Over 300 senior executives from the aerospace and aviation sector participated in the 2024 edition of the International Conference on the Future of Aviation and Aerospace, hosted by IIM Bangalore and Toulouse Business School France, recently. The conference had keynote addresses and six expert panels on subjects, ranging from MROs to drones to talent management in the aviation sector.
The first panel on ‘The Impact of Macroeconomic Environment on Aviation and Aerospace’ featured Prof. Chetan Subramanian, RBI Chair Professor of Economics at IIMB, Dr. Srinivasan Dwarakanath, Former CEO & MD, Airbus India Operations, and Kallappa Pattada, Executive Director, Boeing India Engineering.
In his presentation on the macroeconomic view, Prof. Subramanian highlighted some of the headwinds like COVID, inflation caused by shortage of supply, wars and elections, and their connection with the aviation sector. Dr. Dwarkanath discussed the impact of black swan events like COVID, geopolitical challenges, currency rate, and regulatory environment on growth in the aerospace and aviation sector, said a release.
