Thank you to our 2025 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 -

Adam Klauber
VP Sustainability and Digital Supply Chain
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World Energy -

Alex Kramarchuk
Managing Director, Sustainability and Impact Focus
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Colton Alexander -

Alison Graab
Executive Director
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SAF Coalition -

Amparo Arellano
Standards and Certification Director
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RSB -

Amina Dammann
Partner
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King & Spalding -

Andy Shafer
Chief Customer, Marketing and Brand Officer
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Gevo -

Anna Dialynas Davies
Renewable Fuels Team Lead
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BloombergNEF -

Andreea Moyes
Global Head of Sustainability
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Air bp -

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 -

Alan Weber
Consultant
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Clean Fuels Alliance -

Ayo Olabimtan
Director, Sustainable Investments
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Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund -

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 -

Brian Ripsin
Sustainability Manager Americas
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Shell Aviation -

Brett Gibbs
Equity Research Analyst - Renewable Fuels
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Bloomberg Intelligence -

Bruno Miller
Vice President
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Molecule Group -

Bruce Fleming
CEO
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Montana Renewables -

Bruce Selkirk
Executive Chairman & CEO
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Nacero -

Bruce Marsh
Director - Corporate Public Affairs
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DHL -

Bhupendra Khandelwal
Associate Professor in Fuels and Combustion
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University of Alabama -

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 -

Cameron Hibbert
North America Licensing Business Unit Director
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Johnson Matthey -

Dave Austgen
CEO
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BioVeritas -

Danielle Scheiner
VP of Economic Development
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Greater Houston Partnership -

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 -

Erin Donnette
Global Enterprise Sustainability
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Boeing -

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 -

Grant Gunter
Energy Expert
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PA Consulting -

Greg Staiti
Compliance Director
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Montana Renewables -

Hassan Qureshi
Global Business Development Manager
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Honeywell -

Hartej Singh
Manager, Aviation Team
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RMI -

Helen Giles
Director, Sustainable Aviation
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ICF -

Henrik Rasmussen
Managing Director Senior Vice President
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Topsoe -

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 -

Jason Heron
US SAF Ambassador, Head of Clean Fuels
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Airbus -

Jason Salfi
CEO
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Dimensional Energy -

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

Joey Cathcart
Senior Associate
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RMI -

Joe Kakesh
General Counsel
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Growth Energy -

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 -

Joelle Tomlinson
Canadian Media Personality & Journalist
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Josh Schulnick
Manager, Sustainability & ESG
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JetBlue -

Julia A Levin
Executive Director
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Bioenergy Association of California -

Kata Cserep
Global Head of Aviation
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PA Consulting -

Kathleen Alexander
CEO
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Savor -

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

Kenneth Hill
Managing Director
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BioCarbon Strategies Consulting -

Kevin Billings
Global Lead
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Global Air Forces Climate Change Collaboration -

Kristof Van Passel
Head of Procurement Operations & Development
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Cathay Pacific -

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) -

Maria Suarez
Senior Director Energy Policy
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Energy Workforce & Technology Council -

Mathias Zacarias
Associate Fellow
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CSIS -

Matthew Fischbacher
Director Energy and Environment
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ALPA ASO -

Matt Herman
Chief Officer, Demand and Advocacy
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Iowa Soybean Association -

Matt Reisdorf
Executive Director of Process Technology
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Fluor -

Matthew Viergutz
CEO
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Velocys -

Max Eichelbaum
Associate Director for Digital Solutions and Book & Claim
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RSB -

Meera Mahadevan
Principal Solutions Architect
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Siemens Digital Industries -

Melinda Pagliarello
Managing Director - Environmental Affairs
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ACI North America -

Melissa Wideman
VP - ESG Initiatives
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CVG International Airport -

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 -

Hao Cai
Group Leader, Life Cycle Analysis
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Argonne National Laboratory -

Michael AuBuchon
Founder
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SAFFRON Consulting -

Mike Craston
Director, Americas Sustainability Partnerships & Policy
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Boeing -

Minji Jeong
Research Specialist
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EFI Foundation -

Monica Normark
Director, Bio-fuels Technology
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KBR -

Natasha Mann
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
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Future Energy Global -

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 -

Prathama Nabi
Investment Banking, Energy Transition Group
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Barclays -

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 -

Ruella Menezes
Director, Energy
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Kline + Company -

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 -

Simon Talling-Smith
Partner
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Skies Fifty -

Sue Moon
Associate
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King & Spalding -

Shen Wang
Senior Partner
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Green Development Institute -

Soha Lupescu
Aviation Researcher
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -

Susan Shifflet
Executive Director
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Texas Hydrogen Alliance -

Tanay Gupta
Fellow
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Clean Energy Leadership Institute -

Tatiana Bruce da Silva
Deputy Director of Research
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EFI Foundation -

Tanner Viertel
General Director, Liquid Fuels
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BNSF Railway -

Terra Cothran
Partner
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King & Spalding -

Terry Baggett
Head of Business Development
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Circularity Fuels -

Timothy Urban
Senior Principal
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Bracewell LLP -

Trevor Best
CEO and Co-Founder
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Syzergy Plasmonics -

Ted McDonald
Senior Environmental Protection Specialist
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Transport Canada -

Tim Cade
First Secretary
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UK Department for Transport -

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

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 -

William Hohenstein
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy
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USDA -

Meg Whitty
Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Marketing
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LanzaJet -

Steven Le Moing
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program Management
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Airbus -

Brian Deason
SVP Americas
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GIDARA Energy -

Charlotte Lollar
Director of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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Delta -

Julia Silvis
Managing Director, Research & Intelligence
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Greater MSP -

Anna Liznerova
Senior Business Development Analyst
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SkyNRG -

Eric Karp
CEO and Founder
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Safion Renewables -

Bella Horstmann
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Lead
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JetBlue -

Corey Stewart
Senior Associate
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RMI -

Alex Kizer
Executive Vice President
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EFI Foundation -

Emre Gencer
Co-founder & CEO
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Sesame Sustainability -

Jeff Benesch
COO
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Zero Petroleum -

Ian Chiquier
SAF Policy Scholar
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Lili Deal
Commercial Manager
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SkyNRG -

Leif Fixen
Strategy Manager, North America Agriculture
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The Nature Conservancy -

Gabrielle Hall
Consul-General and Trade and Investment Commissioner
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Austrade -

Jason Lanclos
Director, State Energy Development and Planning
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Louisiana Economic Development -

Chris Lohmann
Regional Director, Boeing Canada Strategy
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Boeing -

Ethan Epstein
Founding Principal
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Tax Credit Alliance -

Carrie Song
Independent SAF Consultant
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Fatimah Bello
Managing Director
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SWD Futures -

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

Paula Wagner
Head of Sales for SAF America
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Neste -

Keith Gillard
Board Chair
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Foresight -

David Dix
Consulting Advisor
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Daylight Climate -

Katie O'Shea
Former Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Hubs Program Manager
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Daniel Gaspar
Senior Project Manager
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory -

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

Maksim Sonin
Stanford Hydrogen Initiative
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Matthew Ridley
Director of Sustainability and Innovation
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oneworld Alliance -

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

Kyla Karten
Vice President of Site Readiness, Business Development
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Illinois Economic Development Corporation
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