2026 AGENDA

8:00 am Registration Opens 

9:00 am – 9:15 am Opening Remarks 

9:15 am – 10:15 am Session 1: Outlook for the Latin American freighter market (Panel) 

• Analyzing opportunities in emerging and existing markets with a finer understanding of pan-LatAm opportunities and challenges  

• New entrants and the markets they are targeting 

• Trade and tariff trends influencing LatAm air cargo growth

PANELISTS:

• Jaime Alvarez, Senior Director of Cargo, Copa Airlines
• Andres Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer, LATAM Cargo
• Diogo Elias, Chief Executive Officer, Avianca Cargo

10:15 am – 10:45 am Session 2: Fireside Chat 

A one-on-one discussion with Robert Van De Weg, CEO of Mas, on the future of the LatAm market and freighter strategy. 

10:45 am – 11:15 am Coffee Break 

11:15 am – 12:15 pm Session 3: Exploring the divergent narrowbody freighter segment (Panel) 

• 737 Classics vs. NGs – have we reached the tipping point?  

• Overcoming engine and parts challenges 

• Prospects for new narrowbody freighters

PANELISTS:

• Carlos Cock, VP of Commercial Operations & Partner, 7Air

12:15 pm Networking Luncheon

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1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Session 4: Cargo Facts Consulting update 

Join the Cargo Facts Consulting team for a data-driven look at the state of the freighter market. This session explores global fleet evolution, aircraft developments, and operator strategies across regions, alongside forward-looking analysis on e-commerce growth, feedstock availability, and conversion program dynamics.

PRESENTER:

• Guillermo Ochovo, Director, Cargo Facts Consulting

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Session 5: Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America (Panel) 

• Building networks between logistics companies and freight forwarders  

• Tariffs, customs, nearshoring trends, and Latin America’s place in the global e-commerce market 

• New policies and regulations to aid e-commerce growth in Latin America

PANELISTS:

• Jack Burt, SVP Cargo – Americas, Chapman Freeborn
• Cristiano Koga, Chief Executive Officer, Modern Logistics

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break 

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Session 6: Regional MRO resources to support LATAM freighter expansion (Panel) 

• The MRO perspective on the factors prohibiting Latin American carriers’ transition to current- and next-generation freighters  

• Assessing the demand for component and maintenance support of existing freighter types  

• Which segments are building transition momentum: regional, narrowbody, or widebody? 

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Session 7: Factors driving feedstock and freighter aircraft values in the region (Panel) 

• What freighters are increasing in value in Latin America – and which are not? 

• The state of feedstock availability as Boeing and Airbus increase new production deliveries 

• Valuation trends in 2026 and predictions for 2027 

PANELISTS:

• Mark Halsor, President, Aviation Asset Management

5:00 pm Cocktail Reception 

8:00 am Registration Opens 

9:00 am – 9:15 am Opening Remarks 

9:15 am – 10:15 am Session 8: Expanding widebody freighter capacity in Latin America (Panel) 

• Opening new Latin America trade lanes to Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa 

• Increasing medium-widebody capacity between Latin American hubs and the U.S., Europe and Canada

• Best practices for route analysis and development 

PANELISTS:

• Unndor Jonsson, VP Sales & Marketing, Air Atlanta Icelandic
• Aaron Lopez, Cargo Operations Manager – Mexico, Air Canada
• Or Zak, Chief Commercial Officer, Challenge Group

10:15 am – 10:45 am Session 9: Economics and Trade in Latin America: Challenges, Opportunities and Their Air Cargo Implications (Presentation) 

• Drivers and risks of Latin America’s economic trajectory through 2026

• Mitigating nearshoring’s ripple effects, particularly from US manufacturers

• How evolving trade regulations, regional agreements and protectionism will influence trade economics in 2027 and beyond

10:45 am – 11:15 am Coffee Break 

11:15 am – 12:15 pm Session 11: Latin America’s evolving leasing and investment market (Panel) 

• The appetite for Airbus and Boeing current-generation narrowbody freighters in the region 

• Assessing Latin America’s freighter and engine lease market and growth potential 

• Are the operational costs of 737 Classics negating the low acquisition price for aircraft carriers in the region? If not now, when? 

GUEST MODERATOR:

• Joerg Andriof, Chief Investment Officer, Aircraft Finance Germany

PANELISTS:

• Eamonn Forbes, SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Titan Aviation Leasing

12:15 pm Networking Luncheon  

1:30 pm Conclusion