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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)
Felipe Franco
VP Environmental Policies
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
Luis Cabra
President, Fuels Europe
EMD Energy Transition, Technology, Institutional Affairs & Deputy CEO
Repsol
Gene Gebolys
Founder and CEO
World Energy
Steven Gillard
Regional Director UK, Europe, Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia Sustainability
Boeing
Solange Baena
UK Airbus Ambassador for SAF and CDRs
Airbus
Tim M. Lederer
Vice President Global Aviation Regulatory Affairs & Fuel
DHL Express
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
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)
Ajit Patel
Senior Underwriter Renewable Energy
UK Export Finance
Reena Macagga
Sustainability Manager
ISCC – the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
Sarah Mackintosh
Director
Cleantech for UK
Marc Siegel
Head of Sales, Product Offtake
INERATEC
Jessica Masters
Director of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
4AIR
Grazvydas Bajoras
Commercial Lead
Shaphargroup
Adam Smith
Partner
Orrick
Sarah Wilkin
Founder & CEO
FGA (Fly Green Alliance)
Aidan Lea
Associate Editor
Argus Media
Grace Field
Manager, Sustainable Aviation
ICF
Izabela Santos
Founder and Managing Director
StratX SAF & Clean Fuels Commercial Advisory
Roberta Wong
Managing Director
Kerogen CX
More will be updated soon...
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
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
Marco di Mario
Executive Vice-President Fuels
Menzies Aviation
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
Keigh Taylor
Advanced Process Solutions Director
Black & Veatch
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
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
Omar El Mougy
Chief Operations Officer COO - Middle East
Saraya
Antoine Trieux
Managing Director
Co-Head Low Carbon Energies
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking
Patrick Edmond
Chief Commercial Officer
Future Energy Global
Felicia Mester
Managing Director Europe and IMO
MI - The Global Methanol Alliance
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
Prasanna Kannan
VP Corporate Development
Arcadia eFuels
Shashank Nigam
Founder & CEO
SimpliFlying
Declan O'Donahue
Director, EY-Parthenon, Energy
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
Lionel Chapelet
Partner, Mobility & Transportation
PMP Strategy
Louise Fischel-Bock
Counsel
Vinson & Elkins
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
Isabella Bretherton
ESG & QHSSE Specialist
DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark A/S
Chee Ho Woo
Partner
Twin Towers Ventures
Eduardo Gómez-Lacazette
Senior Project Development Manager
Tecnicas Reunidas
Iain Cunningham
Head of Business Development
Balfour Beatty
Grégoire van den Abeele
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Manager
China Aviation Fuel (Europe)
Vegard Bringsjord
Chief Financial Officer
Wastefront
Tim Barrow
Business Development & Analysis Manager
Exolum
Sarah Nicholas
Global Lead Aviation Public Affairs
Shell Aviation
Cameron McNaughton
ESG Specialist
DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark A/S
Anis Rafael
Associate Director
Twin Towers Ventures
Shelley Desouza
Director, Investments and Advisory
National Wealth Fund
Tom Sanders
Director of Energy Developments
Balfour Beatty
Wesley Tong
Senior Manager, Global Aviation Trading
China Aviation Fuel (Europe)
Inge Berge
Chief Commercial Officer
Wastefront
Edward Gill
Public Affairs Lead NW Europe
Exolum
Alison Delvard
Aviation Sales Manager, Europe
Shell Aviation
Toby Simmons
Director of International Supply
Avfuel
Victor Zozaya
Head of Project Development EMEA, Senior VP / Director, Energy Transition
Tecnicas Reunidas
Ankita Handa
Assistant Director, Investment and Advisory
National Wealth Fund
Pasi Keinänen
Chief Executive Officer
Liquid Sun
Gavin Taylor
Head of New Energy Business
Mitsui & Co.
Ignacio Conti
Chief Executive Officer
Etlas
Madi M. Asiri
Process Engineering Director
SATORP
Ariana De Almeida
Commercial Manager EU, Sustainable Aviation
Shell Aviation
Patrick Perra
Commercial and General Aviation EMEA
Avfuel
Richard Huang
Director, Project Development
Tecnicas Reunidas
Hugh Allon-Smith
Manager, Investment and Advisory
National Wealth Fund
Arthur Romanet
Head of Business Development
Liquid Sun
Daiya Inoue
Team Leader
Mitsui & Co.
Zafer Bashi
Chief Commercial Officer
Etlas
Juan De Dios Aponte Salazar
Tech Studies Process Eng Supervisor
SATORP
Kasper Tranberg
Chief Executive Officer
DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark A/S
Sam Talsma
Sustainability and Operations Analyst
Avfuel
Dewi Ab-Iorwerth
Business Development Manager - UK & N.Europe
Tecnicas Reunidas
Tony Belcher
Director of Energy Transisiton
Balfour Beatty
Alex Lincy Carter
Commercial Manager
China Aviation Fuel (Europe)
Haruki Sasaki
Analyst
Mitsui & Co.
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