The League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) has announced that the forthcoming of the 27th edition of its annual conference of would feature the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of major aviation agencies and organisations as the members of the panel of discussants.
The event which holds on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the Providence Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos would also have the Director General Civil Aviation Authority (DGCA),
Captain Musa Nuhu, present the keynote address, while two other CEOs would present papers at the conference.
Some of the CEOs include of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN),
Mr. Kabir Mohammed; Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engineer Tayib Odunowo; and Chairman of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema.
Besides, the Group Managing Director of Finchglow Travels, Mr. Bernard Bankole,
who is also the Chairman of Association of Aviation Training Organisations (AATOs) in Nigeria, and President of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) Doctor Gabriel Olowo, are part of the panel of discussants.
Other key dignitaries that would participate at this year’s conference are the Chairman, SIFAX Group of Companies, Doctor Taiwo Afolabi,
Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Professor Mansur Matazu, and the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Doctor Emmanuel Meribole.
Others expected are the Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines, Doctor Obiora Okonkwo; Rector, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Captain Alkali Madibbo; CEO Centurion Aviation Services Limited,
Group Captain John Ojikutu; Publisher, Travellers Weekend, Mr. Ikechi Uko; and many other key stakeholders.
No fewer than 250 aviation industry professionals cutting across the aviation parastatals, security agencies, international and domestic airlines operating in Nigeria, aviation support services, travel trade sellers and buyers in Nigeria’s aviation industry are expected to participate at this year’s conference.
Theme of this year’s conference is ‘Aviation Industry: Changing Times, Changing Strategies.’
A statement jointly signed by Messrs. Chinedu Eze and Albinus Chiedu, the Chairman and Secretary, LAAC Conference Committee, respectively, said that this year’s conference was informed by the emerging changes in approach to aviation business as regards technology, airline management and operations, financing and other aspects of the aviation industry.
The statement hinted further that the programme would feature key presentations from the Director General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engineer Akin Olateru, the CEO TopBrass Aviation, Captain Roland Iyayi,
and a panel session to address issues bedeviling the sector in line with the theme.
The statement added: “Aviation and allied business organisations have taken the advantage of sponsorship opportunities presented by this event to sell their products and services. This 2023 edition presents yet another opportunity.
“There shall be both physical and virtual participation in the conference to enable participation of stakeholders from across the world.
“Individuals and organisations that have distinguished themselves in the industry on performance shall equally be honoured with Awards at the LAAC Awards of Excellence segment.”
LAAC is Nigeria’s aviation media umbrella body saddled with the responsibility of ensuring effective media coverage and practice in the aviation industry.
The LAAC annual conference has over the years made an unquantifiable impact on Nigeria’s aviation sector by throwing up policy, management and operational issues for public discussion.
This has resulted in tremendous significant evidential changes in Nigeria’s aviation sector.