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Meet the Team

Lydia Janow
SVP Events
M: +1.917.825.1182

Lydia has been with the Aviation Week Network for over 25 years, establishing the MRO events series into a global operation. She oversees and manages all aspects of the Aviation Week Network Events - including the US, London and Manchester based teams

MRO Events

Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities

All Americas/Canada — MRO and Engine Series

Beth Eddy,
Director, Exhibit Sales
P: +1-561-279-4646 or +1-800-240-7645

Beth manages the exhibit, sponsorship, added value and marketing services sales of the global MRO event series, Engine Series and the Aviation Week Network Conferences with a territory focusing on the Americas and Canada.

Alyssa Bernkrant
Manager, Exhibit Sales
P: +1.561.279.4646

Alyssa works across the MRO Portfolio focusing on exhibit sales, sponsorships, value added and marketing services for the global MRO event series. 

Mimi Smith,
Manager, Exhibit Sales
P: +1-561-279-4646 or +1-800-240-7645

Mimi works with Beth Eddy and primarily focuses on the exhibit, sponsorship, and added value sales of the global MRO event series.

Europe/Russia/CIS/Africa/Middle East — MRO Series ONLY

Mike Elmes
Director, Exhibit Sales
P: +44 (0)1206 321639

Mike manages the exhibit, sponsorship, added value and marketing services sales of the global MRO series in Europe, Middle East, Russia/CIS and Africa.

Tom Watkins
Trainee Sales Assistan

T: +44 (0)1206 321639
E: [email protected]

Matt Elmes
Sales Manager

P: +44 (0)1206 321639
E: [email protected]

Asia-Pacific — MRO Series / Engine Series (All regions except the Americas)

Clive Richardson
Director, Exhibit Sales
P: +44 (0) 7501 185257

Clive manages the exhibit, sponsorship and added value of the global MRO events series with a territory focusing on all of Asia-Pacific.

Margaret Chong
Manager, Exhibit Sales
P: +65 9736 1722

Margaret works with Clive, assisting in the sales of the MRO events especially in Singapore.

Alison Weller
Manager, Exhibit Sales
P: +44 7501 185255

Alison works with Clive, assisting in the sales of the MRO events focusing on the Asia-Pacific region.

Defne Alpay
Manager, Exhibit Sales
T: +44 (0) 7712 829859

 

General & Logistical Information

Allison Gold,
Senior Events Manager
M: 1. 718. 501. 7675

Allison is responsible for the operation, logistics and event management of the MRO Series globally. Allison works with attendees, exhibitors and sponsors to ensure a seamless flow of communication and implementation of new technologies.

Ylenia Mezzetti
Events Executive
+44 (0)7827254444

Ylenia is responsible for event management, operations and delivery across the GAD portfolio and supporting the event management, operations and delivery across the Aero-Engines series and all MRO events in EMEA plus MRO Australasia. Ylenia supports all sponsors & exhibitors for these events to ensure they have a positive and seamless experience.

Arabella Miller,
Senior Events Manager
M: +44 (0) 7739 686733

On maternity leave until August 2024

Arabella is responsible for event management, operations and delivery across the Aero-Engines/GAD series and all MRO events in EMEA plus MRO Australasia. Arabella ensures the smooth delivery of these events, project managing all logistical aspects, and is the lead operations contact for the London based team.

Speaking Opportunities/Content

Hannah Bonnett
Events Content Director
M: +44 (0) 7827 284 127
@AvWeekHannah

On maternity leave until July 2024

Hannah takes on primary responsibility for developing the editorial content of some of the international Aviation Week Network events including MRO Middle East, MRO Baltics & Eastern Europe region (BEER), MRO AustralAsia, MRO Europe and MRO Asia-Pacific. Hannah is working with Sustainability taskforces across the MRO events to ensure important and critical discussion on this key topic and exploring a Space Logistics Forum for a European audience.

Tom Broughton 
Senior Conference Producer 
M: +44 (0) 7919 534 218
@AvWeekTom

Tom produces editorial content and leads speaker acquisition for the Aero-Engines portfolio, including Aero-Engines Americas, Aero-Engines Europe, Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific and Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance (ELTF) events in both Europe and the Americas. Tom also contributes to the Aero-Engines coverage at the MRO events, including MRO Americas and MRO Latin America and produces Aviation Week Network’s Digital Transformation Summit.

Georgia Halliday 
Conference Producer 
M:  +44 (0) 73 9300 2707
@AvWeekGeorgia

Having previously worked in a Conference Production role at Hanson Wade, Georgia joins the Aviation Week Network events team and will produce conference content and lead speaker acquisition for some of the international MRO events including MRO Middle East and MRO Baltics & Eastern Europe (BEER) as well as providing support on some of the larger MRO events such as MRO Europe and MRO Asia-Pacific.

Carol Wilkins
Conference Producer
M: +1 945.201.8485
@AvWeekCarol

Carol Wilkins recently joined Aviation Week Network’s conference production team. Carol will be working on the A&D events portfolio which deliver comprehensive information to the aviation and defense industry, bringing together stakeholders in commercial, defense, general aviation, aerospace manufacturing, raw materials and M&A. She will also take the lead on the Military Aviation Logistics and Maintenance Symposium.

Sarah Malik 
Junior Conference Producer 
M:  +44 (0) 7795 667 773

Sarah takes responsibility for production of Go Live! content at the international MRO events, including MRO Americas, MRO Europe and MRO Asia-Pacific. The Go Live! theater is our space for innovative content on the show floor and includes coverage of important topics such as sustainability, digitalization and future mobility. Sarah will also be looking at new and innovative ways of content delivery across the events series.

Registration & Customer Service

Virginia Gongora,
Registration Manager
M: +1 347 751 8692

Virginia is the “go-to” person for any questions or challenges regarding your registration at any of our events. She oversees the financial and operations of all registrations and attends all of the global MRO events.

Anita Joyce Wright,
Associate Show Manager
M: +1.718.730.3192

Anita is the liaison between the sales team and exhibitors/sponsors. Anita supports all sponsors, exhibitors and speakers to ensure they have a positive and seamless experience at all our events. She also helps supports Virginia Gongora on the registration side.

Marketing

Jennifer Roberts
Vice President Marketing/Events
M: +1.917.699.6231

Jennifer is responsible for delivering and further developing the marketing strategy for the Aviation Week events portfolio, including MRO, Engines and A&D. She works to connect business priorities, objectives and key messages to content delivery and ensure a collaborative and cohesive presentation of offerings.

Don Giordano
Senior Design Manager, Events
M: +1.347.409.0786

Don manages the creative design and production requirements for the event team’s marketing materials. He covers inception to completion of printed and digital marketing materials including but not limited to brochures, program books, ads, digital banners, motion graphic videos, on-site signage and post show reports.

Naomi Hall
Marketing Manager
M: +1 929-996-0877

Naomi has recently joined the team and will be the marketing manager for the A&D events series which includes A&D Mergers & Acquisitions, A&D SupplyChan, A&D Programs and A&D Raw Materials & Manufacturing.  She will manage the portfolio of existing conferences while working with the team to bring new and exciting opportunities to this community.

Sergii Khalepa
Digital Marketing Specialist
M: +1.646.771.0343

Sergii supports the Aviation Week events team with the creation, implementation and analyzing of digital campaigns to drive attendance at our conferences and exhibitions. He works closely with the campaign managers to ensure optimal positioning for all of our events via digital channels including social media. His responsibilities include digital account management and analytics.

Kristina Nicos
Marketing Manager
M: +1.646.830.7764

Kristina is responsible for connecting with the Airline VIPs and our MRO & Engines Events series around the globe by ensuring we have the right “buyers” on the ground. She is also the primary lead for our defense focused conferences including MALMS and A&D Programs.

Dale Serena
Events Website | Added Value Manager
M: +1.203.464.4562

Dale manages the event websites. She works closely with the operations and marketing teams keeping the website content up to date. She also sets and manages the priorities of all the websites both content and technical.

Matthew Simpson
Marketing Manager 
M: +44 (0) 7786 982 886

Matthew is responsible for delivering and further developing the marketing strategy for the Aviation Week Aero-Engines events portfolio. He also manages all media barters surrounding the MRO and Aero-Engines events series.

Mark Thomas
Director of Marketing/Events
M: +44 (0) 7979 530 166

Mark manages the London based marketing team and marketing strategy for the Aviation Week Network events portfolio.  He is the primary lead for MRO Europe, MRO Middle East and MRO Australasia.

A&D Events and SpeedNews Conferences

General Information

Lydia Janow
SVP Events
M: +1.917.825.1182

Lydia has been with the Aviation Week Network for over 25 years, establishing the MRO events series into a global operation. She oversees and manages all aspects of the Aviation Week Network Events - including the US, London and Manchester based teams

Speaking Opportunities

Carol Wilkins
Conference Producer
M: +1 945.201.8485
@AvWeekCarol

Carol Wilkins recently joined Aviation Week Network’s conference production team. Carol will be working on the A&D events portfolio which deliver comprehensive information to the aviation and defense industry, bringing together stakeholders in commercial, defense, general aviation, aerospace manufacturing, raw materials and M&A. She will also take the lead on the Military Aviation Logistics and Maintenance Symposium.

Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities

Rob Howlett
Senior Director – NA Media
M: +1-440-539-0728

Defne Alpay
Manager, Exhibit Sales
T: +44 (0) 7712 829859