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Holiday Inn, London Southend Airport
Friday 19 June 2026
10:00 Welcome Addresses
Dr Kostas Iatrou, CEO, ATN – Air Transport News & Director General, Hermes – Air Transport Organisation*
Nigel Mayes, Business Development Director, London Southend Airport*
10:10 Keynote Address
Montserrat Barriga, Director General, ERA
Faye Malarkey Black, President & CEO, Regional Airline Association
10:25 Industry Outlook
Embraer
10:40 Leaders panel discussion – Exploring the head winds and tail winds facing the global aviation market in an ever changing global economy
-Carlos Munoz, CEO, Volotea
-Maarten Koopmans, Managing Director, KLM Cityhopper
-Luke Farajallah, CEO, Loganair
-Jóhanna á Bergi, CEO, Atlantic Airways
-Thanos Pascalis, CEO, Cyprus Airways*
-Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO, aurigny
11:40 Coffee break
12:00 Keynote Presentation
Nigel Mayes, Business Development Director, London Southend Airport*
12:15 Roundtable discussion – Regional connectivity challenges
Moderators: Nigel Mayes, Business Development Director, London Southend Airport & Dr Kostas Iatrou, CEO, ATN – Air Transport News & Director General, Hermes – Air Transport Organisation*
13:00 Conclusions
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