2024 SPEAKERS

Christine Bassitt
General Manager for Shell Aviation Americas
Shell

Christine Bassitt is the General Manager for Shell Aviation Americas, which includes work on the Aviation decarbonization strategy internally and externally while concurrently managing the volatility of the pandemic with customers.

Erin Cooke
Sustainability Director
San Francisco Airport

Erin Cooke is responsible for creating, implementing, and reporting on SFO’s Strategic, Sustainability, Zero Waste, Resilience and Decarbonization Plans. By brokering and implementing emissions reduction investments, the airport has become a global leader in SAF deliveries.

Elvis Ebikade, Ph.D.
Senior Sustainable Fuels Consultant
Southwest Airlines

Elvis Ebikade leads SAF offtake opportunities, engages on SAF policy, and collaborates with stakeholders on distribution, blending and logistics at Southwest Airlines. He is a SAF expert with experience in low carbon fuels, circularity, and biomass valorization.

Veronica Bradley
Director of Environmental Science
Clean Fuels Alliance America

Veronica Bradley leads the advancement of education and research on the climate benefits of bio-based diesel and sustainable aviation fuels, educating stakeholders on the environmental benefits of clean fuels and identifying relevant research needs.

Simon Newitt
President
Heart Aerospace

Simon Newitt is responsible for the commercialization of the ES product from marketing and sales through to aircraft delivery at Heart Aerospace. He is also responsible for customer support & services, industry and government affairs.

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Robb Etnyre
General Manager
Truckee Tahoe Airport

Since 2022, Robb Etnyre has facilitated the transition to a sustainable airport planning model and adoption of a blended SAF only offering at Truckee Tahoe Airport, a General Aviation Airport serving business and private aviation.

Madison Carroll
Executive Director
CoSAFA

Madison Carroll has been working with CoSAFA since 2022 to develop a standardized foundation for SAF markets and SAF transactions, and as Executive Director, uses her unique aviation, environmental planning, and project management skills.

Kenneth Hill
Managing Director
BioCarbon Strategies Consulting

Kenneth Hill focuses on biofuels and the bioeconomy, including developing novel business strategies, creating biomass supply chains, advancing technology from bench to commercial scale, and developing biobased projects in developed and emerging markets.

Featuring 180 expert speakers from throughout the aviation and energy value chain

Hear from some of the most influential experts working within the aviation and energy industry, including airlines, fuel producers, policymakers, hydrogen and energy developers and OEMs. Sustainable Aviation Futures North America Congress will feature 40+ hours of industry-leading content in panels, keynotes, and interactive workshops, covering the A-Z of SAF, feedstocks, policy, sustainable, aerospace technologies and eFuels and hydrogen.

If you would like to present your research to 800 senior-level attendees from across the aviation value chain, or would like to recommend a speaker for the event, we would love to hear from you:

Ros Johnston

Program Director
ros.johnston@safcongress.com
+44(0) 203 355 4222

Thank you to our 2024 speakers:

  • Aamir Shams

    Senior Associate Climate Aligned Industries
    -
    RMI

  • Aaron Heslehurst

    Former News Anchor & Presenter - BBC World News TV

  • Aaron Robinson

    Vice President - Sustainable Aviation Fuel, U.S.
    -
    IAG

  • Abbey Brown

    Technical Lead for the Washington Clean Fuel Standard
    -
    Washington Department of Ecology

  • Adam Guss, PhD, Genetic & Metabolic Engineer, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Adam Guss, PhD

    Genetic & Metabolic Engineer, Biosciences Division
    -
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Adrian Beale

    Managing Director – Market Insights & Data Analytics
    -
    Green Star BCS, LLC

  • Aivars Krumins

    VP Commercial – Low Carbon Solutions
    -
    McDermott

  • Alanna James

    Managing Director Sustainability Initiatives
    -
    Hawaiian Airlines

  • Alex Kramarchuk

    Managing Director, Sustainability and Impact Focus
    -
    Colton Alexander

  • Amina Dammann

    Partner
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Andre de Fontaine

    Senior Director
    -
    GMA / SABA Secretariat Team

  • Andy Shafer

    Chief Customer, Marketing and Brand Officer
    -
    Gevo

  • Angela Foster-Rice

    General Counsel/SVP Policy and Market Innovation
    -
    Everland

  • Anita Sengupta

    Chief Executive Officer
    -
    Hydroplane

  • Annette Farah

    Business Development Manager
    -
    Johnson Matthey

  • Ann Vail

    Executive Director & Clean Cities And Communities Director
    -
    Louisiana Clean Fuels

  • Ariel Kagan

    Director, Climate & Working Lands
    -
    Minnesota Farmers Union

  • Ashwin Jadhav

    Vice President
    -
    Twelve

  • Audrey Denvir, Ph.D.

    Associate, US Lands Data and Analysis
    -
    World Resources Institute

  • Bart Freidman

    Managing Director
    -
    Bluechip Jets

  • Beatrice Batty

    Director of Fuel Support
    -
    Signature Aviation

  • Bhupendra Khandelwal

    Associate Professor in Fuels and Combustion
    -
    University of Alabama

  • Blake Simmons

    Chief Scientific and Technology Officer
    -
    US Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)

  • Brett Perlman

    CEO
    -
    Center For Houston's Future

  • Brian Marquardt

    Business Leader, MarqMetrix All-In-One Process Raman Analyzer
    -
    Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Brian Ripsin

    Sustainability Manager Americas
    -
    Shell Aviation

  • Brian Werner

    Executive Director
    -
    Minnesota Biofuels Association

  • Bruce Fleming

    CEO
    -
    Montana Renewables

  • Charles Schlumberger

    Lead Air Transport Specialist
    -
    World Bank

  • Chris Cassidy

    Renewable Energy Advisor
    -
    U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Chris Cooper

    Policy Director
    -
    Center for Resource Solutions (CRS)

  • Chris Hessler

    Founding Partner
    -
    AJW Inc

  • Chris Malone

    VP of Market Opportunities
    -
    Indigo Ag

  • Chris McCullough

    General Manager - Program Development, Laboratory Services
    -
    ASTM International

  • Chris Robinson

    Senior Director
    -
    Lux Research Inc.

  • Chris Neidl

    Co-Founder
    -
    OpenAir Collective

  • Christine Bassitt

    General Manager for Shell Aviation Americas
    -
    Shell

  • Christi Lane

    Senior Industry Advisor - Aviation
    -
    Endava

  • Claire Boland

    Sustainability Lead
    -
    Joby Aviation

  • Claudia Galea

    Global Sustainability Director
    -
    Kearney

  • Conor Madigan Ph.D

    CEO
    -
    Aether Fuels

  • Courtney Unruh

    SAF & Sustainability Engagement Director
    -
    Alaska Air

  • Craig Stanfield

    Partner
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Damon Hartley

    Group and Technical Lead, Operations Research & Analysis
    -
    Idaho National Laboratory

  • Dan Lashof

    Director, WRI United States
    -
    World Resources Institute

  • Dan Matuszak

    Chief Technology Officer
    -
    Aviation Climate Taskforce

  • Darrin Qualman

    Director of Climate Crisis Policy & Action
    -
    Canada's National Farmers Union

  • Dave Meyer

    Director, Transportation Markets
    -
    3Degrees

  • David Kaplan

    Principal
    -
    Oliver Wyman

  • David Schwalje

    Director of Emerging Market Development
    -
    Axens

  • David Stallwitz

    Managing Director, Emerging Energy
    -
    Phillips 66

  • Devin O'Grady

    Director
    -
    Canadian Fuels Association

  • Dinesh Sanekommu

    Product Manager
    -
    Google

  • Drew Meloan

    Global Commercialization Lead, Emerging Renewable Fuels
    -
    Honeywell UOP

  • Elena Schmidt

    Executive Director
    -
    Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)

  • Elizabeth Rolfes 

    Market & Energy Analyst, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
    -
    U.S. Department of Energy 

  • Elvis Ebikade, Ph.D.

    Senior Sustainable Fuels Consultant
    -
    Southwest Airlines

  • Emily Beagle

    Research Associate - Webber Energy Group
    -
    University of Texas at Austin

  • Erin Cooke

    Sustainability Director
    -
    San Francisco Airport

  • Evgenia Starkova

    Head of Sustainability
    -
    SkyTeam

  • Firat Emsen

    Chief Technical Services Officer
    -
    iGA Istanbul Airport

  • Francesco Di Sabatino

    Senior Research Engineer
    -
    Southwest Research Institute

  • Frank Femia

    Senior Manager - Fuel Operations
    -
    Air Canada

  • Fredrik Jaresved

    Director Strategic Initiatives and Innovation
    -
    Swedavia

  • Gaudy Bezos-O’Connor

    EPFD Project Manager
    -
    NASA

  • Geoff Tauvette

    Executive Director
    -
    C-SAF

  • Glenn McDonald

    Principal
    -
    AeroDynamic

  • Graham Provost

    Vice President
    -
    Corys

  • Greg Staiti

    Compliance Director
    -
    Montana Renewables

  • Hamza Mazloum

    SAF Procurement Manager
    -
    Cathay Pacific

  • Haldane Dodd

    Executive Director
    -
    ATAG

  • Henrik von Storch

    Director Global Sustainable Aviation Fuels
    -
    DHL Express

  • Hsiang Yee Hoekstra

    Manger-R&D, Refinery & Catalyst Pilot Plant Services Section
    -
    Southwest Research Institute

  • Ilana Saltzbart

    Partner - Environment Health and Safety
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Isaac Ekoto

    Principal investigator for the Gasoline Combustion Fundamentals (GCF) Lab
    -
    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Isabel Galiana 

    COO
    -
    Future Energy Global

  • Jade Patterson

    Renewable Fuels
    -
    Bloomberg NEF

  • Jamila Yamani

    Director Climate & Energy
    -
    Salesforce

  • Jeroen van Heiningen

    Managing Director
    -
    123 Carbon

  • Joanna Baskin

    EVP Global Sales and Partnerships
    -
    APLBC

  • Joachim Majholm

    Founder
    -
    Blue Lines

  • Joe Berti

    CEO
    -
    P6 Technolgies

  • Joe Rodden

    Co-founder and CEO
    -
    Lydian

  • Joey Cathcart

    Senior Associate
    -
    RMI

  • John Taylor

    Partner
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Johnny Thorsen

    VP Strategy & Partnership
    -
    Spotnana

  • Josh Schulnick

    Manager, Sustainability & ESG
    -
    JetBlue

  • Joseph Powell

    Executive Director Energy Transition Institute
    -
    University of Houston

  • Julia Silvis

    Managing Director, Research and Intelligence
    -
    Greater MSP

  • Keith Sawyer

    Manager of Alternative Fuels
    -
    Avfuel

  • Kata Cserep

    Global Aviation Lead
    -
    PA Consulting

  • Kenneth Hill

    Senior Consultant
    -
    Loans Program Office U.S. Department of Energy

  • Kevin Noertker

    Co-founder and CEO
    -
    Ampaire

  • Kevin Welsh

    Vice President of Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer
    -
    Airlines for America

  • Kirk A. Phillips

    Director
    -
    Air Force Office of Energy Assurance

  • Lori Guetre

    Vice President Business Development and Strategy
    -
    1PointFive

  • Luke Schrader

    Head of Catalysis
    -
    Velocys

  • Madison Carroll

    Senior Project Director
    -
    Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA)

  • Mareen Georgie

    Executive Director, Sustainable Finance Debt Capital Markets
    -
    J.P. Morgan

  • Marina Efthymiou

    Professor of Aviation Management
    -
    Dublin City University

  • Matthew Fischbacher

    Airline Captain and Author

  • Manuel Garcia-Perez

    Professor and Chair - Biological Systems Engineering Department
    -
    Washington State University

  • Matteo Mirolo

    Head of Policy and Strategy, Contrails
    -
    Breakthrough Energy

  • Mauricio Omar Arellano Villavicenci

    Senior Manager of Airport Infrastructure and Energy
    -
    Viva Aerobus

  • Rep. Max Miller

    Congressman
    -
    7th District of Ohio

  • Meg Whitty

    Vice President of Corporate Relations and Marketing
    -
    LanzaJet

  • Michael Darcy

    CEO and Chairman
    -
    DG Fuels

  • Michael Fulton

    Chief SAF Guy
    -
    FedEx

  • Michael Rossell

    Senior Vice President of International Relations
    -
    ACI

  • Michael Wang

    Director, Systems Assessment Center - Environmental Assessment Leader
    -
    Argonne National Laboratory

  • Michelle Miano

    Director, Environmental Protection Division
    -
    State of New Mexico

  • Michael Wojciechowski

    Strategy and Growth Director
    -
    Montana Renewables

  • Rep. Mike Flood

    Congressman
    -
    1st District of Nebraska

  • Mike McCurdy

    Managing Director – Energy Advisory Services
    -
    ICF

  • Monica Normark

    Director, Bio-fuels Technology
    -
    KBR

  • Nadir Yilmaz

    Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering
    -
    Howard University

  • Nancy Newman

    Founder and CEO
    -
    Extract Talent

  • Niall McMahon

    Co-Founder
    -
    Atoma Research

  • Nick Macilveen

    Executive Director
    -
    Embarcatec

  • Nikesh Jindal

    Partner
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Noah Verleun

    President & Chief Executive Officer (Interim)
    -
    Global Energy Holdings

  • Nora Lovell Marchant

    Vice President - Global Sustainability
    -
    AMEX GBT

  • Oliver Booth

    Research Associate
    -
    Slightline Climate

  • Patrice Wint

    Practitioner, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Org Dev and Change Management
    -
    JetBlue

  • Patrick Edmond 

    Chief Marketing Officer
    -
    Future Energy Global

  • Paul Ticehurst

    Managing Director for HyCOgen and FT Liquids
    -
    Johnson Matthey

  • Quintin Barnes

    Program Manager, Decarbonization Market Measures
    -
    Smart Freight Centre

  • Ralf Diemer

    Managing Director
    -
    eFuel Alliance

  • Rama Myers

    Co-Founder & COO
    -
    AeroFuse

  • Randy Cortright

    Senior Research Associate
    -
    NREL

  • Rebecca Grenham

    Manager - ESG Policies and Practices
    -
    American Airlines

  • Robb Etnyre

    General Manager
    -
    Truckee Tahoe Airport

  • Ryan Waguespack

    Owner
    -
    General Aviation Consultants

  • Sarah Chou

    Senior Sustainability Consultant
    -
    Southwest Airlines

  • Scott Blakely

    Senior Director of Laboratory Services – North America
    -
    Intertek Caleb Brett

  • Scott Lewis

    President of Net-Zero Services
    -
    World Energy

  • Sean Arians

    VP - Sustainable Production & Value Chain Engagement
    -
    National Corn Growers Association

  • Sean Newsum

    Managing Director, Environmental Affairs
    -
    Airlines for America

  • Seth Cutter

    Director of Public Affairs
    -
    CVG International Airport

  • Shashank Nigam

    Founder and CEO
    -
    SimpliFlying

  • Shawn Starkenburg, Ph.D.

    Group Leader, Genomics and Bioanalytics
    -
    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Dr. Shen Wang

    Senior Partner / Founder
    -
    Green Development Institute / SAFPAC Inc

  • Simon Newitt

    President
    -
    Heart Aerospace

  • Soha Lupescu

    Aviation Researcher
    -
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Stefan Unnasch

    Managing Director
    -
    Life Cycle Associates

  • Simone Rauer

    Senior Director Regulatory and External Engagement
    -
    Airbus

  • Steve Crolius

    President
    -
    Carbon-Neutral Consulting LLC

  • Steven Plas

    Director, Lower Emission Fuels and Business Development
    -
    ExxonMobil

  • Steven Le Moing

    Sustainable Aviation Fuels Manager
    -
    Airbus

  • Stuart Zisman

    Partner
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Susan van Dyk

    Biofuels Expert
    -
    SvD Consulting

  • Suyoung (Sue) Moon

    Associate
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Suzanne Kearns

    Director
    -
    Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics

  • Tatiana Bruce da Silva

    Project Manager and Contributing Senior Analyst - Carbon Management
    -
    EFI Foundation

  • Taylor Conley

    Associate
    -
    King & Spalding

  • Ted Thrasher

    Aviation Environmental Project Lead
    -
    Mitre

  • Tim Leach

    Transportation Lead
    -
    Launch Alaska

  • Tom Nealon

    President
    -
    Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures (SARV)

  • Tom Light

    Chief Executive Officer
    -
    Aviation Climate Taskforce

  • Tracy Sadowski

    Founder
    -
    Stella Strategic Consultants

  • Valerie Reed

    Director - Bioenergy Technologies Office
    -
    U.S. Department of Energy

  • Veronica Bradley

    Director of Environmental Science
    -
    Clean Fuels Alliance

  • Vilas Kuchinad

    Managing Director, Head of Innovation, Global Sustainable Finance Group
    -
    Bank of America

  • Waafa Ermilate

    Managing Director and Head of Energy, Americas
    -
    ING Capital

  • Wendy Avis

    Director, Climate and Environment
    -
    Vancouver Airport Authority

  • William Hohenstein

    Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy
    -
    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Zia Abdullah

    Laboratory Program Manager, Bioenergy Technologies Office
    -
    NREL