11-13 June 2025
Golden Tulip Zanzibar Airport, Zanzibar Tanzania
2025 agenda
Wednesday 11 June
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and Refreshments
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome Remarks
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
09:10 - 09:40
PART ONE: Overview of the different structures open to destinations and the potential outcome
09:40 - 10:00
The Zanzibar approach to route development and airlines as a tourism driven destination
10:00 - 10:20
PART TWO: How to engage airlines. What tools do we have at our disposal
10:20 - 11:15
PANEL: Understand how destinations are supporting air access development and what airlines are looking for
11:15 - 11:45
SADC Tourism Business Council - Update on VISA facilitation and how to lobby for change
11:45 - 12:30
PANEL: How to move the needle. How to influence VISA policy and understanding its impact on building route networks to include airlines, airports, destinations
12:30 - 12:45
Day One Wrap Up
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
12:45 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
16:30 - 17:30
Stone Town Tour
Join a walking tour around Stone Town
17:30 - 20:30
Welcome Reception
Networking Reception at The Beach House, Stone Town
Thursday 12 June
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and Refreshments
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome to AviaDev 2025
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
09:10 - 09:30
Welcome to Zanzibar
09:30 - 10:00
Macro Economic Keynote
Daniel Silke
Political Economy Analyst & Futurist
Political Futures Consultancy
10:00 - 11:00
CEO Panel
Munawer Dhirani
CEO
Flightlink
11:00 - 11:20
Embraer Report
11:20 - 12:00
PANEL: Finance
12:00 - 12:45
PANEL: Harnessing the power of AI to support African aviation
12:45 - 13:00
Day Two Wrap Up
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
13:00 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00 - 18:00
One-to-One Route Development Meetings
18:00 - 22:00
Gala Reception
At Sea Cliff Resort & Spa
Friday 13 June
07:00 - 08:00
AviaDev Morning Run around Stone Town
08:00 - 09:00
Morning Refreshments and Networking
09:00 - 09:30
PRESENTATION:
09:30 - 10:15
AIRLINE PLANNING: Sweating the assets. Improving efficiency in scheduling
10:15 - 10:40
Airbus Africa Report
10:40 - 10:50
Charity Presentation: Karume Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
10:50 - 11:00
Commercial impact of uncollected fees
11:00 - 11:45
PANEL: Improving efficiency to drive passenger capacity and increase revenues
11:45 - 12:00
The commercial benefits of preparing for the worst. Steps you can take to attain more favourable positioning in the insurance market
12:00 - 12:10
Handover Ceremony 2026
12:10 - 12:30
Future Leaders
12:30 - 12:55
Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award for an outstanding contribution to route development in Africa
Girma Wake
Industry Expert
AviaDev Patron
12:55 - 13:00
Closing Remarks
Jon Howell
CEO and Founder
AviaDev
13:00 - 14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00 - 18:00
One-to-One Route Development Meetings