Thank you to our 2025 Speakers

  • Aamir Shams

    Senior Associate Climate Aligned Industries
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    RMI

  • Aaron Robinson

    Vice President - Sustainable Aviation Fuel, U.S.
    -
    IAG

  • Adam Kirby

    Senior Sustainability Manager - Sustainable Fuels
    -
    ISCC

  • Adam Klauber

    VP Sustainability and Digital Supply Chain
    -
    World Energy

  • Alex Kramarchuk

    Managing Director, Sustainability and Impact Focus
    -
    Colton Alexander

  • Alison Graab

    Executive Director
    -
    SAF Coalition

  • Amparo Arellano

    Standards and Certification Director
    -
    RSB

  • Amina Dammann

    Partner
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Andy Shafer

    Chief Customer, Marketing and Brand Officer
    -
    Gevo

  • Anna Dialynas Davies

    Renewable Fuels Team Lead
    -
    BloombergNEF

  • Andreea Moyes

    Global Head of Sustainability
    -
    Air bp

  • Andre de Fontaine

    Managing Director
    -
    GMA / SABA Secretariat Team

  • Andrew Lentz 

    Director of Federal Affairs, Agriculture Policy
    -
    Environmental Defense Fund 

  • Alan Weber

    Consultant
    -
    Clean Fuels Alliance

  • Ayo Olabimtan

    Director, Sustainable Investments
    -
    Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund

  • Blake Simmons

    Chief Scientific and Technology Officer
    -
    U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)

  • Brad Stotler

    Director of Public Policy
    -
    Illinois Corn

  • Brian Ripsin

    Sustainability Manager Americas
    -
    Shell Aviation

  • Brett Gibbs

    Equity Research Analyst - Renewable Fuels
    -
    Bloomberg Intelligence

  • Bruno Miller

    Vice President
    -
    Molecule Group

  • Bruce Fleming

    CEO
    -
    Montana Renewables

  • Bruce Selkirk

    Executive Chairman & CEO
    -
    Nacero

  • Bruce Marsh

    Director - Corporate Public Affairs
    -
    DHL

  • Bhupendra Khandelwal

    Associate Professor in Fuels and Combustion
    -
    University of Alabama

  • Chelsea Lamar

    VP Global Sustainability
    -
    AIT Worldwide Logistics

  • Conor Madigan Ph.D

    Founder and CEO
    -
    Aether Fuels

  • Cameron Hibbert

    North America Licensing Business Unit Director
    -
    Johnson Matthey

  • Dave Austgen

    CEO
    -
    BioVeritas

  • Danielle Scheiner

    VP of Economic Development
    -
    Greater Houston Partnership

  • Damon Hartley

    Group and Technical Lead, Operations Research & Analysis
    -
    Idaho National Laboratory

  • David Schwalje

    Director of Emerging Market Development
    -
    Axens

  • Devin O'Grady

    Director
    -
    Canadian Fuels Association

  • Emily Skor

    CEO
    -
    Growth Energy

  • Eric O'Rear

    Associate Director
    -
    Rhodium Group

  • Erin Donnette

    Global Enterprise Sustainability
    -
    Boeing

  • Francesco Di Sabatino

    Senior Research Engineer
    -
    Southwest Research Institute

  • Frank Femia

    Senior Manager - Fuel Operations
    -
    Air Canada

  • Geoff Tauvette

    Executive Director
    -
    C-SAF

  • Gerard Ostheimer

    Head of Secretariat
    -
    Biofuture Council

  • Graham Noyes

    Managing Attorney
    -
    Noyes Law Corporation

  • Grant Gunter

    Energy Expert
    -
    PA Consulting

  • Greg Staiti

    Compliance Director
    -
    Montana Renewables

  • Hassan Qureshi

    Global Business Development Manager
    -
    Honeywell

  • Hartej Singh

    Manager, Aviation Team
    -
    RMI

  • Helen Giles

    Director, Sustainable Aviation
    -
    ICF

  • Henrik Rasmussen

    Managing Director Senior Vice President
    -
    Topsoe

  • Ilana Saltzbart

    Partner - Environment Health and Safety
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Isaac Ekoto

    Principal investigator for the Gasoline Combustion Fundamentals (GCF) Lab
    -
    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jason Heron

    US SAF Ambassador, Head of Clean Fuels
    -
    Airbus

  • Jason Salfi

    CEO
    -
    Dimensional Energy

  • Jimmy Emmons

    Assistant Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service
    -
    U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Joey Cathcart

    Senior Associate
    -
    RMI

  • Joe Kakesh

    General Counsel
    -
    Growth Energy

  • John Kuruvilla

    Director, Aviation
    -
    Phillips 66

  • John Hebert

    Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation
    -
    Third Way

  • Johnny Thorsen

    Co-founder
    -
    Envest Global

  • Josh Heyne

    Principal Investigator
    -
    ASCENT

  • Joelle Tomlinson

    Canadian Media Personality & Journalist

  • Josh Schulnick

    Manager, Sustainability & ESG
    -
    JetBlue

  • Julia A Levin

    Executive Director
    -
    Bioenergy Association of California

  • Kata Cserep

    Global Head of Aviation
    -
    PA Consulting

  • Kathleen Alexander

    CEO
    -
    Savor

  • Kasturi Narayanan

    Senior Trade Officer in Energy and Life Sciences
    -
    Consulate General of Canada

  • Kenneth Hill

    Managing Director
    -
    BioCarbon Strategies Consulting

  • Kevin Billings

    Global Lead
    -
    Global Air Forces Climate Change Collaboration

  • Kristof Van Passel

    Head of Procurement Operations & Development
    -
    Cathay Pacific

  • Lana Ferguson

    Energy and Natural Resources Reporter
    -
    Dallas Morning News

  • Lane Howard

    Director of Biofuels
    -
    National Corn Growers Association

  • Laura Durakovich

    Senior Travel Manager- Americas, Sustainable Travel Program Lead
    -
    Autodesk

  • Lisa Wang

    Founder and CEO
    -
    Daylight Climate

  • Madison Carroll

    Senior Project Director
    -
    Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA)

  • Maria Suarez

    Senior Director Energy Policy
    -
    Energy Workforce & Technology Council

  • Mathias Zacarias

    Associate Fellow
    -
    CSIS

  • Matthew Fischbacher

    Director Energy and Environment
    -
    ALPA ASO

  • Matt Herman

    Chief Officer, Demand and Advocacy
    -
    Iowa Soybean Association

  • Matt Reisdorf

    Executive Director of Process Technology
    -
    Fluor

  • Matthew Viergutz

    CEO
    -
    Velocys

  • Max Eichelbaum

    Associate Director for Digital Solutions and Book & Claim
    -
    RSB

  • Meera Mahadevan

    Principal Solutions Architect
    -
    Siemens Digital Industries

  • Melinda Pagliarello

    Managing Director - Environmental Affairs
    -
    ACI North America

  • Melissa Wideman

    VP - ESG Initiatives
    -
    CVG International Airport

  • Mela Buzzetta

    Senior Sustainable Fuels Consultant
    -
    Southwest Airlines

  • Michael Cappiello

    Senior Trade & Investment Officer
    -
    UK Department for Business and Trade

  • Michael Darcy

    CEO
    -
    DG Fuels

  • Michael Fulton

    Chief SAF Guy
    -
    FedEx

  • Hao Cai

    Group Leader, Life Cycle Analysis
    -
    Argonne National Laboratory

  • Michael AuBuchon

    Founder
    -
    SAFFRON Consulting

  • Mike Craston

    Director, Americas Sustainability Partnerships & Policy
    -
    Boeing

  • Minji Jeong

    Research Specialist
    -
    EFI Foundation

  • Monica Normark

    Director, Bio-fuels Technology
    -
    KBR

  • Natasha Mann

    Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
    -
    Future Energy Global

  • Nina Karpynec

    Head of Purification for the Americas
    -
    Clariant

  • Nora Lovell Marchant

    Vice President - Global Sustainability
    -
    AMEX GBT

  • Oliver Booth

    Research Associate
    -
    Slightline Climate

  • Prathama Nabi

    Investment Banking, Energy Transition Group
    -
    Barclays

  • Ralf Diemer

    Managing Director
    -
    eFuel Alliance

  • Randy Cortright

    Senior Research Associate
    -
    NREL

  • Reema Bari

    Head of Aviation Americas
    -
    Shell

  • Robin Vercruse

    Executive Director
    -
    Low Carbon Fuels Coalition

  • Ruella Menezes

    Director, Energy
    -
    Kline + Company

  • Santiago Foldvari

    Deputy Post Manager, Washington DC
    -
    Austrade

  • Sean Arians

    VP - Sustainable Production & Value Chain Engagement
    -
    National Corn Growers Association

  • Sean Newsum

    Managing Director, Environmental Affairs
    -
    Airlines for America

  • Scott McCartney

    Co-Host
    -
    Airlines Confidential Podcast

  • Shashank Nigam

    Founder and CEO
    -
    SimpliFlying

  • Simon Talling-Smith

    Partner
    -
    Skies Fifty

  • Sue Moon

    Associate
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Shen Wang

    Senior Partner
    -
    Green Development Institute

  • Soha Lupescu

    Aviation Researcher
    -
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Susan Shifflet

    Executive Director
    -
    Texas Hydrogen Alliance

  • Tanay Gupta

    Fellow
    -
    Clean Energy Leadership Institute

  • Tatiana Bruce da Silva

    Deputy Director of Research
    -
    EFI Foundation

  • Tanner Viertel

    General Director, Liquid Fuels
    -
    BNSF Railway

  • Terra Cothran

    Partner
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Terry Baggett

    Head of Business Development
    -
    Circularity Fuels

  • Timothy Urban

    Senior Principal
    -
    Bracewell LLP

  • Trevor Best

    CEO and Co-Founder
    -
    Syzergy Plasmonics

  • Ted McDonald

    Senior Environmental Protection Specialist
    -
    Transport Canada

  • Tim Cade

    First Secretary
    -
    UK Department for Transport

  • Valerie Reed

    Director - Bioenergy Technologies Office
    -
    U.S. Department of Energy

  • Vilas Kuchinad

    Managing Director, Head of Innovation, Global Sustainable Finance Group
    -
    Bank of America

  • Wafaa Ermilate

    Managing Director and Head of Energy, Americas
    -
    ING Capital

  • Wray Thorn

    Partner & Co-Founder
    -
    Focus Impact Partners

  • William Hohenstein

    Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy
    -
    USDA

  • Meg Whitty

    Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Marketing
    -
    LanzaJet

  • Steven Le Moing

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program Management
    -
    Airbus

  • Brian Deason

    SVP Americas
    -
    GIDARA Energy

  • Charlotte Lollar

    Director of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
    -
    Delta

  • Julia Silvis

    Managing Director, Research & Intelligence
    -
    Greater MSP

  • Anna Liznerova

    Senior Business Development Analyst
    -
    SkyNRG

  • Eric Karp

    CEO and Founder
    -
    Safion Renewables

  • Bella Horstmann

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel Lead
    -
    JetBlue

  • Corey Stewart

    Senior Associate
    -
    RMI

  • Alex Kizer

    Executive Vice President
    -
    EFI Foundation

  • Emre Gencer

    Co-founder & CEO
    -
    Sesame Sustainability

  • Jeff Benesch

    COO
    -
    Zero Petroleum

  • Ian Chiquier

    SAF Policy Scholar

  • Lili Deal

    Commercial Manager
    -
    SkyNRG

  • Leif Fixen

    Strategy Manager, North America Agriculture
    -
    The Nature Conservancy

  • Gabrielle Hall

    Consul-General and Trade and Investment Commissioner
    -
    Austrade

  • Jason Lanclos

    Director, State Energy Development and Planning
    -
    Louisiana Economic Development 

  • Chris Lohmann

    Regional Director, Boeing Canada Strategy
    -
    Boeing

  • Ethan Epstein

    Founding Principal
    -
    Tax Credit Alliance

  • Carrie Song

    Independent SAF Consultant

  • Fatimah Bello

    Managing Director
    -
    SWD Futures

  • Rajee Olaganathan

    Associate Professor Department of Safety Sciences
    -
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University  

  • Paula Wagner

    Head of Sales for SAF America
    -
    Neste

  • Keith Gillard

    Board Chair
    -
    Foresight

  • David Dix

    Consulting Advisor
    -
    Daylight Climate

  • Katie O'Shea

    Former Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Hubs Program Manager

  • Daniel Gaspar

    Senior Project Manager
    -
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

  • Frank Wolak 

    President and CEO
    -
    Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA)

  • Maksim Sonin 

    Stanford Hydrogen Initiative

  • Matthew Ridley

    Director of Sustainability and Innovation
    -
    oneworld Alliance

  • Julio Padovani

    Regional Vice President for US, Canada, Central America
    -
    NEXTCHEM

  • Kyla Karten

    Vice President of Site Readiness, Business Development
    -
    Illinois Economic Development Corporation

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Featuring 180 expert speakers from throughout the aviation and energy value chain

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Ros Johnston

Program Director
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