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SUMMIT AGENDA 2025
DAY1
Day 1 Morning: Key Policy and Market Developments Worldwide
08:00 - 09:00
(60 mins)
Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00 - 09:10
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Welcome Address by International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Rafael Schvartzman
Regional Vice President, Europe
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
09:10 - 9:20
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Empowering Sustainable Aviation: The EU's Strategic Approach to SAF
Noura Rouissi
EU Diplomat, Transport
European Commission
09:20 - 09:30
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) - Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency
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Tiago de Souza Pereira
Acting President and Director
Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) - Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (*Virtual)
09:30 - 10:10
(40 mins)
[Top Voice] Expediting SAF Adoption: Advancing the Commercialization of SAF in Global Air Transport
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Is the air transport sector ready to fly with SAF? Opportunities and barriers
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Clean flight practices and successful cases of carbon footprint reduction
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Collaborative efforts between airlines and fuel producers to scale up SAF
Moderator:
Lucas Prat
EVP Methanol & SAF
Power2X
Panelists:
Holly Boyd-Boland
Chair of Jet Zero Taskforce Expert Group; VP, Corporate Development
Virgin Atlantic
Zita Schellekens
SVP Sustainability, Strategy and Transformation
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
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Jonathon Counsell
Group Sustainability Officer
International Airlines Group (IAG)
10:10 - 10:25
(15 mins)
[Keynote] Green Airports Towards the Future
Paul Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Airports
10:25 - 10:45
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Making SAF Happen: Vision to Reality
Julien Manhes
Head of SAF and CDR
Airbus
Coffee Break & Networking
11:10 - 12:10
(60 mins)
[C-Suite Visionaries] Unlocking Market Opportunities: Cultivating a Global Ecosystem for Sustainable Aviation
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Current Global Commercial Projects: Insights into key SAF initiatives driving market growth, with trailblazers in Europe, North America, APAC, and MENA
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Forecasting SAF Production and Demand (2030-2050): Projected trends in production, consumption, and supply chain development
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Building Global Partnerships: Strengthening international collaborations to enhance scalability and efficiency
Moderator:
Maurice Jansen
Partner and Associate Director
The Boston Consulting Group
Panelists:
Riku Aho
Vice President Energy Transition
Finnair
Mads Brandstrup Nielsen
Group SVP Communication, Public Affairs & Sustainability
SAS - Scandinavian Airlines
Maurits van Tol
Chief Executive, Catalyst Technologies
Johnson Matthey
Volker Ratzmann
Executive Vice President Corporate Public Affairs
DHL Group
Carl Nyberg
Senior Vice President Renewable Products Commercial
Neste
Julien Manhes
Head of SAF and CDR
Airbus
12:10 - 12:30
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Advancing SAF: a Middle East Perspective
Sultan Albigishi
Chief Executive Officer
ADNOC Refining
Luncheon
Day 1 Afternoon: From Pilot to Scale
14:00 - 15:00
(60 mins)
[Panel] SAF Production at a Crossroads: Leveraging Feedstock, Technology, and Collaboration to Meet Global Demands
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Feedstock to Flight Hurdles: Identifying key obstacles in the SAF supply chain
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Producer and Supplier Challenges: Highlighting cost, technology, and delivery barriers
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​Is HEFA the only way? Exploring technical innovations to enhance SAF production
Moderator:
Elizabeth de Jong
Chief Executive Officer
Fuels Industry UK
Panelists:
Rohini Sengupta
Director, Decarbonization
United Airlines
Dr. Norbert Kamp
Chief Executive Officer
GIDARA Energy
Clay Marbry
Senior Vice President, Project Development
Natural State Renewables
Gene Gebolys
Founder and CEO
World Energy
Trevor Best
CEO & Co-Founder
Syzygy Plasmonics
Stephane Thion
Vice President of Commercial
LanzaJet
15:00 - 15:20
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Unlocking SAF Commercialization: Leveraging Digital Twins for Accelerated Scale and De-risked Investment
Mario Almeida Calado
Industry Strategy Lead
Siemens Digital Industries
Coffee Break & Networking
15:50 - 16:40
(50 mins)
[Panel] Sustainable Aviation Hubs: Driving Green Airports and Future Fueling
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Green Airports Practices: sustainable airport operations and Net Zero
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Future Fueling Solutions: enhancing efficiency and minimizing environmental impact
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Airports as Integral Components: optimizing fuel management for a cleaner aviation ecosystem
Moderator:
Maxime Meijers
Co-Founder & CEO
Estuaire
Panelists:
Maria Skotte
Chief Sustainability Officer
Copenhagen Airports A/S
Neil Robinson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Manchester Airports Group
Ivan Bassato
Chief Aviation Officer
Aeroporti di Roma (ADR)
16:40 - 17:00
(20 mins)
[Keynote] From Pellets to Planes: De-Risking Next Generation SAF Production
Matthew Foder
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer
Enviva
17:00 - 18:00
(60 mins)
[Panel] Unlocking SAF Capital: Scaling the Deployment and Final Investment Decisions
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De-risk SAF investments to facilitate final investment decisions (FID)
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Strategies to enhance collaboration between public and private sectors for SAF funding
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Innovative financial models and strategies for measuring the return on investment (ROI) for SAF projects
Moderator:
Mark Russell
Partner
Linklaters
Panelists:
Volker Ratzmann
Executive Vice President Corporate Public Affairs
DHL Group
Diego Fettweis
Chief Commercial Officer
HIF Global
Kaiori Creed
SVP Airline Marketing
SMBC Aviation Capital
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David Fisken
Investment Director, Net Zero Transport & Low Carbon Liquid Fuels
Australian Trade & Investment Commission
Julia Reinaud
Senior Director
Breakthrough Energy
Vanessa Lowe
Vice President
Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
18:00 - 21:00
(180 mins)
Cocktail Party & Sustainability Gala Dinner
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