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2026 SPEAKERS
World-Class Strategic Leaders at SAFGlobal26


Paula Vieira
Director General, Environmental Policy
Transport Canada


David de Benito Astudillo
Director General of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Spain


Dr Josef Janssen
Programme Manager Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Federal Office of Civil Aviation Switzerland (FOCA)


Ana Cristina Rodrigues Vieira da Mata
President of the Board of Directors
Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC)


Mohammad Alfehaid
Director of Industrial Biotechnology
Ministry of Investment Saudi Arabia


Rafael Schvartzman
Regional Vice President, Europe
International Air Transport Association (IATA)


Helen Leadbetter
Zero Emissions Flight Lead
UK Civil Aviation Authority


Ourania Georgoutsakou
Managing Director
Airlines for Europe (A4E)


Jonathon Counsell
Group Sustainability Officer
International Airlines Group (IAG)


Blaise Brigaud
Senior Vice President, Group Sustainability
Air France-KLM


Nina Sproedt
Vice President Sustainability
Lufthansa Group


Riku Aho
Vice President of Sustainability
Finnair


María del Mar Whittaker
Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer (CCRO)
Abra Group


Maryam Telmesani
Vice President of Sustainability
Saudia Airlines


Luis Cabra
President, Fuels Europe
EMD Energy Transition, Technology, Institutional Affairs & Deputy CEO
Repsol


Gene Gebolys
Founder and CEO
World Energy


Julien Manhes
Vice President, SAF and CDR development
Airbus


Steven Gillard
Regional Director UK, Europe, Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia Sustainability
Boeing


Tim M. Lederer
Vice President Global Aviation Regulatory Affairs & Fuel
DHL Express


Gerry Murphy
Director of Fleet, Aviation Sourcing & Technical
Amazon Global Air


Neil Robinson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Manchester Airports Group (MAG)


Sjoerd Ribberink
Head of Sustainability Europe
Shell Aviation


Mario Mifsud
Vice President Sales and Trading, Renewable Fuels EMEA & APAC
Neste


Rik Sneep
Senior Vice President, Strategy & International Growth
Moeve


Peter R. Müller
SVP, Global SBE Lead Cereals, Cotton, Canola / Oilseed Rape, Biofuels
Bayer


Achim Martinka
Vice President Global Airfreight; Head of Sustainability
DSV


Paul Zissermann
Director, Sustainability
SkyTeam


Matthew Ridley
Director of Sustainability
Oneworld Alliance


Andrew Thomas
Director of Sustainability
VistaJet
SAF Market & Trade Forum: Global Leaders Across Capital, Demand & Trade


Olivia Ruggles-Brise
Vice President, Sustainability
BCD Travel


Henrik von Storch
Director Global SAF
DHL Express


Wakina Mutembei
Senior Manager, Innovation and Sustainability
Kenya Airways


Capt. Björn Dillner
Jet Fuel Trader
A.P. Møller - Maersk


Menzo Reinders
Director of Energy Sector Coverage
ING


Cindi Bough
Managing Director
Climate Investment


Tanguy Cosmao
Project Director at Fjord PtX
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners


Jasmina Orsic
Head of Aviation Sustainability, Azzera;
Chair, ReFuelEU Aviation Working Group
European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)


Sophie Dejonckheere
Director, Head of Climate and Sustainability Strategy, Corporate & Institutional Banking
Lloyds Banking Group


Joseph Firas Chakra
Regional Head, Origination & Client Coverage, Middle East
UK Export Finance


Reena Macagga
Sustainability Manager
ISCC – the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification


Sarah Mackintosh
Director
Cleantech for UK


Jessica Masters
Director of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
4AIR


Grazvydas Bajoras
Commercial Lead
Shaphargroup


Adam Smith
Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe


Sarah Wilkin
Founder & CEO
FGA (Fly Green Alliance)


Aidan Lea
Associate Editor
Argus Media


Grace Field
Manager, Sustainable Aviation
ICF
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Featured SAF Supply & Infrastructure Forum Speakers


Sergi Alegre Calero
Director General
Airport Regions Council


Arvid Løken
Senior Advisor, SAF focal point, Sustainability Department
Avinor


Giampiero Goretti
Head of Energy Management and Decarbonization
Aeroporti di Roma


Nikki Schutte
Senior Vice President Business Development, Netherlands
Vopak


Moritz Toelke
Global Sustainability Manager
AIT Worldwide Logistics


Marie-Louise Risoud
Aviation Sustainability Advisor
air bp


Oleksandr Siromakha
Head of Sustainable Fuels
MB Energy


Paolo Torelli
Head of Bio Business Development, Market Analytics, and Sustainability
Eni Trade and Biofuels


Gorka Penalva
Northwest Europe Commercial Director, Exolum
Exolum


Tom Berg
Director Policy & Sustainability
SkyNRG


Guenther Brandstetter
General Manager, Solid Oxide Development
FuelCell Energy


Genevieve Toh
Chief Marketing Officer
FlyORO


Sophie Delannoy
Program Manager Sustainable Transport fuels
North Sea Port


Gill Alker
Book & Claim Technical Expert
RSB


Alexander Kueper
Managing Diector
BSAF Blue Sky Aviation Fuel GmbH
More will be updated soon...
Meet the Innovation Pioneers at SAFGlobal26


Michelle Carter
Head of Transport
Innovate UK Business Connect


Elizabeth de Jong
Chief Executive Officer
Fuels Industry UK


Nicole Sautter
Senior Director, Global Sustainability
American Express Global Business Travel


Alberto Giovanzana
General Manager
Honeywell Technologies


Karl W. Feilder
Chief Executive Officer
Dragonfly


Chuck Red
Vice President
ARA


Manshu Agarwal
Chief Executive Officer
HutanBio


Zafer Bashi
Chief Commercial Officer
Etlas


Alfred Benedict
Managing Director
Allied Biofuels


Marcella FRANCHI
Chief Commercial Officer; Head of SAF
Haffner Energy


David Chijioke Arinze
Managing Director and CEO
Shaphargroup


Josh Schulnick
Senior Manager, Global Policy & Sustainability
JetBlue


Eirik Pitkethly
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Bioenergy
BP


Shelley Desouza
Director, Investments and Advisory
National Wealth Fund


Diogo Almeida
Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels, Head of Business Development
Galp


Antoine Trieux
Managing Director
Co-Head Low Carbon Energies
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking


Natasha Mann
CEO and Co-Founder
Future Energy Global


Felicia Mester
Managing Director Europe and IMO
Methanol Institute


Shubhda Kaushik
Managing Director & CEO
Alternative Energy Company (AEC)


William Abraham
Chief Structuring & Legal Officer
Shaphargroup


Mike Wilkinson
Senior Director, Major Pursuits
Schneider Electric


Anna Krajinska
UK Director
Transport & Environment (T&E)


Sophie Byron
Global Head Biofuels Pricing
S&P Global


Harry Clyne
Manager, EMEA Biofuels
S&P Global


Alistair Wishart
Global Projects Partner
Baker Botts


Brett Ryan
Director of Policy
Hydrogen UK


Martin Nielsen
Site Director, Denmark
Arcadia eFuels


Shashank Nigam
Founder & CEO
SimpliFlying


Daniele Forlani
Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services
EY


Nikoline Bromander
VP New Energies; Product Manager BioEnergy
Rystad Energy


Jonathan Carpenter
Partner & Founder
Stratus Energy Partners


Liam Mills
Sustainable Hydrocarbon Specialist
Intertek Caleb Brett


Dr Katerina Garyfalou
Chief Operating Officer
Clean Planet Technologies


Robin Yuxiang Ren
Founder and Chairman
Carbonology


Anna Howell
Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe


Lionel Chapelet
Partner, Mobility & Transportation
PMP Strategy


Chingis Idrissov
Senior Reporter, Hydrogen & Future Fuels
Argus Media
More will be updated soon..
SAFGLOBAL26 VIP Guests
More will be updated soon...


Vianney Vales
Chief Executive Officer
Wastefront


Gorka Penalva
Commercial Lead NW Europe
Exolum


Sjoerd Ribberink
Head of Sustainability Europe
Shell Aviation


Chee Ho Woo
Partner
Twin Towers Ventures


Eduardo Gómez-Lacazette
Senior Project Development Manager
Tecnicas Reunidas


Arthur Romanet
Head of Business Development
Liquid Sun


Vegard Bringsjord
Chief Financial Officer
Wastefront


Tim Barrow
Business Development & Analysis Manager
Exolum


Sarah Nicholas
Global Lead Aviation Public Affairs
Shell Aviation


Anis Rafael
Associate Director
Twin Towers Ventures


Shelley Desouza
Director, Investments and Advisory
National Wealth Fund


Inge Berge
Chief Commercial Officer
Wastefront


Edward Gill
Public Affairs Lead NW Europe
Exolum


Kasper Tranberg
Chief Executive Officer
DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark A/S


Victor Zozaya
Head of Project Development EMEA, Senior VP / Director, Energy Transition
Tecnicas Reunidas


Ankita Handa
Assistant Director, Investment and Advisory
National Wealth Fund


Ignacio Conti
Chief Executive Officer
Etlas


Madi M. Asiri
Process Engineering Director
SATORP


Isabella Bretherton
ESG & QHSSE Specialist
DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark A/S


Richard Huang
Director, Project Development
Tecnicas Reunidas


Hugh Allon-Smith
Manager, Investment and Advisory
National Wealth Fund


Zafer Bashi
Chief Commercial Officer
Etlas


Juan De Dios Aponte Salazar
Tech Studies Process Eng Supervisor
SATORP


Cameron McNaughton
ESG Specialist
DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark A/S


Dewi Ab-Iorwerth
Business Development Manager - UK & N.Europe
Tecnicas Reunidas


Pasi Keinänen
Chief Executive Officer
Liquid Sun
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