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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 - 9:20
(10 mins)
[Host Country Address] Translating the Mandate into Revenue: UK’s RCM Catalyzing Bankable SAF Supply
09:20 - 10:10
(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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[Portugal Vision] The Role of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority in Advancing Sustainable Aviation and SAF Initiatives
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[MENA Address] The UAE Blueprint: Forging a Global SAF Policy from the Front Lines of Energy Innovation
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
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Ana Cristina Rodrigues Vieira da Mata
President of the Board of Directors
Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC)
10:10 - 11:00
(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?
Luis Cabra
President, Fuels Europe
EMD Energy Transition, Technology, Institutional Affairs & Deputy CEO
Repsol
Riku Aho
Vice President of Sustainability
Finnair
Blaise Brigaud
Senior Vice President, Group Sustainability
Air France-KLM
Owain Jones
Chief Corporate Officer
Wizz Air
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.
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
Chief Executive Officer, Catalyst Technologies
Johnson Matthey
12:20 - 12:40
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Lead Sponsor
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:
Gene Gebolys
Founder and CEO
World Energy
Gerry Murphy
Director of Fleet, Aviation Sourcing & Technical
Amazon Global Air
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] Reserved for Diamond Sponsor
Coffee Break & Networking
15:40 - 16:30
(50 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?
Maryam Telmesani
Vice President of Sustainability
SAUDI AIRLINES
Ourania Georgoutsakou
Managing Director
Airlines for Europe (A4E)
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Neil Robinson
Chief Sustainability Officer
Manchester Airports Group (MAG)
Maria Skotte
Chief Sustainability Officer
Copenhagen Airports A/S
16:30 - 16:50
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Schneider Electric
Mike Wilkinson
Senior Director, Major Pursuits
Schneider Electric
16:50 - 17:40
(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
Shelley Desouza
Director, Investments and Advisory
National Wealth Fund
Dr Josef Janssen
Programme Manager Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Federal Office of Civil Aviation Switzerland (FOCA)
18:00 - 21:00
(180 mins)
Cocktail Party & Sustainability Gala Dinner
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