Adapting air force capabilities and drone deployment to combat modern conflicts
- May 2024
About 2023 Edition
Following the huge success of the 2 editions, 3rd Africa Air Force Forum returns on the May 2024.
The forum serves as a regional platform for advancing air force capabilities that will help build pillars of bilateral partnerships. The gathering will help countries with the opportunities needed to promote stability in their respective sub regions and to shape the development of air forces on the continent more broadly. With the key motive of accelerating air force superiority, the forum will host discussions on the prospects of air power in Africa, impact on internal security operations, importance of air force in counter-terror operations along with the key technology capabilities required to take advantage on every mission.
Join us at the forum, which will bring together Africa’s key Air Force Chiefs and top leadership from the region, industry experts and government officials to discuss challenges faced and the progress made by the air force communities today and for the future.
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2023 GUEST OF HONOR
EL HADJ OUMAR YOUM
Minister of Defence – Senegal
2023 VIPS & GUEST SPEAKERS
LIEUTENANT GENERAL EMANUEL MENDES DE VASCONCELOS
Deputy Commander Air Force - Angola
MAJOR GENERAL ANGEL ROJO
Director General of Administration of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces
Argentina
LIEUTENANT COLONEL JACOB AGBOHOUTO
Chief of Division Logistics
Benin
MAJOR GENERAL HENDRIC THUTHU RAKGANTSWANA
Commander of the Air Force
Botswana
LIEUTENANT COLONEL TSAFACK ETSIAZE
MOREL
Head of Employment and Coordination Office at the Air Force General Staff
Cameroon
LIEUTENANT GENERAL YU QINGJIANG
Deputy Commander
China
MAJOR GENERAL AHMED ABDEL FATTAH MOHAMED
Assistant Commander of the Air Force for Navigation
Egypt
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LAURENT RATAUD
Commander Air Defence and
Air Operations
France
AIR COMMODORE ERIC AGYEN-FREMPONG
Base Commander Air Force Base Accra
Ghana
BRIGADIER GENERAL AERIENNE YAGHOUBA TOURE
Chief of Staff
Guinea
AIR VICE MARSHAL M.S. DESWAL
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Inspection)
India
COMMANDER GIUSEPPE ADDESA
Commander of 46th Air Brigade
Italy
AIR BRIGADIER GENERAL TOURE FAMMA
Commander Abidjan Air Force Base
Ivory Coast
BRIGADIER GENERAL HAMADY MOHAMED ELY MAOULOUD
Chief of Air Force Staff
Mauritania
AIR VICE MARSHALL SAYO OLATUNDE
Chief of Policy and Plan Head Quarters
Nigeria
BRIGADIER GENERAL GODFREY GASANA
Deputy Chief of Staff
Rwanda
MAJOR GENERAL ALTULYAN MAJED
Saudi Arabia
BRIGADIER GENERAL PAPA SOULEYMANE SARR
Chief of Staff
Senegal Air Force
MAJOR GÉNÉRAL JOSEPH MAMADOU DIOP
Chairman
Air Senegal Company
MAJOR GENERAL SIPIWO DLOMO
General Officer Commanding Air Command
South Africa
MAJOR GENERAL GUILLERMO CAVO MUÑOZ
Deputy Commander Air Combat Command
Spain
COLONEL GNASSINGBE BAGOUBADI
Niamtougou Air Base
Commanding Officer
Togo
MAJOR GENERAL KEMAL TURAN
Chief of
Staff Operations
Turkey
BRIGADIER GENERAL RASHID SULTAN MOHAMED
United Arab Emirates
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN D. LAMONTAGNE
Deputy Commander
U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Air Forces Africa
AIR VICE MARSHAL BILTIM CHINGONO
Chief of Staff Operations
Zimbabwe
DR. ANDREA MONTOBBIO
Marketing & Sales Area Manager Africa
Leonardo Electronics
COLONEL CHAD D. MCADAMS
Division Chief of ISR Plans and Capabilities - U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Air Forces Africa
FERNANDO CIRIA
Marketing Director (Airborne ISR and Tactical Transport)
Airbus Defence and Space
GENERAL-ENGINEER, FOUAD EL KHATIB
Special Adviser Middle East and Africa
French Ministry of Armies / DGA (Armament)
AIR MARSHAL IDI GAMSO LUBO OFR (RTD)
Nigeria
JOSÉ MBA ABESO
Executive Secretary
Gulf of Guinea Commission
KAVAL SHAH
Regional Sales Manager
Pratt & Whitney Canada
KEREM ÖZKAN
Business Development Manager
ASELSAN
MAURO CALVANO
CEO
Airways Aviation Europe & Africa and Advisory Board Member
Airways Aviation Group
COLONEL ENGINEER NADER YEHIA HAMMAD
CEO
Jordan Aeronautical Systems Company
PHILLIP J. HEYL
CEO
The Heyl Group
ŞEVKET ÜNAL
Vice President International Business Development and Marketing
HAVELSAN
SOGUI DIOP
Sales Manager West Africa
EOS Technologie
SENIOR COLONEL QI LIJIAN
Director of PLAAF Military Vocational Training Center
China
Captain Navy RAPHAEL GUSTAVO FRISCHGESELL
Defence Attache
Brazil
ROMY HAWATT
Founder and Executive Chairman
Airways Aviation Group
TOMMASO ARIANNA,
Vice President Marketing (Western & South Africa)
Leonardo Aircraft
BRIGADIER GENERAL OUSMANE KANE (RETD)
Senegal Air Force
Attendee Profile
Air Forces
Aviation Authorities
Law Enforcement
Ministries of Defense
Ministries of Interior
Defence & Security Contractors
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Africa Air Force Forum will attract a regional air force leadership alongside key representatives from governments and air forces. Strong representation across African countries makes Africa Air Force Forum the prime platform to position your company to be one of the top leaders in providing defence technologies and solutions. For more information about the exhibition and to reserve your space at the Africa Air Force Forum email partnerships@gmevents.ae
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Registeration
Online event registrations are now closed. You may purchase your ticket at the event registration counter on the 1st day of the event. Please refer to the agenda for timings.
Ticket Options
- Military, Government, Aviation Authorities: $99 + 5% tax = $104.0
- Solution Providers: $2,799 + 5% Tax = $2938.95
