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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)
[Authorized Voice] Building a Competitive SAF Industry: Policy Signals, Infrastructure & Global Alignment
Brad Archer
Head of Energy Security Taskforce
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia
09:35 - 09:45
(10 mins)
[Government Keynote] From Policy to Runway: Enabling SAF Scale‑up in SA
Hon Chris Picton MP
Minister for State Development, Defence and Space Industries, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy
Government of South Australia (Virtual)
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
Dr. Pongpat Thiensiri
Deputy Director General
Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand
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.
Moderator:
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Gates Moss
Partner and Associate Director
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Panelists:
Fiona Messent
Chief Sustainability Officer
Qantas
Christian Bennett
Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer
Virgin Australia
Evgenia Starkova
VP Strategy & Marketing
SkyTeam
Coffee Break (30 mins)
11:25 - 12:15
(50 mins)
[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:
FURUYA Tokuro
Consul-General
Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne
Dr Kimberly Camrass
Head of Sustainability Engagement and Partnerships - APAC
Boeing
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Ken Lau
Head of Sustainability
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East (Airports Council International)
Rebecca Orme
Managing Director, Legal and Sustainability
FedEx Express
Stephen Forshaw
Chief Representative Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Airbus
Stephen Pearse
Executive Director
Board of Airline Representatives Australia
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
Yasushi Hashimoto
Deputy General Manager - Technology Development
IHI Corporation
Steven Bartholomeusz
Head of Public & Regulatory Affairs, APAC
Neste
Flyn van Ewijk
Regional Director, Asia Pacific
LanzaJet
Nick Hazell
Founder & CEO
Algenie
14:50 - 15:30
(40 mins)
​[Panel] Partnerships for Viable Feedstock, Matching Technology, and Long-term Off-take as Foundations of a Successful LCLF Project
Moderator:
Simon Yim
Founder, CEO
SKY Renewables
Panelists:
Craig Doyle
Senior Advisor
SKY Renewables
Peter Galea
Principal
Australia Sugar Beet
Owen Menkens
Chair
CANEGROWERS Australia
Senior Representative
Honeywell UOP
Coffee Break (30 mins)
16:00 - 16:10
(10 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for ASAFA
Renee Tomlin
Director of Partnerships (Oceania)
ASAFA
16:10 - 17:00
(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.
Moderator:
Nicholas Fletcher
Partner
Clayton UTZ
Panelists:
Richard Barker
Chief Executive Officer
North Queensland Airports
Michelle Khundakar
General Manager of Strategy and Sustainability
Queensland Airports
Jenna Raeburn
General MAnager, Corporate Affairs
Wellington Airport
Patty Therrios
Head of Strategy and Sustainability
Adelaide Airport Limited
Jonathan Yeo
Chief Executive Officer
FlyORO
17:00 - 18:00
(60 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.
Moderator:
Matt Walden
Australia Energy Resources and Industrials Leader
Deloitte
Panelists:
Martin Gulbis
Investment Manager
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Mitch Shannon
Executive Director
Pollination
Mark Couchman
Domestic Lead, Institutional
Export Finance Australia
David Gall
Chief Executive Officer
National Reconstruction Fund Corporation
Joon Ho Lee
SVP Structured Finance
Burnham Sterling Asset Management
David Stribley
Commercial Director
HAMR Energy
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Costa Casiou
Managing Director
SPINFRA
18:00 - 19:00
(60 mins)
Sustainable Aviation Night
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