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SUMMIT AGENDA 2026
Day 1 Morning: Key Policy and Market Developments Worldwide
08:00 - 09:00
(60 mins)
Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00 - 09:10
(10 mins)
[IATA Address] Worldwide Incentive Alignment: Collective Targets & Featured Pathways to Scale SAF
Rafael Schvartzman
Regional Vice President, Europe
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
09:10 - 10:00
(50 mins)
[Regulatory Chapter] 2026: The Year SAF Gets Tangible—A Regulatory Roadmap to Commercial Scale
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[Canada Spotlight] Canada’s Vision for Sustainable Aviation: Accelerating the Production and Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
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[Spain Perspective] Decarbonizing Air Transport: Spain's National Strategy and the Role of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)
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[UK Address] The UK SAF Mandate: Driving Certainty and Scaling Investment in the Global Race to Net Zero
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[Portugal Vision] The Role of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority in Advancing Sustainable Aviation and SAF Initiatives
Paula Vieira
Director General, Environmental Policy
Transport Canada
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Claire Swadkin
Deputy Director Low Carbon Fuels
UK Department for Transport
David de Benito Astudillo
Director General of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Spain
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Ana Cristina Rodrigues Vieira da Mata
President of the Board of Directors
Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC)
10:00 - 10:50
(50 mins)
[Top Voice] Orchestrating Capital, Scale & Demand: Key Enablers for a Resilient SAF Market
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Demand Orchestration: How voluntary pioneers and regulatory compliance buyers synchronize volume, pricing, and sustainability attributes to unlock multi-year offtake agreements.
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Scale Integration: How can producers, airlines, and technology providers collaborate to create standardized and traceable value chains?
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Capital Convergence: How can leading investors translate 2026 policy signals into risk-calibrated capital structures?
Moderator:
Anna Howell
Partner
Orrick
Panelists:
Blaise Brigaud
Senior Vice President, Group Sustainability
Air France-KLM
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Jonathon Counsell
Group Sustainability Officer
International Airlines Group (IAG)
Riku Aho
Vice President of Sustainability
Finnair
María del Mar Whittaker
Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer (CCRO)
Abra Group
Nina Sproedt
Vice President Sustainability
Lufthansa Group
10:50 - 11:00
(10 mins)
[Keynote] The European Refining Sector: The Industrial Backbone of SAF
Luis Cabra
President, Fuels Europe
EMD Energy Transition, Technology, Institutional Affairs & Deputy CEO
Repsol
Coffee Break & Networking
11:30 - 12:20
(50 mins)
[Leadership Roundtable] One Scale Target, Multiple Innovative Routes to Industrial SAF Output
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2030 SAF Gap: How are leading suppliers and producers addressing this challenge?
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From Promise to Production & Cost-Competitive SAF: Barriers, risks, and approaches to de-risk and land SAF projects.
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Diversifying Pathways: SAF production concentration, cross-regional collaborations, and suitable technology mix for each region.
Moderator:
Sophie Byron
Global Head Biofuels Pricing
S&P Global
Panelists:
Mario Mifsud
Vice President Sales and Trading, Renewable Fuels EMEA & APAC
Neste
Tim M. Lederer
Vice President Global Aviation Regulatory Affairs & Fuel
DHL Express
Rik Sneep
Senior Vice President, Strategy & International Growth
Moeve
Alberto Giovanzana
General Manager
Honeywell Technologies
Luncheon
Day 1 Afternoon: From Pilot to Scale
14:00 - 14:50
(50 mins)
[Projects Spotlight] Cracking the Code: The Blueprint for Bankable SAF Projects Towards 2030
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Supply-Chain Scaling: Integrate biomass, waste oil, and power-to-liquid networks.
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Project Pipeline: Tracking global SAF sites from Final Investment Decision (FID) to first barrel, with a focus on how mega SAF projects address each stage.
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Offtake Momentum: Mapping commitments from airlines and corporate buyers that unlock financing.
Moderator:
Louise Fischel-Bock
Counsel
Vinson & Elkins
Panelists:
Gene Gebolys
Founder and CEO
World Energy
Dr Katerina Garyfalou
Chief Operating Officer
Clean Planet Technologies
Steven Gillard
Regional Director UK, Europe, Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia Sustainability
Boeing
Shubhda Kaushik
Managing Director & CEO
AEC - Alternative Energy Company
14:50 - 15:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] From Design to Maintenance: Unlocking Value Through integrated Power & Process
Mike Wilkinson
Senior Director, Major Pursuits
Schneider Electric
Coffee Break & Networking
15:40 - 16:20
(40 mins)
[Panel] Bridging the Last-Mile to Wing-Tip: Early SAF Hub Lessons from Airlines, Airports & Suppliers
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Financial Certainty: Will airlines provide the financial certainty to get SAF projects off the drawing board?
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Airport Preparedness: Are airports preparing the "runway" for SAF?
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Logistical Coordination: Can suppliers conduct the complex orchestra of logistics to deliver a perfect performance on opening day?
Moderator:
Jonathan Carpenter
Partner & Founder
Stratus Energy Partners
Panelists:
Ourania Georgoutsakou
Managing Director
Airlines for Europe (A4E)
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Neil Robinson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Manchester Airports Group (MAG)
Sjoerd Ribberink
Head of Sustainability Europe
Shell Aviation
Maryam Telmesani
Vice President of Sustainability
SAUDI AIRLINES
16:20 - 16:40
(20 mins)
[Keynote] From Renewable Feedstocks to Circular Carbon: A Hydrothermal Processing Platform for the Future of Sustainable Fuels
Chuck Red
Vice President
ARA
16:40 - 17:00
(20 mins)
[keynote] How SAF Pricing is Developing in Europe: Supply Dynamics and Demand Signals
Harry Clyne
Manager, EMEA Biofuels
S&P Global
17:00 - 17:50
(50 mins)
[Panel] Securing SAF Projects: Collaborative Capital, Scaled Finance, and Risk-Proofed Investment
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Funding Pathways: Exploring options from initial investment to large-scale market deployment.
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Venture Capital and Partnerships: How corporate offtake agreements can attract essential funding.
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Risk Management Techniques: Utilizing development bank support to safeguard investments in SAF projects.
Moderator:
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Alistair Wishart
Global Projects Partner
Baker Botts
Panelists:
Mohammad Alfehaid
Director of Industrial Biotechnology
Ministry of Investment Saudi Arabia
Dr Josef Janssen
Programme Manager Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Federal Office of Civil Aviation Switzerland (FOCA)
Shelley Desouza
Director, Investments and Advisory
National Wealth Fund
Antoine Trieux
Managing Director
Co-Head Low Carbon Energies
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking
Lionel Chapelet
Partner, Mobility & Transportation
PMP Strategy
18:00 - 21:00
(180 mins)
Cocktail Party & Sustainability Gala Dinner
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