Ishka Aviation Finance Festival
20 May 2025, Conrad Dublin
Dublin’s premier gathering of airlines and the leasing community
With a record 45+ C Suite executives in attendance, Ishka Dublin is back. Bigger, bolder, and more influential than ever. With evolving market dynamics, capital on the move and shifting investor appetites, this is the ultimate meeting place for decision-makers across the airline, leasing, banking, investment, and legal sectors.
Our unique festival format delivers an action-packed day of critical insight and debate, setting the tone for H2 and beyond, with the highest concentration of senior players across the industry. Explore our first-class agenda and lock in your must-attend sessions. Boost your industry knowledge, gain fresh perspectives, connect with people who matter and build your pipeline with the most active dealmakers in Dublin.
New for 2025: We’ve launched our exclusive Ishka Forums, premium, laser-focused, closed-door sessions embedded within the main event. Led by market experts, these new, targeted forums are designed to maximise both learning and networking, see below for more info. Get ready to join aviation’s power players in Dublin.
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New for 2025: ISHKA FORUMS
What are Ishka Forums? Brand new for 2025, these are closed-door sessions inside Ishka events. The content is highly tailored for specific job functions across aviation finance – delivered by market leading experts. Participants must be registered in advance due to limited places, which also ensures the most productive networking and learning experience.
The CEO Lunch - This invite-only lunch is exclusively for the top heads of aircraft and engine leasing firms. It will involve a plated meal, peer-to-peer networking and a special guest speaker. (Core audience: Exclusively Lessor CEOs)
Risk Leaders Masterclass - There’s no reward without risk – so get market leading expertise with this Forum exclusively for top risk executives. (Core audience: Lessor Chief Risk Officers & Heads of Risk)
Lessor Funding Forum – Partnered with Grant Thornton: What are sources of funds for lessors today? Is there anything new? Are there other ways of looking it? Join this high level Forum to find out.
(Core audience: Lessor CFOs, Lenders)
Winning the War For Talent - Partnered with Coopman. Competition to attract the best people is intense so join this Ishka Forum to find out how your firm can win the ‘War For Talent’. (Core audience: C-suite looking to attract and retain talent)
Reporting & CSRD Masterclass – Partnered with Deloitte: Update on the latest sustainability reporting requirements to get compliant.
(Core audience: Lessors)
Aircraft Financing Forum – Partnered with Skyworks: Get to grips with the latest options for financing aircraft today and discover the best way to play in the market. (Core audience: Airline treasury; Lenders; Lessors)
2024 attendees
Why choose Ishka?
"An exceptional conference with very knowledgeable speakers, moderators and topics. Would be one of the best conferences I have attended in recent memory. Great central location and hotel venue support." — Chief Technical Officer, SMBC Aero Engine Lease (IAFF & ITS 2024 attendee)
"Another great event by the team at Ishka. The content and quality of the panels were excellent. Given the location in the heart of Dublin, there were great opportunities to network at the breaks and at the end of the day. This event is now a firm fixture in our calendar." — Senior Manager, PAFS Ireland (IAFF 2024 attendee)
"Ishka's Dublin event is superbly well organised in every respect including, relevance of panel discussions, time management, networking opportunities, Ishka team at the conference, choice of venue, and catering. Well done on an outstanding event." — Director of Investment Management & Innovation, Carne Group (IAFF 2024 attendee)
"Ishka have delivered once again on a fantastic event with quality content and speakers." — Marketing Director - Global Leasing & Freighters, Embraer (IAFF & ITS 2024 attendee)
"Highly insightful and beneficial for all stakeholders in the aviation industry." — Contract Specialist, Jackson Square Aviation Ireland (IAFF 2024 attendee)
"Ishka always attracts great delegates and speakers and the Dublin event was no exception. A thoroughly enjoyable and productive event." — Chief Product Officer, Fexco PACE (IAFF 2024 attendee)
"It was my first time at an Ishka event and I found it very interesting. Many networking opportunities are available and the number of attendees was great. A very well organised event." — VP Fleet Asset Management, Maintenance Contracts & Projects, Air Caraibes Atlantique (IAFF & ITS 2024 attendee)
"A very informative and enjoyable event with the ideal numbers for effective networking and the valuable contents of panel discussions with great speakers." — Managing Director, FGL Aircraft Ireland (IAFF & ITS 2024 attendee)
Join us the following day
Ishka Trading Summit: Midlife, Engine & Parts
21 May, Conrad Dublin
Our 3rd Ishka Trading Summit is a forum dedicated to dealmaking around midlife and end-of-life assets. Connecting engine lessors, aircraft asset managers, MRO shops, operators and more, it is a must attend for those looking to maximise returns in this highly complex portion of the value chain.
Event websiteVIEW AGENDA
DEI & Sustainability
Ishka is committed to deliver 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.
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