jon howell

As Managing Director, AviaDev, my role is to nuture and develop the aviation business for Bench Events. The events aim to improve air connectivity to, from and within the regions they serve

Aviators Africa Academy is an initiative born out of the desire to motivate and inspire children and teenagers to pursue careers in the Aviation and aerospace industry. There is no curriculum in the primary and secondary schools in Nigeria with subjects or activities that encourage and inspire students with career prospects in Aviation and Aerospace. With the industry expected to triple in size in the next 20 years, there will be a shortage of skilled human capital if we don't act now

Manchester Africa Business Network brings together of business leaders in the diaspora and UK businesses, looking at how we can leverage our contacts, knowledge and investment potential to empower entrepreneurs to bring forward worthwhile businesses and to create jobs in Africa. It is a division of British African Business Alliance Ltd

Responsible for creating bespoke travel solutions for visitors to Australia, working to targets and developing supplier relationships

Increased the profitability of the branch and managed the team on a day to day basis.

In this role, I manage the overall operation of AviaDev, being engaged predominantly with the African part of the business.

Sales manager at Routesonline - the offical website of the Routes events. In this role, I am responsible for increasing the usage of the online platform for route devlopment, Route Exchange. My role incorporates sales, account management and conducting demonstrations of the website to major industry stakeholders. 2012 has seen an increase of over 70% in airport membership and 2013 promises to be even bigger and better

Working predominantly across the Global Restaurant Investment Forum, the Mediterranean Hotel and Investment Forum and the African Hotel Investment Forum, my role is to engage with sponsors and delegates along with inputting into the conference programme.

I am responsible for the development of the Routes business in both Europe and Africa. Together with a team of 3 account managers, we sell the full portfolio of Routes products including delegate places, exhibitions, sponsorship and digital marketing solutions. I have also retained my position as tourism development manager and will continue to encourage the involvement of tourism authorities in the air service development process

As Tourism Development manager, I am responsible for working with the world's Ministries for Tourism, in addition to National and Regional tourism bodies, to assist with their strategies to increase visitor numbers by air. Air Transport has made the growth of tourism what it is today. For this to continue, there needs to be greater collaboration between tourism authorities, airlines and airports. Routes provides a forum for industry stakeholders to share ideas and undertake structured pre-arranged meetings and actively influence future decisions on air service development