like Abel Alemu of Ethiopian Cargo, Kamil Al Alwadi of IATA, Martin Gitonga of Kenya Airways, and Catherine Odiase of Zipline Nigeria, reports airspace-africa.com.
