FORMER Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren has been named as the lead speaker at the forthcoming Conference and Awards to be organized by aviation journalists in Lagos.
Speaking with the Conference and Award Committee at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, Demuren commended the league for the impact it has made on the industry over the years through its annual conferences and seminars.
“I can never forget association for the role you have been playing in putting us, stakeholders on our toes to do the right thing that will help the industry,” he said.
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Demuren will be sharing his wealth of experience after years of serving in both public and private sectors of the aviation industry, as he speaks on the conference theme ‘Boosting Aviation Investment through Policy.’
Other Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the aviation agencies who would also be part of the panel of discussants where issues relating to the industry would be discussed include: Alhaji Muneer Bankole, CEO of Med-View Airline as the Chairman of the occasion, Mr Allen Onyema, Chairman, Air Peace Limited; Captain Roy Ilegbodu, Managing Director, Arik Air; Captain Hamisu Yadudu, Chief Executive Officer, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); Engineer Akin Olateru, Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau; Captain Usman Muhtar, Director General, NCAA, Captain Roland Iyayi, TopBrass Aviation, Mr Gbenga Olowo, President, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, amongst other stakeholders.
The conference which is scheduled to hold on July 17, 2019 in Lagos is expected to garner over 250 participants from airlines, government agencies, ground handling companies, financial sector, aviation support service and other major stakeholders within and outside the country.