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SUMMIT AGENDA 2026
DAY1
Day 2 Morning: Raw Power, Refined: Feedstock Streams and eFuel Solutions
08:30 - 09:00
(30 mins)
Registration
09:00 - 09:05
(05 mins)
Welcoming remarks
09:05 - 09:25
(20 mins)
[State Government Keynote] Regional Powerhouses: Turning State Resources into SAF Solutions
Tim Stock
Director, Industry Policy and Engagement
NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
09:25 - 10:15
(50 mins)
[Panel] Feedstock Partnerships — From Farms and Waste to SAF Supply Chains
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Long-term contracts between farmers, waste managers, and SAF producers as the backbone of deployment.
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Opportunities to valorise agricultural residues, forestry waste, and municipal streams for scalable SAF.
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Development of regional feedstock hubs to anchor SAF projects and reduce logistics costs.
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Policy frameworks and incentives needed to balance feedstock competition with food security and sustainability.
Andrea Martelli
Global Head of BIO
Eni Trade & Biofuels
Jennifer Wainwright
Managing Director
Agave Resources Australia
Nikunj Nangalia
Chief Commercial Officer
ESSAR FUTURE ENERGY LIMITED
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Ash Salardini
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Sugar Manufacturers
Steven Bartholomeusz
Head of Public & Regulatory Affairs, APAC
Neste
David Clement
Program Director, Agri-Energy
GrainCorp
10:15 - 10:35
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Gold Sponsor
Senior Representative
Deloitte
Coffee Break (25 mins)
11:00 - 11:50
(50 mins)
[Panel] Ecosystem in Motion: eFuels, PtL, Hydrogen and CCUS for Next-Gen SAF Projects
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Emerging eFuel and PtL projects in APAC and their expected timelines for deployment.
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Interactions between hydrogen production, CCUS, and power markets in enabling viable eFuels.
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Partnerships across aviation, energy, and heavy industry to build a full eFuel ecosystem.
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​Key financing, permitting, and policy frameworks needed to take eFuels from pilots to commercial scale.
Ash Sambrooks
Senior Investment Manager, Clean Economy
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Ameen Bou Diab
Senior Project Development Manager - APAC
Skytree
Ignacio Hernandez
CEO
HIF Asia Pacific
Dr Daniel Roberts
Research Director, Energy Technologies
CSIRO
11:50 - 12:10
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Gold Sponsor
Senior Representative
Topsoe
Luncheon
Day 2 Afternoon: Credibility and Demand: Standards and Buyers Shaping the Market
14:00 - 14:20
(20 mins)
[Keynote] Reserved for Brisbane Airport Corporation
Jessica Rudd
Head of Sustainability
Brisbane Airport Corporation
14:20 - 14:40
(20 mins)
[Sponsor Keynote]/[Partner Project Roadshow]
14:40 - 15:30
(50 mins)
[Panel] Corporate Demand Signals: How Scope 3 Buyers Can Make or Elevate SAF Projects
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Explore how corporate SAF coalitions in APAC (like Qantas’s SAF Coalition) are helping share the premium and create demand certainty.
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Discuss how voluntary Scope 3 commitments can evolve into long-term offtake agreements that support project financing.
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Examine opportunities for airport–corporate–airline partnerships to expand SAF deployment corridors across APAC.
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Highlight how APAC corporates can position themselves as global leaders in collaborative demand creation despite policy gaps.
Moderator:
Trent Hawkins
Consulting Director
ERM
Panelists:
Matthew Connolly
Sustainability Lead
Air New Zealand
Tamara Somers
General Manager, Global Head of Sustainability & Impact
Xero
Michael Puli
Director, Sustainable Finance
ING Australia
Karen Brown
Head of Climate Transition, Diversified Industries
ANZ Institutional
15:30 - 16:30
(60 mins)
Closing
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