Aviation Investival: North America
20 October, Convene 555 Broadway NYC
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Your runway to the capital markets
The premium forum for US institutional investors, bringing together the senior decision-makers shaping the industry. Expect exclusive market insights, candid discussions on the latest investment trends, and invaluable opportunities to connect with the people who matter most at our 9th annual signature NYC event.
With an agenda focused on the key issues influencing today's market, expert-led sessions, and extensive networking built into the programme, you'll leave with the intelligence, connections and perspectives needed to identify opportunities and make more informed investment decisions.
Don’t miss out on our star-studded speaker line up. Take a look at our first confirmed speakers so far.
2025 ATTENDEES
Deals of the Year – Winner Reveal
Here to recognise the most groundbreaking transactions across global aviation finance, where the winners will be announced at our NYC event on 20 October.
These highly anticipated awards recognise excellence across a wide spectrum of deal activity, including aircraft leasing, structured and portfolio financings, capital markets issuances, and sustainability-linked transactions. Each shortlisted deal has been selected for its innovation, complexity, and impact on the market - showcasing how industry leaders are navigating today’s evolving financial and regulatory landscape.
In this short video, Laura Mueller and Dickon Harris announce the return of the industry’s longest-standing and most prestigious awards programme following the merger of Ishka and Airfinance Global.
View the full shortlist and Ishka Insight report here >>>
Contact james.ward@ishkaairfinance.com for more information
2025 ATTENDEE LIST
400 Capital Management • A&L Goodbody LLP • AB CarVal • Aerfin • Aergo Capital • Aerlytix • AerOlex Advisors, LLC • AFG • AFIC - Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium • AIP Capital • Air Funding • Air T • Airborne Capital • Aircastle Advisors • Airfinance Global • Airwheel Investments • Allegiant Air • Altavair • Alvarez and Marshal • Amedeo • Apollo • Apollo/PK Air Finance • Apple Bank • Arena Aviation Capital • Astatine Investment Partners • Atalaya Capital • Atlas Air • ATSG Inc. • AV Airfinance • Avation PLC • Avelo Air • Aventus • Aventus Air Leasing • Avi8air • Avian • Aviator Capital Management, LLC • Avionix • Avmax Aviation Services Inc. • Avolon • AXA Investment Managers • AXA XL • Azorra Aviation • Banc of California • Barings • BBAM • BC Partners • Bloomberg • BMO Capital Markets • BNP Paribas • Brickell Asset Management • Brookfield Asset Management • Caixa Bank • Carey Olsen • Carlyle Aviation Partners • Castlelake • Chishima Aviation Management • Cloud Investment Partners • Colbeck Capital Management • Coopman • Cornerstone Group • Credit Agricole • Credit Industriel ET Commercial • Crestone Air Partners • DealVector, Inc. • Deloitte • Delta • Dentons • Derivative Path • Deucalion • Deutsche Bank • Dunas Capital • East Merchant Capital • ELFC • Embraer • ERA Partners • Evercore • EY • Falko • FEXCO PACE • Flair Airlines • Fly Frontier • Fly Porter • Focus Wealth Management • FPG Amentum • FTAI Aviation • Fuyo Lease Group • GA Telesis • Ganado • Garston Capital Partners • GCM Grosvenor • Genesis • Gibson Dunn • Global Capital • Global Crossing Airlines • GOAL Aircraft Leasing • Goldman Sachs • Graham Capital • Grant Thornton Ireland • Great Harbour Capital • Greter Fort Lauderdale Alliance • Griffin • Growth Advisory and Capital • Gryphon Leasing • Halcyon Aviation Capital • Hanserd Holding, LLC • Hanwha Aviation • HCOB Aviation Capital • High Ridge Aviation • Holland & Knight • Horizon Executive Search Int’l Ltd • HPS Investment Partners, LLC • Hunsbury Capital • Insight Investment • Itasca MGA • ITE Management • Its Aero • Jackson square aviation • JetBlue • Jetcraft Commercial • JP Morgan • K&L Gates LLP • K2 Aviation • KIG Holdings • KKR • KP Aviation • KPMG • KPMG Law • Kroll • La Mar Assets • Lazard • Leki Aviation • LR Air Finance • LuminArx Capital Management • LXA Leasing • Maples • MAPLESGROUP • MBA Aviation • Merit Airfinance • MGG Investment Group LP • MUFG • Natixis • Natixis CIB • Oaktree Capital • Ogier Global • ORIX Aviation • PACE • PAFS Ireland Ltd • PIMCO • PK AirFinance • Platinum Equity • PRAGUSA.ONE • Pratt & Whitney • PwC • Reed Smith • Regional One • Reverence Capital • Rolls Royce & Partners Finance • Seldon Partners • SKY Leasing • SkyWorks Holdings, LLC • SLC Management • SMBC • SMBC Bank • Societe Generale • Standard Chartered • Station Street Advisory • Strategic Value Partners • Stratos • Stratton Aviation • Sun Country Airlines • The Hartford Insurance Group • Titan Aviation Leasing • TMS Aero LLC • Tolis Advisors LP • True Aero • TrueNoord • Unical • United • Vedder • Vinson & Elkins • Vistra • Vmo Aircraft Leasing • Volofin • Wafra • Wafra Inc. • Walkers • Warburg Pincus • Watson Farley & Williams LLP • Werner Aero • Wexford • White & Case LLP • Wolf Holding
ISHKA NYC 2025 TESTIMONIALS
"I highly recommend Ishka New York as an extremely productive use of time, resources and objectives with our teams’ client touch points. Really excellent all around, congrats on a well organized and thoughtful event." – Executive Director, SMBC
"Ishka runs a fantastic one day conference that allows me to network efficiently with the aviation finance contacts I need to see. The size and layout of the venue were perfect." – Director - Capital Markets, Delta Air Lines
"The Ishka Aviation Investival provided a unique, short-form opportunity to meet several key players and newcomers in the sector. It was a great chance to learn and dive deeper as an investor." – Portfolio Manager, AXA Investment Managers
"The Ishka NYC conference has become a must attend event. It is in our diaries every year and we make sure to spend as much time there as possible due to the high calibre of attendees and content. " – Director, PAFS Ireland Ltd
"The guest list and content Ishka curates is of an extremely high calibre which allows for meaningful interactions without a heavy meeting schedule." – Partner, Walkers
"Ishka keeps it simple and makes it fun. It's a small taste of one of the bigger aviation conferences in a great venue where it's easy to meet contacts old and new. " – Director, Wexford Capital LP
"Another great conference - in-depth discussion of topics by expert panels. Great venue for networking also." – MD, Avionix | JP Morgan Asset Management
"First time attending the Ishka Aviation Investival North America. Very good attendance, interesting speakers and insightful discussions." – MD, ITASCA MGA
"Ishka’s annual gathering remains one of the most insightful events in the space. Amazing venue and great topics" – CIO, La Mar
"Great opportunity to connect with peers in the space." – VP, Strategic Sourcing and Fleet, JetBlue Airways
"The Investival conference continues to improve and have better attendance. Well done!" – Sr. Associate, ITE Management
"Excellent event for aviation professionals in leasing and airlines." – AVP, Investments, Deucalion Aviation
DEI & Sustainability
Ishka Airfinance is committed to delivering an international portfolio of events which is environmentally sustainable, economically and socially responsible and to play our part to pave the way for diversity, equity and inclusion within aviation finance. As such, we are eager to facilitate and promote diversity of culture, gender, age, orientation and experience at our events both as speakers and delegates.
Contact
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