The Director-General of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Professor Mansur Matazu is to lead over 300 key players within and out of the country’s aviation sector at the 27th edition of the Annual Conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) holding on July 27, 2023 in Lagos.
The participants are drawn from the different aviation industry professionals, cutting across the aviation agencies, security agencies, international and domestic airlines operating in Nigeria, aviation support services, travel trade sellers and buyers in Nigeria’s aviation industry.
The theme of this year’s conference is: ‘Aviation Industry: Changing Times, Changing Strategies.’
Matazu was selected to lead as the Chairman based on his wealth of experience and quality leadership he has displayed since he was appointed as the Director-General of Nimet.
According to the secretary of the organizing committee, Mr Chinedu Albuns, Matazu who was recently at the 19th World Meteorological Congress, re-elected into the Executive Council of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) would bring his experience to bear as the Chairman of the conference.
Before his re-election into the Executive Council of WMO, the ninety DG has been a member of the Executive Council since his assumption of office as the Director-General of Nimet and has been recognised for his commitment and dedication to science, meteorology and to humanity.
His agency, NiMET has in recent years, provided consistent weather information services to various sectors of Nigeria’s economy, including the aviation industry.
Equally, the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation (DGCA), Captain Musa Nuhu would deliver the keynote address at this year’s conference, while other key players in the industry have also confirmed their participation.
Major stakeholders expected at the event include: all the Chief Executives of the aviation agencies.
President, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI), Dr. Gabriel Olowo; Managing Director, TopBrass Aviation, Captain Roland Iyayi and the Group Managing Director of Finchglow Travels who also chairs the Association of Aviation Training Organizations (AATOs) in Nigeria, Mr. Bernard Bankole will be in attendance.
Other dignitaries expected to participate include the Chairman, Air Peace Limited, Mr Allen Onyema, Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, amongst others.
The theme of this year’s conference the organizing committee said, was informed by the emerging changes in approach to aviation business as regards technology, airline management and operations, financing and other aspects of the aviation industry.
“The programme will feature presentations by speakers and a panel session to address issues bedeviling the sector in line with the theme.”
LAAC is Nigeria’s aviation media umbrella body saddled with the responsibility of ensuring effective media coverage and practice in the aviation industry.
The Aviation media body recently made robust contributions to the NCAA’s Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) Changes to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs), which was held in Abuja.
The LAAC Annual Conference has over the years, made an unquantifiable impact on Nigeria’s aviation sector by throwing up policy, management and operational issues for public discuss. This has resulted in tremendously significant evidential changes in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
Aviation and allied business organisations have equally taken advantage of sponsorship opportunities presented by this event to sell their products and services.
There shall be both physical and virtual participation in the conference to enable participation of stakeholders from across the world, while Individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves in the industry on performance would equally be honoured with Awards at the LAAC Awards of Excellence segment.