Chris Notter started as a Customs Officer and then went into freight forwarding, before entering the airline side of the business and spending almost 29 years with German carrier Lufthansa. Notter has held other senior industry roles including Vice President Cargo Operations at Qatar Airways and he was also previously Vice President Operations. He then moved onto his current role as Chief Ground Handling Officer at Saudi Airlines Cargo after joining the airline in 2014. Chris now currently holds various consultancy roles.

Rob Powell has been Vice President Technical Services for dnata in the United Arab Emirates since 2019. dnata Technical Services is responsible for the support and maintenance of all dnata Vehicles, Ground Support Equipment and Cargo Material Handling assets at DXB and DWC airports, including assets of Emirates SkyCargo and Emirates Airport Services. A seasoned international leader, Powell has worked with all the MEB3 operators, having previously been Senior Manager Logistics and GSE with Etihad Airport Services in Abu Dhabi and Manager Engineering Services with Qatar Aviation Services in Doha.  He also spent time with Aer Lingus in Dublin as Senior Manager Ramp Operations. He began his 35-year journey in aviation as an Engineering Apprentice with BAA at Gatwick Airport and has grown to experience multiple operational, technical, consultancy and executive level functions in ground handling and airport operations across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East.