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SUMMIT AGENDA 2026
DAY1
Day 1 Morning: Strategic Policy for a Robust SAF Future
08:00 - 09:00
(60 mins)
Registration
09:00 - 09:05
(05 mins)
Welcoming Remarks
09:05 - 09:25
(20 mins)
​[Initiative Signing] Fuel Anywhere: Building the APAC SAF Bridges
09:25 - 09:35
(10 mins)
[Opening Keynote] Connecting Global Ambition with Local Action: IATA’s Outlook on SAF
09:35 - 09:45
(10 mins)
[Authorized Voice] Government Keynote Reserved for Australian Federal Government
09:45 - 09:55
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Clean Skies Aotearoa: New Zealand’s Strategy for a Sustainable Aviation Future
09:55 - 10:05
(10 mins)
[International Keynote] Shared Skies: National Strategies and Regional Synergies for SAF
10:05 - 10:55
(50 mins)
[Top Voice Panel] Top Voices 2026: From First Litres to Full Scale
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What we’ve achieved: Key milestones in SAF deployment across APAC and the lessons learned from early projects.
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Where we stand today: Collaboration across airlines, producers, airports, financiers, and corporate buyers to unlock deployment.
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What’s holding us back: The critical barriers to scale — cost, feedstock, infrastructure, and financing gaps.
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What comes next: Stakeholder commitments and actions required to deliver meaningful volumes by 2030.
Coffee Break (30 mins)
11:25 - 12:15
(50 mins)
[C-suite Visionaries Panel] Sharing a Cleaner Sky: Building the Regional SAF Network
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Scaling SAF to multi-location operations across APAC.
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Embedding SAF into decarbonisation strategies with consistent availability along major routes.
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Building a regional network of producers, airports, and airlines to ensure reliable supply.
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Positioning APAC as a collaborative leader in the global SAF transformation.
Moderator:
Stephen Beckett
Chief Executive Officer
Airlines for Australia & New Zealand
12:15 - 12:35
(10 mins)
Reserved for Diamond Sponsor
Luncheon
Day 1 Afternoon: From Vision to Hubs: Airports, Projects, and Strategic Investment at Work
14:00 - 14:50
(50 mins)
[Panel] Anchor the Future: Innovative Technologies Powering SAF Projects
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How emerging SAF technologies can enhance efficiency, reliability, and cost-competitiveness of projects.
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The role of conversion platforms, catalysts, and process innovations in making projects scalable across APAC.
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Building technology partnerships and licensing models that ensure projects progress beyond pilots.
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​How today’s tech-enabled SAF pipelines can integrate into broader aviation and energy infrastructure for a net-zero future.
Edward Mason
Chief Executive Officer
Jet Zero Australia
14:50 - 15:10
(20 mins)
Project Showcase
15:10 - 16:00
(50 mins)
[Panel] Airports Ready for SAF: Infrastructure Upgrades to Unlock Scale
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How upgrades in blending, storage, and fueling systems at airports form the backbone of SAF scale-up.
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The role of infrastructure developers and technology providers in delivering reliable and cost-efficient airport solutions.
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Collaborative models where airports, producers, airlines, and infrastructure partners align to accelerate readiness.
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Policy and investment frameworks needed to support long-term, scalable airport infrastructure for SAF by 2030.
Coffee Break (30 mins)
16:30 - 16:50
(20 mins)
Project Showcase (reserved for Sponsor/Partner)
16:50 - 17:10
(20 mins)
Project Showcase (reserved for Sponsor)
17:10 - 18:00
(50 mins)
[Panel] Mobilized Investment Engines: From Public Incentives to Private Capital Flows
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How can public incentives and policy certainty unlock greater flows of private capital?
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Structuring finance for first-of-kind SAF projects through banks, green lenders, and DFIs.
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Expanding the role of private equity and venture funds in scaling SAF innovators.
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How can institutional investors and insurers integrate SAF into long-term climate portfolios?
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Exploring blended finance and risk-sharing frameworks to bridge the capital gap for early projects.
Alex Grant
Director Business Development and Transactions Team
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
18:00 - 19:00
(60 mins)
Sustainable Aviation Night
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