Speakers

Working with the most influential experts in the industry.

Presentations and panel discussions will be held in Portuguese with onsite translation available.

As apresentações e os painéis de discussão serão realizados em português, com tradução simultânea disponível no local.

2026 Speakers

  • Maria Whittaker

    Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer
    ABRA Group

  • Diego Martinez Del Rio Samper

    Head of Climate Change Management
    LATAM Airlines 

  • Felipe Alvarez

    Filipe Alvarez

    Head of Sustainability and Corporate Governance
    Azul Airlines 

  • Ricardo da Cunha Pinto

    Senior Specialist
    Petrobras

  • Christini Kubo

    Senior Director
    Bunge

  • Mauro Mattoso

    Head of Department - Biofuels
    BNDES

  • Silviana Bianco del Barrio

    Energy and Infrastructure Director
    IDB Investment 

  • Donizete Torkarski

    Chief Executive Officer
    Ubrabio

  • Carlos Mateus

    Executive President
    Fedebiocombustibles

  • Luciano Freire

    Specialist Aviation Regulation
    ANAC

  • Benjamin Padovan

    Counsel General
    Austrade

  • Trevor Best

    Chief Executive Officer
    Syzygy

  • Sergio Robredo

    Business Development Advisor
    Development Bank of Latin America and Carribean

  • Juliano Noman

    President
    Brazilian Airlines Association

  • Osorio Neto

    Director of Innovation Programs
    Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations

  • Livia Ignacio

    Head South America
    Bonsucro

  • Dan Ioschpe

    High Level Champion for COP30
    Climate Champions Team

  • Carlos Aya

    Director of Sustainability
    ABRA Group

  • Angel Caviedes

    Sustainability Manager
    Ministry of Transport Chile

  • Conor Madigan

    Chief Executive Officer
    Aether Fuels

  • Rafaela Gomes

    Rafaela Gomes

    Acting Deputy Director
    Ministry of Ports and Airports 

  • Adriano Santos

    Head of ESG
    ABAG

  • Priscilla Brito Silva Vieira

    SAF Focal Point
    ANAC

  • Andre Bello de Oliveira

    Chemical Engineer
    Petrobras

  • Carolina Grassi

    Policy & Innovations Manager
    RSB

  • Nahuel Micone

    Nahuel Micone

    Energy Transition Manager
    Techint Engineering & Construction

  • Paulo Jose Pereira de Resende

    Energy Transition Manager
    FINEP

  • Yuri Schmitke

    President
    ABREN

  • Evaristo Pinheiro

    President
    Refina Brazil

  • Ricardo Rosario

    Energy Transition Expert
    Government of Sao Paulo

  • Daniel Furlan Amaral

    Daniel Furlan Amaral

    Director of Economics and Regulatory Affairs
    ABIOVE

  • Frederico Blanco

    Certification Manager
    RSB

  • Fabio da Silva Vindado

    Deputy Superintendent of Biofuels and Product Quality
    ANP

  • Amanda Duarte Gondim

    Professor
    RBQAV

  • Ricardo Bernardi

    Founding Partner
    Bernardi and Schnapp

  • Yuri Orse

    Consultant
    Orse Partners

  • Carolina Santos de Oliveira

    Industrial Engineer
    Petrobras

  • Robson Otoni

    Robson Otoni

    Business Development Director
    Techint Engineering & Construction

  • Cristobal Correa Pincheira

    Program Coordinator
    Vuelo Limpio

  • Michelle Carvalho

    Chemical Engineer
    Petrobras

  • Jose Ramos Sales

    General Coordinator of Bioindustry
    Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services

  • Gerard Ostheimer

    Manager of the Clean Biofuel Campaign
    Clean Energy Ministerial Biofuel Campaign

  • Miguel Tutera

    Sales Manager
    Topsoe

  • Ricardo Antonio Dupont

    Technical Coordinator Envrionmental Protection
    ANAC

  • Tassia Junqueira

    Head of Sustainability
    Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory

  • Mario Murakami

    Director
    Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory

  • Goncalo Pimenetel

    Business Development, Latin America
    Airbus

  • Raphaella Gomes

    Founder & CEO
    New Gaia Strategies & Investments

  • Juergen Rabe

    Business Development Manager
    Johnson Matthey

  • Jeff McDaniel

    Jeff McDaniel

    Senior Commercial Director 
    Velocys 

  • Torsten Schwab

    Torsten Schwab

    Director 
    International PtX Lab

  • Andre de Fontaine

    Andre de Fontaine

    Managing Director 
    Center for Green Market Activation

  • Tamar Rotiman

    Tamar Rotiman

    Energy Specialist
    Institute of Climate and Society

  • Rodrigo Teixeira-Pinto

    Latin America Account Holder
    Axens

  • Onofre Andrade

    Onofre Andrade

    Technical Consultant
    ICAO ACT SAF 

  • Andrea Verissimo

    Director of International Affairs
    UNEM

  • Cecilia Goncalves

    Cecilia Goncalves

    Program Director
    ProForest 

  • Goncalo Amarante Guimares Periera

    Goncalo Amarante Guimares Periera

    Professor 
    UNICAMP 

  • Marri Tejada

    Marri Tejada

    Regional Director 
    U.S. Grains Council 

  • Pedro Guedes

    Biofuels Energy Transition Analyst 
    E+ 

  • Julia Cruz

    Secretary
    Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services 

  • Lucas Ramos

    Lead Energy Analyst - Americas 
    Energy Industries Council 

  • Bruno Alves Perira

    Head of Public Affairs
    Meridiana 

  • Jose David Palencia Osorio

    Foreign Relations Councilor
    Colombia Embassy Brazil

  • Paloma Garcia

    Vice President of Engineering
    Velocys

  • Alexandre Melo

    Global Markets Engagement Lead
    S&P Global

  • Frank Nadimi

    Biofuels Consultant
    S&P Global

  • Rafael Rabioglio

    Head of Latin America
    BloombergNEF

  • Ankit Chandra

    Senior Manager of Global Ethanol Market Development
    U.S. Grains Council

  • Marcelo Moreira

    Partner
    Agricone

  • Luiz Paulo Barbosa

    Energy Research Analyst
    EPE

  • Jorge Carmelo

    Business Development Manager
    IBP

  • Adriana Berti

    Business Development Director
    BlockC

  • Melanie Astruc

    Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project Director
    Airbus

  • Giulia Tonon

    Senior Manager
    Systemiq

Interested in speaking at Sustainable Aviation Futures LATAM 2026 Congress?

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