Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-783-9360, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Washington, DC and Brussels, Belgium, April 12, 2022 — Athlete, advocate and aviator Martina Navratilova will be a keynote speaker on the opening day of the 2022 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2022), taking place May 23-25 at the Palexpo center and adjacent Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland.
Navratilova will share her perspectives on the ways that her passions – tennis and flying – have instilled key leadership skills applicable across many disciplines. Winner of an unprecedented 59 Grand Slam titles, Navratilova is an outspoken advocate of aggressive goal-setting.
“We are thrilled to have Martina Navratilova with us at EBACE this year,” said Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), which co-hosts the show with the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA). “Her incredible life story, both on and off the tennis court, will inspire people in all professions, and from all walks of life.”
EBAA Secretary-General Athar Husain Khan agreed, adding: “It is wonderful we can host global leaders such as Ms. Navratilova at EBACE this year. As someone who inspired millions, and with such a strong connection to aviation, her presence will be key to making this the best EBACE yet.”
Navratilova won multiple singles championships at the Australian, French and U.S. Opens, as well as nine first-place single finishes at Wimbledon. She has won doubles and mixed-doubles titles at the four major tournaments as well, the most recent being a mixed-doubles win at the U.S. Open in 2006.
Over the course of her tennis career, she was distinguished as the WTA’s “Tour Player of the Year” seven times, named the Associated Press’s “Female Athlete of the Year” and declared one of the “Top 40 Athletes of All-Time” by Sports Illustrated. After being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, she continued to take part in WTA events, as well as the 2004 Olympics Games.
Navratilova, who was born in Czechoslovakia in 1956, has spent much of her career overcoming challenges, prejudices and stereotypes. She secured her private pilot’s license in the U.S. in 1999.
EBACE2022 will showcase the very latest in business aviation throughout the European continent, including dozens of leading-edge business aircraft and a variety of exciting future transportation technologies. The show will bring together business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, flight department personnel and others involved in every aspect of business aviation.
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About NBAA
Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world’s largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.
About EBAA
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is the leading organisation for operators of business aircraft in Europe. Our mission is to enable responsible, sustainable growth for business aviation, enhance connectivity and create opportunities. EBAA works to improve safety standards and share knowledge, to further positive regulation and to ease all aspects of closely tailored, flexible, point to point air transportation for individuals, governments, businesses and local communities in the most time-efficient way possible. Founded in 1977 and based in Brussels, EBAA represents +700 members companies, corporate operators, commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixedbased operators, and more, with a total fleet of +1,000 aircraft. Visit our website on www.ebaa.org
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