2025 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
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Aamir Shams
Senior Associate Climate Aligned Industries
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RMI -
Aaron Robinson
Vice President - Sustainable Aviation Fuel, U.S.
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IAG -
Adam Kirby
Senior Sustainability Manager - Sustainable Fuels
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ISCC -
Alex Kramarchuk
Managing Director, Sustainability and Impact Focus
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Colton Alexander -
Alison Graab
Executive Director
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SAF Coalition -
Amina Dammann
Partner
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King & Spalding -
Andre de Fontaine
Managing Director
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GMA / SABA Secretariat Team -
Andrew Lentz
Director of Federal Affairs, Agriculture Policy
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Environmental Defense Fund -
Andy Shafer
Chief Customer, Marketing and Brand Officer
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Gevo -
Blake Simmons
Chief Scientific and Technology Officer
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U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) -
Brad Stotler
Director of Public Policy
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Illinois Corn -
Bruce Fleming
CEO
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Montana Renewables -
Bruce Marsh
Director - Corporate Public Affairs
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DHL -
Carolina Grassi
Business Development & Innovations Manager
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RSB -
Chelsea Lamar
VP Global Sustainability
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AIT Worldwide Logistics -
Conor Madigan Ph.D
Founder and CEO
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Aether Fuels -
Corinne Fuller
Manager, Bioenergy and bioproducts Technologies Sector
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory -
Christoph Todt
Director Transformation & Change
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TUI Airline -
Dan Carter
Strategic Marketing Manager for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
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Johnson Matthey -
Damon Hartley
Group and Technical Lead, Operations Research & Analysis
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Idaho National Laboratory -
David Schwalje
Director of Emerging Market Development
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Axens -
Devin O'Grady
Director
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Canadian Fuels Association -
Emily Skor
CEO
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Growth Energy -
Eric O'Rear
Associate Director
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Rhodium Group -
Francesco Di Sabatino
Senior Research Engineer
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Southwest Research Institute -
Frank Femia
Senior Manager - Fuel Operations
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Air Canada -
Geoff Tauvette
Executive Director
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C-SAF -
Gerard Ostheimer
Head of Secretariat
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Biofuture Council -
Graham Noyes
Managing Attorney
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Noyes Law Corporation -
Greg Staiti
Compliance Director
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Montana Renewables -
Hartej Singh
Manager, Aviation Team
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RMI -
Ilana Saltzbart
Partner - Environment Health and Safety
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King & Spalding -
Isaac Ekoto
Principal investigator for the Gasoline Combustion Fundamentals (GCF) Lab
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Sandia National Laboratories -
Jade Patterson
Renewable Fuels Analyst
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BloombergNEF -
Jason Heron
US SAF Ambassador, Head of Clean Fuels
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Airbus -
Jimmy Emmons
Assistant Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service
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U.S. Department of Agriculture -
Jim Spaeth
Independent Sustainable Fuels Consultant
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Joachim Majholm
Founder
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Blue Lines -
Joey Cathcart
Senior Associate
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RMI -
John Kuruvilla
Director, Aviation
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Phillips 66 -
John Hebert
Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation
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Third Way -
Johnny Thorsen
Co-founder
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Envest Global -
Josh Heyne
Principal Investigator
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ASCENT -
Josh Schulnick
Manager, Sustainability & ESG
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JetBlue -
Julia A Levin
Executive Director
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Bioenergy Association of California -
Julie Tucker
National Program Manager, Wood Innovations
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Forestry Service -
Kata Cserep
Global Head of Aviation
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PA Consulting -
Kathleen Alexander
CEO
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Savor -
Kenneth Hill
Senior Consultant
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Loans Program Office U.S. Department of Energy -
Kevin Billings
Global Lead
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Global Air Forces Climate Change Collaboration -
Kevin Welsh
Vice President of Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer
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Airlines for America -
Kirk A. Phillips
Director
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Air Force Office of Energy Assurance -
Kristof Van Passel
Head of Procurement Operations & Development
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Cathay Pacific -
Kurt Stache
Partner
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Skies Fifty -
Lana Ferguson
Energy and Natural Resources Reporter
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Dallas Morning News -
Lane Howard
Director of Biofuels
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National Corn Growers Association -
Laura Durakovich
Senior Travel Manager- Americas, Sustainable Travel Program Lead
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Autodesk -
Lisa Wang
Founder and CEO
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Daylight Climate -
Madison Carroll
Senior Project Director
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Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA) -
Margaux Thoyer-Rozat
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manager
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Air France-KLM -
Maria Suarez
Senior Director Energy Policy
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Energy Workforce & Technology Council -
Maryam Telmesani
Vice President Sustainability
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Saudia Group -
Mathias Zacarias
Associate Fellow
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CSIS -
Matteo Mirolo
Director, Strategy and External Relations
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Contrails.org -
Matt Herman
Chief Officer, Demand and Advocacy
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Iowa Soybean Association -
Max Eichelbaum
Associate Director for Digital Solutions and Book & Claim
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RSB -
Mela Buzzetta
Senior Sustainable Fuels Consultant
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Southwest Airlines -
Michael Cappiello
Senior Trade & Investment Officer
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UK Department for Business and Trade -
Michael Darcy
CEO
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DG Fuels -
Michael Fulton
Chief SAF Guy
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FedEx -
Michael Wang
Director, Systems Assessment Center - Environmental Assessment Leader
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Argonne National Laboratory -
Minji Jeong
Research Specialist
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EFI Foundation -
Monica Normark
Director, Bio-fuels Technology
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KBR -
Nina Karpynec
Head of Purification for the Americas
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Clariant -
Nora Lovell Marchant
Vice President - Global Sustainability
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AMEX GBT -
Oliver Booth
Research Associate
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Slightline Climate -
Dave Austgen
CEO
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BioVeritas -
Paul Zissermann
Director, Sustainability
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Skyteam -
Ralf Diemer
Managing Director
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eFuel Alliance -
Randy Cortright
Senior Research Associate
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NREL -
Reema Bari
Head of Aviation Americas
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Shell -
Robin Vercruse
Executive Director
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Low Carbon Fuels Coalition -
Santiago Foldvari
Deputy Post Manager, Washington DC
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Austrade -
Sean Arians
VP - Sustainable Production & Value Chain Engagement
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National Corn Growers Association -
Sean Newsum
Managing Director, Environmental Affairs
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Airlines for America -
Scott McCartney
Co-Host
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Airlines Confidential Podcast -
Shashank Nigam
Founder and CEO
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SimpliFlying -
Susan Shifflet
Executive Director
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Texas Hydrogen Alliance -
Tatiana Bruce da Silva
Project Manager and Contributing Senior Analyst - Carbon Management
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EFI Foundation -
Terra Cothran
Partner
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King & Spalding -
Tanner Viertel
General Director, Liquid Fuels
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BNSF Railway -
Tom Light
Chief Executive Officer
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Aviation Climate Taskforce -
Trevor Best
CEO and Co-Founder
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Syzergy Plasmonics -
Valerie Reed
Director - Bioenergy Technologies Office
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U.S. Department of Energy -
Veronica Bradley
Consultant
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Clean Fuels Alliance -
Vilas Kuchinad
Managing Director, Head of Innovation, Global Sustainable Finance Group
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Bank of America -
Wafaa Ermilate
Managing Director and Head of Energy, Americas
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ING Capital -
Wray Thorn
Partner & Co-Founder
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Focus Impact Partners
Featuring 180 expert speakers from throughout the aviation and energy value chain
Hear from some of the most influential experts working within the aviation and energy industry, including airlines, fuel producers, policymakers, hydrogen and energy developers and OEMs. Sustainable Aviation Futures North America Congress will feature 40+ hours of industry-leading content in panels, keynotes, and interactive workshops, covering the A-Z of SAF, feedstocks, policy, sustainable, aerospace technologies and eFuels and hydrogen.
If you would like to present your research to 800 senior-level attendees from across the aviation value chain, or would like to recommend a speaker for the event, we would love to hear from you:
Ros Johnston
Program Director
ros.johnston@safcongress.com
+44(0) 203 355 4222