• Welcome address by the President of AFRAA & Chief Executive Officer – TAAG Angola
• Remarks by Secretary General, AFRAA, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé
• Keynote speech by Mr. Tefera Mekonnen Tefera, Secretary General – African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)
• Keynote speech by Mr. Barry Kashambo, Regional Director – International Civil Aviation
  Organization (ICAO), Eastern & Southern African (ESAF) Regional Office
• Keynote speech by IATA Director General & CEO, Mr. Alexandre de Juniac
• Keynote speech by Africa Union Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy Dr. Amani
  Abou-Zeid
• Opening speech by the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Angola

Getting back to business: Planning Networks and Fleet beyond 2020 by Mr. Rob Watts, Director of Advisory – ACC Aviation

Getting back to business in the era of COVID 19

-How are airlines restarting their operations and where are the revenue opportunities?

-Sustainable strategies to preserve cashflow whilst operating with reduce load factors

-What are the lessons to be learned from other markets outside Africa?

Panelists

• Sameer Adam, Regional VP Sales (EMEAR) De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited
• Rui Carreira, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer – TAAG Angola Airlines

 Moderator: Ms. Maureen Kahonge, Senior Manager Business Development & Communications

An open discussion with Mr. Ali Tounsi, Secretary General – ACI Africa on Are African airports geared up for the restart and recovery of the air transport industry?

Moderator: Capt. Gilbert M. Kibe, Director General – Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

• Approval of statement of accounts for the year ended 31st December 2019
• Appointment of auditors for the year 2020
• Approval of budget and membership subscriptions for the year 2021
• Approval of AFRAA 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
• Election of members to the Executive Committee
• Election of Officers – President, Chairman, 1st & 2nd Vice Chairmen of AFRAA
• Appointment of members of Steering Committees and Task Forces
• Report on Industry Affairs
• Date and Venue of the 53rd Annual General Assembly
• Any Other Business

Navigating the crisis, an airline experience

·         Mr. Desire Balazire, CEO – Congo Airways

·         Mr. Raja Indradev Buton , Officer in Charge and Accountable Manager – Air Mauritius

Moderator: Mr. Jon Howell, Founder and CEO – AviaDev Africa

Alignment of Tourism and Air Transport Sectors for Recovery

• Ms. Elcia Grandcourt, Director Regional Department for Africa – World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• Mr. Chris Zweigenthal, CEO – Airline Association of Southern Africa

Moderator: Mr. Aaron Munetsi, Consultant

Restoration of passenger confidence through Technology and innovation
Panelists
• Mr. Pete Newell, Practice Leader, Network Planning & Scheduling (NPS) – Sabre
• SITA
• James Hardie, Head of Regional Marketing, EMEA, Information Management Services – Collins Aerospace
• Dr. Justin M. Maeda, Head Surveillance and Disease Intelligence – Africa CDC

Moderator: Mr. Johan Pauwels, Regional Vice-President Africa and France Airline Business Group – Hahn Air Lines GmbH

Air cargo: A Key Contributor to Sustainability of the Air Transport Industry

Executives on panel

• Mr. Vladimir D. Zubkov, Secretary General – The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)
• Mr. Sanjeev Gadhia, CEO – Astral Aviation

Moderator: Mr. Reji John, Editor – Logistics Update Africa, A STAT Media Group Publication

A New Dawn: Can we Rewrite the Narrative of Air Transport in Africa?
Shall Aviation stakeholders address Africa’s high air transport operational costs collaboratively to accelerate the slow recovery?

Panelists
• Mr. Sanjiv Kapoor, Senior Advisor – Alton Aviation
• Mr. Michal Nowak, Marketing Director EMEA & Central Asia – Embraer
• Airbus
• Mr. Rui Vaz Fernandes, Regional Director Marketing – Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Moderator: Ms. Adefunke Adeyemi, Regional Director, Advocacy and Strategic Relations, Africa and Middle East – IATA

• Announcement of members of the Executive Committee
• Announcement of Officers – President, Chairman, 1st & 2nd Vice Chairmen of AFRAA
• Proposed final resolutions
• Appreciation to Sponsors
• Acknowledgement of AFRAA Partners
• Remarks & invitation to the 53rd AGA by the President
• Closing of Assembly by 2020 President of AFRAA