AIR CHARTER EXPO
London Biggin Hill / 9 September 2025
ACE'25 will take place on Tuesday 9th September 2025, and we look forward to seeing you then!
ACE delivers an excellent conference programme throughout the day. In 2024, there will be a diverse range of subjects.
| 10:30 | Welcome |
| The ACA Chairman, Kevin Ducksbury | |
| 11:00 | Current challenges affecting the charter industry |
| Working collaboratively to address challenges across all sectors: regulatory changes, APIS and permit processes Moderator: Glenn Hogben, chief executive, The ACA. Panellists: Declan Lehane of Castle Air, Ed Mayhew of Air Charter Service, Alex Munroe of Texel Air, Ekaterina Andreeva of Chapman Freeborn, Matthieu Dardenne of Flying Group, Lisa Crew-Thompson of Hunt & Palmer, Andy Barlow of Eastern Airways and Donough Hughes of Le Bas International. | |
| 12:30 | Sustainability & innovation |
| Is our industry on the correct pathway to reaching sustainability goals and will future flight technologies or regulatory changes be the key? Moderator: Adam Twidell, Future of Flight, OneSky and Flexjet. Panellists: Jenny Kavanagh of Cranfield Aerospace, Nicola-Jane Sellers of Luxaviation, Nancy Bsales of 4AIR and Pedro Aguiar of Embraer Executive Jets, UK. | |
| Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Where is the disconnect between employers and future employees? |
| Are the right skills and / or experience missing? What experience is needed? Moderator: Kevin Ducksbury, chair, The ACA Panellists: Greg Charman of Air Partner, Jessica Thunberg of Avinode, William Finden of Oaklands Global, Kat Kucharewicz of Uxbridge College and Gemma Aiuto of Crosby Aviation. | |
| 15:00 | Promoting the value of our industry |
| What are the benefits of private aviation that you should be talking about, and the right way to deliver the message. Moderator: Julie Black, Hunt & Palmer Panellists: Marc Cornelius of 8020 Communications, Richard Koe of WINGX, David Winstanley of London Biggin Hill Airport and Aoife O’Sullivan of The Air Law Firm & BBGA. | |
