IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026
Session information
Committee(s)
Aviation Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
Aircraft financing is a key factor for the entire aviation sector: it enables the modernisation of airline fleets, sustainable growth and long-term compliance with environmental standards. This panel will analyse the latest developments and trends, at a time when the industry is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the most important convention for aircraft financing, whilst facing unprecedented challenges due to global conflicts and uncertainty.
A panel of recognised experts will discuss the hottest topics, including, among others:
• the Cape Town Convention turns 25: a success or an opportunity for reform?;
• the impact of escalating conflict on aircraft leasing, financing and insurance;
• the process of returning an aircraft to the lessor: key challenges; and
• lessons learnt: Russian leases.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Professor Anna Masutti | RPLT STUDIO LEGALE E TRIBUTARIO, Torino, Italy; Co-Chair, Aviation Law Committee |
Speakers
| Sergi Gimenez Binder | Augusta Abogados, Barcelona, Spain |
| Morten Hans Jakobsen | Gorrissen Federspiel, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Aoife O’Sullivan | Keystone Law, London, England |
| Serap Zuvin | Cakmak, Istanbul, Türkiye; Member, Aviation Law Committee Advisory Board |