Jane Stanbury

President, Arena Group Associates

Jane has over 30 years’ professional experience working in the communications, aviation, and luxury travel sectors. She has run and sold two successful companies, an educational dot.com and a luxury travel consultancy which became her springboard into the business aviation sector sixteen years ago. She launched her third business Arena Group in January 2016 having been inspired by her decade working across the aerospace spectrum with Emerald Media.

She provides marketing, communications, and copy-writing services, to a range of international organisations from innovative next-gen start-up companies through to global corporations, in addition to writing regular features for a number of trade publications. 

Jane brings a broad international business perspective to any situation having lived and worked in London, New York, Mallorca, and Japan. She is now settled in Montreal with her aviation consultant husband.  Driven by a desire to explore and discover she is always seeking out new potential in the companies she works with.

Alex Fecteau

Director of Marketing BBJ, Boeing

Alex Cutajar

Director at Concierge & Co (Temple)

Alex Cutajar is a professional strategic communicator, marketer and business strategist. Alex has acquired extensive experience in several industries, including government communication, national campaigns and commercial marketing. Currently, he is involved in several commercial initiatives involving stakeholders based in Malta, the Balkans and Middle-East region. He is also leading commercial campaigns related to different industries, including tourism, automotive, information technology amongst others.

Cutajar is currently advising companies on business and marketing strategy through Velvet Inc. He is also a director for Concierge & Co Services Ltd, publisher of TEMPLE Magazine and wholesalers for Brockmans Gin Malta. He is also involved in the management of enser Ltd, an M&E building consultancy firm established by his father, Anton Cutajar.

During the past years, Alex has led several strategic initiatives in the public sector. Since 2017, Alex had been working as a policy advisor, leading strategic initiatives with several public entities, conducting policy research and development including white papers, developing public project proposals and managing a number of public projects.
 
Alex was also responsible for stakeholder management in complex and controversial projects, which included trade unions, non-governmental organisations and industry influencers. During his experience, he has worked on projects with different international stakeholders, including Manchester United (UK), Ryanair, VIACOM networks (MTV & Nickelodeon) (UK), AMP Lost and Found (UK), Cirque du Soleil (US), Big City Beats (Germany), the Malta Tourism Authority, Air Malta, Siemens, and Socar.

Alex played a critical role in securing a multi-million deal with Manchester United for Malta to be named as Manchester United’s Official Destination Partner.
 
Alex was also part of Air Malta’s strategy team between 2017-2019, pursuing the airline’s strategy for growth which has successfully led the airline to register its first operational profits in 2018 since the year 2000. This was a result of a number of strategic decisions which were taken, which included Stakeholders such as Airbus, Ryanair, the Malta International Airport, and others.
 
Between 2015 and 2017, Alex devised strategic communication strategies related to the Malta Gas and Power project – one of the Government’s major projects at the time.
 
Alex Cutajar holds a Masters in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute, Ireland. He also holds a B.Sc in Creative Computing from Goldsmiths, University of London.

James Jaffa

Partner, Jaffa & Co

James founded the firm and is recognised internationally for his knowledge and expertise. He has been shortlisted for the Citywealth Lawyer of the Year Award and recognised as a leading advisor within the London market for ultra-high net worth sector. He has also been ranked in Chambers Guide and the Legal 500, both of which recognise the UK’s leading legal advisors. Clients praise James’ fast response times and ability to simplify complex matters. One leading, international brokerage describes James as “without doubt, one of the finest specialists in the industry and a pleasure to deal with.” In his personal capacity, James is an avid sailor and competes nationally and internationally. He enjoys spending time in the South of France with his family, onboard their own boat.

Richard Hekker

Founder & CEO, OPES Jets

OPES JET was founded by Richard Hekker and Pascal Barreau. Both founders are commercial pilots and well-known veterans in the business aviation industry. 

As CEO of OPES JET, Richard leads the Company vision and product development. Prior to OPES JET, Richard was a commercial pilot who flew private jets in Europe. Most recently he was the group CEO and shareholder of Air Allgäu Group, Germany’s 3rd oldest airline. 

Before OPES JET, Richard has held many senior positions, including: 

• Chief Executive Officer, Excellent Air GmbH in Germany
• Business Development Director, MoonJet Flight Support, in Dubai
• Regional Director Europe, UAS International Trip Support, in Dubai
• Postholder & Director of Operations, Imperial Jet GmbH in Germany

Richard speaks 5 languages, has been married for nearly 20 years and is father to two teenage boys. 

Girogy Alafinov

Jekta Switzerland SA

Adam Twidell

Halo Aviation

Frederic Aguettant

Founder, Helipass

Tonio Fenech LL.M. (Lond)., LL.D.

Partner, FFF Legal

Dr. Fenech has been a practicing lawyer for over 30 years, after qualifying in Malta and obtaining a Master Of Laws Degree from University of London. His areas of practice and study have evolved in line with the development and diversification of international services sector of the Maltese economy since the early 1990’s, originally focusing on asset finance, to gradually include the corporate commercial, corporate finance, fiduciary relationships, financial & investment services fields.

Dr. Fenech helped pioneer a more modern and effective organization of legal & professional services on the island, having led the creation and development of the international & corporate practice of Fenech & Fenech Advocates, now one of the larger organized practices in Malta. He served as managing partner of the firm from its organization as a partnership in 1991 until 2007, and also served as managing director of the Fenlex Group of Companies
throughout this time.

Dr. Fenech resigned from his family firm in 2008 to establish a new law firm under the name Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal in January 2009, conceived and developed as a foundational element of a collaborative multi-disciplinary professional services organization based in Malta, known as the ARQ Group (www.arqgroup.com), which brings  together top professional players in Malta from various disciplines for collaborative purposes. The ARQ Group has
included top-tier centres of expertise that are active in the field of corporate and trust services, together with advisory practices in the fields of tax, investment migration, compliance, risk management and anti-money laundering regulation. Dr. Fenech served as founding Chairman of the ARQ Group since inception in 2012 until 2018 and remains a director of several Group companies.

Dr. Fenech has been an occasional speaker at public events in the field of organizational design & collaborative structures, besides topics which form part of his expertise. He lectures regularly at the University of Malta on asset finance law, insurance law as well as the law of trusts and fiduciary relationships. He is also the Honorary Consul of Lebanon in Malta.

Dr Geraldine Spiteri Lucas

Chief Executive Office and Registrar, Malta Business Registry

The Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Malta Business Registry Dr. Spiteri Lucas is a lawyer by profession who acquired a Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta and a warrant to practice in Maltese Courts. She also read a Masters Degree in European Studies and Comparative Law in 2012.

Dr. Spiteri Lucas started her career with a leading local law firm, advising local and international clients on civil, commercial, corporate, shipping and aviation law. This resulted in representing various clients in litigation procedures before Tribunals and local courts. She is also a member of the board of examiners for the department of Commercial Law of the University of Malta.

Previously to her MBR appointment, she used to head the legal and enforcement Unit of the said entity and oversaw its overall function. Dr. Spiteri Lucas was instrumental in subject persons and CSPs in intricate legal issues. She also played a crucial role in implementing the action plan put forward by the FATF such as the implementation of the BO Register. This crucial work resulted in Malta being put off the grey list. She was also involved in the transposition of EU Directives relating to company law into Maltese law and the upkeep of the Companies Act and relevant regulations.

Juris Zacs

Insurance Broker & Branch Manager, Marine Insurance Services

Being a branch manager and director of aviation and marine insurance in Spain, he is representing specialized insurance brokerage Marine Insurance Services SIA Sucursal en España (Branch in Spain) which is a part of the Marine Services Group™ (MSG), a unique group of companies covering more than 25 products for the maritime, aviation and transport industry in 4 general business lines: Insurance, Legal, Shipsale and Survey.

Juris has almost 20 years of insurance brokering experience and more than a decade working closely with Marine Insurance Services to develop general and business aviation solutions for the aviation industry.

By closely working with business aviation market, Juris has been a key person for many business jet owners and operators helping successfully to place adapted insurance programs with well know and reputed insurance companies across the globe.

Anne Roberts

CEO, Aiber

CEO and Co-founder at MIME Technologies, Anne is an experienced med-tech professional with a track record of managing successful customer focused innovation. She is leading a results, impact and outcomes focused phase of growth, having successfully raised multiple rounds of investment from both public and private sources. Throughout her career she has worked with several international teams including aviation and altitude physiologists, using her specialist knowledge in the application of new technologies for use at 40,000 feet. Anne also has international publications in emergency response and voluntary first aid, maintaining established long-term relationships with remote medical providers. She also holds an honorary status with the University of Aberdeen.

Tony Davis

Non-Executive Director, Aiber

Andrew Pearce

Regional Sales Manager - Europe

Based in the United Kingdom, Andrew Pearce is the Regional Director of Sales for Flying Colours Corp. covering the EMEA regions. He is responsible for developing business, supporting customer relationships and exploring new opportunities focusing on MRO, refurbishment, completions, aircraft upgrades and special missions work.

His career has seen him develop from a Flight Operations assistant at Britannia Airways, before moving to aircraft management at McAlpine Aviation where he cut his teeth in the charter and aircraft sales business. Time at Fortis Aviation saw Andrew conduct multi-million dollar deals with international carriers including the illustrious Emirates. Subsequent roles and board leadership were held at TwinJet Marshall Aerospace, TAG, Innotech Aviation and Rizon Jet, all of which has contributed to Andrew’s deep and rich knowledge and understanding of the international business aviation sector.

As the son of a Diplomat Andrew was introduced to traveling, and flight, from an early age which is when he “simply fell in love with aviation,” which is why he has worked in the industry
since leaving school.

Mark Bisset, Partner

Clyde & Co LLP

Mark’s experience extends for over 20 years and includes loan and lease financing, operating leases and tax-based leases, export credit finance, and aircraft trading, in a wide variety of jurisdictions. Mark is very active in the business jet market (acting for banks, owners and operators). Mark’s Finance team won Airline Economics – Law Firm of the Year in 2016.

Mark also has extensive aviation regulatory experience.

Mark is recognised as a leading aviation/asset finance practitioner in the UK directories. Who’s Who Legal Aviation has commented that Mark is an “exceptional finance lawyer with extensive knowledge of both the commercial airline and business jet market” and lists him as a global Thought Leader for aircraft finance.

Mark is contributing editor of the annual publication “Getting the Deal Through – Aviation Finance and Leasing” and co-editor of “Getting the Deal Through – Air Transport”.

Mark is a Guest Lecturer in aircraft finance at the International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University.

Mark is recognised as a Thought Leader in Who’s Who Legal 2020: Global Elite 2020 – Aviation.

Robert Hlaca

Director, GetJet