
Sustainable Skies World Summit 2022
As the impact of climate change continues to dominate headlines around the world, the spotlight is on the international aviation industry to demonstrate their commitment to change and build a more sustainable future for aerospace.
The Sustainable Skies World Summit will provide a platform for industry experts, leading academics and governments from around the world to share insight, discuss and debate the barriers that face industry on the path to net zero.
Taking place at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre on 5-6 April 2022, this two-day conference will challenge the aviation sector with establishing a new global aerospace sustainability agenda that accelerates the pace of change within industry.
The summit programme will set out to find the fundamental answers at the heart of aviation’s sustainability question, driving honest conversations and debates from all corners of industry.
Join us for two days of insight, collaboration and action surrounding the biggest challenge facing the future of the aviation industry for a must-attend event where no question is off limits.

Agenda

08:30 AM to 09:10 AM
Session:
Morning refreshments & networking
09:00 AM to 09:05 AM
Session:
Show welcome
Speakers:
Samantha McAlister
Interviews Producer
BBC Newsnight
09:05 AM to 09:20 AM
Session:
Opening address
Speakers:
Robert Courts
MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
DfT
09:20 AM to 10:05 AM
Session:
Panel: Net Zero Emissions for Aviation – what will it take to deliver?
Speakers:
Guy Johnson
Business Journalist & TV Anchor
Bloomberg
Carolina Martinoli
Chief People, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer
IAG
Gael Meheust
President & CEO
CFM
Martin Rolfe
CEO
NATS
Julia Simpson
President & CEO
World Travel and Tourism Council
Jan Toschka
President
Shell Aviation
10:05 AM to 10:25 AM
Session:
Pratt & Whitney’s perspective on roadmap to Net Zero aviation
Speakers:
Graham Webb
CSO
Pratt & Whitney
10:25 AM to 10:45 PM
Session:
Coffee & networking break
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
Session:
Deconstructing the roadmaps
Speakers:
Nikhil Sachdeva
Global Lead for Aviation Sustainability
Roland Berger
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Session:
Panel: Four roadmaps: UK, EU, US and Global
Speakers:
Nikhil Sachdeva
Global Lead for Aviation Sustainability
Roland Berger
Thomas Reynaert
Managing Director
Airlines for Europe (A4E)
David Silver
Vice President Civil Aviation
AIA
Dr Andy Jefferson
Programme Director
Sustainable Aviation
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Session:
Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Reducing Aviation Emissions Today
Speakers:
Laia Barbarà
Community Lead
Sustainable Aviation, WEF
12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
Session:
Panel: SAF as a pathway to Net-Zero
Speakers:
Laia Barbarà
Community Lead
Sustainable Aviation, WEF
Bryan Stonehouse
Head of Aviation Sustainability & Risk, Director
Shell
Jean-Baptiste Jarin
Deputy Programme Manager in R&T for Sustainable Fuels
Safran Helicopter Engines
Brian Yutko
Vice President & Chief Engineer of Sustainability and Future Mobility
Boeing
Christoph Beuttler
Head of Climate Policy
Climeworks
Jonathan Wood
VP Europe-MEA, Renewable Aviation
Neste
Giorgio Parolini
Head of Advanced Fuels
DfT
12:45 PM to 13:30 PM
Session:
Lunch & Networking
13:30 PM to 14:00 PM
Session:
Panel: Global SAF - US perspective
Speakers:
Anita Mendiratta
President & Founder
ANITA MENDIRATTA & Associates
Steve Csonka
Executive Director
CAAFI
Gurhan Andac
Aviation Engineering Technical Leader, Aviation Fuels & Additives
GE
14:00 PM to 14:40 PM
Session:
Panel: Power to Liquids
Speakers:
Anita Mendiratta
President & Founder
ANITA MENDIRATTA & Associates
Paul Stein
Chairman
Rolls-Royce SMR
Jim Woodger
MD UK
LanzaTech UK
Alastair Blanshard
Senior Manager - Sustainable Aviation Lead
ICF
14:40 PM to 14:55 PM
Session:
Horizon Scan - Target True Zero update
Speakers:
David Hyde
Project Lead, Aerospace and Drones
World Economic Forum
Robin Riedel
Partner
McKinsey & Co.
14:55 PM to 15:50 PM
Session:
Panel: Hybrid electric & hydrogen: What will future engines and aircraft technology solutions be and by when?
Speakers:
Robin Riedel
Partner
McKinsey & Co.
Grazia Vittadini
CTO
Rolls Royce
Dr Mark Bentall
Head of Technology Operations and the National Technology
Airbus
Francis Preli
VP propulsion & materials
Pratt & Witney
Brian Yutko
Vice President & Chief Engineer of Sustainability and Future Mobility
Boeing
Christopher Lorence
Senior Executive - Chief Engineer & General Manager
GE Aviation
Rodrigo Silva e Souza
Head of Marketing and Strategy
Embraer
15:50 PM to 16:10 PM
Session:
Coffee and networking break
16:10 PM to 17:05 PM
Session:
Panel: Mainstreaming Innovation – Bringing new technologies to market
Speakers:
David Hyde
Project Lead, Aerospace and Drones
World Economic Forum
Tom Grundy
CEO
Hybrid Air Vehicles
Val Miftakhov
Founder & CEO
ZeroAvia
JoeBen Bevirt
CEO
Joby
Russ Dunn
Chief Technology Officer
GKN Aerospace
David Morgan
Director of Flight Operations
EasyJet
17:05 PM to 17:25 PM
Session:
Role Greenhouse Gas Removal - what are the solutions? Can Carbon offsetting work?
Speakers:
Amy Ruddock
Ph.D., VP Europe and Middle East
Carbon Engineering
17:25 PM to 17:35 PM
Session:
Innovators Global Challenge 2022 - Net Zero Aviation Launch
Speakers:
Jonathon Counsell
Group Head of Sustainability
IAG
17:35 PM to 17:45 PM
Session:
End of day wrap
Speakers:
Samantha McAlister
Interviews Producer
BBC Newsnight
17:45 PM to 19:30 PM
Session:
Networking drink reception
08:30 AM to 09:30 AM
Session:
Morning refreshments & networking
09:30 AM to 09:35 AM
Session:
Show welcome - Day 2
Speakers:
Samantha McAlister
Interviews Producer
BBC Newsnight
09:35 AM to 09:55 AM
Session:
Keynote: Jet Zero Council - UK progress and prospects: what’s worked, what hasn’t and what’s next?
Speakers:
Holly Greig
Deputy Director for Aviation Decarbonisation
DfT
09:55 AM to 10:30 AM
Session:
Carbon pricing vs Demand management and the EU Green Deal – what’s the right balance of policy proposals?
Speakers:
Anita Mendiratta
President & Founder
ANITA MENDIRATTA & Associates
Laurent Donceel
Senior Policy Director
Airlines for Europe
Tim Johnson, AEF
Director
Aviation Environment Federation
Jonathon Counsell
Group Head of Sustainability
IAG
10:30 AM to 11:05 AM
Session:
Panel: Air Traffic Control panel debate
Speakers:
Samantha McAlister
Interviews Producer
BBC Newsnight
Jonathan Astill
Director Airports
NATS
Angela Stubblefield
Senior Representative
UK, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
11:05 AM to 11:35 AM
Session:
Coffee and networking break
11:35 AM to 11:45 AM
Session:
The Global Roadmap
Speakers:
Haldane Dodd
Executive Director
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)
11:45 AM to 12:05 PM
Session:
Recommendations for the ICAO Assembly
Speakers:
Nikhil Sachdeva
Global Lead for Aviation Sustainability
Roland Berger
12:05 PM to 12:25 PM
Session:
A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Aviation
Speakers:
Gael Meheust
President & CEO
CFM
12:25 PM to 12:45 PM
Session:
Global Approach - McKinsey Perspective
Speakers:
Axel Esqué
Partner
McKinsey & Co
12:45 PM to 13:30 PM
Session:
Lunch & networking
13:30 PM to 13:50 PM
Session:
US perspective
Speakers:
Kevin Welsh
Executive Director of the Office of Environment & Energy
Federal Aviation Administration
13:50 PM to 14:10 PM
Session:
Defence perspective- Global Air Forces Climate Change Collaboration Initiative
Speakers:
Hon Gp Capt Kevin Billings
Hon Gp Capt
Global Air Forces Climate Change Collaboration
14:10 PM to 14:30 PM
Session:
Coffee and networking break
14:30 PM to 15:15 PM
Session:
Panel: How can we build sustainable, resilient infrastructure of the future?
Speakers:
Darrell Swanson
Director
Swanson Aviation
Graham Bolton
Global Practice Leader - Aviation
Mott Macdonald
Ülkü Özeren
Managing Partner
SIM Sustainability, Innovation and Management Consultancy Inc
Paul D. Williams
Professor of Atmospheric Science
University of Reading
David Brain
Aviation Sustainability Senior Expert
EUROCONTROL
Juliana Scavuzzi
Senior Director for Sustainability, Environmental protection and Legal Affairs
ACI World
Jason Fowler
Chair
BAG
15:15 PM to 15:30 PM
Session:
Switching modes and why
Speakers:
Darrell Swanson
Director
Swanson Aviation
15:30 PM to 16:15 PM
Session:
Panel: Financing the Path to Net Zero- Who pays for aviation decarbonisation? How do we secure finance to deliver net zero innovations?
Speakers:
Darrell Swanson
Director
Swanson Aviation
Alastair Blanshard
Senior Manager - Sustainable Aviation Lead
ICF
Steven Uhrmacher
CEO
i6 Group
Neville Hargreaves
VP Waste to Fuels
Velocys
Jordan Shorto
Business Manager
UK Export Finance
16:15 PM to 16:30 PM
Session:
End of Day wrap
Speakers:
Samantha McAlister
Interviews Producer
BBC Newsnight
16:30
Session:
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