1-2 April 2026 | Virtual Summit, Gulf Standard Time (GST)
Strategic Partner
Sustainability Partners
Green Sky Visionary Partner
In Conjunction with:
Co-located with:
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2026 Strategic Summit Agenda
Day 2: SAF Forum
09:00 - 09:10
(10min)
Opening Welcome by Chair
09:10 - 09:20
(10min)
[Opening Keynote] Shaping the Regulatory Landscape for SAF: Opportunities for Dubai and the MENA Region
H.E. Mohammed Abdulla Lengawi
Director General
Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (Reserved)
09:20 - 10:00
(40min)
[Opening Panel] Building the SAF Ecosystem in MENA: Policy, Partnerships, and Pathways Forward
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What types of partnerships are essential to build a functional SAF ecosystem in MENA?
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How can regional collaboration between airlines, producers, and regulators de-risk early-stage deployment?
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What lessons can MENA draw from early SAF alliances globally?
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How do government policies and offtake agreements shape confidence in early partnerships?
Moderator:
Ahmed Al Amra
Country Representative, UAE
Global Green Growth Institute
Panelist:
Siddharth Jain
Vice President Aviation Operations
Emarat
Bachi Spiga
VP of Operations MENA
DHL Express
10:00 - 10:20
(20min)
[Keynote] Reserved by Jetex
Senior Representative
Jetex
Morning Coffee and Networking Break
10:50 - 11:40
(50min)
[Panel] Breaking Barriers to SAF Trading and Adoption: Building a Functional Market in MENA
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What trading mechanisms (e.g. Book & Claim, carbon credits) are most viable for SAF distribution across MENA?
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How can we overcome the mismatch between producers and end-users across borders and sectors?
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What policies and incentives are needed to accelerate adoption among airlines and cargo operators?
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How do infrastructure gaps—such as blending, storage, and certification—impact both trading and usage?
Moderator:
Wesley Monteiro
Global Market Engagement Lead
S&P Global
Panelist:
Michael White
Chief Commercial Officer
Red Sea International Airport
Dario Formenti
Senior Sustainability Manager and Technical Lead, Aviation & Maritime Department
ISCC System GmbH
Andrew Sweeney
Regional Sustainability Lead (Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia)
Boeing
Lunch & networking break
Day 2 Afternoon: Future Fuels Infrastructure & Investment
14:00 - 14:50
(50min)
[Panel] Practical Financing Strategies for Low Carbon Fuel Projects in the Middle East: Bridging Early-Stage Risk and Long-Term Growth
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What financing models and policy mechanisms are proving most effective in today’s SAF, H2 market?
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What are the mian finance concerns in MENA: Long construction timelines, unclear offtake signals, high CapEx, and evolving CI methodology?
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How to secure long term saf off-take?
Moderator:
Aditya Harneja
Principal
Strategy&
Panelist:
Kenny Kitamura
Chief Representative for the Middle East
JBIC
Maria Paula Torres
Principal
Frontier Economics Ltd
Cihan Yilmaz
Director, Energy & Water
KfW IPEX-Bank
14:50 - 15:00
10 mins