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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.
Who Will You Meet?
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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
09:30 - 09:40
(10 mins)
[Chair’s Welcome] SAF Market at a Critical Inflection Point: From Intentions to Financeable and Tradable Assets
09:40 - 10:30
(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
Moderator:
Aidan Lea
Associate Editor, Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Argus Media
Panelists:
Henrik von Storch
Director Global SAF
DHL Express
Wakina Mutembei
Senior Manager, Innovation and Sustainability
Kenya Airways
Jasmina Orsic
Head of Aviation Sustainability, Azzera;
Chair, ReFuelEU Aviation Working Group
European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)
Marc Siegel
Head of Sales, Product Offtake
INERATEC
Sarah Mackintosh
Director
Cleantech for UK
10:30 - 10:50
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Shaphargroup
David Chijioke Arinz
Managing Director & CEO
Shaphargroup
10:50 - 11:40
(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
Moderator:
Shubhda Kaushik
Managing Director & CEO
AEC - Alternative Energy Company
Panelists:
Cindi Bough
Managing Director
Climate Investment
Tanguy Cosmao
Project Director at Fjord PtX
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Menzo Reinders
Director of Energy Sector Coverage
ING
Ajit Patel
Senior Underwriter Renewable Energy
UK Export Finance
Adam Smith
Partner
Orrick
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
Moderator:
Grace Field
Manager, Sustainable Aviation
ICF
Panelists:
Capt. Björn Dillner
Jet Fuel Trader
A.P. Møller - Maersk
Jessica Masters
Director of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
4AIR
Reena Macagga
Sustainability Manager
ISCC – the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
Grazvydas Bajoras
Commercial Lead
Shaphargroup
Marcella FRANCHI
Chief Commercial Officer; Head of SAF
Haffner Energy
14:50 - 15:00
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for ICAO
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Neil Dickson
Secretary, CAEP; Chief, Environmental Standards
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
15:00 - 15:40
(40 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
Moderator:
Izabela Santos
Founder and Managing Director
StratX SAF & Clean Fuels Commercial Advisory
Panelists:
Olivia Ruggles-Brise
Vice President, Sustainability
BCD Travel
Sarah Wilkin
Founder & CEO
FGA (Fly Green Alliance)
Roberta Wong
Managing Director
Kerogen CX
15:40 - 16:00
(20 mins)
Confidence Pledge Ceremony
16:00 - 16:30
(30 mins)