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Martina Navratilova To Keynote at EBACE Opener
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: Tennis star and FAA-licensed pilot Martina Navratilova will be a keynote speaker on May 23 at the EBACE 2022 opening session.
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Tennis star and FAA-licensed pilot Martina Navratilova will be a keynote speaker two weeks from today at the EBACE 2022 opening session. The European business aviation show will take place from May 23 to 25 at the Palexpo in Geneva, marking the first in-person EBACE since 2019 after the typically annual events were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.

Navratilova will share her perspectives on the ways that her passions—tennis and flying—impart leadership skills applicable across many disciplines. She is an advocate of aggressive goal-setting, not surprising given her 59 Grand Slam titles.

“We are thrilled to have Martina with us at EBACE this year,” said Ed Bolen, president and CEO of NBAA, which co-hosts the show with EBAA. “Her incredible life story, both on and off the tennis court, will inspire people in all professions, and from all walks of life.”

Navratilova, who was born in Czechoslovakia in 1956, has spent much of her career overcoming challenges, prejudices, and stereotypes, NBAA noted. She earned her FAA private pilot certificate in 1999.