Meet the Speakers
Hear from 80 expert speakers leading the scale up of SAF, LCAF, Hydrogen and eFUELS in the MENA region
2026 Advisory Board
Confirmed Speakers Include:
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Adrien Chabot
Head of Innovation & Amelia Green Project Manager
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Amelia -

Ahmed Al Amra
Country Representative – UAE
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Global Green Growth Institute -

Alejandro Rios Galvan
Independent Consultant
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Andrew Thomas
Director of Sustainability
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Vista Global -

Caragh Curran
Founder
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Sustainable Tourism Consultants -

Cornelius Matthes
CEO
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Dii Desert Energy -

Dilip Gursahani
Director Infrastructure & Process Engineering MENA
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DHL Express -

Dr. Emad Alharbi
Board Member and Treasurer
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Saudi Space & Aviation Sciences Association (SSASA) -

Frank Wouters
Chairman
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Dii Advisory Board & MENA Hydrogen Alliance -

Ghassan Wakim
Technology Director, Zero-Carbon Fuels
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Clean Air Task Force -

Haliru Audu
Programme Officer - Project Financing
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IRENA -

Jeffrey Beyer
Managing Director
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Zest -

Johannes Müller
Head of Commercial Planning and Steering
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Lufthansa Group -

Jonathon Counsell
Chief Sustainability Officer
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International Airlines Group -

Lourdes Vega
Director of the Research and Innovation Center on CO2
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Khalifa University of Science and Technology -

Khurram Qureshi
Head of Portfolio and Stakeholder Management
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Dubai Air Navigation Services -

Majed Al Mujaini
Manager - Aviation Environment Affairs
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Fly Dubai -

Maryam AlBalooshi
State Lead Negotiator for Aviation Climate Change
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General Civil Aviation Authority -

Maryam Telmesani
Group VP of Sustainability
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Saudia Group -

Matteo Mirolo
Independent Sustainability Consultant
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Martin McAspurn-Lohmann
Senior Head – Energy and Natural Resources IB
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank -

Michelle Callanan
Deputy Dean for Quality Assurance and Enhancement
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UBC -

Mohammad Salem
UAE Alternate Representative to ICAO and Senior Specialist
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General Civil Aviation Authority -

Mohammad Abu Zahra
Chief Regional Officer - MEA
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Global CCS Institute -

Paul Zissermann
Sustainability Director
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SkyTeam -

Rachel Barton
Sustainability Delivery Manager
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British Airways -

Raymond Ewart Sánchez
Independent SAF Consultant
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Rena Rzayeva
Senior Manager Group Procurement
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Emirates Group -

Roberto Gonzalez
Principal
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) -

Robert Boyd
Chief, Finvest Hub
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International Civil Aviation Organisation -

Rose Oates
Renewable Fuels Associate
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Bloomberg -

Runeel Daliah
Principal Analyst
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Lux Research -

Sami Kamel
CEO
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Dutco Group -

Sebastian Stiessel
Senior Business Development Manager
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Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Safety -

Shannon Scott
Vice President Sustainability & Environment
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Emirates Airline -

Sven Deckers
Director - Sustainability, Innovation & Partnerships
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Dubai Airports -

Dr. Shen Wang
Senior Partner / Founder
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Green Development Institute / SAFPAC Inc -

Taher Diab
Senior Director, Strategy & Planning
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Dubai Supreme Council of Energy -

Tobias Koch
Independent CORSIA Expert
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Ulrike Ziegler
President of the Board of Directors
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IMPACT on Sustainable Aviation -

Vivek Sindhamani
Head of Sustainable Aviation & Resilience
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NACO -

Alastair Blanshard
Director, Sustainable Aviation
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ICF -

Steven Griffiths
Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research
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American University of Sharjah -

Gill Alker
Book & Claim Programme Manager
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RSB -

Vijaypal Singh Bains
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Group Head of ESG
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Emirates NBD -

Kevin Czok
Senior Manager for Strategy and Programmes
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Frontier25 -

Rajee Olaganathan
Associate Professor Department of Safety Sciences
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -

Yousif Saeed Lootah
CEO
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Lootah Biofuels -

Suwanie Thakrar
Senior Technical Advisor
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KBR -

Shruthi Nair
Multimedia Editor and Broadcast Journalist
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AGBI -

Mehdi Hssein
Technical Advisor
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GIZ Morocco -

Rashid Kizhakkayil
Head of Environment and Sustainability
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Sharjah International Airport -

Maria Flouda
Founder
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Sustainability Switch Energy -

Abdulla Almutareb
Chairman and CEO
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Tahseen Aviation Services -

Nashwa Al Rawahi
Board Member
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Environment Society of Oman -

Samsana Ismail
Position Director, Sustainability
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Airbus -

Robert Wright
Managing Partner
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Platform Sustainability -

James Rigney
CEO
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Knighthood Global Limited -

Shashank Nigam
Founder & CEO
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SimplyFlying -

Dr. Samir ElKareish
Former Vice Chairman
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EGAS -

Xavier Esparrich
Aviation Lead
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PwC ME -

Scott Thompson
Global Aerospace & Defense Leader
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PwC -

Dirk Niemeier
Director, Clean Hydrogen Solutions Lead
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PwC -

Wesley Monteiro
Global Market Engagement Lead
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S&P Global -

Craig Harris
Lead - Technical Sales
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Velocys -

Raghu Viswanathan
Director of eFuels, Supply Chain, and Strategy
Smartenergy
Interested in Speaking in 2026?
If you would like to find out more about the speaking opportunities at the Sustainable Aviation Futures MENA Congress or would like to recommend a speaker to join our lineup, please get in touch:
Ros Johnston - Event Director
Telephone: +44 (0)2045 911 951
Email: ros.johnston@safcongress.com
Or complete our short enquiry form.

