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Highlights Of The Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program 2026

DAY 1 :
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2026
08:00 - 08:50
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:50 - 09:00
OPENING ADDRESS
09:00 - 09:30
RESERVED PRESENTATION
09:30 - 10:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
10:00 - 10:30
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
  • Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
  • Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
  • Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS AND HOW THE INDUSTRY IS SCALING PRODUCTION TO MEET GLOBAL DEMAND
11:30 - 12:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
12:00 - 12:25
FROM FEEDSTOCK TO FLIGHT: SUPPLY SECURITY, BRENT HEDGING, AND 75% eSAF
Keith Gillard
Sustaero

Keith Gillard

Sustaero

  • Securing uninterruptible SAF supply through a 100-mile multi-source input chain built for a post-Hormuz world
  • Hedging airline fuel portfolios against Brent volatility with redundant biomass and Canadian hydroelectricity
  • Generating 75% eSAF through the SOAR process, combining Fischer-Tropsch gasification with hydrogen electrolysis
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON STRATEGIES TO HEDGE FUEL PORTFOLIOS AND PRODUCE eSAF WITHOUT DAC
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SAF INVESTMENT PRICING MODELS AND THE COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES NEEDED TO MAKE PROJECTS BANKABLE
14:00 - 14:25
FOAK SAF PROJECT DE-RISKING: LESSONS FROM TRL, SCALE-UP, AND PARTNER FAILURES
James Stonecipher
Edymac LLC

James Stonecipher

Edymac LLC

  • Investigating how unvalidated TRL in new FT technology and start-up systems caused a FOAK SAF project derailment
  • Identifying scale-up failures in feeder systems and tramp removal that compounded FOAK project risk
  • Confronting how unqualified EPC partners and too many interface points compounded FOAK project failures
  • Presenting a FOAK project risk framework based on de-risking lessons from multiple SAF developments
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON WHAT KILLS FOAK SAF PROJECTS AND HOW TO SURVIVE THEM
14:30 - 14:55
FROM FOREST FLOOR TO FLIGHT: BUILDING A BANKABLE WOODY BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK STRATEGY
Megan McCormick
Bioleum Corporation

Megan McCormick

Bioleum Corporation

  • Exposing why abundant US woody residuals rarely translate into compliant bankable SAF feedstock supply chains
  • Unpacking CI integrity and compliance documentation under RFS and 45Z before feedstock supply agreements are signed
  • Structuring feedstock supplier, logger, and mill operator partnerships to absorb compliance risk well before FID
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON HOW TO BUILD A BANKABLE WOODY BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK STRATEGY FOR SAF
15:00 - 15:20
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:20 - 15:45
FROM GRID TO FUEL FARM: INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRATION FOR SCALABLE SAF PRODUCTION
Mazhar Sajjad
AlSharif Group Holding

Mazhar Sajjad

AlSharif Group Holding

  • Leveraging regional energy infrastructure to optimize SAF supply chains and scale decentralized fuel plants
  • Harnessing renewable networks to feed the carbon-intensive hydrogen electrolysis needed for synthetic fuel production
  • Integrating SAF blending complexes directly within regional airport fuel farms to streamline last-mile delivery
15:45 - 15:50
Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCALABLE SAF DELIVERY
15:50 - 16:15
THE TRIPLE-CREDIT E-SAF LOOP: WASTE, CO₂ CAPTURE, AND GEOGRAPHIC ENERGY ARBITRAGE
Marco Kranz
Terra Gaia

Marco Kranz

Terra Gaia

  • Converting municipal and F&B waste into methane to generate prevention credits, then capture the resulting CO₂ outgassing
  • Splitting captured CO₂ into carbon monoxide and combining it with hydrogen to synthesize low-cost e-SAF via power-to-liquid
  • Exploiting cold-climate energy surpluses and sunbelt solar production to achieve geographic e-SAF cost arbitrage
16:15 - 16:20
Q&A SESSION ON STACKING CREDITS TO MAKE WASTE-TO-ESAF COMMERCIALLY VIABLE
16:20 - 16:45
TURNING CO₂ INTO SAF: HOW CLEAN METHANOL BREAKS THE COST BARRIER
Steve Petrone
Quantiam Technologies Inc.

Steve Petrone

Quantiam Technologies Inc.

  • Introducing Quantiam's proprietary catalyst for converting captured CO₂ and clean hydrogen into low-CI methanol
  • Advancing an integrated pilot plant that connects hydrogen electrolysis, clean methanol synthesis, and SAF conversion
  • Outlining the scale-up path from pilot plant to a field demonstration facility delivering commercial SAF volumes
  • Demonstrating how CO₂ capture and green hydrogen feedstocks make SAF cost-competitive with conventional jet fuel
16:45 - 16:50
Q&A SESSION ON LOW-COST METHANOL TO SAF PATHWAYS AND CARBON INTENSITY TARGETS
16:50 - 17:15
UNLOCKING CORPORATE SAFC DEMAND: LESSONS FROM GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS
Alexander Bookless
Climate Impact Partners

Alexander Bookless

Climate Impact Partners

  • Identifying what prevents corporate buyers from converting SAFc interest into committed offtake agreements
  • Drawing on decades of experience across global carbon and environmental markets to extract lessons on trust, liquidity, and scale
  • Outlining practical steps needed now to convert corporate SAFc interest into offtakes and drive future SAF production
17:15 - 17:20
Q&A SESSION ON BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SAFC INTEREST AND OFFTAKE ACTION
17:20 - 18:20
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2 :
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
08:30 - 08:40
OPENING ADDRESS
08:40 - 09:10
PANEL DISCUSSION ON NAVIGATING GLOBAL SAF MANDATES, REGULATIONS, AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS TO ACCELERATE MARKET ADOPTION
09:10 - 09:35
THE END OF BRENT DEPENDENCY: DELIVERING eSAF AT JET-A PARITY THROUGH SOAR
Joachim Stroink
Sustaero

Joachim Stroink

Sustaero

  • Validating how woody biomass and hydroelectricity supply cuts the SAF cost correlation to Brent crude entirely
  • Detailing how the SOAR process combines gasification and electrolysis to yield 75% eSAF at CI 8.79 without DAC
  • Quantifying how SOAR achieves Jet-A parity while EU penalties of up to €17K per tonne raise the cost stakes
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON HOW TO PRODUCE eSAF AT JET-A PARITY WITHOUT BRENT OR DAC COSTS
09:40 - 10:10
RESERVED PRESENTATION
10:10 - 10:30
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
10:30 - 11:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF POWER-TO-LIQUID AND ELECTROFUEL TECHNOLOGY IN MEETING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TARGETS
11:00 - 11:25
WHEN THE STRATEGY IS SOUND BUT THE DECISION STALLS: GOVERNANCE FAILURE IN THE SAF TRANSITION
Isabella Allan
The Complexity Practice

Isabella Allan

The Complexity Practice

  • Diagnosing why technically sound SAF projects stall at the board and executive decision layer
  • Anticipating the board-level decision patterns that predict SAF governance failure before it occurs
  • Showing how IRA and climate disclosure rules are raising governance stakes for all SAF parties
  • Formalizing a practical decision framework for SAF leaders navigating commercial and net-zero demands
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON IMPLEMENTING PRACTICAL DECISION ARCHITECTURE TO ADVANCE CRITICAL SAF PROJECTS
11:30 - 11:55
RAIL TRANSPORT AS AN ENABLER OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL SUPPLY CHAINS
Everlyne Nanyama
Kenya Railways

Everlyne Nanyama

Kenya Railways

  • Examining how rail freight connects SAF production facilities, storage terminals, and airports at bulk scale
  • Reducing SAF logistics costs and strengthening supply chain resilience through dedicated rail freight networks
  • Advancing SAF net-zero logistics goals by replacing road freight with lower-emission dedicated rail infrastructure
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON USING RAIL TO DECARBONIZE AND STRENGTHEN SAF SUPPLY CHAINS
12:00 - 12:25
BIOTECHNOLOGY BEYOND AGRICULTURE FOR SAF
Derin Fasipe
Anabaena

Derin Fasipe

Anabaena

  • Exposing why cooking oils and crop feedstocks fall short of SAF volumes demanded by industry and government policy goals
  • Exploring how biological systems can produce clean hydrogen as viable and scalable feedstocks for e-fuels synthesis
  • Revealing how biological catalysts can replace or enhance conventional chemical reactions in the e-fuels synthesis pathway
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON BENIFITS OF USING BIOTECHNOLOGY TO CLOSE THE SAF FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY GAP
12:30 - 12:45
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
12:45 - 13:00
CLOSING REMARKS
13:00 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH

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