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2026 SPEAKERS & VIP GUESTS
SAFAPAC26 Global Strategic Speakers


Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Regional Development and Resources, Associate Minister for Energy
New Zealand Government


Dr. Pongpat Thiensiri
Deputy Director General
Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand


Tim Stock
Director, Industry Policy and Engagement
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water


Brad Archer
Head of Energy Security Taskforce
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia


Ash Sambrooks
Senior Investment Manager, Clean Economy
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development


Fiona Messent
Chief Sustainability Officer
Qantas


Christian Bennett
Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer
Virgin Australia


Stephen Beckett
Chief Executive Officer
Airlines for Australia & New Zealand


Chris Tudehope
Industry Affairs Manager
International Air Transport Association (IATA)


Stephen Pearse
Executive Director
Board of Airline Representatives Australia


Matthew Connolly
Sustainability Lead
Air New Zealand


Rebecca Orme
Managing Director, Legal and Sustainability
FedEx


Stephen Forshaw
Chief Representative Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Airbus


Dr Kimberly Camrass
Head of Sustainability Engagement and Partnerships, APAC
Boeing


Ken Lau
Head of Sustainability
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East (Airports Council International)


Billie Moore
Chief Executive
New Zealand Airports Association


Renee Wootton Tomlin
Director of Partnerships, Oceania
ASAFA Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association


Richard Barker
Chief Executive Officer
North Queensland Airports


Patty Therrios
Head of Strategy and Sustainability
Adelaide Airport Limited


Jessica Rudd
Head of Sustainability
Brisbane Airport Corporation


Michelle Khundakar
General Manager of Strategy and Sustainability
Queensland Airports


FURUYA Tokuro
Consul-General
Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne


Robert Cavicchiolo
Carbon Solutions Manager
Viva Energy Australia


Tamara Somers
General Manager, Global Head of Sustainability & Impact
Xero


Tom Stonier
Senior Commercial Director Oceania
S&P Global Energy


Jenson Ong
Global Lead, Refined Oil Products, Strategic Engagement and Intelligence
S&P Global Energy


Gates Moss
Partner and Associate Director
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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2026 Project & Capital Pioneers


David Gall
Chief Executive Officer
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation


Alex Grant
General Manager, Transport
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)


Edward Mason
Chief Executive Officer
Jet Zero Australia


James Williamson
General Manager
Neste


Andrea Martelli
Global Head of BIO
Eni Trade & Biofuels


Flyn van Ewijk
Regional Director, Asia Pacific
LanzaJet


Ignacio Hernandez
CEO
HIF Asia Pacific


Mitch Shannon
Executive Director
Pollination


Yasushi Hashimoto
Deputy General Manager - Technology Development
IHI Corporation


Matt Doyle
Chief Executive Officer
Wagner Sustainable Fuels


Mark Couchman
Domestic Lead, Institutional
Export Finance Australia


Steven Bartholomeusz
Head of Public & Regulatory Affairs, APAC
Neste


Karen Brown
Head of Climate Transition, Diversified Industries
ANZ


Michael Puli
Director, Sustainable Finance
ING Australia


Barbara Rezende
Principal, SAFFA
Burnham Sterling & Company


Joon Ho Lee
SVP Structured Finance
Burnham Sterling Asset Management


Tony D'Alessandro
Managing Director
Renewable Developments Australia
2026 Innovation & Supply Enablers


Dr Daniel Roberts
Research Director, Energy Technologies
CSIRO


Simon Yim
Founder, CEO
SKY Renewables


David Stribley
Commercial Director
HAMR Energy


Renzo Petersen
Managing Director & Founder
Continual Renewable Ventures


Jennifer Wainwright
Managing Director
Agave Resources Australia


Ash Salardini
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Sugar Manufacturers


Jonathan Yeo
Chief Executive Officer
FlyORO


Vibhav Agarwal
Chief Executive Officer
Essar Future Energy Limited (EFE)


Dr. Gillian Goh
Principal Investigator
A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy & Environment (ISCE2)


Owen Menkens
Chair
CANEGROWERS Australia


Nick Stewart
Executive Officer, CRV
Continual Renewable Ventures


Robert Michael Carey
Chairman
Ethanol Technologies Limited (Ethtec)


David Clement
Program Director, Agri-Energy
GrainCorp

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