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SAF Market & Trade Forum
SAF Market & Trade Forum
- Where Capital, Demand & Trade Come Together to Build the SAF Market
23 September 2026 | QEII Center, London
The SAF Market & Trade Forum is a one-day, invitation-only executive forum within SAF Global Summit 2026, convening 100+ senior decision-makers from across investors, buyers, traders, and producers. The forum will explore how coordinated investment frameworks, early demand signals, and trading mechanisms can establish the foundation for a scalable and sustainable SAF supply chain.
What to Expect:
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Investment Logic: How do investors evaluate and finance SAF production infrastructure?
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Off-take Strategy: How can buyers shift from passive procurement to actively shaping supply chains through innovative agreements?
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Trading Innovation: How can traders facilitate price discovery, liquidity, and standardization?
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Project Verification: How can developers turn frontier projects into “bankable” assets suitable for investment and offtake?
Who Should Attend:
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Investors (Infrastructure / Energy / Climate / Transition Capital): Assess SAF as a new energy infrastructure asset, including investment logic, risk-sharing, and return pathways.
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Buyers (Airlines, Corporates, Scope 3 Leaders): Explore how phased participation and innovative offtake frameworks can gradually build long-term SAF supply capabilities.
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Traders (Energy / Commodity / SAF Traders): From a market-making perspective, shape trading structures, liquidity, and price discovery mechanisms.
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Project Developers: Validate project assumptions, understand market requirements, and build trust from the perspective of real investment and procurement.
Morning | Building Market Understanding: Capital, Demand & Trading Logic
09:00 - 09:10
(10 mins)
[Chair’s Welcome] SAF Market at a Critical Inflection Point: From Intentions to Financeable and Tradable Assets
09:10 - 10:00
(50 mins)
[Opening Dialogue] Critical Conditions for SAF Commercialization & Scale-Up
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How stakeholders align expectations
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Core drivers of market liquidity and transparency
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Synergies between investment, offtake, and policy signals
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Establishing a shared framework for the afternoon sessions on capital, offtake, and voluntary markets
10:00 - 10:50
(50 mins)
[Investment Panel] When Does a SAF Project Become Investable?
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Investors’ views on technology pathways and scale
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Role of offtake agreements and policy in risk assessment
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The equity-to-debt inflection point
Morning Coffee & Targeted Networking
11:20 - 12:20
(60 mins)
“Buy Here, Verify Here” SAF Project Showcase
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4–5 flagship SAF projects at critical financing or offtake negotiation stages
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Paths, assumptions, challenges, and open validation questions
Luncheon
Afternoon | From Trading to Alliances: Scaling Up & Building Confidence
14:00 - 14:50
(50 mins)
[Trading Panel] | Liquidity & Price Discovery — How Traders Shape a Scalable SAF Market
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Boundaries between physical and certificate markets
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Price discovery and green premiums
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Real-world standards, certification, and traceability requirements
14:50 - 15:40
(50 mins)
[Voluntary Market Practice] Scope 3 in Action — Real Decision-Making by Corporate Buyers
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How to justify SAF procurement to CFOs and boards from financial and strategic perspectives
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Key clause design in short- and medium-term offtake agreements
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Realistic voluntary market demand curves over the next 3–5 years and their impact on market liquidity
15:40 - 16:00
(20 mins)
Confidence Pledge Ceremony
16:00 - 16:30
(30 mins)