The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Prof. Mansur Matazu, will lead discussions at the forthcoming 27th edition of the Annual Conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC).
The confab, scheduled to hold in Lagos on Thursday, July 27, 2023, has the theme: ‘Aviation Industry: Changing Times, Changing Strategies.’
Secretary of the Conference Planning Committee, Albinus Chiedu, said Matazu was selected based on his wealth of experience and the quality leadership he has displayed since he was appointed as the Director-General of NIMET.
Chiedu said Matazu, who was at the recent 19th World Meteorological Congress got re-elected into the Executive Council of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), would bring his experience to bear as the chairman of the conference.
Matazu before his re-election into the Executive Council of WMO, 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.
Chiedu added that the Director-General, the Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, would deliver the keynote address at this year’s conference, while other key players in the industry have also confirmed their participation.
He said the theme of this year’s conference 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 bedevilling the sector in line with the theme.
Over 250 aviation industry professionals, cutting across the aviation agencies, security agencies, international and domestic airlines, aviation support services, travel trade sellers and buyers in the local aviation industry are expected to participate in the conference.
