13:00 - 13:45 BST: Rolls-Royce Taking Flight: In conversation with Nikki Grady-Smith, Chief Transformation Officer
14:00 - 14:45 BST: How Private Capital Can Propel Aerospace & Defence into the Next Generation
15:00 - 16:00 BST: MRO Reliability: Creating operational stability in maintenance
9:00 - 10:00 BST: Women in Aerospace, Defence & Technology: The role of technology and digital in creating and supporting diversity
10:15 - 10:45 BST: Leading a £7bn airline transformation - A conversation with British Airways CEO & Chairman Sean Doyle
12:30 - 13:30 BST: Supply Chain Turbulence: Building confidence and resilience
14:00 - 16:00 BST: Airports As Energy Hubs: The role of hydrogen
9:00 - 10:30 BST: Media Breakfast: Trends that will dominate the news in 2025
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow. McKinsey & Company will be onsite all week joining main stage conversations and hosting gatherings and discussions at our chalet on the flight line. Please browse our detailed scheduled sessions below and RSVP for those you wish to attend.
Join us for a conversation with Rolls-Royce. 2023 was the best year in Rolls-Royce's long and storied history to be an investor, as the company delivered the best shareholder returns in Europe and was named UK company of the year. Nikki serves on the executive team and leads the company's transformation agenda. We’ll be discussing her views on driving performance, competitiveness, resilience, and growth in aerospace and defence. Please register your interest here.
Join us for a discussion on how private equity and venture capital can thrive in next-generation aerospace. From defence technology, to green aviation, to MRO of new-generation aircraft and engines, private capital can thrive, but only the best will deliver outsized returns. Please register your interest here.
Join us for a discussion on how over the past five years maintenance spend is increasing globally, while aircraft availability and reliability are declining. In the US alone, airlines have endured a 15% increase in maintenance costs while the share of delayed flights has increased by 14%. This is a challenge that is being experienced globally and is fueled by AMT shortages, supply chain disruptions and shifting MRO demand and capacity. Please register your interest here.
Join us for a breakfast panel event for senior leaders committed to diversity within aviation, aerospace, defence and technology. This session, with a panel of senior women leaders from across industry and technology, will explore how advanced technology and digital tools can help create greater diversity in industry and technology. Please register your interest here.
Join us for a conversation with British Airways Chairman Sean Doyle. We will be discussing British Airways’ ongoing business transformation spanning the business from customer experience, to IT, to sustainability. We hope to see you at our Farnborough flightline chalet as we speak with him about the transformation journey he and his team are leading. Please register your interest here.
Join us for a discussion on supply chain issues ranging from solving the issues of the “here and now”, such as narrow and wide-body aircraft ramp up to higher volumes, to the necessary transition to a future state that can accommodate the step change in innovation (and cost) required for next generation aircraft. This panel will also include the results from and discussion of a joint McKinsey and Aviation Week survey of industry leaders. Please register your interest here.
Join us for a discussion which will address the role of airports in the energy transition, as part of the World Economic Forum’s Airports of Tomorrow initiative. Please register your interest here.
Please join us for a breakfast discussion with aerospace and defence experts from McKinsey & Company. There will be a discussion of current issues for A&D organizations, including supply chain, digital MRO, talent, sustainability, and future air mobility. Please register your interest to attend here.