2026 ISTAT Sustainability Symposium

9:30 - 10:15

Registration 

10:15 - 10:30

Welcome

  • Marine Benoit, ISTAT Sustainability Committee Chair and Vice President of Marketing, Aviation Capital Group
  • Peter Barrett, CEO, SMBC Aviation Capital
10:30 - 11:15

Keynote Presentation: Pathways to Sustainable Aviation in Changing Times

  • Stephen Dooley, Professor of Energy Science,Trinity College Dublin and Director, Trinity College Dublin SAF Research Facility at SMBC Aviation Capital

Access the Presentation

11:15 - 12:00

Flying Through Turbulence: Geopolitics and Aviation

  • Moderator: Eduardo Mariz, Senior Analyst and Sustainability Lead, Ishka
  • Claudia Huegel, Senior Director, Head of ESG Rating and Reporting, Lufthansa Group
  • Shane Matthews, Head of Strategic and Market Analysis, SMBC Aviation Capital
  • Ross McKeand, Senior Vice President of Portfolio Strategy, Avolon
  • Erin SmithSenior Business Development Manager, Estuaire
 
12:00 - 12:45

SAF in Focus: Updates, Opportunities and What’s Needed to Succeed

  • Moderator: Cronan Enright, Head of Strategy, Aviation Capital Group
  • Patrick Edmond, CCO, Future Energy Global
  • Radhika Gupta, Vice President, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
  • Simon O'Donnell, Sustainability Policy & Partnerships Lead, Northern Europe & Ireland, Boeing
  • Nichola Quinn, CEO, XeleratedFifty
12:45 - 14:00

Lunch

13:15 - 13:35 Tour of Trinity College Dublin SAF Research Facility at SMBC Aviation Capital
13:35 - 13:55 Tour of Trinity College Dublin SAF Research Facility at SMBC Aviation Capital
14:00 - 14:45

Green Financing

  • Moderator: Maria McElhinney, Partner, Aviation & Transport Finance Group, A&L Goodbody
  • Thomas Conlon, Professor of Finance, University College Dublin 
  • Philip Greene, Director, HSBC
  • Carolin Horn, Vice President Sustainable Finance, ING Bank N.V.
14:45 - 15:15

Break

15:15 - 16:00

The Final Lever: How Aircraft End-of-Life Completes the Sustainability Equation

  • Moderator: Lionel G. Roques, Executive Director, Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA)
  • Derk-Jan van Heerden, Founder & Board Member, Aethos
  • John White, Vice President, AerFin 
16:00 - 16:45

Aviation as a Force for Good

  • Moderator: Annabel Fitzgerald, Senior Vice President Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, SMBC Aviation Capital
  • Damien Devdariani, Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Airlink
  • Andrew Doyle, Senior Consultant, Cirium Ascend Consultancy
  • Ryan Faucett, Vice President of Environmental Sustainability, The Boeing Company
  • Jill Shaw, ESG & Sustainability Lead, A&L Goodbody
16:45 - 16:55 

Closing Remarks

  • Ulrike Ziegler, President, Impact on Sustainable Aviation
16:45 - 17:05 Tour of Trinity College Dublin SAF Research Facility at SMBC Aviation Capital
17:05 - 17:25 Tour of Trinity College Dublin SAF Research Facility at SMBC Aviation Capital
16:55 - 18:00

Networking Reception