the DUBLIN BUZZ 19th Annual Airfinance Journal Dublin 2017 17th 19th January 2017 The Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland
2 A letter from Airfinance Journal Airfinance Journal would like to say thank you to everyone who attended and sponsored the 19th Annual Global Airfinance Conference in Dublin and helped make it the best one yet! We hope you enjoyed this year s new features offered to you and your team, for a more conducive platform to doing business in Dublin. Before, during and after the event we found that there was a great buzz in the air and we wanted to try and capture it to show the extensive reach the conference had within the industry and how you can get involved. We have gathered a few interesting statistics and facts around the conference for you to have a browse and understand what the Dublin buzz is. If you were a sponsor of the conference then this report will start to show just how extensive the radius of your branding exposure was, at and beyond the event, as well as the potential for future opportunities in 2018. The buzz will be returning in 2018 and we are pleased to announce that the dates are the 23rd, 24th and 25th January 2018 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), so come along and get involved! 2018 also marks the 20th Anniversary of the Dublin Conference and to celebrate we are going to make the conference more exciting than ever before. Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you next year. As an airline, this event is perfect for having answers to all our questions and needs in one shot Zaïna Akbil, Head of Financing and Treasury Department, Royal Air Maroc We would like to say thank you to Dublin 2017 s sponsors: Platinum Sponsor Silver Sponsors Capital Markets Day Sponsor Gold Sponsors Lunch Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Charity Partner Breakfast Sponsor
3 Delegate Statistics Dublin 2017 was the most successful aviation finance event yet, attracting delegates from over 65 countries and the key company types: Airline attendees represented a combined fleet size of 9,959 aircraft and an estimated CMV of $325,019m Airline ECA Financial Institute 28% 2% 14% 28 % Investor Law Firm 6% 7% 24 % Lessor Manufacturer/OEM 24% 5% MRO 1% Lessor attendees 40/50 of the lessors from the Leasing Top 50 2016 attended the conference, with a combined current fleet total of 7,777 aircraft Daily Newspapers Other Rating Agency Service Provider/Consulting 3% 2% 8% Dublin 2017 welcomed the new arrival of the Daily Newspapers, summarising the events for the day before of the conference that were distributed in the Open Lounge, a new meeting space for both delegates and non-delegates. 4,200 Newspapers were printed over the 3 day event and all were distributed to registered delegates and non-registered aviation professionals in the Open Lounge.
4 Meeting rooms In 2017, we had more meeting space than ever before, with 60 private rooms providing the confidential space needed to conduct meetings. Some of the companies that benefitted from our meeting rooms include: Excellent opportunity to meet people and keep up with industry news Eunice Santos, Strategy & Business Control Director, TAP Portugal
5 Online Stats We had everyone writing about the conference with mentions in 10+ global news websites. The top 5 news websites alone have a combined daily readership of over 2.59 million Social Media individuals Dublin posts were broadcasted to our growing social media audience. A great success was the conference s hashtag, highlighting the content, speakers and sponsors to the whole industry. #AFJDublin The hashtag during the week of the conference: Top Sources Original Posts 46.8% Had a reach of Retweets Replies 32.5% 20.7% 137,257 users Locations Profile The hashtag gathered 702,246 impressions Profile Website Traffic We were also writing up all the biggest scoops as they happened, broadcasted on our website that attracted 36,838 unique users and over 142,000 page views during and around the event
SEE YOU IN 2018 ANNIVERSARY 20th Annual Global Airfinance Conference Dublin 2018 23rd 25th January 2018 Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland Head of Events Candice Chevillard candice.chevillard@airfinancejournal.com Tel: +44 207 779 8225 Head of Asia Pacific Events Fan Yeung fan.yeung@airfinancejournal.com Tel: +852 2842 6905 Head of Operations Charlotte Bloxham charlotte.bloxham@airfinancejournal.com Tel: +44 207 779 8009 Marketing & Registrations Sam Fairburn samuel.fairburn@airfinancejournal.com Tel: +44 207 779 8257 Head of Event Sales Andrew Allen andrew.allen@airfinancejournal.com Tel: +44 207 779 8494 Agenda Louis Jolivet louis.jolivet@airfinancejournal.com Tel: +44 207 779 8481 Find out more