Riccardo is one of the stalwarts behind the MAviO event. He is one of the founding members and has had an active role in shaping the conference since its inception in 2011. An IT lecturer by profession, Riccardo has been at the

Aviation Manager – Enemed<!–more–>Ian Stafrace, a Mechanical Engineer by profession, is Enemed’s Aviation Manager and has been occupying this position since September 2020. Ian graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Malta in 1994 and obtained his Masters degree in

Marvic Bugeja was appointed CEO of MAviO in 2018, after she had joined the organising committee way back in 2015. Her flair in dealing with people and above average skills as a leader did not go unnoticed and Marvic was asked to

From partying with A-list celebrities to escaping a military uprising in the ‘stans’, the life of an aviation journalist can take some unexpected paths. In his 20 year career, Richard Maslen has travelled across the globe to report on developments in the

Joanne joined the MAviO ranks way back in 2012 and she has been running the MAviO Awards since 2013. Joanne is a banker by profession and her meticulous approach to anything she is entrusted with has led to the growth in stature

Gordon Smith is the Group Editor of Commercial Aviation at Key Publishing. In this role he oversees some of the highest profile magazines in the industry, including Airliner World, Airports of the World and AIR International, as well as B2B titles Airports

Venrose Caruana is the latest recruit to join the MAviO board, taking over from Louise Vella who has moved to pastures new. Venrose hails from Ghaxaq hence her love for everything aeronautical. As a young girl she has spent countless days at

Dr Ian Borg was appointed Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects in June 2017, at the start of the 13th legislature. His current role includes overseeing the construction and maintenance of roads, the effective implementation of different programmes and major Government

Captain Sinclair Portelli has got more than 6000 flying hours under his belt and he has been in the employ of Air Malta as cabin crew, Medavia and Jet Magic amongst others. He has flown on an array of aircraft from the

Dr Adreana Zammit was conferred with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Malta in 2018, with a term paper entitled “Comfortable Satisfaction: the standard of proof used by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with particular reference to Corruption