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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
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Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Regional Development and Resources, Associate Minister for Energy
New Zealand Government (Virtual)
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.
Fiona Messent
Chief Sustainability Officer
Qantas
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
Panelists:
Dr Kimberly Camrass
Head of Sustainability Engagement and Partnerships - APAC
Boeing
Stephen Forshaw
Chief Representative Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Airbus
12:15 - 12:35
(20 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
Matt Doyle
Chief Executive Officer
Wagner Sustainable Fuels
James Williamson
General Manager
Neste
Flyn van Ewijk
Regional Director, Asia Pacific
LanzaJet
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.
Billie Moore
Chief Executive
New Zealand Airports Association
Michelle Khundakar
General Manager of Strategy and Sustainability
Queensland Airports
Richard Barker
Chief Executive Officer
North Queensland Airports
Patty Therrios
Head of Strategy and Sustainability
Adelaide Airport Limited
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
General Manager, Transport
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Megan Flynn
Managing Director, Chief Growth & Impact Officer
Pollination
Senior Representative
Burnham Sterling Asset Management
18:00 - 19:00
(60 mins)
Sustainable Aviation Night
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