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:

  • Adrien Chabot

    Head of Innovation & Amelia Green Project Manager
    -
    Amelia

  • Ahmed Al Amra

    Country Representative – UAE
    -
    Global Green Growth Institute

  • Alejandro Rios Galvan

    Independent Consultant

  • Andrew Thomas

    Director of Sustainability
    -
    Vista Global

  • Caragh Curran

    Founder
    -
    Sustainable Tourism Consultants

  • Cornelius Matthes

    CEO
    -
    Dii Desert Energy

  • Dilip Gursahani

    Director Infrastructure & Process Engineering MENA
    -
    DHL Express

  • Dr. Emad Alharbi

    Board Member and Treasurer
    -
    Saudi Space & Aviation Sciences Association (SSASA)

  • Frank Wouters

    Chairman
    -
    Dii Advisory Board & MENA Hydrogen Alliance

  • Ghassan Wakim

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

  • Haliru Audu

    Programme Officer - Project Financing
    -
    IRENA

  • Jeffrey Beyer

    Managing Director
    -
    Zest

  • Johannes Müller

    Head of Commercial Planning and Steering
    -
    Lufthansa Group

  • Jonathon Counsell

    Chief Sustainability Officer
    -
    International Airlines Group

  • Lourdes Vega

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

  • Khurram Qureshi

    Head of Portfolio and Stakeholder Management
    -
    Dubai Air Navigation Services

  • Majed Al Mujaini

    Manager - Aviation Environment Affairs
    -
    Fly Dubai

  • Maryam AlBalooshi

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

  • Maryam Telmesani

    Group VP of Sustainability
    -
    Saudia Group

  • Matteo Mirolo

    Independent Sustainability Consultant

  • Martin McAspurn-Lohmann

    Senior Head – Energy and Natural Resources IB
    -
    Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

  • Michelle Callanan

    Deputy Dean for Quality Assurance and Enhancement
    -
    UBC

  • Mohammad Salem

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

  • Mohammad Abu Zahra

    Chief Regional Officer - MEA 
    -
    Global CCS Institute

  • Paul Zissermann

    Sustainability Director
    -
    SkyTeam

  • Rachel Barton

    Sustainability Delivery Manager
    -
    British Airways

  • Raymond Ewart Sánchez

    Independent SAF Consultant

  • Rena Rzayeva

    Senior Manager Group Procurement
    -
    Emirates Group

  • Roberto Gonzalez

    Principal
    -
    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

  • Robert Boyd

    Chief, Finvest Hub
    -
    International Civil Aviation Organisation

  • Rose Oates

    Renewable Fuels Associate
    -
    Bloomberg

  • Runeel Daliah

    Principal Analyst
    -
    Lux Research

  • Sami Kamel

    CEO
    -
    Dutco Group

  • Sebastian Stiessel

    Senior Business Development Manager
    -
    Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Safety

  • Shannon Scott

    Vice President Sustainability & Environment
    -
    Emirates Airline

  • Sven Deckers

    Director - Sustainability, Innovation & Partnerships
    -
    Dubai Airports

  • Dr. Shen Wang

    Senior Partner / Founder
    -
    Green Development Institute / SAFPAC Inc

  • Taher Diab

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

  • Tobias Koch

    Independent CORSIA Expert

  • Ulrike Ziegler

    President of the Board of Directors
    -
    IMPACT on Sustainable Aviation

  • Vivek Sindhamani

    Head of Sustainable Aviation & Resilience
    -
    NACO

  • Alastair Blanshard

    Director, Sustainable Aviation
    -
    ICF

  • Steven Griffiths​

    Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research
    -
    American University of Sharjah

  • Gill Alker

    Book & Claim Programme Manager
    -
    RSB

  • Vijaypal Singh Bains

    Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Group Head of ESG
    -
    Emirates NBD

  • Kevin Czok

    Senior Manager for Strategy and Programmes
    -
    Frontier25

  • Rajee Olaganathan

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

  • Yousif Saeed Lootah

    CEO
    -
    Lootah Biofuels

  • Suwanie Thakrar

    Senior Technical Advisor
    -
    KBR

  • Shruthi Nair

    Multimedia Editor and Broadcast Journalist
    -
    AGBI

  • Mehdi Hssein

    Technical Advisor
    -
    GIZ Morocco

  • Rashid Kizhakkayil

    Head of Environment and Sustainability
    -
    Sharjah International Airport

  • Maria Flouda

    Founder
    -
    Sustainability Switch Energy

  • Abdulla Almutareb

    Chairman and CEO
    -
    Tahseen Aviation Services

  • Nashwa Al Rawahi

    Board Member
    -
    Environment Society of Oman

  • Samsana Ismail

    Position Director, Sustainability
    -
    Airbus

  • Robert Wright

    Managing Partner
    -
    Platform Sustainability

  • James Rigney

    CEO
    -
    Knighthood Global Limited

  • Shashank Nigam

    Founder & CEO
    -
    SimplyFlying

  • Dr. Samir ElKareish

    Former Vice Chairman
    -
    EGAS

  • Xavier Esparrich

    Aviation Lead
    -
    PwC ME

  • Scott Thompson

    Global Aerospace & Defense Leader
    -
    PwC

  • Dirk Niemeier

    Director, Clean Hydrogen Solutions Lead
    -
    PwC

  • Wesley Monteiro

    Global Market Engagement Lead
    -
    S&P Global

  • Craig Harris

    Lead - Technical Sales
    -
    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.