Ishka Aviation Finance Festival
19 May 2026, Conrad Dublin
Dublin’s premier gathering of airlines and the leasing community
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.
Interested in finding out more? Contact team@ishkaglobal.com.
2025 ATTENDEE LIST
3xP Global • AAP Air • AAR Corporation • Active Partners SA • Acumen Aviation • Adviseaer • AE Industrial • Aer Lingus • Aer Price • Aercap • Aerfin • Aergo Capital • Aerlytix • AerPrice • Aerprice Limited • AFG Aviation Ireland • Air Atlanta • Air France • Air Lease Corporation • Airborne Capital • Airbus • Airbus Bank • Aircastle • AirHub Aviation • Akasa Air • Altavair • Amedeo • Amentum • Amergin Asset Management • Arena Aviation • Artemis Aerospace • Ascend Airways • ASL Aviation • ATR • AV AirFinance • Avenue Capital • AVIAREX • Aviator Capital • Avilease • Avion Express • Avionix Management Limited • Avolon • Barclays • BBAM • BDO • Bellinger Aviation • BNP Paribas • Bocomm Aviation Leasing • Boeing • CAE • CAE Parc • Carne Group • Castlelake • CCB Financial Leasing • CDB Aviation • CFM Materials • China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited • Cloudcards • Condor • Contrail • Coopman • Corendon Airlines • Crabtree Capital • Crestone Air Partners • Dedienne Aerospace • Deloitte • Deloitte Ireland • Dentons • Deucalion • eCube • EDW • Egaria • Eirtech Aviation Services • ELFC • Embraer • Emirates • ETF Airways • EY • Falko • FEXCO PACE • FGL Aircraft Ireland Limited • Finnair • Fly Amelia • Fly4 Airlines • FlyAtlantic • Flyertech • flynas • Flynn O'Driscoll • flyv • Flyward • FPG Amentum • GA Telesis • Ganado Advocates • Genesis • Genesis Aero • Grant Thornton • Gryphon Aviation Leasing • Halcyon Aviation Capital • Hanwha Aviation • HCOB Aviation Capital • HCOB Bank • Heston Airlines • Hi Fly • High Ridge Aviation • Hippocrene • Holland & Knight UK LLP • Horizon Executive Search • HSBC • IAC • IAE • IATA • IDG Ireland • Itasca MGA • Its Aero • Japan Airlines • JetSmart • JP Morgan • JSA • KJS Capital • KPMG • KPMG Ireland • Kroll • L&G IM • LCI Aviation • Le Meas Executive Search • Leasepoint • LEAV Aviation • Loganair • LXA Leasing • Macquarie AirFinance • Magellan Group • Maples • Mason Hayes and Curran • MGG Investment Group • Mount Street • National Airlines • Natixis • Novus • OAG • Ogier • Orbis • ORIX Aviation • Oxford Economics • PACE • PAFS Ireland Ltd • Pegasus Airlines • Perseus Aviation • PwC • R1Lease • Rennes School Of Business • Rolls Royce • Rolls Royce & Partners Finance • ROSE ENGINES • RRPF • Safran Aircraft Engines • Santos Dumont • SAS Connect • SDH Wings • Seldon Partners • SES • SGI Aviation • SGR Law • SGS • Sirius Aviation Capital • SKY Leasing • SkyWorks • SMBC • SMBC Aero Engine Lease • SMBC Aviation Capital • SpiceJet • Standard Chartered • Stratos • SunAir • TAP Air Portugal • The Shannon Airport Group • Titan Airways • TrueNoord • Trustmoore Ireland • TUI Group Airlines • Turkish Airlines • Two Birds • Unical • Vector Group • VIETJET • Vinson & Elkins • Volofin Capital Management • Walkers • Watson Farley & Williams • White Oak Aviation • Willis Lease Finance Corporation • Willis Towers Watson • Wilson Consulting • WNG Capital • World Star Aviation
2025 FESTIVAL TESTIMONIALS
"Well organised event with engaging sessions, at the same time also allowing time for meaningful, personal meetings on the side with important stakeholders in the industry." — Head of Aircraft Leasing, Fleet & Capacity Management TUI Airlines
"Everything is so professionally organised: reception, badges, food, signage, acoustics, lighting, posting on LinkedIn, panel preparation, the meeting app, the networking opportunities, and the staff who were running the meeting spaces. And most importantly, all the Ishka staff were so friendly and helpful. As they say in French, dix sur dix." — Director of Investment Management and Innovation, Carne Group
"Ishka Dublin provided an outstanding platform for industry engagement, thought leadership, and strategic insight. The calibre of the speakers, the depth of the content, and the relevance of the discussions to current market challenges were all exceptional. These events facilitated valuable networking opportunities and delivered meaningful takeaways that will undoubtedly inform our approach to the evolving aviation finance landscape. I would highly recommend attendance to professionals seeking to stay ahead in this dynamic sector." — Analyst, WNG Capital
"This year saw the Ishka Dublin conference expand and take over the Conrad. The forums upstairs and the networking areas were a welcome addition. It shows thought has been put into the event and also the evolution of Ishka year on year. This is now a firm fixture in our calendar." — Senior Manager, PAFS Ireland Ltd
“A very well organised and informative event, good location and well presented conference facilities. Ishka onsite very helpful." — Head of Sales, Eirtech Aviation Services
"This event was incredibly insightful and well-organised. It provided valuable opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing, and professional growth. Great conference." — Director Technical & Business Development, Santos Dumont
“A great event in a great venue. Knowledgeable panels which promote participation and learning. Also, it was great to see so many different airlines in attendance." — AVP Marketing, Aergo Capital
"The alternate in between panel discussions and forums is very efficient, and the gameshow was really educative and enjoyable." — CEO, Rose Engines
"Relaxed environment, serious content, with great insights." — CFO, White Oak Aviation
"Quality not quantity! Topical discussions & networking with decision makers in a well organised and favourable venue." — Senior Business Development Director, ITS
"Great event - well planned and insightful panels. Really impressed with the Ishka team." — MD Transportation Finance, SCB
"It was a great event, both to learn and network." — CEO, ETF Airways
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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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