Group Head of Sustainability, International Airlines Group Jonathon is a Master’s graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London and has an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
In July 2015 Jonathon became Group Head of Sustainability for the International Airlines Group with responsibility for the group sustainability strategy across the Groups’ four airlines Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia & Vueling.
In August 2019 he was elected as the Chair of the newly formed IATA Sustainability and Environment Advisory Council.
Jonathon is also Chair of the oneworld airline alliance’s Environment & Sustainability Best Practice Group.
In November 2020 Jonathon became Chair of the UK Government’s Jet Zero Council’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery Group.

Haldane Dodd is Executive Director at the Geneva‐based Air Transport Action Group (ATAG). This organisation, the only global grouping of players from across the aviation industry, brings together airports,
airlines, air navigation service providers and aircraft and engine manufacturers to agree common goals.
ATAG’s current mission is to provide a platform through which the aviation sector is working to reduce its climate change impact.

ATAG works with funding members ACI, IATA, CANSO, Airbus, ATR, Boeing, CFM, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls‐Royce and Safran to ensure aviation is able to respond to global decarbonisation and sustainability objectives.

Previously, Haldane was Head of Communications and Advocacy at ATAG and Communications Manager with Airports Council International World headquarters where he worked on issues such as the environment, security and airport economics.

A British native, Haldane also holds New Zealand citizenship and started his aviation career at the listed company Auckland International Airport Limited, which runs New Zealand’s busiest airport. He has a background in broadcast media and holds a Bachelor of Communications Studies.

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Willie Walsh became the eighth person to lead the International Air Transport Association (IATA) when he took on the role of Director General on 1 April 2021, after an airline industry career spanning over 40 years.

Jimmy Samartz is the Chief Executive Officer of LanzaJet, Inc., a global leader in sustainable fuels technology and production of sustainable aviation fuel(SAF) and renewable diesel from low-carbon and waste-based sources. LanzaJet’s solution is pioneering technology that enables the efficient conversion of ethanol to sustainable hydrocarbon fuels.

Luis Gallego became International Airlines Group’s chief executive in September 2020, joining from Iberia where he was chairman and chief executive from January 2014 having been appointed chief executive in March 2013.

Val Miftakhov is a serial cleantech entrepreneur who knows how to scale technology for use by existing transportation industries. Under Val's leadership, ZeroAvia is helping to deliver a future of truly clean flight, with the company completing two world-first breakthrough demonstration flights of its hydrogen-electriic, zero-emission technology. Before becoming an entrepreneur Val had a successful career with McKinsey, Google and Nielsen, after obtaining his PhD in physics.

David was appointed easyJet Chief Operating Officer in November 2022, having served as interim COO from July 2022. David joined easyJet in September 2016 as the airline’s Chief Pilot, and in December 2017 took up the position of Director of Flight Operations, responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the airline’s flights across Europe with a fleet of more than 300 aircraft. During his time at the airline, David has overseen the airline’s operations and delivered significant improvements in operational performance.

An operating pilot with over 35 years in aviation, David has also been leading easyJet’s work on supporting the development of new technologies, such as hydrogen, to decarbonise aviation. This includes partnerships with a variety of companies, including Airbus and Rolls-Royce. Prior to joining the airline, David was Chief Flight Operations Officer at Wizz Air. His long career in aviation has taken him around the world including Australia and the Middle East. He is a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Group Head of Sustainability, International Airlines Group Jonathon is a Master’s graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London and has an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
In July 2015 Jonathon became Group Head of Sustainability for the International Airlines Group with responsibility for the group sustainability strategy across the Groups’ four airlines Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia & Vueling.
In August 2019 he was elected as the Chair of the newly formed IATA Sustainability and Environment Advisory Council.
Jonathon is also Chair of the oneworld airline alliance’s Environment & Sustainability Best Practice Group.
In November 2020 Jonathon became Chair of the UK Government’s Jet Zero Council’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery Group.

Dr Marc Stettler is Reader in Transport and Environment at Imperial College London. His research is developing our understanding of how aircraft engine emissions lead to contrails, their climate impacts and strategies to reduce their impact via operational and fuel-based approaches. He leads the Transport & Environment Laboratory within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Group Head of Sustainability, International Airlines Group Jonathon is a Master’s graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London and has an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
In July 2015 Jonathon became Group Head of Sustainability for the International Airlines Group with responsibility for the group sustainability strategy across the Groups’ four airlines Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia & Vueling.
In August 2019 he was elected as the Chair of the newly formed IATA Sustainability and Environment Advisory Council.
Jonathon is also Chair of the oneworld airline alliance’s Environment & Sustainability Best Practice Group.
In November 2020 Jonathon became Chair of the UK Government’s Jet Zero Council’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery Group.

Matt Finch leads the UK aviation work for Transport & Environment, the environmental NGO. He sits on various Government advisory groups, including the Jet Zero SAF policy and delivery groups. Matt has worked on climate change policy for over a decade. This is Matt’s second career: previously he was a director of a consultancy company based in the City of London.

Dr Adam Durant is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SATAVIA, a leading green aerospace SME based in Cambridge, UK. Prior to founding SATAVIA, Adam worked as a professional scientist at the University of Cambridge and the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), working on cloud physics.

Paul Hutton became the Chief Executive Officer of Cranfield Aerospace in 2015 and has since led the organisation on its journey to zero-emissions flight. Paul has previously held executive positions at Thales and Astrium (Airbus UK), as well as growing the UK Public Sector Cloud and Cyber business for Computer Science Corporation and is a former CCO of Vocality - supplier of communications systems.

Prior to Carbon Engineering, Amy was VP Corporate Development and Sustainability at Virgin Atlantic where she was accountable for setting and delivering carbon strategy, securing expansion at London’s Heathrow Airport, corporate strategy and government affairs. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic she co-led recapitalization and solvent restructuring of the airline. Amy previously spent 10 years at BCG in the Consumer Practice Area, leading projects on topics ranging from strategy to transformation; operations to commercial, working across Europe and the USA. Amy’s Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge “Novel sensors for the selective detection of hydrocarbons” combined the disciplines of solid-state electrochemistry, materials and surface science.

Russ studied Aeronautical Engineering and German at Bath University, before joining Airbus where he spent 17 years mainly in technical leadership roles. This culminated in leading the Wing Engineering team for all A350WXB derivatives from early concept development through detailed design, manufacture, assembly, flight test and certification.

Russ joined GKN Aerospace in 2013 and joined the Executive team in 2014 as the senior technical representative. During this time, Russ’s scope has evolved to include technology, quality, business strategy and corporate affairs. Russ has also taken responsibility for sustainability at GKN Aerospace as well as acting as chair for the UK ADS Sustainable Aerospace Board.

Lirio Liu is the Executive Director of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Aircraft Certification Service, where she is responsible for type certification, production approval, airworthiness certification, and continued airworthiness of the U.S. civil aircraft fleet - including commercial and general aviation activities.

Tom holds degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Advanced Systems Engineering, holds a MBA, is a Chartered Engineer, and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Tom joined HAV in 2013 from BAE Systems, where his experience covered a range of senior engineering and programme leadership roles in the development and delivery of new products and services. Tom was the Head of Business Management for BAE Systems' Tornado Availability Support Service, was Assistant Chief Engineer in BAE Systems' unmanned aircraft development business, and prior to that led programmes developing new UAV mission system capabilities in BAE Systems Australia. He also worked on the Airbus A380 and Eurofighter Typhoon programmes.

Rachel is the COO at Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport and place leadership. She is also a member of the Jet Zero Council and chairs the Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group which has been established in 2022 by the government to put the UK in a leading position in the race to achieve zero emission flight.