Argus Biofuels Europe Conference & Exhibition

Roel Hoenders

Head of Climate Action and Clean Air , International Maritime Organization

Mr Roel Hoenders is Head of Climate Action and Clean Air in the IMO Secretariat and oversees IMO’s regulatory work on decarbonizing international maritime transport. Roel holds a law degree with specializations in international environmental and maritime law. Before joining IMO, Mr Hoenders held various positions in the European Commission, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and in the port and logistics sector.

Alexander Kueper

Vice President, Renewable Aviation Business, Neste

Alexander started his career in 1998 as a lawyer but decided to follow his passion for aviation and joined Deutsche Lufthansa AG as Manager Fuel Purchasing in 2001. He also served as Director of Lufthansa’s own fuel company, DLH Fuel Company mbH, from 2004.

He later joined Shell Aviation, where he was responsible for Shell Aviation´s airport operations in Western and Central Europe and served as a director in several airport fueling joint ventures.

Alexander was appointed Managing Director of AFS Aviation Fuel Services GmbH in 2011, which is one of the leading fuel service providers in Europe.

He worked at IATA as Director Fuel from January 2020, where he was responsible for all fuel related matters, including the ramp-up of SAF.

In early 2023, he was appointed VP Europe, Middle East and Africa for Renewable Aviation at Neste, and is now leading Neste´s global Renewable Aviation business since January 2024.

Alexander is a German national born in Colombia and is married with one son. He studied law in Mainz and London and holds a Master in European Law.

Eirik Pitkethly

VP of Regulatory Affairs Bioenergy, BP

Eirik has been Vice President, of regulatory affairs, and bioenergy at BP since 2023. His role oversees the development of the company’s approach to bioenergy regulation and advocacy.
Prior roles at BP include developing country strategies and leading BP’s approach to transport energy policy. Before joining BP Eirik was a senior civil servant with the
UK government, dealing with aviation and climate change policy and developing the programme of analysis undertaken by the UK’s Airports Commission.
As a diplomat at the UK’s Representation to the EU in Brussels, he represented the UK in the various European institutions, negotiating legislation such as Aviation
Emissions Trading and other climate-related dossiers. Many careers ago he was once a journalist.

Adam Kirby

Sustainability Manager – Sustainable Fuels, ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification)

Adam Kirby is a Sustainability Manager at ISCC, specializing in the certification of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and Sustainable Marine Fuels.

Adam brings a diverse background to his role, with extensive experience in agriculture, business and IT consulting, communications, and governmental policy. He holds a B.Sc. in Agribusiness Management from the University of Missouri Columbia, a M.Sc. in Agriculture and Food Economics from the University of Bonn, Germany, and a M.Sc. in Business and Economics from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Driven by a passion for agriculture and sustainable systems, Adam leverages his varied expertise to develop innovative solutions with key industry stakeholders to support the renewable fuel sector on its pathway to net zero. He supports ISCC's mission to promote transparency and sustainability through third-party certification in markets worldwide.

Ahmad Adly Alias

Vice President, Refining, Marketing and Trading, Downstream Business, Petronas

With nearly 30 years in the energy sector, Adly has navigated through the evolution from traditional to diversified energy. He is actively steering PETRONAS Downstream business to a sustainable future as Vice President of Refining, Marketing & Trading (RMT), where he oversees refining operations, manages crude and product trading, and the marketing of lubricants in more than 90 countries.
Adly's career spans across the energy value chain. He began in Human Resources before transitioning to roles in Corporate Planning, Commercial Business, and Strategic Planning. He has also held various portfolios leading the LNG business as Head of Marketing division for Korea, Taiwan and China, CEO of PETRONAS LNG LTD (PLL), before his ascension to VP of LNG Marketing and Trading.
Adly holds a BSc in Business Administration and an MBA in Corporate Finance & Investment from the State University of New York at Buffalo in the United State.

André Paula Santos

Head of EU Policy, Nuseed

André is an experienced Brussels lobbyist who has worked in European affairs for a decade. Having represented the EBB since 2016, he works on EU climate and energy, trade and sustainability policies. Before this, André worked for several years as a consultant and public affairs adviser for EU associations, focusing on the challenges facing the energy sector. He is a qualified lawyer who holds a law degree and a master’s degree in administrative law and procurement. Besides his native Portuguese, André speaks fluent English and Spanish, as well as some French.

Andrew Thomas

Director, Sustainability , VistaJet

Andrew Thomas is the Director of Sustainability at Vista. Innovating the industry for 20 years through continuous investment in people, technology and infrastructure, the Group’s mission is to lead the change to provide clients with the most advanced flying services at the very best value, anytime, anywhere around the world. Andrew has been with Vista for over 10 years and has spearheaded its sustainability agenda since 2018.

During Andrew’s tenure, he has led multi-year GHG and TCFD reporting for transparent auditing, introduced a comprehensive Carbon Offset initiative and most recently introduced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as a business standard, culminating in the purchase of 4 million US gallons of SAF for 2023-2024.

Alex Clayton

Global Strategy and Commercial Lead, Bioenergy, Nuseed

Alex Clayton is Nuseed’s Global Strategy and Commercial Lead, Bioenergy with over 15 years experience in the biofuels industry. A career with responsibilities across new technology introduction, value proposition creation, policy, Greenhouse Gas modeling, and value chain partnering, helps to create an informed view of the industry and market needs.

Armin Brandner

Green Chemicals and Fuels Product Director, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction

Dr. Armin Brandner is Product Director of the Green Chemicals and Fuels Product at Air Liquide Engineering & Construction. He joined Air Liquide in 2012 as a Process Engineer. Over the past 10 years within the company, he has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in process technologies for mainly fatty acids, fatty alcohols, glycerin, methyl ester, bio propylene glycol, sorbitol and new technologies such as supercritical biodiesel and soap carbonate technology solutions. Dr Brandner holds a Degree and PhD in Industrial Chemistry from Darmstadt University of Technology. In his scientific work, he has focused on glycerin chemistry.

Barbara Smailagic

Fuels Policy Officer, Transport and Environment (T&E)

Barbara joined T&E in July 2021 after working for the European Commission’s climate directorate on the 2030 Climate Target Plan and the national long-term strategies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Before that she worked for an independent consultancy in France on ambitious climate, energy and air quality projects, in particular under the European Energy Award scheme and for the local climate, air and energy plans. Currently, she focuses on advocacy work towards making Europe's fuels policy in the transport sector more sustainable by phasing out the support for crop biofuels and focusing on better alternatives, notably green hydrogen and e-fuels in aviation and shipping, as well as renewable electricity in road transport.

Bastian Brueckmann

Operations Manager, Xpress Feeders

Mr Bastian Brückmann is the Procurement & Sustainability Manager for Europe & Americas for X-Press Feeders. Bastian is with X-Press Feeders for over 10 years in both commercial and operational roles and currently helps on projects for green fuels for European sectors.

Benjamin Marsh

Commercial Manager, Octopus Energy Generation

Bjorn Breckx

Business Development Director, CFP Energy

Bjorn Breckx is a seasoned energy sector professional with over 20 years of experience, including roles at BP where he served as Strategic Account Director, managing key relationships and driving significant revenue growth.
Currently, as Business Development Director at CFP Energy, he specializes in promoting innovative low-carbon solutions such as compliance carbon, renewable energy certificates, PPAs, and biofuels.
Previously, Bjorn held the position of Head of Sales Europe at Neste, where he led high-performing teams and developed robust sales strategies, focusing on HVO sales through distributors to sectors including construction, freight, and municipalities.
With his extensive industry expertise and a career spanning over two decades, Bjorn is recognized for his ability to deliver sustainable energy solutions and contribute effectively to discussions on HVO and SAF.

Christos Chryssakis

Head of New Energy, Wallenius Wilhelmsen

Christos Chryssakis is Head of New Energy at Wallenius Wilhelmsen since 2023. Prior to this, he worked for 12 years for DNV in R&D and commercial roles related to decarbonization of shipping and marine fuels. Before joining DNV he worked as a researcher at the National Technical University of Athens, and at the Institut Francais du Petrole (IFP), in Paris, France. He has more than 10 years of R&D experience in internal combustion engines for marine, automotive and off-road applications, with particular focus on emissions reduction. He has a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a MSc and PhD degree from the University of Michigan.

Claire Swadkin

Deputy Director - Low Carbon Fuels, Department of Transport, UK

I have been Deputy Director, Low Carbon Fuels at the Department for Transport since the end of April 2023. I work part-time in a jobshare and this job was a new job, in a new Department with a new job-share partner! Lots to learn. I am a career civil servant but have only spent two years working in the civil service in the past 10 years. My “home” department was BEIS/DECC where the years I was working I worked on energy policy – mainly incentivising investment in low caron technologies and making sure the energy markets still functioned if there had been no deal in the EU Exit. The rest of the time I was on secondment to the private sector (at Shell) and more latterly on career break, looking after my young family and teaching Pilates. I’ve come back to the civil service for a rest!

Cliff Keeler

Vice President Business Development, SunGas Renewables

Mr. Keeler is the Vice President of Business Development for SunGas Renewables, a clean energy and technology solutions company, providing, developing, and operating proven technology systems that transform sustainably sourced renewable feedstocks into a wide range of clean fuels. Mr. Keeler brings 36 years of leadership, technology, and operations experience to SunGas. Prior to his role at SunGas Renewables, Mr. Keeler held senior positions at Reliance Industries, Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips, and Dow Chemical for commercialization, technology development, operations, and licensing of gasification technology.

Colin Cowan

Head of HVO Feedstock Supply & Trading, st1

Daan Blokhuis

Sustainability Specialist, AFS Energy

Daan is a professional in the renewable energy sector,
currently working as a broker for biofuels and feedstocks. Operating in the UK
and ARA (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp) markets, Daan is passionate to
contributing to the growth and development of sustainable energy solutions.

With a solid foundation in market trends and
product knowledge, Daan is keen on learning and adapting to the ever-changing
bioenergy sector. His role involves facilitating the trading and logistics of
biofuels and feedstocks, ensuring efficient and effective market operations.

Daan's enthusiasm for renewable energy drives his
commitment to finding innovative solutions and supporting the transition to a
more sustainable future. His fresh perspective and exstensive
expertise makes him a valuable voice in discussions about the future of biofuels
and feedstocks.

Dani Charles

Co-Founder, Veriflux

Daniel Bloch

Director, Partnerships, Lanza Jet

Daniel plays a leading role in generating and maintaining relationships among LanzaJet’s key commercial and non-commercial partners. Adopting a holistic value-chain approach, much of his time is dedicated to developing stakeholder specific value-propositions for SAF, as to deliver the most meaningful, productive and customised engagements. Passionate about the Circular Economy and Waste-to-Fuel opportunities, he also spends his time researching and identifying new potential SAF ecosystems. With this, his goal is for LanzaJet to be seen as a best-in-class partner in the SAF space, and an organisation recognised for innovation, education and empathy. Daniel joined LanzaJet, having previously worked as a SAF Specialist IATA, where he played a focal role in profiling and mobilising the global SAF sector. He also served as a central point of connection among airlines, SAF producers, and the broader project development ecosystem, including government bodies, financiers and feedstock aggregators.

Daniel Brousse Rivas

Sustainability Aviation Officer, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, EASA

He currently works on SAF-related topics such as the implementation of ReFuelEU Aviation at the Agency, and he is also chair the Fuel Task Group at ICAO level. He is an aerospace engineer and worked previously for the Spanish Aviation Authority on environmental topics.

Dan Lieberman

Global Sustainability Strategy & Engagement Lead, Nuseed

Dan Lieberman joined the Nuseed Carinata global team May 2023 in the role of Sustainability Strategy & Engagement Lead. Dan brings over two decades’ experience at the climate-energy nexus across the public and private sectors in both consulting and industry. At Nuseed, Dan is advancing the Carinata program’s sustainability strategy and engagement with external stakeholders globally. His work is focused on unlocking opportunities to remove atmospheric carbon, regenerate soil, and grow non-food sustainable energy sources that can replace fossil oils.

Prior to joining Nuseed, Dan spent 16 years at Chevron, where he held various roles that spanned corporate strategy and sustainability, communications, and government relations, serving most recently as Senior Advisor for Climate Policy for global legislative and regulatory affairs.

Dan has previously held roles in corporate strategy and as a managing consultant for the consulting firm ICF International. There he helped public and private sector clients develop and navigate nascent carbon markets and approaches to greenhouse gas management and accounting. In the standards space in particular, Dan led or contributed to numerous publications on the estimation, modeling and forecasting of GHG emissions and markets and contributed to the development of methodologies and tools under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, the WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol, IPCC Good Practice Guidelines, US EPA Inventory of GHG Emissions and Sinks, and others.

In addition to his extensive sector experience Dan also earned an M.B.A. in Strategic Environmental Management from the George Washington University School of Business, and a B.S. in Economics and Environmental Science from Brandeis University.
Dan and his family reside in Livermore, California.

Daniel de Miguel Fernandez

Head of Biofuels Business Development, Technology, Regulation & Sustainability, CEPSA Commercial & Clean Energies

Graduated in business administration and management with an MBA in IE, I have been working at CEPSA in different roles for more than 26 years: Chemical Business, Asphalt Business, Trading…

For the last 13 years I have worked at CEPSA’s Marine Fuels unit as Operations and Quality Manager. I moved to the biofuels unit at CEPSA Commercial & Clean Energies where I am currently responsible for Business development, Technology and Regulation & Sustainability.

Adjunct professor at Master in Maritime Business in Spanish Maritime Institute.

Dáša Mamrillová

Government Affairs Director European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association, EWABA

Daša is the Government Affairs Director of the European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association – EWABA since March 2022. She has long year experience working in the EU affairs in the field of renewable energy and low carbon fuels after leading the Brussels office of the biggest Central and Eastern European biofuel holding Envien Group for over 5 years. Daša has been following the EU energy and climate agenda concentrated recently in the Fit for 55 package with special focus on transport sector from the very beginning and analysing the impact of individual legislative proposals on the future of European transport sector. At EWABA, we believe that renewable and low carbon fuels are essential and will work alongside electrification not only on the energy transition but for the long-term decarbonising targets of the European Union’s transport.

Dickon Posnett

President, European Biodiesel Board (EBB)

Didier de Beaumont

Commercial Manager Energy Cluster, Port of Amsterdam

Didier de Beaumont heads the Energy cluster at Port of Amsterdam. Together with his team he is responsible for the commercial and business development of all energy related business in the port. This includes the transition of the liquid bulk terminals towards more sustainable business models and attracting production facilities of renewable fuels including Hydrogen.
Previously Didier held several commercial positions at Vopak and VTTI in both the Netherlands and the Middle East.

Emanuele Fratantuono

Business Development Manager, Adamant Group

Started trading biofuels (paper and physical) with Nidera, a dutch-based trading house in 2009. In 2012 moved to Asia (Hong Kong) trading biomass and bioenergy in the region. Got back to Europe in 2019 to work as waste-biodiesel trader for REG in the NL, then joined Element Alpha, a swiss-trading house as Head of Renewables. Then, between 2021-2024 worked as Head of Renewables for Crossbridge Energy Partners, an American PE fund engaged in oil refining that in 2021 took over the Fredericia Refinery, Denmark from Shell. in early 2024 have joined Adamant as Business Development Manager and as Coordinator of the Trading team.

Enrico Giglioli

Chief of New Initiatives Officer, Saras

Enrico Giglioli is chief of new initiatives officer at Saras, a leading European refinery and energy company now part of Vitol Group.
From July 2023, he is in charge for the business development initiatives of Saras, with a specific focus on energy transition projects.
Before joining Saras, he has been working as C-level executive in the energy, infrastructure, renewables and cleantech industries.
In his professional life, he has been a senior advisor or partner of consultancy, private equity, and venture capital firms.
Enrico holds a master's in finance from London Business School and engineering degree from Milan Politecnico.

Frederik Jacobsen

Project Manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

Frederik Jacobsen is a project manager at the not-for-profit Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. He is leading the development of the maritime focused book & claim registry that the MMMCZCS and RMI will launch end 2024.

Hazel Schofield

Deputy Head of Low Carbon Fuels, Department of Transport, UK

Hazel has been working in the Low Carbon Fuels team at the Department for Transport since 2008. She has held roles across policy, strategy and delivery. Currently one of the Deputy Heads of the Low Carbon Fuels team she is responsible for overseeing the team's work on the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Mandate and the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation.

Henrik Brodin

Head of Energy Transition, Sodra

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Inmaculada Gómez Jiménez

Sustainability expert , AESA-SENASA

Dr. Inmaculada Gómez works as sustainability expert at the Spanish public company SENASA since 2007, where she supports the Spanish government on environmental issues for aviation, including local air quality, carbon markets and alternative energies, at national and international levels, focusing during last decade on SAF. She participates as Spanish expert in the ICAO, ECAC and EU groups related with aviation and environment, as part of the support provided to the Spanish Aviation Safety Agency (AESA) and the Civil Aviation Directorate (DGAC) at the Ministry of Transports and Sustainable Mobility.

Ilyas Muhammad

Director, Head of Green Fuels, Hapag-Lloyd AG

Ilyas is Head of Green Fuels Team at Hapag Lloyd with the responsibility to develop the supply of green fuels. Ilyas has Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and brings 16 years of technical and commercial experience in green fuels and energy projects.

Jan-Olov Eriksson

Head of Trading, Preem

I’m an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management and a dedicated skier. I started my career as a metal trader in London and then spent far too much time in Siberian steel mills during the 90’s.
I have been with Preem since 2010; as bio trader, crude trader and from this year as head of the trading desk. As such I think a lot about the risks involved in the transition into renewables and how we struggle to mitigate them. I have a passion for sustainability and believe markets can accelerate the process of decarbonizing.

Jan van Hengel

Sr. Business Development Manager, Port of Rotterdam

Mr. Steven Jan van Hengel (1983) holds the position of Sr. Business Development Manager Energy Transition at the Port of Rotterdam authority. His focus lies on decarbonizing the maritime sector. Steven Jan holds this position since January 2023

Prior, Steven Jan has held various commercial positions at the Port of Rotterdam authority since joining in 2015. Before joining the Port of Rotterdam authority in 2015, Mr. Van Hengel has held positions in Finance, Operations and Business Development at Royal Vopak, world’s largest independent tank terminal operator.

Steven Jan holds a Master’s Degree in Economics & Business from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

James Iddiols

Lead Investigator, UK Trade Remedies Authority

Jeremy Baines

EVP, Commercial, EcoCeres, Inc.

Jeremy joined EcoCeres in January, leading change and driving growth. He has worked in various senior roles in the industry over the past two decades, achieving notable milestones in general management, trading, sales and customer origination, marketing and business development. Before joining EcoCeres, Jeremy was Executive Vice President – Customers, Trading, and Commercial Optimization, at VARO Energy Group, and President of Neste US in Houston, Texas.

Jan Lückhof

Senior Expert Sustainable Aviation

Jan Lückhof works in Corporate Development at DHL Group. He is part of the Clean Operation Office team, which oversees the decarbonization roadmap for the entire group. His main focus is currently on advising on strategic issues around Sustainable Aviation Fuel, e.g. technical development, feedstocks, policy and regulation as well as overarching concepts such as Book&Claim.
Furthermore, he acts as an internal expert on related sustainability topics in aviation, such as contrail mitigation.
Prior to joining DHL Group, Jan Lückhof worked for the German Aerospace Center (DLR). He holds a PhD in aerospace engineering from RWTH Aachen University

Jim Davies

Program Director - Sustainable Flight, International Airlines Group

Jim graduated with a First in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Southampton University, UK, and subsequently joined British Airways on their Engineering Graduate scheme. Starting off his career as a flight test engineer, Jim then moved on to hold a number of senior technical positions within Engineering and Flight Operations, mainly related to the safe and fuel-efficient performance of BA’s aircraft.

Jim then switched to the fuel supply side of the business with responsibilities for fuel operations, procurement, supply risk, bulk supply chain development, strategy and enabling the introduction of more sustainable aviation fuels before becoming BA’s Head of Fuel in 2012.

In 2014, following the formation of IAG, Jim became Head of Fuel at IAG and led the transformation of its supply chain business in the UK, Spain and Ireland. More recently, Jim moved to a new role of IAG Programme Director – Sustainable Flight to lead and give greater focus to the realisation of sustainable aviation fuels to underpin the delivery of the Group’s ambition to achieve Net Zero by 2050 – the first airline group in the world to give such a commitment. Jim is also IAG’s shareholder Director of Lanzajet Inc and Nova Pangaea Plc.

Jonathan Wood

Chief Commercial Officer, Nova Pangaea Technologies

Joost Weterings

Commercial Director, Liquid Wind

Joost focuses on developing business cases for offtake markets and negotiating offtake contracts. In his role, he also manages the logistical requirements for all Liquid Wind’s clients. He holds an MBA with a specialisation in sustainability and has a strong background in the maritime sector, having worked for Maersk and Swire Shipping in their global markets. With over 15 years of experience in business development worldwide, Joost has a proven track record in successful intermediation and contract negotiation.

Karin Jansen

Proposition Manager Renewables Road & Marine

Katja Kleffmann

Head of Fuel Management Supply, Lufthansa Group, Deutsche Lufthansa

Katja has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and aviation industry.
Trained at the oil trading division of the Marquard&Bahls Group followed by graduation from London Guildhall University with a degree in Economics and Finance.
I worked at Oiltanking, Mabanaft, and Phibro, the oil trading division of investment bank Phibro Salomon Brothers in London.
Joined the Lufthansa Group in 2001 in the fuel hedging and fuel trading department. Setting up a global fuel self-supply and trading scheme for the Lufthansa Group and all its five hubs.
General Manager of Lufthansa Fuel Company (Lufthansa`s oil trading division) and since March 2022 Head of Global Fuel Management Supply at Lufthansa Group responsible for Lufthansa`s biggest operating cost factor with ca. 10 Mio tonnes of Jetfuel exposure at 480 airports globally.

Kristine Klavers

Managing Director, Eco Engineers

Mrs. Klavers is responsible for EcoEngineers renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel clients. She has been working in the global energy industry for 30 years and has deep experience in the entire energy chain including energy commodity markets, refining operations and vehicle engine design, petrochemicals and transportation fuels markets. Since moving to the U.S. in 1996, she has worked in energy market consulting, first launching and building the global consulting business at Hart Energy, focusing on global fuel quality, biofuels and refining. At Argus, Ms. Klavers built their Americas consulting business reflecting subject matters from crude, gas, LNG, metals, fertilizers, petrochemicals and biofuels and biomass. Prior to coming to the U.S., she worked as a process engineer designing refineries for JGC in Japan and as an Oxygenated Fuels Specialist for Arco Chemicals (LyondellBasell) in the United Kingdom. She holds a Master of Science in chemical engineering from Twente University in the Netherlands, and Tokyo Institute of Technology holds a patent for her methane coupling catalyst. Ms. Klavers actively participates in the National Petroleum Council; she acts as a coach in Women of Energy; and she is the president of the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce.

Laura Mateos Moya

Project Analyst, Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency, International Maritime Organization

Laura Mateos Moya is the Project Analyst of the Future Fuels and Technology Project, a partnership project between IMO and the Government of the Republic of Korea aimed at supporting the regulatory decision-making at IMO on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships. Previously, Laura worked in technical cooperation at IMO with a focus on providing technical cooperation assistance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Laura holds a MSc in Information Science from University College London (UCL).
In addition to IMO, Laura has worked at INTERPOL and at the European Securities and Markets Authority.

Lisa Schmidt

General Secretary, International Biomass Torrefaction and Carbonisation Council

Lisa brings along a broad experience in communications strategy and brand development from various industries. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Vienna in cultural studies and an MBA from WU Executive Academy Vienna. In 2023 she completed an executive program for “Circular Economy & Innovation” at the Vienna University of Applied Sciences. Lisa is Secretary General of the International Biomass Torrefaction and Carbonisation Council (IBTC).

Louise Dobler

Decarbonisation Manager , NORDEN

Louise Dobler works as Decarbonisation Manager at NORDEN, a Danish dry cargo and tankers shipowner operator, where she has a strong focus on decarbonisation and developing climate solutions for the company and its customers. She led the development of NORDEN’s Book & Claim solution and is involved in discussions on the topic across forums in the ecosystem, including as governing board member of the Book & Claim Community. She is also a secondee at the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping where she works specifically on regulatory additionality for Book & Claim.
Louise previously worked at the Global Maritime Forum, a not-for-profit, where she played an instrumental role in developing the Sea Cargo Charter, a framework for climate alignment of chartering activities.

Louis-Philippe Lammertyn

Head of SAF, Hinicio

As head of SAF at Hinicio, Louis supports project developers to de-risk their eSAF and bioSAF projects. He has been with Hinicio for the past eight years advising customers on the business cases of PtX and SAF projects. Louis’ mission is to make transport more sustainable. He is a consultant and entrepreneur working in clean transportation on eSAF, green hydrogen, Power-to-X, night trains, and clean aviation.

He is now co-founding BookBetter as a sustainable OTA. He was a co-founder of Moonlight Express (now European Sleeper night trains) and worked as COO at Hinicio. Before that, he worked as a project manager at Roland Berger in strategy, M&A, and restructuring with a strong focus on the airline and transportation industry. He has an academic background in commercial engineering and international working experience living and working in different locations in Europe, Colombia & Mexico, the Middle East, and China.

Marco Bonvini

Fuels & Chemicals Licensing & Business Development Director, Nextchem Tech, NEXTCHEM

Born in 1963 and graduated as Nuclear Engineer in 1988 at Politecnico of Milan.
Overall international knowledge of over 35 years including 15 years’ experience in working for large international companies in the Power Sector (Ansaldo GIE, Italy and ABB/Alstom, Switzerland-USA).
Over 20 years’ experience working for small/medium size companies cumulating an extensive view of all problems effecting these organizations and developed ability to work on the internal restructuring.
Long experience in M&A activities to create synergy among companies and complete a global value proposition.
In the last 10 years, he focused on business and project developments activities in the field of green technologies for biofuels and biochemicals.
Since 2019 he joined NextChem Tech as Licensing & Business Development Fuels & Chemicals Director for the Fuels & Chemicals cluster to support our customers to develop innovative projects for the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals (either bio or synthetic).

Margaux Thoyer-Rozat

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Procurement Manager, Air France

My name is Margaux Thoyer-Rozat, I am 39 years old and I have been in the aviation industry for over 17 years now.
I graduated from the Arts et Metiers Institute as an Engineer and got a Specialized Master's degree in International Project Management at ESCP Business School.
I have been working at Air France in various positions: Engine Maintenance, Network Planning , Global Corporate Account Manager and I currently work as a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Procurement Manager. For an Airline, fleet renewal and sustainable aviation fuel are the 2 main pillars to decarbonize the aviation industry and I am convinced of the importance of the ecological transition for the next generations to come and excited to be part of this decarbonizing journey.

Mathilde Tannous

SAF & EU ETS for aviation program Manager, French Civil Aviation Authority

After my Master’s Degree in Environmental Hygiene and Safety, I spent 6 years at Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest fixed-base operation for business aviation services.

As the EMEA HSE Manager, I overlooked HS&E matters for our locations based in Europe, Middle-East and Africa, including audits and the handling of national bodies representatives.
My role within the organisation required me to understand technical topics such as fuelling or ground handling operations in relation with services provided by SFS and ASIG, its former sister company for commercial aviation.

Wanting to take my career to the next level, I joined the General Directorate for Energy and Climate Change at the Ministry of Ecological Transition in 2016, where I worked for the office of petroleum logistics and alternative fuels.
Among various responsibilities, I managed the Alternative Fuel Directive implementation within national legislation and worked on topics related to energy for the transport sectors during the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive. This assignment required me to understand the global picture of alternative fuels for various transport modes.

While that position was very fulfilling, I was still drawn to the aviation sector. I saw an opportunity to combine both experiences when I learned the French Civil Aviation Authority was looking for an expert to work on sustainable aviation fuels. I joined the Sustainable Development Department in 2020 as the SAF Program Manager, to support the development of SAF at the national, European, and international levels. I also overlook the European Emission Trading Scheme for France, a matter intrinsically linked to SAF.

Michael Green

Senior Quality Manager, World Fuel Services

Michael joined World Fuel Services, as Senior Quality Manager for Marine Technical, in December 2019 following 15 years in the fuel testing industry with Lintec Testing Services / Intertek ShipCare. As a member of the marine technical team his focus is delivering added value to WFS customers. The technical team also offers support for the WFS physical delivery locations, support in relation to continued progression of legislative reform, sustainability initiatives, development of new fuels and technologies, and quality / quantity disputes.
Michael is heavily involved with a range of established industry technical committees and working groups as well as industry associations within the marine fuel sector. He currently represents the UK on the BSI PTI /002 working group as well as number of ISO working groups including the ISO 8217 working group ISO/TC 28/SC 4/WG 6, and the ISO Alternative Marine Fuels group ISO /TC28/SC4/WG18. He is also an active member in a number of different working groups and sub-committees at The Energy Institute as well as having previously spent 9 years as a member of the CIMAC Working Group 7 for Fuels.
Michael is a past Chairman of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), a position he held for two years. He joined the IBIA Board of Directors in April 2014 taking an active role in the development and progression of the association. During his time at IBIA he acted as the chairman of the working group for Training and Education and was elected to the position of Vice Chair of the IBIA board of directors in April 2016. Michael took on the role as the Chairman of the IBIA Board of Directors in April 2018 working closely with the Director of IBIA to ensure progression and recognition of the contribution the association provides to its members and the bunkering industry as a whole.

Nigel Draffin

Founding Member and Treasurer, International Bunker Industry Association

NIGEL DRAFFIN served at sea as an engineer with Shell from 1966, coming ashore in 1979 working in the Shell International Marine’s New Building, Research and Operations departments where for 10 years he was responsible for the bunker purchase for the whole of the Shell fleet. In 1996 he moved to Bunker broking, first at Gibsons then at LQM Petroleum Services where he was Technical Manager before retiring in 2015. He has sailed on and supervised the construction and operation of bulk carriers, oil tankers and gas carriers. He has acted as a consultant on technical issues for over 25 years and. He given expert opinions and is a supporting member of LMAA. A founder member of the International Bunker Industry Association serving as Chairman in 2012, and most recently as Treasurer (2022). He was re-elected to the Board in 2023 and became Treasurer again from April 2024. He was one of the authors of the JIP preparing the Guide to safe operation with 0.50% sulphur fuels (2019) and presented at the Ad hoc Expert GHG workshop in December 2023. He is a member of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology, Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Fuellers and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights. He is the course director of the Petrospot bunkering courses and has presented many courses on bunkering topics for IBIA, Malta Maritime, Gibraltar Port Operators and many others. He is a regular presenter at bunker conferences. He has written 13 books on Bunkering and Shipping published by Petrospot.

Patricia Gutiérrez Blanco

Originator, Uniper Global Commodities

Patricia Gutiérrez Blanco is a Senior Originator at Uniper Global Commodities SE in London, focusing on the transformation and growth of the renewable gas portfolio. She leads the Green Methanol project with the aim of establishing a strategic European low-carbon methanol portfolio.
Prior to joining Uniper in 2016, Patricia spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley on the Power, Gas and Carbon trading desk. She held several positions such as Head of Short-term Trading and Optimisation as well as Southern European Originator.
Patricia holds a Bachelor's degree and MPhil in Chemistry from Universidad Complutense of Madrid.
Uniper is a leading international energy company, active in more than 40 countries with core markets in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK. With approximately 22.5 GW of power generation capacity Uniper is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040. Uniper employs approximately 7,000 people, all dedicated to driving the energy transition forward.

Paola Rodriguez Masiu

Head of Research and Trade Analytics, STX Group

Paola is the Head of Research and Trade Analytics for the STX Group, a leading global Environmental Commodity Trader. She is responsible for the company’s views on markets and macroeconomics, including the outlook for different low-carbon products, equity and credit markets, and political risk.

Before joining STX Group she was Head of Market Intelligence for CEPSA Trading, responsible for the floor’s market views, covering the range of oil sector activity from upstream, through refining, to demand forecasting. Prior to this she was Vice President of Downstream Services and Product Manager of Oil Market Analytics at Rystad Energy, an independent energy research and business intelligence company. Prior to joining Rystad Energy, Paola was a Geophysical Engineer at PGS in Oslo.

Paola has an engineering degree in geophysics from USB, MSc. from NTNU and a MA in International Energy from the Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). She works closely with different stakeholders in the industry and is frequently quoted and interviewed by several news outlets, specialized publications, and think tanks. Her research and analysis have been quoted +100 times in different media outlets. She has been a speaker at the CERA week, ARGUS conferences, PetroSpot, Rystad Energy Events among others.

Philipp Hauser

Business Development Director, Soler Group

Philipp works with the SOLER Group as the Business
Development Director and holds Master's degrees in
Chemistry and Business Administration, with a
specialization in Environmental Finance.
In his previous role as Program Lead for Agora
Industry, Philipp devised regulatory solutions to
advance the decarbonization of heavy industries such
as steel and chemicals. His contributions to the EU ETS
Reform and the creation of Carbon Contracts for
Difference have played a significant role in shaping
policies that now guide the transformation of these
industries.
Building on this experience, Philipp is now developing strategies for climate-smart forest and
carbon management to achieve climate neutrality in industries that rely on carbon and carbonbased feedstocks, such as the chemical sector, and the production of steel, ferro-alloys, and
silicon.

Philip Linnell Goedkoop

Regional Director for Biofuels Growth, Bio Oil

Philip Linnell Goedkoop is the Regional Director for Biofuels Growth at BIO OIL, where he focuses on expanding the use of biofuels across road & rail transport, bio bunkers, heating- and industrial sectors in North Western Europe. With a career spanning over 30 years in the energy industry, Philip has worked in key roles at companies such as Cargill, Northstar Bunkers, AOT Energy and Louis Dreyfus Energy. His expertise includes the development of biofuel markets and supply chains for various transportation and industrial applications.

Philip’s career started with fossil fuels’ marketing and trading but in recent years his focus has shifted to identifying and developing new opportunities in sustainable fuels with a specific focus on biofuels for marine shipping. Philip’s experience in the energy sector and passionate commitment to sustainability are his drivers for advancing sustainable energy solutions.

Sergio Nuñez

Head of Marketing and Decarbonization, Shell Aviation

Sérgio Machado

Head of Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels, Galp

Sérgio has over 20 years of experience in the energy and mobility sectors, taking on various roles throughout his career. He is currently Head of Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels at Galp after addressing the challenge of being Director of Global Business Development, where he was responsible for several large-scale asset acquisitions for Galp’s Upstream portfolio. Before that Sérgio held a variety of positions in Corporate Strategy, Gas & Power, Renewables and Innovation. In addition to his work in the private sector, Sérgio also served as an Advisor to the Secretary of State for Transports and Communications in Portugal, contributing to national policies. Sérgio holds a degree in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics.

Stephane Thion

Vice President, Commercial, LanzaJet

Stephane is the Vice President Commercial of LanzaJet, a US based sustainable fuels technology company dedicated to carbon recycling and expanding sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the decarbonization of the aviation industry.
Stéphane has 25-year extensive international experience developing sustainable and innovative renewable energy and chemical solutions for both startups and multinational companies.
Prior to joining LanzaJet, Stéphane was heading Sustainable Aviation Fuels activities of the French multinational integrated energy company TotalEnergies. Before, he was the Managing Director Asia Pacific for Ingevity, a leading global manufacturer of renewable specialty chemicals and materials. Previously, he led Cool Planet – a US startup company dedicated to establishing sustainable products for the energy, food, and water markets – equity raise and international expansion. Before that, Stéphane held various positions in the fields of sales and marketing, business and corporate development as well as strategy.
Stéphane earned a Master of International Management from ESLSCA, a Grande Ecole in Paris, France and an Executive MBA from Temple University Fox School of Business in Philadelphia, PA.

Tenny Kristiana

Researcher, International Council on Clean Transportation

Tenny Kristiana is ICCT’s Researcher. Her work focuses on various topics, from biofuel & palm oil, to electrification, and hydrogen in Indonesia. She is a member of the Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program and a 2023 fellow of the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. Before joining the ICCT, she worked for Shell Indonesia. Tenny holds an M.A. in International Relations from Waseda University.

Tobias Troye

Head of Carbon Solutions, Bunker Holding

Tobias has 18 years of business development and leadership experience in the renewable energy, carbon markets and advanced technology platforms space. Having worked across large global companies as well as startups in climate impact and decarbonization, his key focus has been on supporting clients navigate and risk manage the energy transition and related carbon markets. As the world’s largest supplier of marine fuels, Bunker Holding is supporting the maritime energy transition by delivering alternative fuels and carbon market solutions to the shipping industry, where clients face increasingly complex challenges and opportunities in both the compliance (EU ETS) and voluntary markets, which Tobias oversees.

Tom Strang

SVP Maritime Affairs, Carnival Corporation & plc

Tom is a chartered Naval Architect who started his career in British Shipbuilders in Barrow-in-Furness. He then joined Lloyd’s Register where he was involved in all aspects of shipbuilding and ship survey, finishing up as a Senior Passenger Ship Specialist. He joined Carnival Corporation & plc in 2000 and has had a variety of senior roles across the group, including three years as SVP Marine Operations for Costa Crociere. Tom is now SVP Maritime Affairs and is primarily engaged leading on Carnival’s decarbonisation strategy (including LNG) and ship recycling.
He chairs several industry committees including the CLIA EU Sustainability Advisory Committee, ICS Passenger Ship Panel, Royal Institution of Naval Architects Environmental Committee and UK Chamber of Shipping Safety and Environmental Committee.

Usman Ahmed

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Gamalux Sdn. Bhd.

Usman Ahmed, with a background steeped in sustainable oleochemicals, has led his family business since 2000, elevating it into a global powerhouse known for sustainable practices. At the helm of Gamalux Sdn Bhd and Gamalux Oils Sdn Bhd incorporated in Malaysia, Usman has positioned the companies as top feedstock suppliers in Malaysia, crucial for SAF, HVO, and FAME production worldwide. In Pakistan, Gamalux Oleochemicals Ltd, under his leadership, specializes in palm oil-derived products like glycerine and soap noodles, serving industries from toiletries to cosmetics.

A staunch advocate for renewable energy, Usman has steered Gamalux towards converting waste into premium solutions, aligning with global shifts towards sustainability. His leadership underscores a strategic commitment to meet evolving renewable energy demands.

Educationally, Usman holds an MBA from Western Michigan University, USA. He has actively contributed to industry associations, serving as President of the Pakistan Soap Manufacturers Association, co-founding Bin Qasim Association of Trade & Industry (BQATI) in Karachi, Pakistan, and current Vice Chairman of the Malaysia Pakistan Business Council in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Usman Ahmed continues to drive innovation and sustainability across the global biofuels and oleochemicals landscape.

Xavier Noyon

Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board (EBB)

Brussels-based EBB is the association for companies producing biodiesel (HVO and FAME) in the EU and represents producers using all feedstocks — food/feed crops, waste, residues and other biogenic materials. Xavier has experience from previous roles at PEFC International, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation, Logos Public Affairs and Orgalime. He holds a master’s degree in European public policy from Institut d’études politiques de Strasbourg.

Victoria Volossov

Policy Officer – Aviation, European Commission - DG Climate Action

Victoria Volossov is a policy officer for aviation at the European Commission, DG Climate Action. She has been involved in the most recent revision of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) for aviation, and work on the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Before that, she worked at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, on trade policy.
Prior to joining the European institutions, she worked for almost ten years in the UK Civil Service on energy regulation, international climate negotiations (Paris Agreement and CORSIA), and trade policy.
Victoria holds a dual master’s degree in European Affairs from Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics. She recently completed a course on energy and sustainability at the Open University and speaks nine languages.

Urszula Szalkowska

Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Europe, EcoEngineers

Urszula Szalkowska is the Managing Director of European operations for EcoEngineers. She supports EcoEngineers' European and international clients doing business in Europe. Having spent more than two decades working in renewable energy, fuels, climate change, and transportation, she has a deep understanding of regulations, business impact and strategic communications in the European Union. She helps companies navigate the highly regulated renewable energy markets in the EU and advise business on how to comply with national regulations in EU member states.

Prior to joining EcoEngineers, Szalkowska held several global leadership roles at SGS, most recently as global business manager for market intelligence and natural resources. There, she utilized proprietary data combined with policy, regulatory and market intelligence to execute business strategy across all sectors of transportation, including fuels, biofuels and other low-carbon solutions. Prior to that, she held high-profile global and legal positions at Client Earth overseeing Poland and the EU; Stratas Advisors (formerly Hart Energy) overseeing Europe, Africa, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); and the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in Poland.

Szalkowska holds a Master of Arts in law and administration from The University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland, as well as professional certificates in German and European law, Latin American law, and European Union structural funds. She speaks fluent English and Polish and conversational German, French, and Spanish. She is based in Gdansk, Poland.

Catherine Caulfield

Business Development Manager— Oil Markets, Oil Markets, Argus Media

Catherine is responsible for coordinating Argus’ business development strategy for base oils, marine fuels and bitumen. For base oils, her role involves engaging with market participants to explain the benefits of using Argus base oil spot prices to facilitate risk management. From London, she works closely with the global editorial team to develop awareness and understanding of Argus Base Oils in global markets. Prior to her current role, Catherine was responsible for European base oils market coverage at Argus: contributing spot prices, market commentary and analysis to Argus’ weekly global base oils report. Catherine holds an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from the University of Aberdeen and a BA in Natural Sciences from Trinity College Dublin.

Alfonso Berrocal

VP Business Development– Middle Distillates & SAF, Argus

Alfonso has extensive experience working in the oil trading industry, particularly in physical trading. Before joining Argus he traded bitumen for GP Global in Europe. He is currently based in London, with bitumen and speciality products as his main focus.

Hussein Al-Khalisy

Alternative Marine Fuels Reporter, Argus

Hussein is a Marine Fuels Reporter at Argus Media covering bunker fuels across Europe and Africa and specialising in alternative marine fuel markets. He is responsible for the development of European marine biodiesel spot price assessments and contributes to price assessments, news and analysis.

Elena Domashenko

Senior Analyst, Argus Marine Fuels Outlook, Argus

Elena is a consultant at Argus, based in London. She is responsible for the monthly Argus Marine Fuels Outlook, a report delivering forecasts and analysis for the global conventional and alternative marine fuels markets. Elena joined Argus in 2015 and has an extensive experience in crude and products price assessments and market coverage. Elena holds an MSc in Economics from Leipzig University.

Giulia Squadrin

Associate Editor, Biofuels, Argus

Giulia produces weekly assessments for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), after having focused on the coverage of the European biodiesel market for two years, producing prices for benchmark and non-benchmark grades. As part of her role, she works on the analysis of the European biofuels market, including regulatory changes and data management. Prior to joining Argus, Giulia worked with international organisations in Geneva for a year and completed a master’s degree in International Affairs at Middle Tennessee State University.

Fabricio Cardoso

Principal, Consulting, Argus

Josefine Ahlström

Vice-President European Business Development, Argus

Prior to joining Argus, Josefine spent nine years with Shell Downstream in the strategy, marketing and sales departments. She has a master’s degree in economics from Lund University, Sweden, and is now Vice-President at Argus leading Business Development in Europe.

Charles Jans

Vice President, Consulting, Argus

Charles is Vice President of Argus Media’s consulting practice in London. Charles specialises in providing market due diligence analysis in the bio and fossil fuel industries, helping clients to plan investment, acquisition and market entry strategy. Over the past five years, Argus has advised oil majors, national oil companies, fuels wholesalers, feedstock providers and national governments, on the development and outlook for the biofuels industry globally. Beginning in the energy strategy practice at Accenture, Charles spent seven years managing client engagements in biofuels and bio-based specialty chemicals. Prior to joining Argus Media, he worked for the UK government as Head of Foresight, on long-term policy making in the energy and transportation sectors.

Tom Searle

Senior Manager, Consulting Services, Argus

Tom is a senior manager in the consulting practice at the price reporting agency Argus Media in London. Having joined the team in 2012, he oversees the delivery of bespoke studies in the bioenergy sector, including biofuels and biomass, in Europe and Africa. Tom’s work involves assessment of the European legislative environment and the impact of proposed changes considering the trends seen in the vehicle parc, production technology and wider energy markets. While the focus remains on road transport, he also monitors developments in alternative markets, such as the aviation and marine sectors.

Bea O'Kelly

Commercial Product Manager Europe, Argus