Demuren to lead a panel of discussants at LAAC’s 23rd Annual Conference
The Former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Harold Demuren, is to function as the Lead Speaker at the forthcoming Conference and Awards of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC).
The former NCAA boss is an aeronautical engineer with over four decades of experience in the aviation industry, a perfect choice with the technical know-how to bolt loose ends in the industry in order to keep it in the top flight.
During is heydays at the helms as the Director General of NCAA, he was significantly instrumental to reforms in the Nigerian aviation sector, attaining United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category One Certification for airports and introducing safety reforms to enhance professionalism and transparency in both operations and aviation business in the country.
He holds a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Kiev Institute of Aeronautical Engineers in the former Soviet Union and a Doctor of Science degree in the field of gas turbines, specializing in aircraft jet engines, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Speaking recently with the Conference and Award Committee at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, Demuren commended the league for the impact it has made on the industry over the years through its annual conferences and seminars.
“I can never forget LAAC, for the role you have been playing putting us, stakeholders on our toes to do the right thing that will help the industry,” he said.
Demuren will be sharing his wealth of experience after years of serving in both public and private sectors of the aviation industry, as he speaks on the conference theme: ‘Boosting Aviation Investment Through Policy.’
The conference is scheduled to hold on July 17, 2019, at the Raddison Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
Other Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and pundits in the aviation industry will also be part of the panel of discussants where issues hampering the growth of the industry will be discussed.
Alhaji Muneer Bankole, CEO of Med-View Airline, is the Chairman of the occasion, while major stakeholders, especially in the airline sub-sector, would also play key roles.
At least, 250 participants from airlines, government agencies, ground handling companies, financial sector, aviation support service and other major stakeholders within and outside the country are expected at the 2019 edition of the conference.
Key stakeholders made up of individuals and corporate organisations, who had distinguished themselves in the industry would also be honoured with various awards at the event.
The Honourable Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, will be the Special Guest of Honour,
Other major stakeholders to grace the occasion include Mr. Allen Onyema, Chairman, Air Peace Limited; Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Managing Director, Arik Air; Capt. Hamisu Yadudu, Chief Executive Officer, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); Engr. Akin Olateru, Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau; Capt. Usman Muhtar, Director General, NCAA, Capt. Roland Iyayi, TopBrass Aviation, Mr. Gbenga Olowo, President, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, among others.
