Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu, DG, NiMet, (Chairman designate, 27th LAAC annual conference) fielding questions from Journalists at a World Meteorological Organization, WMO, event.
The annual seminar of the renowned body of air transport’s keen observers, and industry events chroniclers, the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents, LAAC, will once again host the industry’s top players in a cerebral discourse that will enable every player in the aviation value chain not to barely survive, but to operate profitably and sustainably.
Hence, the 2023 edition of the conference is themed, “Aviation Industry: Changing Times, Changing Strategies.” The conference will conduct a litmus test on the prevailing conditions in the industry and through panel discussions, proffer strategies to safely navigate through the palpable headwind occasioned by un-salutary developments from the nation’s macroeconomy and fiscal policies that have brought an inclement business environment, for investors in all sectors of the national economy.
The 27th edition of the LAAC annual talk shop will hold at the prestigious Providence Hotel, situated at the GRA, Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, 27th July 2023.
The conference Chairman is Prof. Mansur Matazu, Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET). Matazu was recently, at the 19th World Meteorological Congress, re-elected to the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). He would bring his experience to bear as the Chairman of the conference.
A statement by the Secretary of LAAC Conference Planning Committee, Mr. Albinus Chiedu, stated that the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, would deliver the keynote address at this year’s conference, while other key players in the industry have also confirmed their participation.
They include the Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Mohammed; Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Tayib Odunowo; Director-General, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Engr. Akin Olateru; Rector of Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Capt. Alkali Madibbo.
Others are the President of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), Dr. Gabriel O. Olowo; Managing Director, TopBrass Aviation, Capt. Roland Iyayi, and Group Managing Director of Finchglow Travels who also chairs the Association of Aviation Training Organizations (AATOs) in Nigeria, Mr. Bernard Bankole.
Other participants expected include the Honourable Minister of Aviation, Chairman, Air Peace Limited, Barrister Allen Onyema, Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines, and Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, amongst others.
Chiedu, added: “The theme of 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.
Individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves in the industry on performance would equally be honoured with Awards at the LAAC Awards of Excellence segment of the event.
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