Together with UCD Japan and UCD Centre for Japanese Studies we are delighted to invite you to an online webinar ‘What we do in SMBC Aviation Capital – Communications, and its Commitment to Environment and Sustainability.’

Panel Discussion on the Aircraft Trading industry and SMBC Aviation Capital.

Date: Thursday, 10 February 2022
Time: 1 – 2.15 PM
Online: Zoom – link will be shared with all registered on Eventbrite
Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/what-we-do-in-smbc-aviation-capital-tickets-256865310057?aff=odclrlmeitc

Guest Speakers:

Orla Benson, SVP Communications and The Nest (UCD BA in English & French)

Orla joined SMBC Aviation Capital in 2016 as SVP Communications.  She has recently been seconded to the Nest (the company’s innovation hub) to work on a number of sustainability projects and she also sits on the company’s EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) committee.  Orla was previously a Director of a Dublin based public relations consultancy.  She holds a BA international degree in French and English from UCD and an MSc in Management and a higher diploma in Business Studies, both from the Smurfit Business School in UCD.

Brian McArdle, SVP Aircraft Trading (UCD BEng in Electronic Engineering)

Brian is based in Dublin and has shared responsibility aircraft trading in the Americas and Europe, as well as responsibility for the GAEL fund within SMBC Aviation Capital.  Brian joined the company in 2004  and has been part of the SMBC Aviation Capital Aircraft Trading team since 2010, including 6 years based in Asia with responsibility for growing the company’s Japanese and Asian trading business.

For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/what-we-do-in-smbc-aviation-capital-tickets-256865310057?aff=odclrlmeitc